Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
SAN PEDRO PORT
IGNORED IN MAPS
NAVlGATORS ARE UNAWARE OF
HARB0R'S EXISTENCE
LOS ANGELES is KNOWN AS AN
INLAND. CITY
Under Cooperative Control Sea Town
Has Won No Place In the
Eyes of Marine In
terests

The accompanying map shows the
present Importance of San Pedro har-
Dor and Los Angeles in the eyes of
navigators of the north Pacific waters.
1t is taken from the latest issue Of
the pilot chart of the north Pacific
ocean, as published at the photographic
office under authority of the secretary
of the navy for the benefit of all in
terested in marine data. Navigators
and others all over the world see these
charts, but they see absolutely moth
ing about the local harbor, except an
occasional brief note on the back,
printed through the influence OF Cap
tain Hamilton of San Pedro.
San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Fran
cisco and Eureka appear prominent on
the California coast, ut there is not
the slightest inkling OF Los Angeles,
San Pedro or Wilmington. The reason
for this is that the harbor, as it has
been held in the grip of private inter-
ests has not been allowed to grow
large enough to merit consideration by
navigators generally. AS public
harbor, improved with an expenditure
of $3,000,000 to start, it will take its
place on the pilot charts among the
harbors of the world.
The outside opinion now held of the
harbor is illustrated by an attempt of
the Marine Hardware company of San
Pedro to secure an agency for sale of
publications of the photographic Of
flee. Maloy & Mitchell, the proprietors,
have the agency for the maps of the
United States Coast and Geodetic sur
vey and other publications of interest
at the harbor. Mr.. Maloy desired to
add to these the charts and publica-
tions of the photographic office and
wrote to Washington. He expected to
pay in advance for any purchase, but
the agency was not allowed, because,
as the explanation came from the
photographic office, it was not con-
sidered that there could possibly be
enough business at San Pedro to JUS
tify an agency.
What is true of the pilot chart is
likewise true of the meteorological
chart of north Pacific waters, pub
lshed by the weather bureau. The
September chart, just received at the
office of the weather bureau in Los
Angeles and prominently posted, shows
San Diego in large letters, but has no
indication of Los Angeles or San
Pedro or Wilmington. The explana-
ton given is the same-that there Is
no harbor yet to justify this.
San Pedro ignored
On the European tariffs circulated
extensively by the Tehuantepec Ma
tional railway and on all its maps
and passenger folders Los Angeles ap-
pears prominently. but it's port is
shown as San Diego, and the red line
tracing the route runs inland from
San Diego to Los Angeles, Ignoring any
harbor at San Pedro. Los Angeles ap-
pears more prominently on the latest
freight tariffs of the Tehuantepec
route because of the rapid increase OF
shipping from New York and Europe
to this point, but this is always with
the additional charge of 10 cents per
100 pounds more than to other coast
points, thereby placing Los Angeles on
a par with the Hawaiian ISLANDS oy
way of San Diego, which however Is
exactly the same additional rate oy
the private ownership lines between
San Pedro and Los Angeles
So far as official charts, maps and
tariffs go Los Angeles is an inland
city, reached possibly through the har-
bor at San Diego. If consolidation
carries it is certain that the eyes of the
world will be drawn toward san Peoro
and Wilmington, and men with SHIPS
and business firms interested in SNIP
ping will know that it is planned to
build a great harbor in Southern Cali
fornia which will be adequate for the
largest ships afoat, and which will be
enlarged and improved as the demands
of commerce justify.
In all parts of the world great mar
bors have made their sections famous,
but in Southern California the corpora
tions have had opportunity to make
harbor. They have not done 1t, be-
cause San Francisco suited their pur-