Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-06
LOS ANGELES IS
GRANTED RIGHTS
BY LEGISLATURE
J0INTURE WITH HAR30R CITY
IS POSSIBLE
WORK OF ADVOCATES BRINGS
DESIRED RESULTS
Harbor Commission, Waterways Asso-
citation, Chamber of Commerce and
Business Men Accomplish Re-
suits for Southern California

SACRAMENTO, March S.
Los Angeles Herald: The con-
solidation bill is ready for the
governors signature. On behalf
of the friends of San Pedro har-
Dor, | thank you for your eff
fective work for this measure.
A. p. FLEMING.
m HE foregoing telegram from Sec
retary Fleming of the Los An
= geles harbor commission indicates
that the remaining steps necessary to
allow Los Angeles consolidation rights
are only routine. Governor Gillett has
definitely stated to Los Angeles men
that he will affiX his signature without
delay and the bill will become law
within a few days.
After the passage of the consoida-
tion bill in the senate Thursday night
several slight typographical errors were
found which required the concurrence
of the assembly yesterday. The con-
currence was granted without a dis
senting vote.
That the bill passed when at the
preceding session it was a hopeless
well organized fight for it made by
business men of Los Angeles, Will
mington and San Pedro at Sacramento
and from their cities. The Los An
geles harbor commission, chambers of
commerce of Los Angeles, San Pedro
and Wilmington, Municipal Waterways
association and other bodies fought for
the bill at every opportunity. A. P
Fleming, secretary of the harbor COM
mission. watched the bill night and
day and has been at the capital prac-
tically all the time since it was intro>
duced. George H. Stewart, president
of the harbor commission, and other
members of the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce made a strong personal
showing, taking more than one trip
to Sacramento when the bill was in
danger. e. d. Seward and other menu
bers of the San Pedro chamber of
commerce rendered needed service. as
did F. 5. Cary and others at Whining
ton.
Organizations Are Active
President Call, Secretary Quick and
the directors of the Municipal Water
ways association in all three cities in
terested took advantage of every op-
portunity to present the justice of the
bill. Albert M. Norton and others
were on hand at critical moments and
put in good strokes for the success of
the bill when it seemed as though the
opposition might prevail.
So energetically and thoroughly
awake were the workers for Los An
geles that even when Mayor Harper
appeared on the scene and attempted to
saddle on a compromise just at the
moment when the bill was being pulled
over the hill rally was made that
protected it from any weakening
clauses, and the bill as passed and as
the governor will sign it stands as the
friends of a free harbor wanted it from
the first.
Speaker Stanton. Senator Hurd and
other members of the assembly proved
an able barrier to the efforts of Sem
ator Savage to block any legislation
granting rights to Los Angeles.
"The passage of the consolidation
bill is one of the greatest steps pos
sible toward a free and adequate
harbor at San Pedro said Capt. Amos
A. Fres, admittedly the best posted
man on harbor possibilities in South
ern California. "San Pedro, Long
Beach and Wilmington all need the
credit, prestige and aid of Los An
geles; more so, even than Los Angeles
needs them. But all should work to-
gcther, and the benefit will be inn
mense to Southern California"
Secretary Fleming will return to Los
Angeles Sunday or Monday to take UP
work at his office in the Central build
ing.