Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-06

pared to handle tho great copper output of the
southwest; to take from Pittsburg and other
eastern cities the millions Of dollars worth
Of western metal products that now are shipped
there for treatment and conversion.
1t is impossible vaguely to estimate
the thousands Of things Los Angeles can do
with this power, and no thinking person can
for a moment question the vital Importance Of
the power bond issue, for 1t means millions of
dollars to our citizens
So, also, the Importance of the harbor pro-
ject is difficult TO estimate, as largely upon
the success Of tho power bonds depends the
future Of our harbor
We must have an outlet for the vast products
which our city will manufacture when the
power bonds are voted and the industrial de-
velopments under way.
We must have access to the worlds harbors;
we must be prepared to accommodate salts
factoriy the great shipping interests which
our harbor will represent; we must have
warehouses, docks. terminal facilities and all
the modern conYeniences OF a harbor which
will be called on to handle the commerce of
the Pacific the influx of traffic from Mexico
and South America the vast commercial busi-
terchange of business with the orient.
The opening of the Panama canal places us
in the fore rank Of the worlds port cities 1t
will change the oceanic commerce of tho
globe, revolutionize the maritime maps OF the
nations shipping interests, and Los Angeles Is
logically and advantageously situated to secure
Hons snare OF this commerce OF the seas
EXAMPLE OF OTHER CITIES
We are not experimenting We are meeting
the demand OF nations. Good harbors are
needed good harbors are being urged in every
civilized section of the earth. The city Of
Manchester, England, with a population of
5O5,Oo0 persons, is expending $S5.0OO,00O a
new harbor, yet 1t has mono Of the natural
advantages Of Los Angeles. The city of
Hayre. with population Of 120 900, is ex-
pending s17, 900 on a new harbor The city
Of Newcastle, with 1885, 900 population, is ex-
pending Ss5 0O0 Bristol, with 220 900 popula-
tion, is expending S25, 900. 900; Antwerp, with
262 900 population. Is expending s45 900 900; Rot
terdam, with 272O00. is expending $1,000 coo;
San Francisco. with 343, ,000 is expendng $50.
900; Liverpool. with 51S,OO0 is expending
over $3.50 900, 600; Baltimore with 600 900 popu-
lation. is expeDding $6,00o.0O0.
Is Los Angeles to be the last to recog-
nize the prime importance Of an ample
and adequate harbor7 Hardly That Is
not the Los Angelica spirit We have led
the west In nearly everything. and II we
cannot lead in the establishment of a great
harbor we will at least be close to the lead
and eventually will be first in that we will
have one of the largest. safest and best
equipped harbors in the world when we are
through with II.
The city of New York is expending $780,
100000 in the development Of its harbor
Why? Because New York realizes that
with the opening of the Panama canal there
merce. New York realizes that the east
ern and Atlantic ports no longer will have
natural advantage over the Pacific har
bors.
New York realizes that when the com
merce of the seas shifts westward through
the Panama canal, and the Pacific coast 4
| placed in direct connection with the grea
circle face to face with the orient anC
directly in line with the commerce OF thu
canal. Los Angeles and similar western
ports will take from her large proportion
nNrh CH.A hau faN
tened for more than a century. and By
which she has been able to attain to G
population of 3,437.000. Therefore New
York is expending 500, 900, 900, and hopes
the world to retain the shipping It /.
threatened shall be taken from her.
RATTLE FOR COMMERCE
number OF Atlantic coast harbors also
have shown that they are worried. and
plans are even now on foot to develop sew
eral Of the Atlantic seaboard ports, and tc
shorten the routes of commerce. as for in
stance in the agitation for a canal from
the mouth of the Delaware river to the
north end of Chesapeake bay.
Observe, too, how Chicago and the Mis-
sissippi river points and northwestern
states are battling for deep waterway
this? Because this dredging of the Mis-
sssippi river will place them in direct
touch with the oceanic commerce Of the
world inasmuch as they viii have a navi-
hence greatly reduce their distance from
the Panama canal
The city of Glasgow. Scotland. with a
little over half a million population, also Is
expending $4,000, 900 for her new harbor
Hamburg, with about the same population
is expending s100,000,0Oo Is 1t not time
for Los Angeles to look to her commercial
interests?
we have organized committees and we
are confident that the man nominated "a
superintend the work will do their best to
insure the success of the two bond issues
Voters must bear in mind that this is per-
haps the greatest step ever contemplated
by the city of Los Angeles. 1t spells fame
and fortune for our future. Every loyal
citizen, every voter who has the interests
of posterity at heart and the welfare and
success of Los Angeles. should go to the
polls April 10 and cast his vote in favor OF
the two bond issues.
II the cities 1 have mentioned can anoro
to expend hundreds of millions of dollars
on their harbor development, cannot Los
Angeles, the queen city of the great south
west with all of Its opportunities and In
estimable advantages not we'll AFFORD &c
expend the comparatively insignificant sum
of ssS0O, 900, when thereby she can have q
hetter harbor than nearly any Of them
and at the same time obtain 120. 900 horse
power electricity. which will enable her &c
lead the west In manufacturing industries
Surely there can be no doubt of II.