The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-15

lbs Angeles is Idlrly prosperous, many
improvements are underway ard in con-
temptation. The new second street tun-
mel will be ready for travel next an
uary. The Fourth street tunnel, which
comes out five miles from terminal, will
be built and these two tunnels will cost
So, 600, 600 The banks are full of money
and will give employment TO many men.
Five mammoth department stores are
building on West Seventh street and will
move from Broadway. Each of these
buildings Will average S., 900, 600 to build.
The Electric Pacific Railway Co. have
sold their car barn ana machine shop site
! on Seventh and Central avenues TO the
Los Angeles Terminal Market which is to
cost when completed about $1,000, 900
These are some of the big things going
on. Young man and young woman, don't
get excited and push out here for work
There are now 10 waiting for every
place.
lots are shouting preparedness AMI hold
ing public meetings. am one of those
who are not so fierce for war. | think
that if lot of manufacturers of war
material, and others who are anxious to
supply the government with war sup
plies, had their Wird choked out of them
we would hear less of preparedness. |
would be in favor of little brush with
some enemy, and put those fellows in
the front rank, and let them settle it. |
anu in favor of supporting Wilson, ard
if we must fight, then fight. Tn Pacific
Coast is well guarded with Coast Range
Mountains. 1t would be impossible for
an army to land and get very far inland.
No cities of any Importance on the east
coast. San Diego is the largest, and it is
we'll fortified. Los Angeles Is 10 miles
from the West Coast and Long Beach 81
miles South, 50 | think | will not leave
yet awhile for the interior.
No doubt some of you would like to
know something about Los Angeles har-
Dor. 1t is SO miles from the city, at
what was San Pedro. Up to about 10
| years ago steamers landed at San Monica,
if they could. 1t was very rough if the
wind was IRON the south and east.
Twelve years ago San Pedro was a small
fishing village with a little creek run
ming up into great muck hole. The
Catalina boat had to back out; could not
turn around in the channel. The Govern
ment has now spent over three millions
In building a break water over a mile
long out from Point Firmin The largest
ships now anchor in safety inside Of the
breakwater. The channel has been widen
ed and the harbor now has more than
one mile of modern docks and ware
houses. Ships drawing 80 feet come into
the docks, and unload their cargoes.
Steamers between Frisco and San Diego
land, going and coming. Several Orien-
tai steamers are now making regular
trips with passengers and freight. So
San Pedro duck pond is now the port of
Los Angeles. To make this TRANSFORMED
ton has cost millions OF money, largely
subscribed by the people, AMI taxation
has done its share. And the nice thing is
that the harbor is in the Los Angeles
city limits. A strip of land mile wide
and 80 miles long was bought and is now
owned by the city. All the freight for
Los Angeles is hauled over boulevard
with motor trucks. Soon they will build
municipal steam road to do the freight
work. Electric cars run hourly to the
harbor and thousands take the boat to
Catalina Islands. Practically all the fish
we have is landed at the Harbor, where
there are large fish firms. The city is
about to open City Fish market so that
they can sell for much lower prices than
are now paid. Fort Macarthur on Point
Firmin, the west side of barbor, has
several 16 inch guns mounted, and will
next month have 1000 soldiers stationed
there when the barracks, to cost $4)0, 900,
are finished. So we have a naval port.
Most any day scores of Navy boys are seen
on streets of Los Angeles, the officers
stopping 1.-The gilt edge hotels. There are
now several submarines and steamers in
the port. NJ H. KIFF.
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