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Phineas Banning with special reference to the development of transportation in Southern California

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Content • 0 -II · 0 T · 0 T IOl I i 'OUTH, J. T esi t d to tie ep rt ent of .:r1story CALIO I N- Un ers y of so th rn Califo nia I:n rtial r 1 11 e t of the .. e. u re '. e. t tor the of ·rt •y . l. che Ch st1e .U · t 16 • 19rx2 • . a I • • . al> • .... .. • ,. . • • .. .. This thesis, written under the direction of the candidate's Faculty Committee and approved by all its members, has been presented to and ac cepted by the Council on Graduate Study and Research in partial fulfillment of the require ments for the degree of Master of Arts ·····················---········--················-······················---··-····-····--·--------- F acuity Committee .. P.r.9.f.ft.~_§Q.r. .. 9.9.Y ..........•.......•...• Chairman Professor Hamn.end ···············--·-·······--················-··········· Professor Hunt ••••...................•........•..•.••••..•.••••••••••• • • • • &« --·· ········· ······-·-·····- · ,/ § cretar --- 1""'"'- ····· ----------------····· Dean ••• • • t/ t • fl • • P J E F C E V 'h n ng u j t for ch in mi r course, the a thor of this th 1 desired one that ould acque nt her 1th he e vioini y. Sh 1 ext~ft-, i r his ory of Lo An :1el sand ly g at ful to Dr. Oen C Coy for e eating th tud of th t sterling pion er, 1h1nea B nni g. Ash r re e roh continued under Dr. Coy's g d nee, her inte est in er ubject • d ·1th it the d sire to reoord 1 perm n nt fo:rm somethin f the alue of this m n to th d elopm .nt of a re ts otion of our country. His dyn 1c p rsonality, his unusu l foresight, his .J.or 1 cour e, . hi ssid ou en rgy e e just t tr its needed fr le der- shi in r g n 1th v st potent lities dependent only on an's or br l po r for conv rs1on in o hum use nd emjoyinent . ' h uthor' only r ret is her n bility to orthily portr y the contri ution of hine s Banning to 0 outhern Calitorn a. 0 • I • • C 0 T T S t p e • EA y u p I E I~ CALI 0 IA • • • • l p -c 1 y • • • • • • • • • • • • l T 0 bu in Cali rni • • • • 2 • 1 C 1v tie • • • • • • • • • • •· • 3 C t 1 n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 I. I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 San Pe ro • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • • 15 'f it , . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17 .. T er bu n • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17 B 1 H ine n • • • • • • • • • • • · • l Th t on • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T l • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 Ba C • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • 22 ton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 T p n 1 n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2'7 Th e s • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • 0 T~ 1; Union Fa.otory • • • • • • • • • • • 32 The p ne r 0 l Company of L s An 0 eles . • • • 33 I. I HORSES" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "6 The- i ngton- L s Angel vtage n • • • • 6 Th San a. no Ill" Line • • • • • • • • 6 -r Li~ne to Yum • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 s nn yer • • • • • • • • • 2 • • 0 111 J J . R yno d R in n. • • • • • • • • • • 3 C u Cle • • • • • • • • • • • • 46 .. T L R R D • • • • • • • • • • t t, • • • • • ., • • • • • • 4 The 1 • • • • • • •· • • • • • • • 4 p 1 , Sena • • • • • • • 6 Th 1 Y an co t y el eot n. • • • • • • · • • • 5 • T LO A G EL s A s RO R !L 0 • • • • • • 60 T e Lo An el s a s n p 0 Rail 0 Co pan'• 0 Phi n s ng ., C nt acto • • • • • • • • • • 61 0 p t on • • ;e > • • • · • • •• • • • • • • • 73 D r • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • '75 T r 0 t. e Southern ac1f1c . • • • • • • • 79 VI. B NO AD T - 0 PACI c. • • • • • • , . • 1 .6f for a line. • • • • • • • • • • • 8 C tit n f the u Si y • • • • • • • • • • 8. '7 p ple ' s choi e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 L n ..... e s on the '~for d ' s IIin:1 1 ay . • • • • • • 92 p n s Banning" "Pat 1finde. " 3 • • • • • • • • • V I. THE HARBO~ . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Imp V t ed .. •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 97 B nni J. ' 1tlat1ve. • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • L 1 t1 aot1o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 100 t C t e n 0 t, b ater. • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • ·• • • • • • 0"1 Th s t rn ·C 1 C p rat va OU e • a A oc1at1 n . • • • • • • • • • 0 I :r app p n • • • • • , . • • • • • • • .. l B e te . .. • • • • • • • • • • • 1 VI TH~ 1 :rTE TS "' • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • .. . Po t l • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • 17 Pat t C • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 121 D m tie. - . 21 • · • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • B BLI RAPHY. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 127 APPE ICES. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 4 • C 'J LLU TRATIO S • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ont pi LO A 1 t • • • • • • • 5 Fa 1 s C C e 1 0 t ~ n 0 C • • • • • • • • .. • .. • • • • 33 The 01 T ic l Co co 0 ch Team. • • • 37 C pt 1 m 1 • • • • • • • • • 43 Conju n e 01 •• • • • • • • 4 1 r D n .,. Ang le p 1 ro • • • • • • • • • • 79 h to t t ,. Sc e ul e An s and san ·Pe 1lroad • • • • • • • • • • • • • 81 •.ap o:f p a r o • • • • • • • • • • • 98 Th Plaza,. 5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 121 e 1 enc 0 rs. ea n , ·1 .in ton 123 • Phineas Banning, about 1869 II .. • • " C H 0 ,. hinea Banning ~ one of Cal1to 1a 1 s mot ot pioneer • s bo castle County ~ at oa Hill Fa ... 1 ne . r ~ ·11 .. in!!ton ., l 1 et - ela are ., ~eptember 1g ., 1 nl . 2 te as de ~ o from hin as Bannin of , gl'"nd ., t10 s ettl - 11: .. nt ou t • ela re ., 1n colon 1 days . Tho o oft~ is early settler ., J m ., a m rch9.nt of Dover ,. Dela:o:,a e ., as menl of th. uncil o ._,afety uring the evolution. :.e · a also a e or of the f1r t electoral college 1 one of t1r e fro I la, re to is cast electoral votes for Jashin 0 ton ., our irst son., John A. B nn,_ng ., a scholarly f?e tle 1az .. , ··;r gr · uate of r 1e, ~11z bet Loib~~ of .utcn extra ton. s ., the f" 11forn1an, t: s tn- n nth of th ir elev c .. ild -- Plo din life on a r a .1on~ the Bra en. - t 0 10 3 , ,for tl1is viv ciouo y ut1. .t t ·1e l ~• 1 t .. but fift y cents in his poc et~ e l e ft, rorK in his broth r • 1 1111u. I n ii.) la~ of _·1ce in in in thi also too onoto ... ou , .. ~9 entC; larae ,,holes- l fancy- :...,oo s houue on i u t11 of .. ,_ .. ·1 1 0 - l os., C · 1 a 1 2 J . H1sto ical _______________ .... • So2. • 3 • :.':c, oa (' ,. j 11 ... -r lls 'l s e y a s ~o . · nt to 111 1 .11.1-i • t .. m 10-· of 1 . th...,n 1~ t the I 0 I ·' ,. 0 (') 2 u.a er it fo C l forn a in 1ar= • hav1ru d cl· .rk p ep rou t f 1 .. ~ 1 1 m , c .. an · o , • ua 1 a,. .. _ e co . Tr vol n via t o I ans.me. oute ., the e lo] ~:r di d o the I t us . annin cam throu 11 ,; 1th th · ~O urc ... as 1 the ! st ~ delivered them in ~an Diego, an then ou~ t ork to ~ain a lival1 oo . I~ soon p oee d d no th , to t_ e scene o nis later labors., L s n(seles ounty. IIere he b~-...- a lcrk in the fo .ar ing est lishmAnt of _empl ~ t .;. l ex n er at th ol_ i.}nbarc at a po nt t.~n on tne b ac . 1 utor 1a.rbor of t l1' op n roa - 2 do. is n employers ha been lOnf! enBa ed in la.n 111g c r :,oe small co st ise schoone s f om i n 1•1'8.1 cisco ~ an morc:iandisc and takin~ hi .__, S· 11~ tallo , time iere the p 1nc1p.l pro ucts o tis s ic :1. 3 tiO .i. • I'OU ~ht by t that Banning lat r bou ht out his lo . ., er an co .. uctc an ut a fe years before no su " e 1...,te • a nost 1nter E, tinu un enterta1nin .. ,I ictu e · f t l1 iffic lt1e oncountere in taki ~ on a lo of hi s at c , n Jun • continues: n urs ay , Octo er 2 ~ 1 -~11a . • Lud irr, 2 nni11 ~ T .. n o -------- croft Lib 1 r. 3 "'lla L . d i , • cit., 321. 4 . J. i d • .l 0. ~ ... . , • • .J • 3 the o d uthea ter be th , a lea_ er m h .e ~ 1th a l p~ rope on th ca .. le , reef 1n the to a 11 • an rope --ya n for kt . Here e lay tend y > it t ~ u u 1 b tin_ , 1 e - c rry1ng , rol ing of cargo up t1 t ep hill ~ 1. 1n. are - fo ted over tone , and ge'tt ng d ench · in alt ater. " 1 In Bann1ng ' s y te ers had be n to arriv , the a 1 e~~h eler hieh made th voyage ro San azatlan. reaching an Ped or r the f ~tie 1n 1 49. Thi same year Temple and Alexander, put on th ir four- ·r1 ,eled vehicle , the econd in the country and co tin~ o thOUS'n dollars . ·rom then o there as ·competition in trans o ting passengers from Phineas Banning n Pedro to Los An~elas . 2 In this competition s to play a major role . • 'i. ..la ander eeta li it Bannin~ 0 an "accommodation line" of st ges pl"inQ eteen t' e harf 1d the ~ el lo # carrying in a ition to "' S v n .. ers ., t c nite States raa11 and the. dam~ an '{ells argo expres • r e1r advertisement rad : ' ·111 l e ve : an Pe ro or LOo i n._el e e! on the arrival of eao sto n:1r nd at oth-\r ti.nes ~·a1en t l1er · ar pao...,en rs. " 3 In October of this sa 1 .. . H. , una ., Jr. ~ .. P• cit., 254 . 2 n ris :ew rk ., -:: xty 1'.'.,ear in Sout C; • 0 h ch be _ in l 2~ making t 1-. ont: 1 i · from an F noi oo., 1 un r t e co. n . r Captain TI 1 y. lande at n ed ce brin in wit· it a out tij nt, 2 11~ th n but a boy in ~e rs. He ives a 11v 1, ente aining~ th u~h pe ha 4 d t ip t t,he "C ty of the J~nLel • n At t e port er t / o t go ~ both or the ol army ambulance pattern. i.1c 1er being nar- na s d to a "vicio s lo ng h r of broncos. " proc ss., illy Iea er., Cit(; ~:crshall of Los 1 n els ., r e up and inf ed Don Benito , 11 n nt_ at a groat Vigil 1ce o~n- mitt e 1 sin ession 1n his city~ ard ere tryin~ s . 1 lf• OZ cut-t1 o ts., .ho ha been arre te or t Gen ra.l ean. 0 he sta~es ready. Bell 1 s invite to et 1n. - A sail -loo 1ng f llo.v _. ho see e to be at least .1alf-. o s -ov ., vat on t iv r's sedt an .... "' l t .1e 11 s all to 0 ether 1n both hands,. hile t'\; o ~o ~r: -looki _ ,:cxica1_s., 'mounteq OQ hors s t 1at, for bon and sine i ; ou1, · h • ve vi d 1 t _1 • e ..,p 's amous steed~ too:1 I'' th las e oe t ~ l1tly ra on the leadin mules to gui ce.tor, whil t~o ot es st o 1n e. flanki a- osi tion., 1th th riate.s t'e d r to b us hips to ur _e 'th animals fori .. ;~r1 . Fi ally "a portly lool<1n~ ounrr - n t ·wt n 3 ~ni to cal le ,.. an..'1.inu oa. a roun it a bo et o ~ to ach of the p s ~ 3engers n ominous-loo] in;: blac r bottl ., , re ark1ng ~ ' Gentlemen ~ there is no ter ot .; n h r an Ls·~nele.'" .. th1s1nu1 ~"llr ~' on u ly- 1 • ;, ! 1story of Los 1 ty., 23 " ). cos of a • i .. ... . . .. .. J • lo 1n_ driver repli • • "Is t e e o~ .rz. to e no bettin ?" Banning ; then axplai ed t ~ t tne dr vers expecte pnsse gers to ot "enout?~ to lte 1 t interest ' 1 • .• en all the t s · ere ma _/ anninF?' - 5 ca.lle "Suelto c " and the ratt . ng., 1ckin.- ... , ------- bucking, pulling. lash ng a wearina be an. · ~ ft r pa. s s 111 - - half t~ e di ·ta.nee# t he t,o te s s1 ck in speed to au for the contents of the bottle . ~are iaS xerci . to ~1ve the driv rs a full a a e . In a br af spac the s -e a r sum.ed and they ere oon ashing up 0an Pedro ~tr. ct# ._, follo ed · by a pack of ogs. ba. , king ,. y lping . sna lin~ savage -- ly. Turnine into to1n at First tre t ., thy ere not lon • in - 2 r c ing to ho el., B 11 s team ·a full half-block 11 the re r . mo y of hi l st takes ma t: h ve a :ied colo t _is • 1 ,Jscription of the r1 e . ✓ arr1s 1 e ark do cril:>e his fir t m .t n5 ·;it a .in th foll ~ in~ year. In a le ter or introd tion. is friend ic # of san rancisco~ had sp keno .x . co 1ssion m rchant . In ◄ pean ce tors at th a eople or thi~ callina bel ed to the aristocratic clavs# . · ich centurit,S of business experience ha brought to 1 tel e - f ction. e a expected to find a mali d:r•:., se in unifo 1 norac Bell., op. cit . # 3. 2 bid . • 4 . r l ' r ,.. • ,.. or a . nee Al • Ima.ine his urpri e 'en ne a befo e hi 'ave y lar 0 e~ p e n ck ie o c 11 r • n 1 n.- c tle en v stles ithout earin_ pant lo n at lea t 1 inc t o sho ~ " 1 Y t Ba ming s alrea ya man of ff 1 s . t a fe months previous he ha bou?nt som e fift en agons an nearly fie times as many mules# for ihic' h h pa.1 al. ost t~11 y t ousan 2 ' 1 ars . J I 1 ovnn .r han e him the letter~ e plainin~ his s11e t acoua1~tanc · 1th the En~ .,l sh language , nn askin~ tat B n .ing assist him sar 1~ on h s ~a - to Ls geles, H v1n "d1 este t ...., cont nts of the co 11l.ll1 c tio , " Banni· l oked him over "fro , h e to foot , hoo h _ d ~ a. ... in a st . to 1an voioe~- lou enou .. h , ' he tho Etht # "to be hea jeyon the hills~~goo natu odl~ c 11e~ out # ' ie geht ' ?' • 3 ...,.. Re th led the ay to the stn .. .,e . I ot a .1inut as lost b · t~e-n tear val of passengers an the ep~rture of co c1e in th early f1 ties. The c h rt t time o tai· ~ d , th an:l t at !-!h livel - tl1e trip in the etting . the best of e ti ng an the lar~est putrona~ . Testa es ere o th tern variety. havin~ four c or 0 tR it_ four p enP-o to ach ro . Over roads notoriously , fro·n fo r to six br nco the eavy loa .- n"Ui e too o t b t:.1e tlip of 801 • b ·ul us river. D r nC! t ~rear (1 52) ., t: 0 fo. \ b en re uc -d fro te to five oll rs . 4 hole OI) n rrly arris . , 24 • 2 • .. 7 t a r 11 p 1r1 # meti ott S 0 tu.nte t e ut for the not pa p 1th g en ing lon lo s an ri gas of g -ssy fi l • I ere an thee a p a ncho t cattle 1 ing la ily in the e.nd c"1ldr n la / ing a.t their r-vorit 1 of lasso . th noa hlll'll? st 1ng of rie beef kno n to f ontier ad, er n as n r ach to Los f:n~ les " , ~by ~any j o: tr. t , lano l ned 1th . 1110 .-bor"' ere v"" n a.r s . ·:alcome y every inhab tant n · dog along t_1e route ,. a rni the shouts and 11 or th co pet1 1ve S 6 the stages dre1 u at le th bef re the door of tie Bella Union ., the onl eal hotel in t to• n . It as ad be ... built ., one stor~, 1 0 h ., an · as 1 C te on in above Comm rcia. l . .. r . Obe !:. C Ila. t .. e pro- pr eto 2 ~ f: r u y a.rs previous to tis incic 1 ent ., I ' ,I; jo G orge D. 0 erton reached the "City of the. Jn 5 el "to oin that ou es tern scout , Ohr . t p er Carson ,. an to journey ~- 1th h me ta ac o the de ert plains • • e foun t e pue lo 1th a chu ch. a pa ro ., three or four ~. er can shops., an re peo le. The ado e hou shad flat roofs cove ad d th gravel m.1 ed. ~~,~o but m te in va m we th m neral it h ., l 1ch \ a .. ;, 3 her ., leavina a frieze or - 'pit hi 1 ,t about each bull no- most fanta t c 1 t 1eir out- G . D. Br 2 a. r s ,. J ft rton6 ton. • - 26. • cit., 07 . varson, 306. it: • 11 e C n ,· h to Prn.erican posca 1 n h • In 1850 1 tr1e fir t a r a e ect d; in l vl, the L -·tar appeare ; in 1853 11 at t_ e ----------- .. co am j. in eets a the fir t br ck hou e a ect r or Th It occupie in 1s c:9 and 1 O by apt n · infiel ran oo, for horn Ba t olde t son as named . In 18 the popul tio umber f , thou a d 1 only five ~undra of these bei -~ Amr can. 1 - Thi year~ in ece. er., h n Bann ton t e bo of hi vonco tac., to heh a eh e a half~dozen 1cll~fe 1 , .antinrr an f arning mu t ncs. He d ucoeeded in. ref - c. in-.:.. th su 1 t or the san Fe 1ando ., and the qu tion amon. :- 4- is nin t'!On er.- 1ng p sen 0 e s ,. ho had toile up the mountain on f'oot as, ho th t stage could ever descend, all declari r,- it o.n a.ct ot mn es att pt it. Banning laur,h1ngly asoure th m that it ' as all ri~J1t; t t man ho cou n't .rive a - stag sa ely do that hill s no river at all., a._~a should conf1n hims lf to o - taarning in th., v _ l " '. ,o , l1e er o s i ~ip., ti~ ten h s lines., histles to is trem 1 n mustan_s , an1 u _es them to the brink ot' v e pr~c1 ice, in mo nt thy a e ~ in n . don! Jo .! racketty cl tt~r b ~=>! SoH etimes the hor es a ead of th C; sta~ an· ~o .. eti ... es t e tag ohea of the horses , all, ho. ver, goin~ d ".rn. do n 1th a c sl1! inall t_ e c n ~lotneration of cha.in , harne , c ch ., mu tan s and Banning ere found by tl e pur- uing pa seng rs in an inextricable s or confusion-- . c ntu one ., sc atches# b 1ses, batters ., c 'ck and bra.ks., f'o in a ne l smasl1 an pile-up in a thick: ., t of-tHttn: :P.lQAl- nt t' fo t r the mount in . ' 1 idn't I tell ou s ,' s -1d nning, 'a beautiful desc nt., far los 1f.ficult thn I nticipat a. I i nten ed that stan-in~: o _◄ort jon a .1 v r ("I ould be a succe s. Ge tl me_ ., -you s • Ju ..:.·n 1: t 1s :::ood. • Ho ever,. Ba.nnin ... ant back a couri .. r in .::1ot _ ~t , U:. gin; ,. on t avid to sen· fi . ty : 11 n 1 "';l ~· .. i :." t AlJ to •p r 1 r parts o t e ro d that he in his e ce . t h'.~:1 krocxe· out of o t . T\" nt;,"• o . ears th r e.fter t J .-.~• 0 .. 1 ... ,., ific a 1 o C mpa cl •;a ed a a the thick t in ~,hie inr,; m e 11 s first st'"'•cre st in e cav ·• t n t 1 1 ir ~ 1 ~ - ~an F ad tunn • Th r ~c le de onstr ti o o ct 11 t,· of st inf'" o t or th :.- 1 le'\ ~ sti t .J _, me chants t . t t · rai u s 1 ----- t l tor 1ndlo ~ • , :ou 0 - 81 . • • 0 • • a.n n 11 n , o th t n d c the ;rit r I ten- ule te m, ... 1 fo ce of men o e cy f llo 1ng on e oor p er .·'1th ch as the t t th ~an vi train ----------~ In a it1on to the tages , uc~b ar s , 1 ge "or 1 ' " .er used to ti· n po t mn.11 a. p sen .... ons --.J l' "jc ky" a o· ·eds cco.rnmo. _at npa our er ere ~.aid acros tr e · a~on- x fo s t~ . mhere - i as ce i~ back for th bag~ ge. 2 ev r # as ut ones on ry brancl of Bannina •s bu iness activit es . In connection iit .1st ns- cti ns as comm ion mar hant ~e ha 1 rg lir,- t -rin an rr ~i ~ tin~ interests . Te ~ar before ► is ·rrival in Califor~ nia ., the entire t ns ortatio bet -, en LoG .n~eles a l. :.an .odro -as on. by t1 ee Si mule te ms , assisted by a re 0 C rts ., a e uipment p ovin more than ufficiont . 3 In - 1851 ., ls.le nde, had impo tod f om ..... alt Lake J1ty t,, vy fre1 ht :'I ons , f1 t ever n i n Los .~ n les . I l •~ 53 ~ .... -~ t n of fourt n agaon and Si t - _g 1t . :ul s i s brou~ t - in r o. Chi ua ua t a 0 st of :;-23 ooo. "tP l 54 ., . l ') an r • -nr1ing 11.a five hun ro mul ., t··'i t y 0 1~ £ rt , co C 1 , • c1t •• 336.,337 . II rr1s !.e mark, 0 • 375. 3 7 cPhers n ~ Ii n Lo , . . 4 ~ 111a • • Jln~eles 1t . ., 2. • 47- 4 • r .. • 0 fo ty an ._,, an ft en st as ino etre n L /1 n el and s n a .t this time they had three co tit • • • nf co u veda . . Ti . 1 l J • J . om 1n on., • • • an . ho had put in hi 1tio line 2 oppo in 1853 . • The ~--dams P e s Co .. p n ha ': 1 be~n monthl s rvico bot:: n ..... an ranci co .._ lt La 1a Los 11.ngeles in 1 4~ d in 18f>6. th Cel1fo ta e Compan, j r e line r t es to t is r utc . hioh passe -: 1 · .. onte ., < •.• n Be . ~d - n Cold Crook_. Johnsto ' s .. r .L. gs ~ ro ·a.n . Cree # ill o e City ,. ep 1 ~1t:y. 3um. TI1t reek., . e ysong . ro o City. _mer1can • The route . f · r a im · • p o e c n 1 erable 1mporta c • she v o ~ ) 1Ut a 1 t 'Joke f o .. lar ... e ... cation 1 tl1 o 3 art of the yeo. . a Francisco un <t . LOu s fo a 'as be 1th Salt Lao City over t his ol :o: on trnil hie 1 1 t ourr ... C on Pas across t .. e esert to t 1. . .:- 1 Virr.rin ._, up that riv r ~ and ove:- t'e 1 e to . lt l ley. f /i p l 27. B nning an .lex nder ., it~ >Y r B. nford ., 10ft II .. . • Los p .. ~ les 1 t_ fifteen - ten .. mule tea. ,. r som t . ton of • vnl ~e at ct .:· 20 ., 0 o. .. r 1!'.?- t C r s fr !J'ht to ~-fi t1. Tne ra . cd e en t; C nt o . n - • . , - 1 ~ . ... .:o ., 2 t illa loc . ~ t •• • • ., 3 ~ 1 ln 1, cit 61 . L .• 0 ) • • I d . • • •• I " • ,.... .. ... • t in r on tu 1ng in · ept be . d rccJntl constructed a t, ub --~ti 1 pi r w e 2r tly facilitate the l n 1n o - merchan 1 ova am t e - 1 f1cult1 s a.ttond n :, t, e ol metho o di cl r n upon the ea.c • :'1th t e e ception of n ·ranci co co~ issi n arrant ., they th n h -· tl1e ost ex- ten v ·et lishment u on th 1 ' 1 al fo i,ia. coast. // In . 854 ., 1-··- a mi :-:, a v tis to Ship fr m Angel to t a teru r pe t O cent p r un r d ounds. t t t t1 ,e O pose 0 ~ e 1 ount an ot r c mm dity a p rte f m ~an edro. ~rom Jul 1 ., 1 5 t Octo or 31 or th t y ar, Alex nd r and B .. in s1ippo to nci co over 1 ooo~ ooo pun:is v lue of 11 oth -r p uct for~ es · e peri t :~ 1 6 .,000. 1 e vale a~ onl"· 50, ooo. 2 e r t 11S US t t nn1 's .1pm.nt in 1 5? ~as 21~000 C tes vera"i 0 ty-fivc po - s c ►1. : cco · 1 to the - book of his f in c: hou e t n o ., 0 also. s ip e 250.,000 ~allon of ine t e S'-"'. C .1 year. - .1 X .. r "'as -lecte I Sh riff' in 1 5 , nJ t_e p rtner hip ... 'I 1 • olved . / 1 •. _,,. ]. / l 9 . , ... '"ount tot o J . . .• ui • cit 1 • • • .... 0 In l pping int r t t s n ~e a di d b t en B in .. • T an n as sti l 1 t d t t e old 1 n 1no of hi e - e 0 ar . built i n t, G early t, nties 1 rg d and a 1 1n lOUSe store buildin!7 er the h ha a - e a e tensive black 1th so~ f cto y ~ a sa dlcry an 1ve a houses .,. st 1 ·s an co nls . 1 Ti,. an • 12 d 0 y 1ng .1in:::, d ya . been en-- ct • To a on ._ t_. • .Jxtcn Ou lin on ha v1a ouses near tho outor b kno n a. 1 4, .. 1 ..,,oint . All three ke t passo c tags an.tams ror fo "'1 nP- mere an .. se B ni passen es ,ere tr nsf re r a. s 1ort rf' e.t old ..... n dro t the tee.mer in h i s fa u..., t am · c t., t ___ , 2 th fa e for tho tri p oi .·.2 50 . 3 In 11,158 · nn n c· m lete a · C c'an o 700 feet 1 l en_t . It as pl a~10 t _ t 11 o 0 ho 1 . rui1 t l1a entire le . t .r.1 of t 1 1e 111' 1 f, 11:, t_ ... at scho .r~ o 1 bu . lo 1 t hot t 11~ .. ters . 4 o o t- istance 1s comp tito s , ecaus or 1.eavy lo s r ·o~ a to i :1a.rf, B n in~ , to et er 1 ·:....eles ., r., ~ y 1 l 7. .. .. 2·J • !',1 . inn~ Lo • cit • ., -., ri :.; , 0 • cit • ., 236 . 3 Guir.n ., !ca l of J. !1 .. . s Ano.: -les - d V i y., • :er 4 Los J r 2 lb rt ' 11 on ., , • of 1_3. 5 r 1 r , o cit., 23 . ---- 0 13 t G rv rnor Do.rn y and ot s., 1 in 1 7 ~ bou ht f--- th o n uez Brothe s at :· l 10 an cre, 2 en ive t ct ot n 1~t . of Sa e lon 0 an a .a:. l 1 1er b y. 3 e e an ir, t n · 1 ng 1 • • v ed G. ei To on. 4 o ·in in J. Ab oarty, an _! e C'!a, t. 11s of the sea# o n a co nun # C 11 at ed ut l ter o n \.. C T q 0 . I I n ~ a ori inally lai out em r ced 2 , 0 C ft bl and # u opt ble ~ 1th thee ce ti f a • . 11 t ru in d on 1 y f om th not t to the t ;, f the h t te r cult1vat1 • in mi- t pie 1 fruit UC in out 1 rn Califo ia coul d ro t_ re. J ls rains V g ta..11es useful to man . -· Th r 0 e no surface str n ., but t r r a 1 lJ>"' a ail le t dept OJ. five to t · .... - . :.lt fe t . to -- J.t lop . ..., . tly fro ear to f t .- in~ 0 ,1 o.f -ct C 1 n ea.SJ• • c. T n 1 1 t '"l E .. . i• -~t nt u 1 fo it uty ., ~iv s escription ")t i l .p · : 11 1 in ton be C .1 • .o n imagi t a n u C 11 do 1n , or on hor ac or in rt - • C me feast es upo a a ich o ce be n C be r , b 0 t e V vi l .. n or "' 0 · hate e.r I t le st en r r 1 o·, t 1 in o 11 tlene • • • 0 0 r a I s st tc ... _n befo 0 s f 1 evo floo n Ch 0 r ' oor ft C cely a • • • Abo e u them n n-1 e n Z(;41. , 0 a d t te s .. just st-t to l r ppl s by t t ·1 e 1 e a noo 1amon , hi l e la nta C ut 11 • • • r 1n it pro ort10n'"' • • • relievcc t e e L1 1 , .., • • • t e is av be 1 n ai 0 it tn., m .. oton:'-"' of t · 0 V I"• t expan • • • e l 15 Fa off t a t the San J an o mo tains e red h n ., ___ rts, cl t by i t nc ~ in n uU he, o t the l ft peaks of the Sn J c1nto d l ted 1r su. 11 t to t 1 10 1 Sa and o , the co t o r ab .••• calm an 1 novable . • • • ~ et hing t then th a _ain ap ro ch~n ~ e h--.- a y~ the cat ran~e rose. ab st n in ed nas ~ and seeme to holi in ••• (1 e ] -u•- t u nd ho , o~ hie nestle 1I t va 1 ys n t fe til f thills of t ~e r gion roun bou • • • • ~! th. ai ~ sea4' . ky ~ er in t1nct 1 tn the j e ty of ete y# and the me e physical l easur of the o r re uced to n 1~ canoe by tho sublini.it o tl1e e oti s born or the v1 1 n - hich can never ade . ~ ···1th un ir ng ene gy th ~ oun r- Ihinens B nn n:: , poses ed of the ore mate 1 1 v1s10 of / ilmin ton' co· !, no .. cia.l oss1bi11ti # 1;0 e hard to promote its gro th an . pro pe · ity. 1vepte1nber 25 1 1 58., upon the ol e ro . ancho ., e tarted his rutu e co .unity. 1 It as to bee the ma n p t on the bay a so em in fo , man .: yenr~ . It us int ct# urin~ the l e of Gen 1 nnin~, one of t h o - ~ o t 1r portant to s in -.)outhe C 1 forni • The icat1on of the ne s 1ppin.::: point 1 c lu ed a g ~ 1 c 1 .tio # · • cto r 1., 1 ~ 5 • ne of barges l en ·;nth fr 1 ei ~ · t f o· t :ie st :. er, - 2 an 1th visitors from Los .. n r-eles a oth .~r n · r- by l ca 1t1e pa se in processio upo th, ater . s to1 d to t~e ecorated lan 1n 6 • over th occa on th t event t tho 1- er. 1 Ba t • B ron# 0., f..n . . le bl C Lib ..., 2p 0:1 1 o' in J. 1 rt • C • f re· .. r t • ., o elate t•Jere t e r:uusts la . 10s a r to bo s n tu~gi 11fom1a mp .. 1 t # OS ~ 11s '"I Lo 2 6. ~) 0 I • 0 Th r Ce had en surveye an lai t 1n to 1 t 1 e 1 ck contai 1 . t:r 20 cres; oth s ., 11 acr • .'1th cust raary libe 1 ning pre anted to· lots to nd his ot r !ends, so t_ at t 1 · 1 - e ch resort . Fo ant of for s1 ht~ ~tor th se l ot - 1 t · ol fo a es .. t r . mar1 h 1 is f'or n1 1 t y ., e e ea. n then po or it for 1 4'200 ., ,· 1 e _, • .e • s st 1 1 po ion t th ti. f t : e ublic ?t1o of t _e , ccou.nt anninP- uilt fo n1r ~elf a s , 0 ,I. ·;hicl1 occu io e 1 er bf e mov n~ nt t o e spa ious nsio situat ~ lf a ile no th of ts 1 st 'I 111 g . Iie cul ti v to t ct pl nti1~ b t tructio of a 1 i ff1c1er.t fo c to In his n ursue 1 fonn fo t o 1 ccte · t ~ a 11,. p 1 ot. ·11 .. ~int?ton n ~ n u. rters t s ~ " t r rising u ct1v1t1 s in tn CO. n.~ ssion bu 0 llC of lo. ine 1 e s et li ~)1t ,.Iring ., ei ht n~ an st _ .;in~ ., X 11 1 .. ~ n :i v ,.., 1 pi the e to 1 r er .roportions ns ortun1 t; off e ~ a ,- a in ma y subsi 1 ry line 0 fo t .. use . improv ,ment of h e tensiv .up~ nt ., none or C e ~ 1 ttod to e 1 1 for an 1 nP-t of time . In .'il. 11 rrton ' s 1 irts 1- e .r • .... 1 l 1nct., in J . ,, 1 ,rt ils ,1 t . 144 . .... 0 ,... 7 n . pe 0 l 1r eta th , 1v1 or ev nt 1 ... t 8 f om San e ro to ort Yunia over 230 11 s of' b ble ro s . H 8.0CO!l 1 s_ e t is un 1 - int 1 0 thirto n da s . l Br 1 59 ., t e -dt Ut h a.s 1 ly o the nere se. Fro· Janu ry l to ·b ar 11 ., t ~on 0 v l e at o . o~ ooo t _,70 , 000 pas e ne te from Los .ngeles to tl t i t._t int , 1 e 100 tons c e tr1 e in t a ch 1 , t J 1 o d t e t rst to o ths oft, ~ t to.1 d t e t into I 0 .o tana . 2 For so un op inst or co tin t t e utne fo ian ~ po hp pr e or ne er r 0 ~ ct . . t 1 .. t .J 1 t r b t e • o t r In Fe n t 5 , r co :. r n n nt 3 .4 • v o vor n o to icn t no to houl b c to ythi O m e a 1 ttl B ru11ng will t 10 nor b th tho n i 1 n ng , tubborn e r y tat hou e l 11 · s t , otl1 1. rrv-ill ,. if it s t ' • r ri e ... s • • {l - the Pl in. n n To ~linson ul 1 ·n n t -ffio ot ~~1 v ~ snot ufficie t to k ep th l _ ~ r1s r 0 cit., 274 . t.. C m , • 2J. •• • . inn, I 1 toric ., 17 • 3 ·it111 n • ..; , 4 • 4 1 r 2 1 • ' . . . 1 a t 1 u y. In the r o 1 ~60, t s ve 1 em t n the an ounc 100,.000 fe t r - 1,-0 lumber~ ~ooo feet fr encl ., 100.,000 feet r rea y ro l ve ., th 300 ,.000 f et of Ore 0 on 1 . e sho lJ to ve. T e pr ee ro fo . a. d to Los A n_ -le c- 0 -a ) . OO ad~it o 1 p r t ! ouDan :1 feet . T1e .... 10" n., "Lee t m • ro t.n s " • so e e the V 1 ten ot in connection 1th Bann 1 tio. 0 Oct b lo · th of .1 - , i _gton nt red into p rtn r 1 1 n ., co 1 ppl , t 1r ~1 o S i . (! t - - ii:.) in Ls n ele nd 2 • I t r o· .:..n e av tis th to o t • Fort on., ... n , rn r · n. o ., ru. . 1 p rt s t e th out C U 1 3 • r rt v ~rt s"'r1 : en 1 fi ~. inclu of 1 nbe c othe oo o t es as in., t r, 1. st_ r., oors., s and 1 n • Th1S \..-.rtn ste until ,eb ry 12 .. 1 .62" nit 1 solv .J ~ - coming th ~ pr pr1 tor of the b ·incsn., nr _n m n~ hio s r.e n hil it nt tis ne ., e: -- 1 to~ P:el ..... e., J 1. -- 2 l · · O. , J .::, ., ., 2 i-ovem 9, 1 60. ., 3 d . 1 o. ., 4 r 1 o. • 5 e I ., • d • ~ d , hep n n 0 h rticl s pro ucad by th un~1n C " to. et er th . ise im o te fro · thA ~ t., t ei final d tination. h L s An,el · O C Cf t ... , nee t : n rt .. , n of ,ai utreet t ... prin . • l h rt y fore t _is rtners i 8 e- ff ct , nnin .... ha, b ct n n n bu1 t b J. ·I 1tman an ~on ., , , -..... at Le • an • .&. t 9.r be n 0 e by ha1"1 ~ . Ot! ~ n C C 0 t i in._ pany. - to t be e n S 0 d a sp - e of' 1 - mil OU it a t - e !?ht ton lo • 1 :..:; as t p "h I ly" or t_10 0 n of C se 0 n t t th C nt prov a. SU es • - ·P- 1 ;J it re~ c_ 1 n 1 co 111 arl· Ju_Yle • It · S et UJ - n.t t - l ulcu .. F un ry n 0 t 1 l 1~ to ore .i'.1S ~ 1 1-. fo ti- i e 1 ut • Il r ss 0 tho 'B t rt ent 1 1 Los . l .. ~eles p co V e • r 'trul rf\11 " ' - ' " f \sc . d 01 m C i e . n • r f h avy d • de 0 t --lly u~c sful. " "tJn , - uch e feet eontr 1 that Vi"it . s ar e t V ! - ~ OU p rts of th city to t e asto 1 ti ic ·1tion or th - multitu e. u2 The occ on mo X 8 "un ep c ,1 in t e l n c rryin t e . tt "T ose oh rg are ea tisfied -tl t the po .i er of the st V· o.aon ..., 1 suffici nt to d on o ina , arr G I .. f ... 20 ., y • a tb t n e e ' T 1 • cu e y Ca the L p • A d t t o po on a • . T en in t ~ a u to , nd et in 0 t y f ·P to 1 s . e • Ju ~ t c1 y t t • bu e d e t t . 2 t 4 nn une d: ' tt to t C t,y t~ 1 • n " co p t lt o 0 n . n r 0 t y do t to t n succ in h ic t • • • T t due l h1 1 1 1 t y t t, t • nt t 1 0 ot n 0 C t e ct o n tne C L r e f 0 Ju 0 pt • to l po t O; • t ., 74 643 the t f a cite ent overt t, 0 ~ • mond d J . Cvr 11 ., presi ent Tl e r the C • eif C 101 p om h h . • z d in • to co ·Ct 1th .emph d els., Jun 16., 1 so. 2 el 1., 1 o. - t e t L s t t the 11 o n t • n ulin 1 s nd d p .alt 0 t ce nr y t to best. 1 e 1 a to ave ot or re bu an 0 0 d l 2 d l 1 • t e r C y Oct t by J ly t er 8 ~ at n ng h t 1 ... e ., it ont cto r e a 11n to cc o.f t e Ore t .. y at1nr,: t, e C - 0 C .p y 1 to c lt C ty n$'el th 1 e to e o e t 1 1 y t . It i n t t11 th r 11 t t C n t n 1th ' co a ti r ctr e t 1 • T t p r po s: 0 e to t the tele on 0 0 r om hr to o t Tejon. 1 1 e a Of C 2 1 ar e ,m.o.r ,. 3 el n L. ·00 4 0 6 o. t te inte t t C r n Pedro t L .,. ·~ • 307. • vO. of he tom 11 ~ to 11 0 1 , a • ntly S1 y y 0 2 At t et n 1n _,t put on the t t o t ... nt er s n t e cent r as se a by the p t rs. T 1s s , t e lf 14 t es doe e t the ' t .ta Gove _ m t by L r. .i and .-1 0 to u od s a 1 t ry 0 t . The prie fOI it • 60 6 ~ n ariny post n ~ r the COr n' or C t 1 h p "l1e d n d been ma nt in n .c o to }1 l1 sent y cl ppr sh s o n the 0 • The ldi s ·· 1 ro th n hou i. t +· s '1 ·10 r .v llc l. lo \,t • f r tor. 2 :· 11e th gove nont ounced to 1 t : ti n * . < :f vSta 1 Sh 1 ry a 1 0 the out • t t t p t, f.' L n 0 el"' ..., ~ lm. in 0 r r · to cu - i't t t i 1 - ton. In s it~ 0 0 o itio 1n LOS 'l ngel C s 1 1ant it fo h r..;, lf 1 r· 1 · ,cott [ r.1 C C , n r in ,:ay, 18 9., t est blis r 0 ot :fo the '-4 ' u rte t r's t * nt - n •~h ... tor . .. at t e ne b so ., ir...ally cce to _nirir-' 0 vi t 10.t. 1 ~ l n med t pot rwn B cl<: 1?1 hono r u nt ,en l Hie C ulter n., or n1a.ny ~ ar le ,.J o.f t op t ent f t ·o t ., ho 8. t the time stat101 in .:a J.1 1:gto • Ha cock as C e of all overn ent p party he 1d t "'u .. t e m 1 t ry ost 3 · a 1n 0 took t C ... trac con ct the ck , or ice o' U · t rs ,. - 1410U lP. I • on n~ , 1n J . l rt 1lf'.'I n, 0 t • ., l 4. 2 e t 1 11 t . o e • " n n zi n r 0 • , s e p 1ne .. d ry h it "imp ng b d n d t e a 1 f : 1 onn . of 1 s fut re n a g 8 t 0 po t .1 T e e t t r 1 ar t 1 base. 2 :. t, in it con e P e m :Te y k the H 3 T • ater y e the n a iel iv r 1 en 11 s a Y1 ri Vi b n g nte o B nnin . b t t - tu 4 Th or e qu tar • a hi co .. 1 1 • bu 1ng 1 n r a r . 5 1 1 II a he t • t •• ' " • • ,. • th •• • A J 01 6 • t e of in • 8 n ., C _., B n home of C r Toma in n,. nt,. C s ha t, p e nd res D y be f' cert p ce 0 0 f t c binet. a ·1 1 ns hich d • t ch • pe 11 ht him to h • ' , the t t b e the nt • bot per at the por e • Th pat o 1 cony a ountain 0 stone tl1 f s hil the V - co 1 0 t palm ,. t n • inc r P re t e th C con th It t e a Du he ays o g ernm t cc p t1on .. lm1n► to n flu tuated as e mov to prev nt Confe e te 1 asion~ supp s ns ., et t t ~e 11 e - e k pt p n ~ gu rd - 1 e te e arson y p ts n in 1 • 1 "Th t It ?- t, port C p nt ch t n tonians 4 f _ .. t 0 nt ut o mt polit 1rs. It t e o ., the to 1 _ t e r or t a nt o ~out 1 n C 62 t 1 11 11 o ri t;! t ., 11 tin r 1 pp11 to t oop 1 C 11 o t 1z a 1 o s t 1 C b t fiv n e th ort 2 r o ons c rm ent x r1 nt . h 0 n J fer on e it Pr ~1 nt 1 c . lhey a navy t nspo tin Te an tr vi e ico an Fo e n to the r n o~t or uty. " ctur s the C el re1 ht T a1nn as 1t . ts "humpbac y throu h _e rush ad c ctus to 1 en 1 at cote ., s ft • • r rte • • of ol 1 it 1 tt e . a • In ys these ou els p e at ~ cto • T th ived on lka 1 at r ~ f ttened n u hich d iver._, ha b rne t : t,11 C ie heavier u vicious nd n t n cul hors~ o t n 1, so t1 t o th th stl th their cap 1 • Old to tl-ie t i r t ck t e Civ a y u s ldi ey t t e o • by nr ng 0 n t r • on t r ee by ct o Co 2 se,;,. To y t t 1 s o c s do r ~ 0 to eco.. e ol t they 0 rt e 1 r C 1 S_. co t t b t 1t of a J n • he 0 die I C}U rt on l '-' p io prou 1 0 1 en co e e into -fence o t a. In 6 a p st- o ce e n ed .- b th to r1 or 10 lo PP in t _ e t e 1 r xti i e in ton. It s ot official o var .. until ec · e 1 tr t t t ansh1p comp nies in · n F nc co ol ticket to nchor e 1 the or. Th y 1 not a to l p • r .r e e . re fore to s 1m or top y . 1. 50 1 11 t cote .. op . ct • ., 8 2 • II D ., in J. Al ert .111 n., op • ------ 4 • e n (') 2 the t 0 o t e B rming tu 1 • Th e ten of t v1ty 1n in ton ng t e day o D B a.c kes t d oult to al1 e t t in l s n tier hue r nh l)i tant 1 th t mme v1cin1t 2 e n e ue 1 l t the 1 f t ble • e fo or .. 1 a anning. The g n al h 1 o st J. B e 0 te 1 1 ton 1 l p1ctur s t. tuat on in bot .. c.::Jin n eri u te .3 • t e ctive eno 1 pr 1 h u t a o,n on in t at d f t C • b t 0 t me 1 r . l a f 0 1 n t C 1 co n • p t t u lly t nt team th 1 in. ton 1 Ci ~ 1 n t ood 0 rs • 0 OS in t as th ro hu s the Plt tion ets r t m . m, e tr et r b , anr eautifu 1 11 ~ .. OU itc es., b 1 o-e , lum • • • • :::::, _ 1e tht3rs a a all cent 0 Ta .o , coun n;, co. t bl ., a:n [A.tC t n, all in o ~re 1 tl1e t J 0 0 -nitor of · 11m n to • ouc • t d y u touch n -int?. It s his Sp Ci lty-~t offspr. n hi -ani s . "n glorio n geniu hns h1nea. Banning n h . , , y . 1 J. l. of 2« • • 3 1 .-oci • 27 't ny t v sou ' t 1th an t i.nP-eles ho t ten ye-r ho ot tne to 1ann1n~ b ty int of ns. t are ev r y, o sos •Vo • Long f nn is o _r 1 r v ,...r • . t 11 ev I trl st it m • I t 11 I about ·11n1n t n _ of it. t th tit s n OU a . 1 c p it van· P I am 111n~ to c th t c or e oat 1s alu t ce tui s t t _n do not bl ; n • • • ·hen t r i <, not cove· t countr-'J ter; • • • ; th not p e by d u_ t n or t_ t tot C he ac 1 nt r 11 ask 11 1 e 1 t t n t occ Se n tho b t to t .. 11 27 ~ 1 o2 1ft t not C col ltin a oil r p ' th 11v oft, opl s ~11 .. 1 1 .. ot er ~ 1 nrr n • 's 1 clu n ot r ., fo • · 0 . t 1 11 1 1 e t r 0 0 t 0 f t 1 lo a in out al 1a an the c ut fr 0 " bery cc n1 th 1 ster s o_ ooo in g eonb c tog the tn e ble je clr.y di p d. l busi inc C.:..,.. ., t ... i·rov i u fic1 f'o 11 hte o-e u 0 ., sot t th ·· u 0 in - 0 l · 1 .- 2 a t e Cl · an cock · ; r 1~t v e • 11 rris r, ark ., 320. 2 id., 30?. 3 n el .C l 10 ., 1 ., 0 t • • • Th fate ot att lich s be n fly eta l e ~ caused • B nning to pu haae 1n Jun , 1 63 ., a litt earner na ed th • 1 T e g een ac t or L tr p ~ epto her 8 ., 1 69 ca ich h 1 mar e it n pas 1 1t1al rom th 1arr t t e steamer O boun fo Sa Ci co. 2 Th a C ar er b t t the C as built y ·;--►-in n Comp y. 3 1 n sins in 1 65 1 66 ., 1n t time . A g n be an 1 . to the nee for li~hters . ,ha r ports 1 re t v. h on .u te 1n .pp .n x t on r o.n t . o to c su 1 ~ 1 ction ., n not cho e c use of y u u u 1 inclu ions 4 T t t of 1nt r st ic rep 8 t 8. 00 1 r n1 or t. busine men f the vicin ty,. an al o in V 1 t ... u nt t of th co tie han e • en mores 1s t 1 te ate ent of t 8 C bu s r Ba in an 0 any fo the p i fi 0 1 1 63 to C .b r 31 ,. 1 65. The 1 pot tions inclu o 2 ., 0 tons ene l ere n ise ,. 532 tons . coal , 4 .,93 ~ or et as ort lumber., 2 .,200 r ·)oSt • 3 231 t~ ousan sa.inglea ., 2 .,310 cor s 00 ✓ .1 ., 140 . y 1 es 2 L s n::, le ., r ., apte.ber 11 ., 1 . 9. -- ,.. 3 I d.~ Au u t 1 4 ·11m 1n on 1 J al . J ---- 186 . 1 6 • v • • 0 • ,. l 2 6 b d l c 110 on in. 1 h l po 1 sand h ~ 376 tin s liste wore : 63 . 58 v1n gr ., 56 4 dry hi tons co ., 3 9 tons b rley., 4 .,159 oun s ·, ans 4 1.,596 ound 001., ' 7, 94 ) ind hop., 33.,7[;3 ,on · s tallo:r 13 .,2 O pou_,.ds rye, 13.,047 p n s llo s petro urn, 201 bun11es sheep ki • 3.,032 oxes fruit., 219.,12 poun p tat e , 5. 184 bxs acks \ lnuts, 7,0 8 poun s nat1v t bacc, t veto cco ~ 10 pac a~e ati e c n. 283 pons native cott n . 29 bal br om con~ 2 3,6. f t orte lumb r 11,2 poun lt < cotton, 2 -51 P:Unnies onions 3 buff lo s, 20 b er c ttl 41 ton (7' ne a l m re an 1 o. T 1 11 t as c ted b th u e itor of th Jou 1 s o.n r. me t for tie nee of a 11 ;) t- - h u e_. fo . 11 an furt' er ha bor im ov . l ?1tS . the stat. e11t h.., s 1 1 • • Te b v 1s f · le so 1 , ut it doe not a air e 1b t o · 11 busi1J.cs of t!l rt. t ~ubli a list or ·e 1 rt~ an e orts o and Co ~Pany u in~ tho e 1 ; but ~tirn ono h lf oft o o or n .n a.~d o - .. e real unt,, it 1 vidont t t 1 s su.ff ci nt to \7 rr nt t ~ .. o. · n t C is t r ~ n t'1' sent ble on t l lo· 1 C st important p rt in the <.:.t ato of l or _ _ i • • • ( h J )rosent e .ves ovi ence t ut : e pt ~- - nc soo • ture · 1 1 ... c e o rat er t an 1m1 is ••• ( t ~'.J ., . £! r s ]. i- e Los .2 • 1 .- 1 . l-n ,...J ton., J ---- l, 2 ne 13 18h . • • . . • a 1 !! n Cop n r ceiv n 1 -~ go qt int ti s or 01 .. - ·- . and otr1er ucts of the count 0 sn .L nt to ~an o. muc or 4- 1oh ha to he t mpo . 1- ot ' e , t le t er no on t co t route bin of 1n ... uffic1 t ca ci to et the mands of r Pi ly incre e C on outhe , th t .e t en pr a. 11·rig methods of t n 0 t t on~ istribution of the :freight receiv din i·11 1nat n s 0 . an e y pro lem. fl re t -r from a e . te .- an ,.. b n it 1nfeste t a country. Bann no's . agon t i s c ·- r ie of great V lue. To p tect t em fr r bbe -b n s., 1 te toe l tt te 11.ors m d be ide ch ca vn • l In t10 of August~ 1860, £1 toen mul • t,eam C ~ p n l" start rizona 1 co men _an 1 of Bi sett an Ilar er. 2 It s - erno to run on b -n' its nd cinl. ~oon aft r loc tin in~ li nia~ e dy to r de 1th th ran~_)er to contri ut b long_· ....... 1th t O j i t, 11 pe onal n un ~ r r t t u se. L rac B ~ on 1 t. ly 1 Arm · nn vr., 11 ' .Lh I a n ... n., 1 n., ' vie~ Octobe, 1°29. 2 .- 11 • • int n 0 31 C nn t 1 none uch c ttle- uye byte of o ,tr et in t t A s · • s ctn ash d e • -- ... r"}e p 1 re ent in 11 di ct ons to capt e the c l . Li., ~tenant .:-•t _le · ~ .t to, n i...;an t e o. 1th h ,_ ..... , ..... up ro a hine a_ ninP: an - r . ;· 1nst n . t I a.n 1- n i e they brea • ste, 1 at ·;an Juan ap st, ano. L in co r r a.ra a ut · a.lf' an hour in dv nee • t n 0 or o.sh d 1., 01 ..... tnn:- • Tho-- 1 ~htc ~r1eir t the of , Luis t ey. Five miles fa th. the 05 n . l ~ t j .fu-it ve hu l d ac ef t " ! 11 ., 1othe e miles! Tl ru.?e ' '· ors s b n to lose-1 hile Ve ' s seemo f' esh as eV 1 . One ran_ • ho· v r . co ti uc to rra the mur r ~r . ~ 11 dos not r c 11 ~ t nctly r. tner t a ut .1 .-, " . ee • n1r .... h 11 o <1.i -~• In their cite ent ., firin~ b t eon the to f ·1 d t e e feet . oth h se" ;ere sta 0 se ni"' · r. · r li a. iv e: s r to s stee • Ver 0 ara a in ,. a h. 1, t go t1e ge n.f t.o cl - f o.uth rity. . ·--nti .:,o t i. r o .. a st nch p triot ,. o:f t h .J occurre "' . an Id an a ar~o sumo money to c _ ai co · in~ of£1cer at Fo t Y , t 1, um to he do th .ourie out o.n th . rd , er~ • tl10., tl_ f , pu hcd on an came at the rive 's e roa h r . T e I 1 n accom1 lish d his 1. issi n . 1.a. ior _ ... in z 1 .. 11., co.~:, nd at Yu ~ s nt t oo s to b in~ the ·u.:.1pectod if to h o. quu t s . Ve a sod ·to go . :e ·1 s shot by the s 1 1 s ,he h d revo v r on t.o serd at in co . n . ao ce 1 , t .~ 151 . • 32 ris - • k r 1 to n in!"' s C ~'"'Ct ion l. n tho ·,11 ns' C se . 1 urinr- t~c ~ift1 s until n th in 1 ~ J . .,. 0 J ,1 "" . - oml son cont n ed a ro • r V · l in. 1 t 18 • - 1..:,. t nd pa e11~)er USi ss . II e11te Q into p c,, .. p o_ .11th J hr1 .h. Gr1.ff1 t ., a bro t er- in- 1 ~ }10 l come to J\n~-les in 2 - 1861. !.t tim s t 1 firn1 s s to ve h t 1 O' ::" .1.0. of bus ne s b t een th po t Los .no 1 , -, · hile a min• cont le ,.. t~ lo -~01 - 1.:>t• nce t d 3 0 • cJ.r in C, .. nin __ 1 t Ju ,., ax in1als of xc · le .. t loo d s f'ine horseiu. ,.c e t blisno t nion I .. ~, on CtO_j t st ct a. ons f r i O\m c; fo le. 1 ov 1ber 16 ., 1854 B m rri~ 1ster of C t • T. B. Sanfo ~ con .. eb cca a u1 1 , L s Angele • ..:n e brot_ er., Jolm anf'ord ., st r f' a r HOI t 1ej n . l1h latt 1 as ·taylai n h rle '11 a 1 the Vi . 11a •C c nn1 t . trung up ns n teva o~ - mlin on' ' ·n r~ 1 cor 0.1 . H ro ha.d p he about a ozcn ot· r sue 1 cul In ... a _ n d in -- out 1ern Califo 1 eld .,, c nn .. tto '1i t p I rris I ____ • ~ '27 . r nc 3 Ibid., 342. 's ts . . . 0 · , 0 33 _ ere he ad • In Janu ry ., a al go fore of or n e ploy d , d t e Q s or t 1 anv 1 · · da • In Jou or outh rn stin tot ece~ve the ek 1 tric • District., • a r t r 1 t h cor1tinuef : epo of or s ; rtdi 16 , 0 t t s hea 1 tat n1 t,h UCO c tinuously throu.h ut the a e yea• th t n on s th at mot of th z lt ful t t n ., e C t an or t port 1 ht - C nit - ts t 1 r C C nt na ,. it a u ans t o 1 art c e it an t i ·\liC t . 2 e n e O 1 Co pital t ok o in o 1. 50 ~ ooo. c hars e sod at ·300 e c . t • a p h of thicker a C ~e o - 1 • l 5, S C eta inclu e 0 e t, the city 0 1 n. • , 205 fat ., ri ... er a e 0 ha. er had en C 8 • A . ... Pol. ~ t a meet Phine Ban in al ct d c. Due • t a r r . T • 1 _ ., J . • D a • 1 r ., B. t t 0 1 s. 2 o 1 e . hou eh n n h u on- ho 1 .. t 11 a. Th s 1 0 0 p n 1 1 0 n e t h 0 1c1 toil o s a.ppl C . h pe f t e 34 .. 1 k le hi h g e orks in n of the co .. any June ro ant; • n ne l"., a bo r:l of di actors r~ II n on · J . ~. - • • 1 • An s 1 ef les vi t om t ' four ee b 1 tr rt 1th ) o r n 1., 0 1 o t r 1 h a 11~ t pl C 1 e y rriv oil in c~"~~rci 1 ,d t tit t n t • p - r. ntl thi hop ' not e 1 t ly al ze . not r . e year., in ic te t_ t t:ie c 1tor1 1., " n st 11., oft close do . ts 0 r rat e. ha 1n ro ume oper t1ons~ et~ 1 e too room all ob taoles., a ven toe ten act1 ities to the manufactu um tion of sov 1 u ful rticl s for both o e c n 3 for export. • 1 LOs ngeles., 2 =-11. 1· ton 3 1 •• ~ u st 11 9., 186 l 6 .. • • e 111 at 1n dn t e •• 0 3 \ id n yam e cce cro e th e • epte e 22~ the l a ann uncement appe .1 • 0 Comp ny L • el County are no, - th . • • llent icle of pet l eum • • • • re mere_ t \ ot .--Le s w1 th inat C 1 • io t t e ou ot er bu iness ant r , B and Cop y b c e in ~arch# 18 6, the le n Lo " nF t, ti e .. o d . It • I 12 .. 73 ., • • J;' n a enc . X 0 Te ta 11 e ts r 2 c e • Th p al t c n ca in orca~ the aci 1c Ins 1 po r t co .. any untin~ to ~ 750 . n 1 obt c nber 31,. 1 65., ., h let e ma ine olici m ou.nte to f irs of the • H -t admi te t nterests f Bann n an Co ny in d ou sad in the o lo71n~ chapt Jr . • • of ov r l C A p E TH HO E 11 n Ju y. i G ~ Pin e n r • h c arr ved an E . ep ta l •. e a lin e ids t t1 e t e a e k ., Lo Angel th n had thee daily ta es fr m 1 n t San P • a y 1 ne to .... an e rdino, and k y to a.-:an Di o ., an Ju n an Anah 1m. an also a 11 e to an G br an th a nes . O i ~too petiti on 1th bi a k . 1 in ~ 186 ., the n ., th fa to to n • ca ryin mo ning a In Oct t n ng in L ng t80'0 0 nc en o t c l ck int t t 1 ee in t e ft , At t e ame time . the To l non co c let L n el at ""-J s ven a.c ed ngton at to • ~ 2 • Then t umme · a ne a vert1se nt receivo r - on. qu nt ferenc in the 1 int n Jou 1 . 3 T.e ante ri n f rin o B nnin a Com any ere about to tart ti- ea ly tage be 1een Lo Angele and can erna dino , carrying Un ted t ate mail and the 1 e 1 , Faro an . ompany' s l Bo. in J . /\lb rt ·11 on ., o cit._ 7 ., • • 2 . lmin t n ., J 1, Octo e~ 28 , 1 6 .v • 3Jun 16 ., l 66. pr s • 37 The edito al ent c nj ctur t t oul 8 8 UC a that eve~ effort ould be, de tot sport pa sen~e iit..~ afety and d patch. Te usino s to be o cond eta as to t the t ngales and 2 n Be n e of the eople' ,ie11a Jle Los t · e L ne . San B co ty in Calio 0 s the c 11ty se t of the l e. rgest the ____ yar county of t . e e utern orl" . # 1oh C e a 's pa r a is n 1 etabl s an r ins thrive . It as th u t to be n ar from gr at mineral e 1th, as yet unde 1 pad: _o d • s Iver. c ppr. quick silver# iron an lead. It th.at m rchant sat t 1 t e z na ~ rs to lt La chg o g zing country and · ntana ma e San · ernar 1no t e he __ ...,. T e tot n e end d e a 1 1 eorui tin0t tne1r ani .. als . a te:r 1to L ts v ar1 n iz __ , f om one to r rty acres. The 1 e t prico of' l s ,~10. 00 a acre. One 1nha ita t 1 a • C a ts ., ·1hose ~ .;ellin"' us pl a antly s tuated in_ a g t er ., ha 60 1 000 vines in his t o vineya s. 1 f1ft r n e i homes ho. boon er eta t h prec din year., th. own as expor1crc1ng som ·,hat of a boom. Hitherto t orth .a een r et red for lack or cormnun cat n . T he ne ~t -~e lin , ould 1 lp to sup l t his n e . In 1 66 ,. an erna ino o st fro June 23,, 18 6 . ,. ~ .__. .-~~-~~~~¥:~-~ " \-,.. • .. • " ... '· ,:i \'-.111_ , - ... . .!='!'11-......... i.~--' ..... ~ .... # From a modern pliotograpl, by Keystone. THE 01.D TYPICAL CONCORD COACH AND TEAM, DIRECTLY DESCENDANT FROM A LINE OF THE EARi Y I 11-'TIJ· S \\' ll<hl EQUIPMENTS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED TO REPRESENT ACCU RATELY T HC· 01 0 PIONr1 R INSTITUTION. • 3 ei ht n o t - st eked to o hotel a n le ' sh p· 1 sh p ., and the ot11 ry st 1 ., apoth c sto e., 1 s 1th c t . mary pl o s o bu..:,ln s to b . foun 11 the ----11 to m of that ay. The people r re 11 ustr1ou and hos:;1ta .,le. T ey 1nclu e t os of P ot sta.nt, Catholic an ormon faith. 1 hen an e a 1no le rne t , tat in or t enty- t 0 to proc tom to obt nan utfit, an t1 t ove 100, 0 o oun s of arley ., po , beans and other prov ion 1 · . e re! se t her.o shortly., t ey ere hig y 1 te ~ a .... t, s th f1 t t Mo such a t in se ~ r that rt1cul r route . 2 p ov 1 tter to the . '11 1 s_ o 1s th .,ir pr C t1on f the event: 3 .. :r . 1tor: o ar-~1v l of' , in o pan · s t,rizona t ha--> ur t,-,._r,i live n u u 1. u e .. st t~ t ov r ., , 000 ill be expe b thorn for pro- r i i ns n r po.1 ; n, t 1a b 1 c s ... 1 t s : ha s - - l "' a e bu pre ri ' :.., th to , s for the r lon. jou _ _ 1 t uos o.y evenin _ General B 11 n,:,a vi 1 t - ... 1 is 1 . t ci tize s ~ ve hi,. a co o.1 roe ption. evonin. t e 1 1 ta. s m ni t - 1 their P.:O r · 111 in sub tantial mann: r - T~1. y as .. emble i _ 1 r, nUJ ors at -.1ne ' s lot 1 an . ono d hi 1th a g ball . • • • :usic 1as • i . e y o t in 0 b n ; a bount ous su_ or t 1:ui pre ri e, ,. a x d all en oye a me y t .. 1 e until t o o•c1oc in th o nin . • • •• th ovenin. the _, men of the place. au an 1 port 1t m t·n of the ••• It s ovi ont t t t : e 1 1 1 ton., Jou al, J 1 7, 6 • 2I ., Ju. - 23., 1 6. 3 Ju1 · , 0., 1 6 • 0 . - , • c tizon e ort t t 'P iv on • Of· no ve d t t Cle t t all Y• •• • Th L a A gel s an," 0 a tin •••• The e tJ. . e ·111 o ft o st 0 es to be u ed on this 1 n nad just ,. l t by the Union -.iag n F cto • l Thee nts gav 8 C an 1mpetu to bu ine sin ma no . r.1. c~ gre tly e cou tho opu ce . G a hea n s PY countenanc p vile • 2 J. )OUt th n1n Com.any 1 fo ne 11n of t es et oon L Vil ount ,. 16 11 8 1 t nt fl , p 1 at lett r of June . 9~ r~o the 1 tt l C t :1 ti e~ rroo , 1 orors ce1v1ng 50 to . 60 a . ta.ntly 0 . • t, ~ m_ C . . a in ne 1scove 1 , r- Yl OU t 0, fif't • . . -· ~ to eve ·-.fiv th u n 011 rv . Oro n not 0 t C nt t 0 nt vious s then Orth o.,o 0~ l . B 1 0 V nt r t succe s 1 t r of t11 , ar, 1 .; n C e t"n ' r s a 11TJ to or r1zon , to ·,,hicn oint d ceiv d t 1 co tract for c rry , nt: t e r _it d St t d t 6r's m 11. .e · o f1_rni h iv t l r 1 in ton J 2 1 ,,,. , ., 0 • 21 ~ I ,e t ber 2 • 186 • 3 J l . ., 1 6 ~ • • ' • • 0 0 40 th th t of the ov rland 11 "in 1t p 1 1e t day" • Le Vin ton (, pt 10, at OU , ot cl ok in t1e mo 1 d a sing h s /~ ngel s ., TT'l onte_. ud prin ~ n B a in thonc by y of iemecula an er' s - nch., the four-horse co oh, c rryin .a full .. d of p sen er rive at io t t rour -int e mornin~ or .., pt mber 12~ hav n co Pl te its joun ey in t o p C 0 in ty hou call attont d y t g t n p rtat San et .. to s . Th r turn trip as acoom 1 • The n1 1 ement in the Jou 1 to he fat that ther L An ale to .... n F ---- as t that time a else• nd t ; hil t ont ice to y tho te m r., ly by ta e m t 1 by st r . Th . p ss e p sse .the h po th t the ne line s but th "f re ru er of h 1 and d r zo ver • - a da y ove it or o the 11 to ome At any te the co unic tio to se o to have b int on the ~ 1s 1 s p 1 fie lties 11 c pr ail d hi h 2 n c n .ue a . an F papers I re de ve e in Yunia y ann nP- 1 s e p ass five ay f r pu 11c t n . 3 lans e 1' so n or a ay o fie at a e's nch to acco oJ t t . 1 bi t 1 Lo ..... ptembe 1 2 ~ ) _, quot ng fro • 2 . . 1 . 1 t n , _ 1 , Oct her 6., 1 <3 6 . 3 z·,. .. , October 4., 18 p, . .. ..J ...., '. . . • 0 0 4 oft' t v1c1n ty. y 1n Oct e • H . c. ~ 1 te and D • A . B. the nitc t tes t v 11n to y SU n t zona er try. c e overt e nning line. 1hey and plac s . l y o mmon e oth a age arrang m nt 2 n along the route . t!ene a d S p on 6 on an inspection t ur oft. p tment of ...;outh Cal and .. r. a ., lef-t !/ilmin ton at 6 . . .. - • n d y ., Oct bar 2 . ace m. n1 by :r ners.1 3an:rt n 0 • a r1 din 13th at the me ou ey o e h · 1 t . ·1 mington _. Tue ny .. Oct e 9 _. a" of tho to r ., s 1 nd rooo o t~ h ur a , t nty m nut-s . c trnst th d - y it th e p 1ence o tho gentl . n o sp t ie in oin f uma via - In February. 1 67 ., 11 in .ton ~as connccte - • y tage 1th La -az ., r zona . m~c rout · it the line to T r • I t this point th ne1 · 11n · turne to art!n z _. os alms _. C - n ·pr1n . .. hue · lla .. ra sha 1 s F .. 01 ve C ty and th nee to La nz. •· turn sta 0 os met at or ~ t us f rmi a "continuouo rcli le" ee ly . 11 connection b t ·een 11.in ton .. Fort Yuma 1nd La P z. 1 , 11 11.gton., J ., October 2 :~:1 in ~;)ton., J 1 ., Octobe 1 , 1 .. • 3 d •• Octob r GO., l 6 • 4I . ., e'ber 10 ., 1. 6 • 5I . ., Fe 6., 1 67. t e d g v nit 1s e sy to s t t ne s nnin sat em nous etiti n t c mbat. T' the cure a la ~o meanu - of bu nos.:, succa s 1 ua 1n t e in to hi~ inv neibl dete in - t n to ach ev in anything that he attemptel. s a :re ult in an az ngly sh rt tiine he ace ule.t c nsi re le o tis ·orld's oods. In the 1 ~t f 1 co es c mpil d by ··1cha va e_. u tad tates sse sor 0 th ., c:-•oc n District • of' forn1a., Cl ubl hed in th S 0 · .. rch 2 ., 186r:: # e r1 op o it in ... ' o 20.,000. Th.e sec 1 hi est on the l t ·1111a. . ol 111., at d -· at . 7 .,21 !.,11 J. Gri th J. _omlinson fol o e .. an ., • ; ,-000 apiece. o.n in~ na econ l ce in t~ o le r ceiv r. ) J. • • ,"· 6 .. 000 e C • t l e brief an reac ed this - ty., it 1 an 11come of .: 1 ., 00 11 .. 17 ·• -. Slinch z a T. i'Ott ha et ·een ,.coo n • ,,, 11 oth rs 11st fell belo t t u.nt.1 In or a doze r ., ~r. a: nin ..... COUl ' not :1 ve osition in the eco omic f1cl- ,. coop~r tin of his emp oye s, 11 1th ho1n it · :-:· s nece . ... s to leave much re ponsib 1 ty. The atm Sp. r · f f~Oo fell ·· hip -./ ic he ma nta od prompted a rec1 roe 1 1ntere t fr t !:1.e 0 er ther in 0 fice , are-"1ouse , lum e 7 c r-1 or f cto eptem er 1, 1r 66 J • , • • on fa , 11~ te f~ei h - cart or ta e-co ch. ht chin testlmoni 1 of th re tam o cu ed in the l ato January ot 1 7. Th ress r pot o it fo o : 1 3 On atu day enin 1st the mp ees in the i fe nt e tabl s ents of Gen a hi Banning., iohin~ to testify their respect to thnt ntleman as the ordn.~an s f ienj., pres nte him ith a ost tc and ch in . .. he instru- . nt is of ~merican ma u acture an finished in the hi.et style of ar; he chain 1s a ery hea.v: nd c· ate piece of or ns. p and finished n the rno t rtistic mann,r. T.e pres nt tion a de by C pta n • ~. He itt n a net bri f and c inly a.pp rate sp ech. e Gen ral n rep nse., rep din v ppy c t .u m&n er ad sev r 1 t es int~--~ d y t e u oft e pre ent. t tim ny as ly best ; . as the fr ~ ill offe in, f th se ., o ing Gene 1 · ni rishe to att t ~ PP c no the kin lend. 1h 1n trum s tokon .rs-~ plo s, Ja u cript n nte S B '. I O,. by hi T __ e con p n d n to a ownptuous entertainment a a 1 nour e n eel ent pi its. Th 1no1dent y be a ue to t1e s nee of trikes 1 _ t e ar.nin usines d 1no a p 0 hen abo:t- f iculties ._, T r not infre uent . . r . annin as a fine u ge Of. n • Ie 7 t in n impOS8 nee . cop 0 ro .for hi :for yea ., t 0 it is.;;)atisfacti n . 2 Co s0 .u tl acq int o- Shi bet re n mplo"'eo t e a nin .~ r ily o.ft ,,_ ripene 1 t .t. an last1n~ f ien "11p. It 1 o r in ix I or es -1111 nn1 's C ct z t·o of one of is f t ' 0 t ffic1 nt !1d t s 0 . riv ..,r Jolm J. ynol s.3 er '3 , ---- rz annin ., Capt i · illi m., an 1 -, , I or s., 36 -369. 1 ·· 1 i t n., 1., 2., 1 7 2 () C p· I 1 \ 1. \\' II I I t\ \I B t\ ' h I l) I I I I I \ < I I \ ' I I) IU \ F R O I· I . C'> T e pa int r t 1 e Y nif st in th d t 1le a o -t t ~ n rd line tion oft e c t1onal kill or t 1 r 1n n ,. ho :·ad taught the uthor in his yo 1th to b co e mo e han an a teur at the"ribbons' . ol that his h es e e 1 osely h me se to cnj th full enefit of t he hoc ab o bina tho ou h- ac s .. ic .. fe tu e of the Cone tt of inertia • Th e leath r braces sup ort d tho o y it to ck t n at . nahlin "t. e force th t me y b o t to r liev t e te . of a e t e " 1 • .. 1 o, tol .e t in ll t 11 driv1n . h h C h . _ s c pa ~t1 ·ely u et." In 10 in he pe itt .. or s to f 1 o t ro • , e • '"I nt on him 1n p r1o s of ro ~ o hn 2 id the . ,hen jo Bu mos , s s. 11 boy set on o erve any 1 in _ uir 0 . 8 to do. .r . 8 sonny" . 'I, s the all master . 1 s s n fort 1th 1 ynol • · st rn U 11on~ e ay n t • ◄ 11 n .. to l o1V n tot hoses b t h ivor h "II d the horses kno : . t OU ,. t t y: .... ld • "I t lk to th m throu t. <"'\ 1 bons . l con c repl . • 3 n so h i ' 0 1 • Uns on an 11 nt comm nd as s 1 tl-n cl over the stream n .le thers ., a t 1e mo ,ir :. ~ ani 1 fol lo·· c them as if by ma1dc or by intuition. ·' 'itn mu.. l s in his irists 11k~ ~prins•steol co l • f: ,. a.pt . 1111a, t". 60. 36 36 ' o e o • " 1 ~ eynol s ' " d ft fin. rs coul • ]. '""'; ~ . T O . . % ,.., ._, ~ ..... % % % .,,. - - ~ ~ .,,. - ... ... ,. - "/ "" % .,,. X .,,. 61" < ~ ,.. .J % ~ ~ - .,,,,. - - - - ~ ~ - ~ .... 1 y upon t e -~ 11 ping t 1 on l ~ t t n cl mb1ng u on he oth • 1th thee sy', yet 1nv1s1 le a ju.vi er. e or 1 .. the ro he OUl so ust h ns t t a Ol Jt t u\; 1 o t e b ko at th r1 t .0 ont ul ret rd t a motio of th ve_ Cle jut an to t 1 !'7'h ten t e~r h d., an th lea r oft e six cte cco - 1n ly. or o t-di ~tanci J n 0 0 t e s "th unv nquis e ch •P on" . m tho s tlCh t t 1 e er r o. ~ f' eh ac iev ..,. ent on the UCO e 1 or t se r son l" c 1ve actl ,. t ic ~ t ~ It an othe n_ i a riv r in hi . e e of tio .. " . Sue l 1 yn l 'co- ores B tl r fy Jo s, n t nty . l ~ f o t 1 mn ton to t., e J n ar l. c o 1 A 0 r ,, s v - al of on lo ed co tr · ele t e 1 ~ 1:.. t unp ec d nt - t1m of of on hour n - ~ fo t m ut 1 ri 1 h m 11 cooc u ivors. y boon ~ 1 to re t!o 0 t .. o oss ,o on o in r a on h annin.- f 01 the ort to Los .n~el s ..... r to fift. c nts u in. th cys o h avy t · f.f c, to f ce compet1 or to s l rte if t ey e 0 t vonti u 1n ta tar-inj busin - I th tall of 1 7, t v riou 0 4 op 0 ·1ned r.1 lo t to o ..., thO.il a hun re ., cch nic n l !4, o o~s., ste 11 1 a 1 ·e 1 .1 1 t , Jo , J a 29, 1 7. ---- • Jun l 16 6 .• 0 ge • been T p ec d ng ring~ th Union p: cto y h d - r m th -- oat y e lame • " o k of all .... SC 1 t lig test t ott n ulky tot· e heav1 st t lve~tea could be complet r "with facility is t n' . On st . e- coac1~ the C allenge~ as con tructed he at th1 . time. an t10 ot er~ the Union an t • T Chall n e., it t e C no ell d o y st~ fir to its kin to be anur ctu don t e c1 c o t . In color 1t yell n t:riu 1e 1ri 1th russet le t 1 r., n l 1 off in diamon s nd sell o • -· e oo ancls 'ere" la~or tely a o iii th t e mo r, t ex uis1te f' it p ces' . Un on an i neer e e ac in red an lt,. n ie fini h "ith t 18 mv neatn s ~ tho l".'lhall n!'? • e ~ 1 ce on - - t e · 1 i gton. L s ngele an rna ino rot ~ 1 h tho h pe Of later use n tl1 re t out~orn overla 11n t, ..,en th titlantic n cific. 2 In ,ecemb r of thi y ar~ o li on an Com ,any 11 line fr Lo i n 0 1 t -c on b a~ or dvertis d a (':tan Be ardino ort Yuma . ._ t . : --;es 1 ___ t Los : n :-re 1 s n . )Onday .- · . ednesda , nd ri y t can rn d no 1th th F 1 0 t uma o. Th ou.h pas age coul bes cur~ -rm t · '1.1cson ms.11-11 es . proprieto s . 3 lthougl he et it -oul• pt n end to his lar e 2 17~ l 67. Lo ec 21~ 1867. • ., ,. 0 0 7 ~ an fr 0 hting int est., 1n h ch h d invo t d an innnens tal • hin s a_. in~ realize the - benefit that 1ould re ult to his soc 1 Oft~ 0 C u.ntr f m t e com n r h .. a •• e~ therefo e, id eve yth1 1 hi p r to an ten the advent of t1e 1 n ho e. Be kin . f'u her refe nee to h s co ction it t e r rt l din outhern Ca ifo 1a, an · t the 1 V ut ern 1 c hie l ter ab rbed it., t t offered bout y Bis the ti pr p t r. • nn n g b gen bi activitie t livin p mbo t c pt in of' t l1e y., ~ve~ on Janu ry 8, a dinner in ·'1 n to c leb te f1ft1 t.. - n - o J ck n' victor~ · at Orleans. · .ft .r e pla ning t tan hi f 11 h he kne > ind l"in in a c l n tre t t rv _ t h 1.11 l t ast h1 .. ., t .. ho t 1 d hi l. _, and a d: 'G noral ~-·hine s Banni I ere' hp ha 11 mak m en es ne l 1n t CHAPTE FOU IL.O D A e Ya J nu ry 3· a 1 ~1 , th ~ a L s Ann- las County ly., advocated a 1lroad to a.-an p 0 to b C "tered by the Ca 1 Legi 1 tur • In eb ary 0 the s .. e je Y~ ~ or son, and f~b 1 <:::te rns ., B.SSv l # . ~ .. n~ discovezed t .. t e te oa. 1tal1st OUl to f1nnnc such proj · ct p ov1 t~ t th,, C1 Y o.f Lo .!n. elcs SU crib - ~1fty tho s n doll r., t e C u.nty .., u 1 to t 08 t at a, tmt 1 L l n y bill b tl1 L - 1 1 tu • as .. a s e , t _ cost ti 1 t at , . 00 .,000; bo .ds ,, .. b t: e road 0 sse 2 roba l · "u to op·ositi n ~ y rson • l ea y ..._ 1g P'e 1n ol er mt 0 s of tr ns 0 tio11 act on ca e for t 0 yea s ~t tl-11 int. In 1 63 ., un e t r - hip of ~ J . c. ·,en d J . . tson ., n1 lymen o~ t at • s ssion, anitel 0 1 oz and a oci· tes e i~t; t r d byte Le 1 tu to C truct a 11 o et,e n Lo .ntt lee _., :·1 . 1n 6 ton. g in no de 1 1te m e follo· a. ·.or 1 .. o.n - res lt .from cove tion . th citiz s of n ino Lo n eles counties in · co 1 .. 1 64. 4 It snot - 1 • 0 r 0 • cit • ., 29 . • 2J. .i... C am ton~ A t e Lo 0 d ., • 3 2. ·~ •• 3 • t 1 Ph ne .a .a . i t 1 m nt t t t \a t Urrh t as cc f'ul fin1 :;;, a. n t b opp t n., he i o the 1 ction to .., e -.Jt te n te., C d t e nee ry 1 g sl t ve \ict1on and 1t the id r P e sive r ien s ca.rrie th re ui ite city n C unty al ction or o ern ant c P~ ! ,.,tion~ p .cu th co t # and th the fi anci- 1 ussi t · nc~ or I. 11 n n s uth C hu n ss fr d., built t~ ~ fl t Tl , ., · t p in t 1 s r c dure lr d e full o~ nt et. t ue ~rty bias in a pol1t1ca C t1r ble c nclusion • C ain re lt r m con 1der t 011 o · the comma ts of e itors an -- other c1 izens . a a 1cle 11c g e ri to th len thy 1 cussion n later 1 wU s: z n he e p n .. -- y-nine many oft mn s an b 0 t C p n 0 t t t no Ge..-rnn a o t d neas B nnin~ for t : . 1e StRt3 < .. nat13, diets ·1r repo ta fl e n o elves, ir zp ct ve of pat _____ in~ ~o• to tat -e tc at tno election. · ~ . p rentl · Ge . n had not hit · e to be n stron~# ::lY Uni 11 tor 1 of June 24> in th s m per c dits thei support of ~ r . B nning a an vi enc of • n •• • 0 t h or t e Uni n arty. n or o nt of Banni g th Ls Pn~ele It 1 not to by o:f t inst e e bu ines tha t nle •it can t be on1e t' t t · a ~r t Jor e soft a 'ple e' have y r1 e an :vot d Uni p rt here ever nee th e 1nn1n,., of £ , and 1 co a to in~• s- c ntr~ct ontire Democrat c rt on t lan p opose tJo a .1t 110 ain .. ·povealosng nin 0 ; • nnin 1 ot top tor e s1 rs ' ___ ot- et en e .cto e t If he ec _e c 0 ~..,... ..._~r-""111-.:".:~~~~~~~ c ..... rt 1 n a ount 've r u re ' note 1st n p y •••• The U ion part .h ve m e than ono enoounte e th cnt1 n ani 1 o t e o crat1c p rty t th ,o ls ·ithout tti ,. ' sc r ' it ls son e to c nc ude t t (it] •• ; 11 hol one more n minatln, convent! n it Out boin~ luff into t no - n tion or· .. • B ho nd rt~kes to de 1 out h co- pot ic o es o.r tion f om th . D moo tic r n'<:s ro purpose.. aro to o t or an o a r ct on; • • • ·1 a.re no more the or an of ct1on ~ t n tl10 Jou. al is th led nrr ad cmo · lo or a._ or t Unio pa •••• The 1 t na op r n st' lis y · • nnnin~• fo th av .c ent or t pc liar int of B in~• and ve yt n,., o · into e t to t to n of' .:11 in._ t n; hi his 11 r1 ..:.ht. But · nit co e tote ril __ ~on Lo" f!..g le --a r .oval oft o c nty ~at . etc. t JUil up B annin_to ; -hen it comes to t.rus ~~ , n nsult in the f ce of th Union. rty • • • att hv~in to a sru 0 s ious fo T , po ici s - t pu o• w of :r . _ ••• a e .. • ilnde t od . His desi e to bet: e t - n 1 holly up n int t n· t · ., t of .. is f 1 . p ve on everyt _ but len• a hel r: ... ~ han to th ~·m u in~ t e ~rent rebellion; r . n nn1 g h a d has een bett a1 . No o o ·:o -- supp sa y e oc ann1 111 sp t th ; ov - ~ven his . est et into the 1, ht pl c 6 it 111 b n cs- or or~ n too o se th rema 0 o th tic p fer ys l ate ~ n old citizen, "hoso loyalty 1 0 it eem as if it mu t go.in strenuth s hi days 0 e hd to a close ~ e pres 1 s01_ in 0 to effect: ' r . in 0 ,,. •ea de 1 0 1 An - June 27 ~ 1 • r . . . . . . . t int C y ; h h sf' t a a d 5 h man 1n d velo in it h l f 1 us nin the • r o that he 1 . 11 n~ t b a t continu o the s te S nat '• ··h le 1 tte ot1n thus thee it • • t m • ge ., yet. it 1 but a specimen of n to ,r . Bann n . 1 r num er re 1d nee s equir to pr ve a it fe to ab b n y nece ~ y to publi a asse ons so freel e by th or_ n of tl a f oc a e la o n fo his ov rth o . It is u ual o d p rat~ cu es to nd pt cou se. uoted a o., t n~ at ny cost to e at Ba~.nin and no nate one 1 o uld oppo e n1~ oli 1., inclu· 1 t t fa 1 d to tl1e port. On the day or the election o 1 t c v tot C unty C ti t Lo Pn ol s, th ; Journal SE1 : 2 T---Y U 1 n vot r in L An oles ou4tT 1s e pocte t t le p rt 1 th ri ry ulectlon. • • 1 ts r to bo cl ct ho 111 no .nnt e or t - ~t e e t. an 11 .;, mbl • • • • u in 0 thi cam :ai_ the J al s f vored Gene l B nin el ction to the ~ t t e nat e u h 1 a. ood Unio n ~ an nt support r of "'ov rnor L , capa le or a 1 e t . n _~ t . ount n t. Le isl tu • • • any c s f .1s10 alty ve been m de A~ln t :r. since 0 "b c m . can 1 ate, - . ut o ·ru hi to b e 1 p trlot, .. h not c n si · t em orthy of notice. It is ssl le t . t o ,0 ion n y believe th e fal rumors; t erefo print t e follocrin .- rt clo , hich llu to facts ou f1c1 t to convi ce an. un judlce t tour can 1 ate ~o ,t te - notor r. a cl r r co o . t .c:10 Union ucsti n: ,r . Edito . I vin 0 belon e to nd vote t ' t · Unio party r its o nization 1 this t ate ••• I at a lo s to lmo for v, cl1 to vote of t t 10 ets of . 2 I id. 1 Julr 15 1 1 6 • • .. • 52 cnn id tee • ••• One tic t 1 c lle t e 1 tic n the ot1e ~ th nti - Bann1n. ticket . e f 1 n a - support ,r of t he nti Ba n1n tick t ur e me to v ta t.o1r ticket ch f'ly on th g ound Or the ou t 1 loy 1 ty o , • B nnlng •••• Te oth r candid te re not p. nt upo t r o rite ••• as le lators; nor for acts of tats n hip •• • nor for n y remarkable t its of c c - ter an lo 1 g.. nov lty of th so r ~ nts ••• impel e m to mak so e inquiries resp tin the p 1t1c 1 antecedents of Ir . annin -. • • I ar. tol at on omo p1 1 c occ ion U . B 1ng ma ea eech 1 hie h placod himself mot unequivoc lly on t10 i oft e Union an t e . vernment . I m lo tol tho.tone yea o his sts.n in as a 1 yal n s such that each of tho t · o i __ ., int hich the Union p ty in t a coun was t n vL e . ~ el eta nim a de o ate to the · t te conve tion ~ a al o el c him a member oft eir rs ct1v County Co itte ••• I ve be n i t 1 co nty ov sine r, 1 , la t i'resi- onti 1 ction · v not ho o y disloyal cts o a u n- ti ,.nd a t e h o ---,es ts ~ r • lo 1 t , r . Uni tim ••• vo t elect h t t t- ~ to lace hi nty , ntro.1 tte-- e 1 e 1st o o t,:ru t rty in o r.~1n th s men •• ~ , un olic b r . _____ 1. 1 , in th m t i. ~ 1 lltical ~ o no c t 1st him ., 1c1e tl n t (. ~t .· 1 r .s o t. 'n rt, to~ t co te of :-11.fo It is to cer t 1 not :.1 en. r :-:rctt - ..l t cle 1 les " . It lso e Di ific nt Journal tro l<J' support r t - e - eot d d 1 gate to the o t I pite of' the d b ck to tl1 .._..u t, o o 1e ove ' t ) or Los 0 t ... 8 o v ntion ( 01_ mu ). lly 911 .le his 1 1v s the rad_, .... . into th c acter o ir . D in . ., fo t 1s reason 1s at iled t gr ater len 0 t t 10n . 1~ :1t ot~ · r .1 e b rrrnt • . • • • • . ... 53 Th l u h ann unc the lt the 1 ct on: In · lmin ton-.. fo Stat nat, n Union gul t Oket~ ineas 0 in del - nn • an g t t the C unty c rive tion .. --a.rbo11ne., 16 vote • ~ s ., 165; Van \alkenbu g ., 1 • 'i no 16 o:r J\nti -- I . ., • ts- .. • 67; Codey., 67; C Ls A n le the el ctton as very • • • • But ot ndin tl1. tr nuou er,. 66; c1t1 de to - ex t de at r . Bann ng., p ula ity p~~ua1le ov r prejudice an he by the e 1 t • 176; 1 d ng V e : 1 Ba in eon _ ue ele ates in hi en mies' tron hol., , equona., · 174; ..,.,.,.~,.., 77; Ba o s., l'"/7; La , 176 • . nti- gat - ~ asc r 1, 1 • , ock · 11 r , 1 9; :rt., 15 ; • ty Convention 1et t the C Hou e in um., 1 U ion C .ngel ., July at ten o'cloc {. It adopte1 n re olu- to 1 t ct nom1 es or the convention to upp rt F. • e Un t s en t # elocte f u:r del te t the t te convent n ., appoint l11neas Ba~_ ing he oft e C ty C tt e,. and nom111a.ted him unanirn u ly for the . ta e ~enat . 2 ly fte t r1is the nt1-B a iru,:itos held met ns~ bo t d tl1e Union arty,_ a _ chose the r on C di 3 The st ~ giv th tiuk t: e 1 ·11m 1n ton 6 Jou al6 July 2~# l 6 . ---- 2 • Jul • Ju 2 l • • • 54 or th tate ~ nate Un n ,arty 1 h i as _ nn1n B te ' J . lla Dem oratic r.u on tar in the month., a. J. Cla e ~ ec et - - of' th County ., c m1 ttae # annou.nc dad essos by hine s a -- 1 1in. and others - at ?1 ington ., ugu t 28; t L lietos ~ A urru. t 2; at ugust O; t ta na., ugu t 31; at pte er 2; at os A n el ., <ept mb er 1; 2 . 1 On the la t m ntion date ., a ery intere tin~ , cha1~ te set h - of' .r. Bann1n 6 ppaa ed in _al der t unusu 1 circ t nc • It lieu ed ( ro the I ri isti le) an bor t .. Si n tr -~F~=· [ "F"] It ems t t . ocr t a 11 a l e ublican .ere di 1ded into Cti _ s . 1 cus g t 1s art sru t1on ., the que ion a t .. 1 th r -~ r . Banning., t e e u lican c .. 1d~t ao -·ortt1 ~ 0 u ort or t e k Democ tic r c ion. h rt1cl" re d .2 • e of course the name or . 1neas B nnin st n-"s pr m n ntly o th m. • • • · rybo y lm.o s that 'ir . Ba min n v r h ld Offic n cone uently is not a p ofvs 1 n 1 pol t clan. ar y everybody lmo that he i ifted to no o 1na y deg:r e · t talent an~ ace ,pli hm.nts b tne ju 1cious u o ih ch he s ra ed himself. th1ou~. m ~ vic1ssttu e adver it es from the level or a oor clerk t hi p - sent pos on a t e f :rst business an in ~outhern California. o-----~--t runo these a chis lib lity 1 ct1v1ty 1 1ntegr1ty 1 an ta r o emost an extrao inary ~lft r1t un rri" co ta nty 1 ost 1 tun a eousl -: to g as at an un er t 1•nd the me ts 1 a ell or . iv! uals 1 s of bus!..~ s m tt rs hich may come before im ,. n v .r a.llovi r.:, l1is o ·n soun ju nt to be ·w.rpe ve · t . ost n oi · misr re ent - tion o th most su tlc one • 1J nt . .lt ou.- t 1 tt r 1 1 2 n ton pt mb 2 1 .. ust 2 , 1 - • • 55 ty l o e in t y t h the o ton he ••• h ha st 1 n ther an m e ur. ~nt ca up n De o t ••• th e a tim fen it as d n 0 roust vo Un n sent ment n t 1 c mmunity •• • • rominently a o ~ the t ly 1 yal men tan • Bann n~, ho 1th nl 1 al cu ag , rely ng on 1is r rml y et blished an e 1- f un ed epu ati n . • • h s been ch efly int Jnt 1 in di sa n'tin moderate nd jut vies nmon~ t ose · 1 o e in po 1t1 n to o irre blo mi hief n b iru? o:m nc 1 ula.ble mi ory u on tl ou ands of loyal citiz8ns b · r s and 11- s d tap • • • • I,,--,t everybody vote s hi c - cL;nce ct , but · f el a. ured hat • 1in a Baru in - - is th man o the ~e t ~ an the ~ enat th 1 ce o hies a . in . - The lection oc ur ed c ptembe • e l or .. e1 tor-- .~ . B nni ... ~ • 70; • tu .0 is n, 9 ; • rn • it oul rt at .r. ani1ing ha t ong opp on ~ a t t eit er t D o- crats e e in 1 mall minority 1 Lo lng:ele ounty or I n - of t em d cide 0 SU port the ot11 r c n id te • he . Fr Ci C 11 ke C mnent: 2 . ··• The el c ion of · hin s Ba in to t .1.e • • • , nate • • • 1 11 d it ple sur by th Union on t~-iroun-hout tho trt • .r. Bonnin~ is on of tie most ublic s i it d - nnd enterpr1 inc; men in Los ngolcs Count• •••• 1' ou5h hi o · n · e t much to o in s cu in, . . his elect on, i o c n_ot butt ,nk that the f ctiou op osition to 1 n by a r1 1 C' n 1 · te 01~ · 11e no11in tion., ha muc to o 1 producin~ th re ult •••• -It as v r bitter in it ,use of Ba:nnin ., an p1 gnanv :1 t :1 ao ert1ons h.oul not be elected , an the people Jlect . 1m. • • • _:r. .nn:r-1 g is a clear- heade • int 111 · 1 .t thorough _ oino- '.>USin .. ss man ~ho has ~one much for the Union cause a from ho oxcrt o a in t he Sonat 1uch oo 1na b x cct • a citizen of ra e valuo to hi com.~unit . I~ .3 • 1 ! . 1ll 1naton6 Journal , < . G tc: - b ., • 2 f'luote 1 tn 1., pt .... be 23 , • 3 ino t J J . iU r 20., 1 '3 ,... n., ,. .. . ..... • Th lect o oft is driv1n 0 n 10 thy citiz .n to the en t of California is not o ly o oj ct o t c n tul tion thou~ out t e tote but 1 o 1 a h 1 · 1 ly knoin as 1 l esteo. e . is on o those 1 re rvs 0 lle , lnr 0 - i~de • ~ J..1nr, 0 6 n 10 every p senc 1s 11f a c es. rn Califo 1 o t no citizen ~o ha~ done no 1 on va ,ce her best inter st C""• • • .. o t of 11 :.: n .~ ton 1 s a nument to hi et rprise, libe lit·, s ~ • Lon ;n~c .. n Bernardino · lon · felt t.. e it of · n sr it ., an .. r zona 1 l ar_ l y hi 1to_ . >lC ,4 c nnnunity in him elf; g eat o r fo _ood; a itti s a represen at ve oft m rican net r ~ an ou on r 1 th t anyone as oun to o_pos lection to 1y office. Ph1ne s Ba nin~ to t1. roll o en to s- elect n l took thJ o th of of 1c at ca~. e s on ,nro 111 .nt, 4 1 6 • as a point 0 t 1e C0"1U 1 t t ublic u11 ins , fin nc a lie x... ,_ tur • Of tl c - 1 t vi no S C 2 C t - · tl1 11 - e • ) cast hio vot f r t r ti ia ti n of t .. 1rt - nt tot Cons•it tion of' t e United St t ., foll · inL y Orte 0 cl us 1 :, 0 '1ft ..... t tcs ate ., ov mo Lou • 1 t l ra· fort s o.ff"icc . ri t C ont .. 0 J t: ' 1~ , etitio Of th :1ster 0 I" a 1t 11 Lo ,. · rth -r on tio 1 t : st te to .,J 0 t C 0. }"'lum under t air C rge;i:> re-..,ent I tit1 1 c 11fornia es ion., 7 . 2 Ib1 •• 75, o, 88. 3 Ibid.~ 75 o. • 4 I ., 97 . CJ th :.. · o 1 - 3 o _ t a· tl J ., · 1.to is C s .., t 1 ~ 0.1 .. a:> 0 0 "1a" n 0 . t - 1 t . .; nth .. 0 . C n th t, D t ct,. r t_ an nal ju al 1 tr1ct; 1 into t o b 11 , ne1 co of ju tice., th othe rel tie to ju· C al d1 t 1cts; 2 p e di ap o al o th he n 11 t l~e sa e o mine 1 1 ds by voting for a r que t that the C th Co 0 r or th n 1 orn1a de egation oppo e 1t in d tate ; 3 int due a b11 f t re of tl1e --1 ters or Charity in a11r rnia; 4 an , n r ay. y 26, intro uc a 11 top e for t 8 C nor a 1 1 ton to L 1 ~ nth C Y of' s n el • 5 d ys later An eb y 1 6 r. Bennin~ r.t o ce three bills: one, t ut r1 t e Oard ot Superv or the County of ,_ n Be n to subscr be one hun red n o a to th C pit 1 ock of a railr a compan. 1 formed to co t ct such r d; a t er., :Cor an act to aut 1oriza tho Bo r of' uperv1 r o th Count , of s An~ los to su scr1 t 0 1 ca n1a Le lature, Jou .:enate , 0 ixte nth n, 172. 2 Ib d.,. 17 .. 179. 3_b 1. 200 201. Ib •• 20 • 5 · id 216. ~ 0 5 hund.i:-ed thou dollar . to the c pit 1 stock or t o m y 0 niz r th1 nterpri e; t _e t hi d ~ fo an net to uthorize the mayor an tno co·-- 1 ~n council oft e City of Lo nff'el to su o 1be onJ und e t ousnn 011 rs to the capital st ck of t 1s ail oa company. T~.es bills are not pa sed at th1 ion of t l e L gisluture . r . nning returned tote ,ena.te in ecem r. 1 67. ~rly i_ ,L t 1e sessio he off er olution: 1 the follo n~ c ncurrent re That or t t V surv en t in Congr be in tructed , an te • to ur.~a t. o e ia.t e ami • ~ to a oe t th t t n v Y1¥1,"'ent of +he rt f tain th or c n t ctin 4 po t T o y l tr~ e ember 14~ 1 67, • nnin"' int od co bill au o z1n to Bo r . or t e Co·,nt:v. of Los n fifty thous n s to subsc t ervi ors or 1 of ono hun 011. rs tote c p1tal tock oft e n 1 an .... n 0 . 11 roo. -· 0. p .. n n '- t t . rs ,nt~ ant r bill auth r1z1n th Col1ncil of the C ty of Lo t n_eles to te.1 a s v nt 2 n ive tine thous n · .... dollar in tock in this co .. pany. ' hey re a sod b the ::..enate, Decembe 20., 1 67, a _ bv the !~ ssom ly., Janu ry 1 , 1 6 . teenth s n 1 6. 2 Ib1 •• 141 . 5 UC d been ace p h,d n ecurin _ the pa a .... f e 1 po ant b 11 ., ut t e mo t 1 ficult top in thi qucnc of events e ned to be taken: t c el ction for th nece s r~ C ty d o un y nanc al coope tion. The opposit1 of the la.r er taxpayer an t e over-conservative fa crs .- s very strong. It "to a 1 of _ ir . Bann ng ' s influence to Ce1. ry tho proj ct th u ,,1 On this occasion, the Los .n el s • s T e C th h a nt Gene ha parti e e ed a n ly in te d of a hostile attitu e . Its 1 : . ty ad C unty 111 hol to hu an t enty five nd of this ent re a ount of capital stock, fiv t ous nd o a s ., n · 111 th o t.h th ir pro e tie ant le to re r sent al .ost on h lf of t _e t c in eve vote ubmitt tot cm ny. van 1 --~-~in cont 01 t cot er ou rter fa million? :e t e funs t ta e it hims lf. cann t tr u~ f 1ends' 1p, or other mens 1_ tevor., control mi 1 on f stock for sever 1 ro ons . 1 t , o k 11 be ope to very cit zen o Lo e te. c nd. t~ opl 10 o b - oon ul er 01n ecunia. int r ts, r th-r th p t 1nte osts of ~in 0 • 0 n c s1ty this ail o d be bu t ~ n 11 te i teat the sea or int e bay or at any oh place that t . 2 vot o th city county stoc - oles yd te 1ne upon. The elect1 n occur ed -.:arc 24, 1•) ~ T o results ' -. indicate th s o:f t 3 In th City of C en e cont st . s Ing l s t vote t od-alt or t e ra1lro ., 297; a. a1 st the - rail oad ., 24 • In tl1e emain er of' the Count ., 403 vote or t 1 is project., hile 42'7 o po ed 1t. . ih- 1 ortant d c1sion as m o: a majority oft enty- eig t vot sin favor of the ~ ailroa.d . 1 I. er , 3 :>3 . 2 Lo _ n 1 , rch 3 ., 18 • 3J. ... C ton~ t .~ 12- 13 . n • • • CH T ..J •IV THE SA s .IL O .. 11a their s t1v co pan1 s Union cific est ard f m Omaha an tl1 Cant 1 hin 0 the c1f1o t f m ~ n F o1 oo, e ch competin_ for the he vy Qovernm 0 nt bsidy pe m a cl1m1n ym tins,- of the stockhol r 0 t L ele an -- San ed o a oad c - pe.ny a h ld at s A 1 s, Fe ary 12 1868. o 1nent bu 1ne m 0 t ount er e l ct a 1 cto s: Jo o. o n J. 8 G f'in ,. lle , J ~ 1 1 On , • • • • Fe ry 1 ,, the op r icl 0 I co o_ t1o er fil in th offic 0 the Secret of t to. .s r uir y th '1'0 _, ft an s nt of · 2,7 0 coll cte 2 ies . fr r1vate scri es to exp i p 11m n Th 1nco o ato J hn ng# p tit ne . t e oa~~ of up iso an the 1ty Council to call the eloct1o ~hich c 1 r o _o.rcl1 24., t tn rs lt as state in th ec in~; h t 3 • p y's ecord.-book ~ O ·'l an o r o:f pr 1 8,, to ere 1 t t ~ e stoc mold rs 1 t th ru ~ount 0 lrea y v . nee; 1 tos ngeles., lican, ebru ry 1, 186 . ------ 2 J. H. Landor.," eport o Los a 1 o "in t to Lo ol 1. n1 n -'o o r., July 2., 1 70, ton., • .. l n r that the t sur r 1 t ppear ng in t e mp y ' s account-book: e pen e account~-t T nnu . l • Tich ~ or.,. 12.,015. eeting oft e stoc hol as s cl ., ay 16. the ent1 fro tle oard of upe vi tock beine rep nted. Co mitt es s an the vQ 10n Counc 1 a pour for t_ e county and the city. .s a of · irecto , J. n. · ,i1nston., nd ·c , 11 oe '; o th er chos n tor pr sent t ho I couniy; John C1n" an Jo Schumac , th - ✓ity; John G . o ey, ·a.tt 11 ., and • pr1v t tock. At its fir t met ng. t r electe ·r. Don y ., ef"..ti nt . l!t later !"re uent 1neet_ !l' ~ t:e .41recto s to k steps to procu e rights of ay., c . t ction propo 0 a1s ~ t ns- ort tin cont ots. f . e c f rr1n ·vit v 1ou ca tal ts -n . cont ctor 1nclud ng etar .Jona. e~ .• i • Ivers , ·Phin a binso nd Dr . .... a11sb ry Ialey., "the a.l'lllin ropo 1 as finally accepted ~ a t e presid nt irect d to execute the co tract . 2 Previ us to this action the boa ha ., on June 13 , pure d from Ban in and Company~ for ~ 70~000 1 ~ t eir 1 Acc is sed calved., n i g . 1 to tl1e J l :, va ious stoc t l101 ers ha for th0 roaa ,~--.er~ leno h . C An· n to them and th efo a ~ 1_nm nt o ~ oir stock t rou r . er ,. o • cit., Col · vn? w 3 . " d l pe ty T_ llS. h u es and ce t 1 n t1 t 0 ton. The fir t ~ ame, 1 mizc ~ ve 1 ter- 1 1 ht into t.1 phase or arming ' s busin teamers 1 1 te ., ta ~ 1 cludin_ eon and Buoys 1 L1 hter ., "co nel ller' 1 L1::,l1ter 'Gene 1 Ho a n 1 Lig ter • " ryan ()' Linn' 5 Bo ts n kiff 100 7 000 , 00 2 ., 0 1 ~000 3 l.,;te er ., 0 c ic et" 10 ,.000 no - la on the stocls " • • as cont ct to con truc't e t · .. r . s 1 3 000 1 uh t n a: ni d e uu t ro • 1nc1 ent t l1 on t e · Tarr at ·11 . L ton to , n .. lo it .. cc in to given spec f1eat1on , anr to rocure t ho ntcw r 11 1t 11 r al e tatc in• a d Co p 11 - 011 Los ~ n el > 225 _.ooo ., tak n at a.r~ at . rlt •- ive cent # or fi ed for. co p at1on a evio 1 ~ cot . ct or it1 for t h SU C ty d Los ~ l ·~ ,, n .: 244 .,000 of f 1 L287 .,0 f' ce of Janu ry 1 .. 1 70. ~ #000 to , e p 1 es o ntj, bonds nd • 4:r e a, ta contra t as :, e n t 1enty-one mi .es )f r a at ., 1 #000 ~ r n. 1 ., 1 J. il r 30 00 in t • 2 . .iv - - t tal sou l i n t t te1 ent . - l • 63 to on or t _1e d C a Y P De • o~ the 1 -tter t e a _ ui al nt bon s t e P or t 1 1 e fort air cot. ~ t e 1 t y. often as a e the tes ~ 1 e on e to b ma. e • e a t 0 to o t d to n by the o . p ny ' chi f ont b a n an O ty O 1t 1 n 1 unty o ctor ~ nd ra to b d nf! , ca. ento . .. on a to s th O"'Jer as r v t o k ., C ty y la.1, in t o .. of equ 1 int 1 m t , s J ch mil . T_ city a a c unty lia 11 t-. s limit . to the .ount o the r on s , a. recte state etc; . 18 cot act furt er e a an eight., bin in up n an. art 0 1 s O c-, _ 1 11 , t r 01 o e , r or man r e (:" , of t' s or the 1 ci ent ther to" , as fo • • ry o s., ton. Fr ancho er ton., . · 6 , ch; lumber e to Los nge es: ce ie , ·.5; staves per 1.; ot ..., r n 1e F :ro. Los fi.nge s to nc_ ra': : er to ; s ., •';,• 08 a enge bet icon: d d d on 0 . 4; n d i • ty 5 r . en hi es r d • 11 e t 1 ~ ct 11 t 0 1 t • lot F 0 0 0 0 ·ngeles: • • V s., .. 3; lumbe , • ., t 0 p r on. F L s An el s t n • • ol., . 3; ult. ; g on C t d to th cont t ca 1 fr 2 0 • 2 t t, la r• ) . . 2 xty- assn r ca , 2 b C 10 pl t o. oa 3 b C • 2 d C • 0 y t tatio. at a xi. 11i~ co t 0 .2. 0 • , ' , t n~el s t a co t n t e ce di ,. o; .·1 . in ton ·• o .I - t t n ilding to co t~ clu n ..... t r n., t er ·2 00; e. nt 11 f et t :T" a • 1 e , I ., t t ho nt 1 t l foot v r 1cal; C tti t e et at • 1th i 8 tcl1es for dr 1n _o ~ o e . a bove; C l e t 0 ro 0 d., or i or bo o ►-,round. 1 .e., or 1ze as per 1 • ti 6 by 1ncr1 ~ , r ood., 8 fe t long, t 30 11.ches .from cente s; 1 on~ or T tte n at la st 45 pounds 1., he ·v~ rd· J 1 ba.lla 0 tinu., etc.,. irecte by C m ·. ny' er. 1 he Bo mou ly to e unani ey nan 1 ou of t 300.,000 o . fir t nort age nd ., deeming that n COSS ry fort compl t1on or tl1e r te rise. Tl1 b n a et be or t l 0 en in tion o • H. ':t-4. b e. Oc b bl 0 t, o an t S 0 - hl t C n., t • B nnin • o F nc 0 interest at· 10 per cent pe 65 on Ap 1 l an Octobe 1. according to int r t c t, eat c e . Colonel ~ •• Fl nt ohos C en n d ~. ~. a~1 t, sup int n ent . 1 lu e p se a z n eot n t e mo e 1 1 t ad ., C at st an , an P in s ct d T nd a s 1 n lly, ot • On tl 2 ., • e u 1 at n Co y n p cha ed. Th m by . r . Tic enor ov mb 2 ., the Bann as pl ce - n~ or p per mo e e to th bf r • l n a nder. 2 re p ugust 26 ., t o h cont ct to H •• Tic nor ap m r 5., p n t 1 tt r "ivi _ s tl~f ctory mo te mort e on s t th ount o 8 con to ': 6 ., 7 , r u . to a in ym nt of the al estate nd t ·Jrc f't ur ni C'I' as 1 ter s ttl ti . . • rmi (7 - e u t pp e y th 1 ecto te that th p ty ou~ht from Gee 1 -- n r . He 1ttt C 1B. 't('J'e • T ... e ute p ss1 a. un he t rn po · t or the - min ez hill n the n Pe ro CL-'10 a , 0 Sentem e 12 .. • a te fo the t eve miles 0 th rod fro j ilrn ton 3 20., 21 . t. C 4 . - 6 nd on the r d a ro<en t t . e ,11 . . in ton t .. r - m nu . ter t 1 or se s th ro pro_ · e 1 • A r vi it ~1 n6 the t of the co 2 • • ·he ck n 1 1 for mo a than a mile from the 1 in~. le of - en g ha b n complet • T_ e rk o 1 y1 ir n b n y u d . The ties are 1 ro,e . Gen l B nn ng 1s out 1nte nr ork. It 1 le rn t t the b lane 0 h b n :i d ys on t 1e y £ p • Ont e at thi not ton appea ea . t v mber 2a_ the directo s rec · 1v d and ap r ve th chief ngi r ' s fir t e ti te of o k an materi~~l at ')3'7 ., 639 . 2., an ~ ordered mo t - ge 1 sued to th c ntr c or tot t unt . e con ttee co en to confer rl t . th en£?i eer an - date ne the r tnain n route of t roa r co 1m n e ~ ec m - bar 14 ~ th 11 e lon. - t e n d o rod an 1 e a ;tr et ~ an t s or rd t t the r t surv T by olonel lint shoul ., to t, e ci y line., b ado te • h n. 00 ine r s - a tho 1ze to ma e ru. eys thane to tl1.e laz · • O Janu ry 6 • 186 • he sent the C estimate of ork d ne n · te 1 1 1 ed . at -~- 2 ~200; and on February 2 , the thir e ti ta t 'n 17 .,aao. o • Both er appr iVed at meeting on t l1 nd mor 3 ge bon s issued accord .gly. The f•ir t loo otive in -Outh rn -' lifo ia> t d ts~ i,...;an ived in Janu ry and a pl ce on t1e track J • c1 •• 20. 2 n 3J. H. 0 : ,, r of a d y 1 t I a u cha f re al., t ·e 1 • ~ 1869., a ,. 0.000. 1.1 e ay al ng -lameda to 11 7 . - o t lot,. -410 feet by 190 et., t s 1 at don Alameda n a Council in ted th 1ri'. t - o. 2 Con t ot1o _ of the tat on not be until August 14. 3 In F ry .. l 69., upon completion of tl1e th1 mil or th r lr d~ t e Council voted n livere bonds t tl1e ount r ·3_.500 a d ., n in June., 1 . 1 r an1ount ro t a fut .4 ile. - At the s ond nnuo.1 meeting of tho tockhol ers., 4.,99 ares of he 5.,000 ere r pr s ta. hen bor on the 0 0 rectoi-s a increase· to nin 1.e n d1 ctora a. G 1ff1n., n1n nd C ild ~ ··1ected Do ney a re i nt. On y 22., the er re nt his fourth e t - te., ·24 08 • on Jun 22 1s fifth ., at :·19 .,200; on ' pt • , ~ 16;. h s 1xth., at . ;.122., 400 • .11 ti t - ore a proved an mot a e bonds ordered to b issu.ed to t "' e C tractor., ab 1 nee r erve for a just. ent. October 6., Colonel 11n., 1 v1n com let d his ork tendered n1 rosir n tion. lJ. • C rnpton ., 0 • cit., 20. 2 a. 3L .ng 1 , ugust l ~ 1 6d . r 4L ' n le .. brua y 2 ... , Jue 27~ J. • L n er ., , olu. • l 6 • , t nt p ace co pl ined of e ys ~ by h p a due to the bu1ld1n C ry b ... e a e of mate ials to a 1ve - time. h b pl cod on .. r . n , 2 that t lt called u a Jul 1., to maki re 1 • • itor L s n 1 ~t r : y dee. ir: the t r 11 ~ .. o the Comp y 1 ted on o er to tho m 1 q ir c 1n re d, I be leave to y: T1 contr ct be y · elf u es t t the road ......... -11 b be r he before J u~ry 1, 70. Ten m les ••• 0 on he t en co - 111 id th u o d y n t . Te o t .. or t e x be built n t e; all th tie~ , x at f r e no 1 n ad or at ••• anc_o a e . The 1 n ~ xc t f ft tons, 1cn on t nciso , h s arrived, an should oth1ne happen, the loc 11 b 1n Los ... epte ab r no t, the r w 11 b f n1sh t.r mont befo e the time m nt one in th e a f m unfor· s en n~eles in - Very respectfully, you o dicnt ervant , ineas Dan in at le t eontroct. n fUll nnin By t m d 1 tin for about t . lvo month t c 1.e rai lroa ··as n 1 s, an the frc12r1t of n Company deliver 1 ~on~, ena 11n~ th l atter to - t . . e roun t 1p 1 on a. e 1 .. 11-- r oonneot1o th 11 • 4 Ul on o, th il re la v11 thin fo r or five miles of Los ·.ng le..,., the a -rs h 1 Lo - n le ('."1 pr11 2 1· 9 . , ~ 2 Los itn les, Jun 1 1 r , , • 3 Lo ele , J ly 3, 1 9 . ,: Ar1 l Jul 17 1869. Lo· s , 1 t1 nt populace co plained of · 8 y ~ e e by th a due to the b 11d n 0 C ary b e l a ilu e of mate ials to a rive on '""' time . 0 h b m pl cod on ~ r . Bann n 2 that he ., flt called u n , July 1~ to make re 1: Editor Ls A el tar: y de ~1r: r to tho m in _ ui e in g t the th r 11·•0 d., I be. leave to y: T~ contr ct bet" en the Cop y d y el u est t the ad sh 11 co - pl tad on o b fore J nuary 1., l 70. Ten m les ••• 111 be f n hed o d y n xt. Tho lost.. of the 1 rid s 11 be built n t ee; all the tis# x t f ~ t. - u and., re no n ed or at ••• ancno a • The 1 • xc pt f ft tons ., 1c 1s on t nc1sco , s arrived, an should othing happ n., the 1 comotiv c rs l be in Los e a from unror· s en nn-ele in septa ber not, n the r d 11 be f nish th mont b foe the ti om ntione in th Vey respecttu ly., your obediont erva.nt., hineas Ban 1n - at le t contract. By th m ddl of th month t ne rai lroa •• n n u n n fu a t n for about t ~c1vo nnin n Companr a el1ver 1 gons, na 11nb the 1 tter a.y. "oon after, as en o nta e le, an th freight of th t . inu to t e · th~ roun . trip in on nd e 1 11a conn~ct1o rl t tile 11 y. 4 As uly on c , the rails r rel id w .. thin for or ive miles of Los ~ ng le..,, the a ·rs h 1 Lo f.. n le , ~ pr11 2 ., 1 9. 2 .L s n A les, ., Jun 1 , 1 6 • 3 Lo ... e es., .. -:ta , J ly ., 1 69 . LO ' s, Jul 7 869. • e l Lan .. . d t 1 t of th 1 cul t C Y • Tho b 1 .., • ar 1 A th h l C r OU te ra l an •!,_ - - er th bu l 2 no-• • A he f ""'e ember elect1o a_p c od. un- C pu u it C n a ailed th ha cter of .r. B ina 0 an of r . 13. D. -,11son.., iho as call d th ann ng-· ,£.,.O\'lll0Y c ndi ate for t tate senate. r. s iri the C s 0 the Bann1 g campai 0 four yea.rs proviou .., such r lso tat - mcnt se e to trenpthan r ther than n tne o .f'fico- - e er h they a1me to d feat. : 11 on was electe .., 1th the C ty 1 s V ta.., 96 t • Oi f (.. t e itoz• of t :1 0 p it1 n • as 1111n to 0 1 ell 1llu trated b T t · . 0 ' 0 n o 1tor1 1:3 ~ ....,, • · ·1 n~ t e ca ____ !date 1 v ry much al lest the de people be de u d and t x • ro4_. present appear ances it t u 1 h me ce dincly, but 1h n · 20,000 as add d t t e c t of the 11--... d by t:r. g bu in., the c nt ct at that sum.., Mr. ~1 on slips \ere ·1e.., an • lh t t 20 O ia.s di tr bute am n9' th ten ori .. 1na1 --- h eh r •h b 1n~ one oft m-•he ver complac ntly ed the outh of his mn. moth .. u e over 1.,6 . of t as po ·' e su a that is ha t .., 1 :-ie me s m · n tal n t C ti f The edito r the ~eek y ~tap copie this venomous in ct- ment .., 4 conm nt don it in fen e of ~ • · 1lson, arjd clo c 1th". Card' hieh ef'ute the ivon 1n~1nuations: 1 L s n~eles, , Jul· 17.., 1969 . 2 Au.u t 21., 1969. Ib d .~ - 3 L s An ele • fl u st 22, 19 • 4 A n~ le f, Urol t 23., LOS • • . . .. 7 I n to state that fro t_ e organ z tion · d c ro 11 -- .... o pan 1' un l h ve b cret cy counne l of ad y hav k t the r counts~ d fa 111a !th er r ns ct1ons 6 up to the dat of c l y' tm nt a er a n I fr el • r y st.a , 11 do the · e und o - th, that .:r . • .·11son nave d one c nt f r-w,.....,. lr comp ny, t r co t OU there doll r of tock 1 ued by ad T to ~ . son~ save one sh e., tha t oomp m ~ nor er to na le h to s e as di ctor, if he le · o s e . J . ~ · : • · e · n 'mi th. Anyone iho stu 1st e life or hine Be.nnin, becomes c u ainte th his 1nte ri ty, an . ..... t confi enoe pl oe in hi by a lart e C mun1t · of frl .nr ., is ult cert in 1..,_ at the · . 20 .ooo 1 1n a.ti n no J. oun, '-" t · ?! i r f ct . he e l ji Cl t 0 11 l1t n - n t h ul oth materi 1 nn pas en e • It i -1 S 1 ce ~ to . 20., t 'n rthich r ve at ·11. 1 1n ton., on t1 cho ~u Johnson, Octo e 5. C l.0 1 wero all built t . 1 in to . t i 1 - county, j acti iti ~ n t at b t ens or th line . Shi 1 o st bl1 d t ,:11. inszton in hich a tu. an. pa e st · a er for l1orbor uty built. 2 G ne 1 Ba 1in~ havin not f 1rector at their rnonthly m eting ,. October 6., th · t i shou _ 1 In r t e road for accept nee as soon as t i e loc not ive 1 sin ru in 1 J. "· Crampton., o • ---- 2J. Al ~rt ii i son., o t., 7 • ---- • ?l ~ . 1ng., Ile n r ~ o· to r 2 8. C . tt e to xam. n it. be 27., t ce y r C d t t~ a so n a cert 1 · minor rt1cul ""8 h d p be C p d th t e t' d be ao pt d a t e cont t 1 cha d . On Jan1ary 3 ., 1 70~ the tim VI S e tended to p 11 1 :ro ··r. Ba.nnin{:? t oom 1 te hi 0 2 • The B a 1s ad _, r . Bonnin. tot ,,, them ageme t or tt1a ne 0 , but he ec ne ., comm.en• 1 1nst0 - that He;;. thorn "1 ven that 0 tion. ctin~ on. t s su ._estion., the i ct m . . d th e cneral suer nten- nt . 3 The 1 t tr_ 1n er con 1 t~ of en a. in 0111 __ • en _~in • • ~ tin tzel ., .. ire , ; ? • A. ~1 c: ona.1 ., conducto ; , a.nk nahan . _,. an. 4 Octo r 26., t e Los n eles Cm n, gave an excurs1o nnd b~ 11~ t dro ailr d occ s1 on b in." the 1 tran fer o the r d fro. tJ:1 co t ct ors to tr. company. The first train . for ,; · 1m1n ton nt in , n the morn n • an, childre i s co. fort ly care f r . e 1 t ("! "11 in~ .frci 1t" - at the : 11 .. tin,ton terminus. - -, r · the , examine o. _ _ s op ~ t ta.mars ., bots ., hip- ya nloa rrived. an ml ..., rve • t tar, October 9~ 1~6 . o lt. rnn • 3 Lo s · 1n . 1 s., ctober 9., l . 6 • 4 ' C. J . P dh 6. .t t elve _. anoth r t. 1s n ton tat ., • Y e n1ng ,. be r.ie comin, - C ee. The tt t n cu e y of f e ployoas no 1 t1 - r ct on an pp n s . C 1 nel Ch pl :y, 4 - , : ec Jt r".t of th C pany, sin cha ge r o.rrO.n!7e_ - nts. h ly b f re n e ., t e ain urn to S · n~ eles . Int eveninr-- th _,, t r ·- b f'urnishe in p ncr musio _,, to~ t c ball ioh gi an in the t depot buildtn. s . hbout t. o thou d peop e rtieip'""ted in th - event 1 affair. 1 Al o t fou. . months elap e ter tn.e r ad s bl c yo ned before it ccept bv t,1 comp Y • 2 0 em r 30, 1~6 ~ the dir cto t re 111 r o the mor1ig ~ - e OjJ,dO iti;;su to the c nt otor. n surrl in ce of hi con a.ct ( out. . . 450) as t apply to r payment m de ~ him on th sala y of the ch1e engine r ., r . F int . D em·ng it es ential to their u iness, th iracto o the r l a, ryecember 9 ~ 1 ~9 , pu chns ts , lighters, a ot .. er .rop tJ o:f t L .le ol - esta 11 . ed fi Toml1 .... on and Company ., for ... 19 , 000 . 3 J uary 7 . 1 70 , c.n a. ser:,sm t of fi -per c nt pa._~ blo 1 co no 1n coupons_ ove e ., ,as lov1ed on t a P .. vatv tock to pay the int rest on th0 mort~a :)e on • T asse sment asp 1 in 11 ., sixt do 1 in C?Old the re- ma1nder 1 coupon f num ers t · · o ee. 1 Los Angel .., , . ar ., Oct e 3 • 1. e · ,. 2 J . ·npton, op.· c t . , 32. ce er 11 1 9 • 0 7 0 tin"' th. , .. Hel p nt # b y 16 by the d1 cto t rec tl1 ne ro • he ted., rch 9• th t th n • t ct ful y c d it • C pt C rte.inf 11 g in n lameda t eet llich s b ng com 1 t as fat as p 1 1 • T' e Lo A e n Q n Pe ro a.l 1 d as than. by re olution,. fo lly accoptea . 1 The accompanying photostat gives th p ss ru;,:e fa s~ re1 ht r te , nd time chedule in th a ly day 0£ ope t1on. because the time to time complaints er made by the public l"ds or directors had fail d to make "ro . 1 reports of the per tion an con uct of an enterpris t hich the 1th and c d1t of the cou t an tne city or Los An lag ly pled ed. e Los v ry bu lve in its cr1t1e1 • ·r. one, di a ed 1th ome d ci ions or t e 11 00. 1rocto at• ha gon overt t e oppos t1on. 1is card in the many eriou accu at1ons ag inst the railroa company. Havin rve its pre 1 ent., 1s st tern ts ~re tak n b many p o le as aut ntic., .and an investi_ ,,a.tion .. e nde. At o run er • int e Di t ict Court~ Jud vo rison o ore t t t e co pa y sh ~fl caus ., Jun 24 1 h an 1nj otion shoul not be ant d an rece v r appo : te s ue te int J . H . Lan er~ t • ., col 2 orr1a1 1 epo to ro . ilroa Co e.n ~ u lem nt to L Jul ~ 2. 1 70. ___ ,.__, _ ___ __ • 7 p ti an of the C 0 Oun 11 ;..)ain t th ailro • an ate po injun t on nted a e t nn t 8 1 and it 1 ecto 0 l in payin cc t o.n y and r s for con t ction P- ent or fr th pu C of roal estate., boat • 11 0 l1ters, and rves ~ 1 Ap r C d ve b lly b ·a.11ace 00 orth, p 1 e t of' t a rd of upe 1 or ~ _1 • J 1tt., the 0 t • • u e int n ant., e statem nt ., Jun , C 11 ha tily 0 t lO ay 0 ,in 1ry., ut vouc for s clo lJ ap ro - . ti . - act al facts . s nd a dro lro Co an (h n1 ] ha~ ed fro Oct e 69 ~ to 1p 11 30~ 70 17 .,670 ton asso d freight., r c the -: h e rece v th f > 6 ., 47. o . t er tech rg byte r-- 1 ~- in hou r or to the co pletio or t e ro ., t . s rt t o o t e bov n l of ton oul a. ou t to · 17 the arnount s ved to be 2 fo 1 month , ,110.,140 • . 20 2 1 . 90 pr , . T e t:e C SU t as a co. ent rea to the county an ci:t,y mm er f t e 0 of' Di C Sin C n enting to _ e c e t1o n issu nc of t m tnao. 0 o bond • l: 0 dit r of the l.-, publ c n 3 fi . r that~ 1 t1 i;)t C rep 1 1tte to ec .e rt loss, t ta Pc yors oul be re on~1bl for t7 5 ,.000,- inclu 1 !! t, 1v .,· 222,000 of on - ·l 0 y issue and h inter st ther on t t 10 er c t for 1 Lo r. el lien> Juno 9 > 1 70. 2 to s, __ , June 11,170. 3 to .n~ le. epublic • J ne 9. 1~70. • T pe th t t 8 d ,. u n nor tc.L.A.ut1 h ur a th o nty t __ _ to r s the tte on t 00. or u . ..,rv-1 I. a met hr 1 s o t t t e r "• fo e lon no ins c t tion fa y t e o t a He c it. t1on 1n c auth riz of th co pa y ~ 11 re o r • P e b in 0 C e ., h en oe th m mbe 1 th n tl e ., and ~ ' n ••• to the or o o to roco le u l " . T 1 • 1 t1 o of n - hin nnin ce- p esi ont , a opt d t p t , t a co~- ,- t tut ment of the t ·Otion an ti t1 oft e comp y . Th the ci to up em t it " th me n tioe a a~.it ti 11 o asse ti n n uen- do " c t in 1n tho art cle of ex-pr ent no~ iney ., in c n 1 ep ~ n a 1 ns of the _ _ _ ..._._ ___ _ ~ ar in co cu 1 ns a ived at by th ·~~ M .. ,-tt e of the c n c un J. H L n column 1. • 0 n the C ty e n t gt th p 0 7 1 • fter d cus ng t the · o pl ind th t th th t 11 t b o u pr 1ou contract on th tin ec ry igh ; t t es_ v n y ·r • . the -~......... 1 ccu ate ; t:at the route that cos hi att nt t bad v O ng , c in the Lan ' · ble to be o y nut ~ re of the fo . r b n ·s , Pr 1 nt n for t,1.e pa nncnt of 1 te t o ey 1 s asse tion that t e e the ava 1 bl means" for th the a as not upporte b ta ct~. ('o e: 35, 00 and Com..,any, r . Tiehen r h fut is a ~ n _c uding his unau te account . an B nn n l ght go pope ty, for nich a et ha b en c pt in mort 0 #e onds. In re~pon to C po ad b their (t unc11 ) Oi. it t c 1 f ct ~ tl1e Bo ha t _ i t ., r t bu1 or 1 3 2 .,0 o. 11 lu in , ·ou have be onl· mils 1 le o-th; s cco ., ea s for ai u e to c o e · it t e on 1.. u 1 n in the n er repo lack of a;_)r ~ .. e t on that t cost th I3 n in". cont act ., or t n cdo annin~ roperty~ a ctl~ p opos 1 o ld coct f r 2. - .• ile oa l in 0 1 ; urth ., ht th u chas of the y s e it ~ by th _ ·.rt cl s r A ciat n; c n I po er to cont o ,locti ns of th ot t h ve b en a-re tly buso .i' en ., o· ·n1n~ a he 730 sha s of toe ~ 'h c ose n1no ol re 1- · n.ts of .. _ .. ueS a pear - · inst ve~J res ~eta Jle f1_ r t 1 hep e 1 nts oft e coun y anr city s th ., y at t La ~1 . cto s d never ad on ~eptem r 1 ~ ln69 , but that ~ f • T ch~~i- , ha on 1 ctobe 23 , t ,rdere the~ -,~~ nce i nd a n ~ on eb rr 16~ a ter ~o • p y th c n pa cu ar sp . ci . 1 d : the ornn11tt e to r c 11 r d ; eventh., that the e . t to · .. r . rric vnor ., "ch 8R 1 a it 1 . t 1 vh st C., beir L a p t oft e fist cot, of the rod ., emand a applic to of the 1r t e 1 "; _ o1 1 t t t Tichono1 an<l Ba.nnin ·~ 11 t th fttll amount of est c h 1 t 1 ou h 1 ~ui r n imp por • r ln t t ,.. 'on a 1 g te ge qu1pment pu ch d ~ tle Council and the publ c e n Ci on o th obli~at1on c t 1ne 1n tho cont ct1 n cont ct res eotinr: m imum r tes o - f e1 ht nd p e' ., r.r. Bann1 had offe in 1 iting t, t k b ck 11 the real ostate an .e o~ 1 p pet sol o t e cop ny by h m, 'at cot 70~000 in ~Ol ., itho t ch for u • v ng up, as th cons1 e t1on., mort ., t cents., 1th coup fr numb f1 e ., inclu 1 V ., ttache h d also off'ere to repay th cost of 1tt1no u the ' • tea e , and to urchase t cost th.a ""1 t 11g te . nte , an t 0 o linson and Comp Y Pop rty • 11 in ol t ent1 tr n action in s o al - ountin!.:;) to .1122 .,000. On this o t on rous pro sition~ the oar not ., t ta' .. en c ion. unless done in the . fa sessments~ to ~ r c ~nt or t e a outs ~ .ich ould n ces~ 1ly coll ~ fr m tt other privat tockhol a ~" not creditors of • J>..;ince t e 1 ndebtedne s \ oul not be - y - the o ly mm at ne s , as es t v at so to met the s nu inte est and p oper pa , ents to the 1 kin fun . h , t .1 o state, re to t nee. n torate of Los ngele a J.d ( an :i d o t 11 ~ oa vompany,. 0 t,po ts to th Citizen of Los An ·e1 . s "'ott t .. , " ,up 1 ment to L n eles t r~ J ly 2 .,, 1 70• colurnn 2., n. 2. • ' ' • 0 a u n , P t g in t th n o·· umn the ~ the Di ct s eclar d that con true . .. tion db t ct and t_ a o t ot b ine don very ene u in • T e pa1 hi trib to .. • Tic eno ...... ho ha com t,o the i- community al! o ta tran er, n o hn er due god to the t at1 , t ken the cont t, nd 'laid out h1 11 C t f the a , 1t t ft e of it epr1ve tholr junctiv prop ty" . To pp el ~ f u h m oul e t 1 ty "of fo1, l ~n cap t 1 in :i- f\tture PU 1 C n e pr se". n co 0 u 1 , th 1 ecto , C min. r co _ , _ ition ..... ~ as ol an~ st bl he r s1 ant , oldin t 1v1al 1nve tme t in t 1 l ho e 1nt rest str naly 1 entif1 1th the U 1 C inte sts,. p mise to ta t e me ures · J e · ss~ ry to p tect tl1 m its mo ~ ge ebt . lure to have don so y f e oa t iev d "the only ub .. t t al au e fo th outc· th t ha be n r 1 e t • The r p 0 t e i oto > t u surnmarlz d 1n s the C ta 0 June 6 ~ 1 70, a d th sirrnatures or • D . "" 1lson_. P:.ine s Bannin f..1 n I . I Ii lL'Tlan~ , • • ~ ~ - • 1.eller, H. ott., "1 "! 0 0 , an Joh .. in~. • ' . .Vh n th rep of J • Lan e s and t e pl tion of ., 1 cto e !!ive .. to t e public, t ey ~ e J. e econ- y :.J: e annual r port to t l1 p o o fro Octo er 26, l 6, tot er t ary o t te for th cos o t h t ea ~ an 0 1e ~ , . .. by the a ch, pe intendent' report 1 for J nu y~ pril ·r 1870. 2 bru yin 187., va ious citizen re ua t d 7 the road' sup rinten ent a tateme t of statistic d est1 t " of int re t to the u lie . itt cco · 1 ~ly com ile t e summa f"iJ f'o the y ar l 70. as iven in pp V i t 11 - I'r t1vo . ~eh s d his f f the 001{ of tl1e • co pany ., k pt withe und h C nt ol and up .,rv 1 si on. or their CCU cy ho r t • 3 t, m eti ot th st kholder ~ lfa,y 20., 1· 71 Directors r - 1 ct c': . ven mern ars of tho Bo . .l1e n 9 7 b ard chose 1. • 1 on~ pr si ont ; hineas anni o• v ce- .-res:. ent; I. · . • lI l n t o u er; nd J mv s • L~ nder., S t,C et .i;. Y• 4 Th Lo -.n~eles n San Pe 0 a.11 - lly - t 8.1 E} to th ..... c-o the a.e i pany fp il 2 , 1 73 ., 1 t -:-r. l'ic ,1eno ho h ld th oontrolli , Sha 0 of t sto k . • ~ ..:'18 ne· co any pla ne to co11tinue t~ e men th n d an to ke ut f changes in t e active am i t io • ..l "t tockh lder s ting., ~ 17 n boa of l • m ·- . ec ·ors , ~ s elect d: B. .. 1 son o • :111 (I vohen., , • , . ... • • Lio enor, · ~ .J• • Co ton., a • ris t ne., 1 .up 1 . 2 , ee 31 , l 71 . C • _, • • Alameda Street Depot and Train, Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad ci • plie this th all t n it t ut o n s 0 At he C pl t n 0 th t 1 1 • 1 t nn He he e s .... n c.le in ve a la:r 0 e d ount oug ta ·ne. n s sun ucc sful, he i p se f Q. 1 t re t ld te ms adv ie e . led cl1e o • had ente d the r,.iilroad bu i ss lu oa. to urr r 1 It thus b 1ch 11 1 g o ma ea n ~ tr, m z st and p r1t as o ol . rre money, c ed t . ie bo ed 30 .,000 in L n t r tun d t his form r ctivitie t, : .1 l m i r-ton l rb r . 1 rmin 1 11. • CHAPTER SIX BA I 10 A:ND THE SO UTHE PhCIFIC 1 .Jhen the Southern Pacific Railroad Company., December 2~ 1865~ f11 d its Ce t1f1cate of Incorpo tion 1th the Seore~ tary of State at Sac mento. Phin a an 1ng'a name as on the 11st of incorporator • 1 The pu ose of this company s to build south ard from San F anc1sco throu~h the counties -- of Santa Clara~. onterey~ San Luis O 1spo~ Tulare, a.nd ern, and thence to Los Angeles and San iego. Th.e charter , s granted because it ould open up a g~eat agricultural section, widen t market,and stimulate the production of Arizona's an i~ ~ i~oxico ' s mineral ealtl1.. In 186'7 ~ the company aci ed to proceed · rrom Gilroy through Pacheco Pa.as into the upper San Joa~u1n Valley, south ard throu~h Stockton and , esno, to Bak rsfield~ an thence into Southern Cal1forn1a. 2 Tho o mers planned ea tern · bu 1ness over the Atlantic and acific hich had been projecte and was bein~ constructed wit. thi 1n vie . nning and • D. 1lson conceived the 1 .ea of buildin. the outhern )ac1f1c south a .ngeles., and of taking a more southem route for an eastern terminus. Although the route to Los ~ ngeles pres nte a difficult ong1heer1nf' problom as ell a expensive construction., lire Banning· pressed the matter upon Gover-nor Stanford and ient to · :ashi:Cl,.:;ton t · O secure c ngress1onal ai r ] . 3 1 ·11m1n_ .. ton., Joirnal# ecomber 23 ~ 186 . 2 ock\vell Iiunt~ in unt an l.m ent., Oxcart • 161~ 162. 3 unbound s,, Bann ns 10. • I • .... LOS ANGELES AND SAN PEDRO . 1? A I L R O A D. On an,t after Xonmber lit, 1869, train, will run a follo\T ,· lea.Ying ". ILlIIXGT0'X-8 A. 11. and 1 P, If. LO, ANGELES-JO .t.. K. and 4 r. •· }:xc pt on da11 or ,teamer arrh·al from San Frnn<-i co, when trains will run to connect witb tc:imcr. P11. ~engerK for flan Frnncltco will leaYo l,01 A.,. grle, hy the JO A, x. train, connecting al Wilmioc• , n with the Company'• new »teamer LOS . ANGELES, To Ancbf)rage. I' ARE: Between J.01 Ang le and WiJmingtoo ......... $1 61 • • '' and Aucboragc ........... 2 ~O •• Wi1miogte>n " ........... 1 uO {' mmuf Rtion Ticketlt, Iletween Loa Ang Jc, ancl Wilmington, tlO per month. ltrelght from Anchorage to Lo• Angele, I Dry Go di, ·l per ton measurement. ll r eri •, ,..; per too "eight. 't v , t 1 > cr ton weight. Utb r wercban ear bar to B nning and CO' p ny i \,1lm1ng tOil. r rhe dmiral . h o lled San edro one ·1:> the best nchorac;es , .n the nac1f1c co t. exceptin onl an Frtiticisco and s n 1ego o t break 1 ater l1e thouuht neoess ry to ~ Jrotect fron1 south e t ~inds 1~ ·1 ter. It could be ro~ided, ~ believ d , from terial furnished on the s pot )Y nature: .... tone fro .. t 1 te · e ah and rook fro. . 0 Dead "I. an' s I 1 r~ • " 3uch a ' · 1 ole 1 ' ,·oul d provide s ,::fe I oor11 1 s for fi f ty ships of t he lar ·- est draft at o .. e t1~e. e expressed sur rise . th t no defini te m ove had been made bv the peo le to ·ard s oh proteotio • . e felt :re o Vin ,,· l1r:ht. ouse 0 .,.1 oir. t 1rm1n an 1 · e 1 :te need l1eth r a bre · k,; ter v ere built r Il t. he 1m ort~noe of the ay of n )edro as a 1 J. Alert 11a n, oe. cit., 141 . 2 1' nr11 2, l 6. . . . • , \II~ ",\1// ~J I I ~. ~1,.//;, . -~¥~ ~ ~_., -- " ~ - ~-.,. ..... ::.,.,- -·. ~ _ .. - , .. . ~ -~ . , ., .. . , ' ,,.... . . " .. ;t t· .~\ ', ' · . ' , \, .. \ ' , J '·' • ..J_J..J...J -MAPo,- S a,,,£ P, d roffi-,,.,,.,bo r Jlu,w'"'!f /oc;ct llo,L it'./ brea-kn-"Ccr u.s p_rr•1 u.st><l l>y Vu 1Jvurc~J <>f /891, /1Jr1r an4Jl, aJ ft'.na-Z-'!/. /cc,a.l. •d, 6y l/u.., .Board, rg .J89?, _ sC,,ot.U,, __ 4 . .... .. , 0 !4 ~ ___ .._ _____ ....., __ _. .lk~ul ,rt.a,u,j I4l«,u,L. .. ........ . naval station~ he said ., could not be over- ostimatod. In case or a .foreign v,ar the onemy .1ould t one per - 001 ve its tac111t1es a n take advnnta ("'c o • ., ern u_ l ess - steps vrero t ken in time for t m ericans .to p1~ Vf3nt . If possible. he concluded , harbor imr rovomonts s~ould e l ogun at onco. : :1 en accomplish ed ., t c f a no of Los Angeles Cou11t y as tho ga rden or California. :·:ou l b e 1orld- ~1i e . C 11 C 1 l J -., .. id 2 i lli orne us o e , • 1 • .• ne , , · nm G i 4 C " ·, . 11 ~ 5 .-.:.. u 1 1 n ., • • ,., 1 a r -..1 , .. a r; . J • P1-.udl-1omm · 6 credit Phineas _ a _ ~ i n ") mor ) t . a 1 an ot ;r citizen with t h e initial 0ntor pris o t or1 a r ;' ofi 1.~ 1 y i rn.pr ov e - tion to the1 teotimonials of pt1bl1c- s n1 }:'i te-. of f ort ~ one iritcr went so far as t o sn ; it is n -rc to assw o t 1 a.t but for .. ,. • anning n o a j opriation ~~oul i ov er 1 corn0lius Col , ;:or1101 ~,,s., 2 3 • l'_) c. J . /1 1 rt : ! 11 son , o J • c 1 t • , 1 L~ 2 . 3 I bid.~ 144 . Lo s ,. --in:olcs, 2 G o . rib:( 5 c. • t 1 llnrd., Tl1e - e Cot test ., 3b. 6 c. J . ru -=111.0 o., op . c i t • ., J • have be ... n made r or the ,.1ln 1irL ~ · on :,tar" o . 1 seem to oor .1. 0 orate t 1cir assert1orts . h e tact In February, 1870, Don Be ito t ilson 1 .. J. the Celifor11a ~tate 3cnate 1ntroauoed a joint resolution for LJtate act1 n. Jie presente a letter at t ;iis tim ll ·•rro General ._lexe.n ~ r- , i ~ char c.;; e of the '.'tn ,ir .. eering Dooart ei1t fOJ. the ,.,aci' ic Coast. setti forth the .. -raot1oab111 ty enc .. the ncce ssi ty of executi 1g t he har 1 Jor ro ject. r rhe expressed hope for the en orsei rr .nt of - ~• :11son•s r esolut1 ln b the lebislature, in oraer t · c t the . a.tter . 1 ht oe brou,;ht uthorit ti· ely before the nation's repr c- entati es fn .·. sh1 - ton. 2 1his desire . ~ s soon re .11zed. 1 ~ the nited ~t tes S nate ~ored th - i.sertion or· &n are dtlent in the ~~ nroprintion bill ~~r ~ tin[: }100.000 for ur ··-·ed IIJ tro. ·ly for 1 ts asse.t_ e . Lole res ons1 t>le f or the l oss of t his a ~--Len .r ent. ··,hou ;h a neurin -:; c;enerally in to.vor ot t · c r,1eesure, he h ad -isec his aollo~GUe to ;it dr \ ': it. U1 ~er t · se con itions the Sen&te co il. sunno1"t 3 ... .. . l • 1 lla J.. . l .ud,': i g , pp . cit • ., 325. 2 : eb u& ry 26, 18?0. 3 ly 30, l ?O. ' . 100 r., :r • . lilson, at personal cost., ont to oas:11ngton and pressed t e m tt r upon tho controllin_ cormnittees 11t ruch effect as to O)tain t _ e pas a ~e of an appropriation for -200.,000. f._ t this time~ :. ilmi11gton 1ns made a port of delivery., and the Sout":1 .rn ' ... cific Rail oad 1as civen BrA ts to ona lo it to uild frm1 ~an Francisco to tl10 Columbia. J ivor via Los :· n"t;les . 1 For - the first harbor a._ --propr1nt1on., muo11 ere -1t is ue Colonel ~ o. ~ ougl'1to11, of ..... nn Jose., a .i 1..J nher of t!1c California deleg:1tion in thu Jiouse of :\ ..;pr e s -.-nt: :tive • and a. ··a1 1 frie11d of General Bn111iinn :. 2 ._,, 101 Bo.fore developinant of th.o inner h rbor w s insti tuted , the "estuar " or "creek" , for?no· by tl1e m inland on the iest and b attlesno.ke or Terminal Isla 11 on t l1~ o~ ~st., had a channel two 1 niles long, ono hundr d f 1;.et ,vi e, an six to ten feet deep at lo~ tide. This wo~ sufficient for 1· ~h t rs, tugs, bar~es ., an the sr t1aller boats 02,, coast craft . : t tho mouth of the 0 creek"~ cutting it off fro, t 1e out r bay., uas a bar 'lhere the water vras only e1 - ~ . teen 11 ch s dee at lorr ti l o . Tl, e use of t .1.10 c 11.onn 1 \7as tht1s 1 Los Ang los.. Star .. ,. :arch 4.. 1871 . "' "'Los 11 ngel s,. Harbor or .isslo., ,. :--oi-t of ngeles (1913)., 27. ----------- .. • limited to vessels that could c:ross tho bcr t hich tie. Flats or lagoons surrounded the "estuary" to the east and vreat 1n t e city of . ·11minr:ton. The out .. r harbor 102 was protected by Point t,.~1rm1n on the t'lcst ., an so mev, .. 1at s l1oltered by Catalina Isl nd , oig1'1teen or tH0nt:v miles distant , 0 1 1 the sout!1 and south:1est. Thero ivas no protec tion fron southeast storms . wl ich were muc'.1. :f0ured by t_1a sailor in winter. 1 In tho lO?O ' s . there was little tl'lougl1t of a breakwater., such ns exists todu;r ., to sa.fo !!uard anch Ol"Llze in tho outer h.o.rbor•. l ft e r tl1e pussa~e of t :~A p r,rop:riation fora c Jrmni t t .. d to Color 1 G. fI. "":o .. del 1., of (}on r a 1 ,· l cxandcr ' s 2 staff. By July., Colonel r,~endell 's lans f or a break- 11 ater heBin -:ing at ·iattlesna.l{o Island • r:11 exton int., to Dea man ' s Islan" had been tra.i-1smittcJ to .. as 111rrton for - approval . 'Il10 brealmutor was to be fol .. ca of crihs as designed by Generul Alexandor. It was propos~c to c O!nplete 3~600 f eet the firsts aso1 . At t his time tho Los lngcles Sta , olt:1ough at v~rinnce ~11th ,1r . -anni· e poli tic ,,11~ ., mo. o coi. 1 ent: 3 1 J . 1.1. Gui n ., i n '·.llo. LUd\'Ji ~ ' s Los ~ngelas~ 259 . r, GLos -~ngeles., st ~1.r ., Lpril 20., 1 .. 71 . ~Ibid • ., JUl'"'r 8., 1 ?l . r)istr:tct of 0 • It is J..ot s Yi ~~ too much, ·e· think, th t to the e er . y and pe :se e ---a oe r f Gt.nfoI al J~nj.~ i 0 · i~ a ~ ose · cuociatec 't.it him. are v ; 1 ·.Ldebtec 1.or t ,,1s great pu ol1o l .1.prove- ,.;1e1 t • ::1i cl :1 l l e·J"e • t rllly r-ove o s J.~h v st 1:1 .. 01--t oe to t co1 --;eroc of this .... hole _"out:-iern cou tr, , The contract for t he co11struotion of t e first section of the \'iilmin ·to reek .,:ater v.·e.s lot to E. enjamin of Vallejo. for ~;21,000. mhe 1 :ork v·a <", to begin Se tember 11, a to be f i ii hed by i·Taroh 1. 1672. Lieutenant ·,. • c •e i-s~ or the CT 1ited tates Engineer ~orps .a~ to have ge eral supervi io~ or t e contraotor's ror ... 1 The first C8.l· .o or luriber for th s ~ roject ,--,as brought by the bark. ITichol J 1ddle, .a er t l1e oo .. -~and . ---------- or Captain A itohell. 2 By octob r 12, e ~ y feet of the break~~ter oo: 1 enced pilin0 un as ctesirec1. A 1 st class horoor ~ ·as ant ioipated. 3 .iu t t ,'.is e 1...:our .s;e tent v: a <>llort-li ee. Tl1e oontr actor beoa.. 1 e iscouraJed an6 thre~ . up the oon treot. 4 All ·,ark was t a stan still fa so· e m o ths, l OS gel s, Star, .1 u,~u...,t 25, 1 6 71. C '.') Gibid., optemo :r 30, 18?1. 3 Ib1a., r ctoue~ 12, lb?l. - w, I 4 J. P. ~ 1 ·1ey, Ji3toriu 1 · ch, uote 1a J. lbert ". i I s011, .;..is tori o L ,o .J 1 ng le ., ty:. 142. 5 os A n ;ele • r. 1 bbru ry 27, l ·?~. 103 ., 0 104 but reconi- Lenoed !~ay la. 1873. v :1 th a large :r oroe or v.orkera • . Colonel i1endell v.as ir1 charge. He installed nev rry chinery, ~~ built stations along the whole ot t he proposed oour~e ot t tie break ater. thus enabling ,1ork to advance vii thout delay. The Star ventured a "castle in the . air" which has since come dO\ "'n to earth. "Who knov,s, ., it se1a. "but v;hat ths day may yet arrive that ~111 find Los Angeles and W 1lm1ne;ton one city, connected fro m. every direction ,,1th busy avenues of trade. Give us t,ro or three railroads and almost anything is possible." 1 On July 1, a group of citizens trohl Los Angeles, proceeding by Vi a.y of the Los J ngeles and .:;an Pedro nail road and the steamship • . Los .~ 11se_ l_es • visited the , ;orks under construction. Acoompai· :i.1ed by . .'uperintendent :rev;if;t, Captain Polhamus, and Captain Sigh. the foreman or the harf. they landed at the soutb..~est point of liattlesnake Isl nd, about three nil es fro ·• .►•11mington . Here they .found an i mmense tank holding 11.000 gallons or vater tor the use of e mployees aria steamers o the breakweter. It as supplied fro 1 the mainland by v.a.ter-boats speo1ally constructed by the He.ilroad Cornpany for this purpose. The excursionists soon oame across a ~ang spiking tim bers together for platforms. 0 . . 0 105 office and the IIotel de Breaki.·e.ter, consistin12 of five substantial frame-built houses. H ere the hundred m en e aployed had board and lodging for 75 cents a det. Captain -ears v.an in charge. ~he breakwater appeared like a lar 6 e bridge vith a narrow pathway, 12 inc eo wide, connecting 1t with the mainland. Construction so far, of circular formation, extended 2,500 feet out into the sea, fro~ the southwest point of Rattlesnake Isl nd towards eadm an's Island. 5J)OO feet a,ay. aien cor pleted, this curving structure ~ould be 6,700 feet in length. Six pile-drivers were at .-.·ork. Each had n ei :)lt horse-pov.,er engine, v .hich lifted a 2,400 pound ham. ~er 12 feet in the air. he drivers were built upon rollers and were propell ed by four r.1en either sideways or forv 1 ards as airected by the en ··-;ineer. Driver number 1 led the way. It erected scaffolds. drove breces at an angle of 30 degrees into the sand, end was follo v1ed by a file of ship carpenter ~; . Number 2 followed vith its force to plant stri · gers and to connect and finish with iron caps. The other drivers followed in turn to continue the v :ork prepared for them by umbers 1 and 2. Altoget ~er the six drivers oompletea 60 running feet of br ak~ater per day. The piles varied in len ·:;th aooordine to the depth of the \\·ater and the stron~th or the cur rents, but 25 foot piles :ere mr>st generally us ed. '1 1 hey ttere 12 by 12 inch t1:·1bers , and chemically prepared ,;:hen planted ;here subject to attack by wo~s. A section or about 1,000 feet of the break ~ate~ to be erected in the ch nnel t Deadmen's Island 106 as to be 10 feet .. ide. and to be filled ,, i th rooks and bolted to3ether . . 1th very heavy rrou£ht-1ron bolts, akine it a strong sea-wall in every respect. The channel uassa e to .ilmineton had lrea6y increased 20 feet in v;idth and oonta1ned 25 r • eet 01' water at lov: tide. S1noe Rattlesnake Isl nd· had 1 1oreasea 250 feet due to the 500 feet or breakwater constructed during the preceding autumn_ it au estimated tl1nt in three yet!rs from t he completion or this sea-wall. the sand ~oulf be on a level wit· it. suoh were the interestin?· aeta. · J.S on harbor 1:;1provements that the visitor.;, : earned from Captain :.:.,ears. 1 I l!ovember or the san1e year there was anot.her excursion from Los Ant;ele8 to the break ,Etter. J,_ hundred people, 1· oluoin · V .rilso , Te. ple, fJ ' _ - :elveny, \:ianey, Hyde, nnd rep1e$entetives of the Express , the News , and the star, were in the party. As they a.. proached r;11n11ngton, they noted its landr.iarks, chief amon g .hioh ,:a::; ~hJ "magnificent country seat of General B&nning." t , eoeived at the sta t ion by BanninL~ en riev, i tt, they oo t inued on their way toward the ne ; sea-'\! all, \,hich v.,as at this ti e v :i thin 2,000 feet or co~ rpletion . W ith so m \lch aooo~·plis.-.1ed l Los Angel es, St er, July 1, l o72. at e. comparatively Stiall outlay, final success· , es pre dicted .1 One month later, General Bornin~ starLed by stage 'for San Francisco; en route to Vfasl · n ~ ton. v .here he Vias to use J is lcn.O\',·led·e and influence in securi1.~ a • 11 eral app1op r·iction for the prosecuti on of the :.ork on the t ilmington Break:v;ater . 2 Ir1 1Ll72. Conc;res~ had a ded '7. $7ti,O00 to the ,;200.000 of 18?1.v Nov• t he eft'ort as to .ard a sum sut'f 1oient to f i 1ish tl1e _ roject. "'he p Jro priation co :1 ·aittees or the national legislature \.er-c n~t yet centering propor~i 1ate inter st on the test. but t11rou~ ~ h t he corribi ed efforts of the representatives fro. Califor11ia and influential members of t eir 001 stitue11cy, ?·150.000 es voted in 18?3 for t · e i r!1provement of the harbor at · .ilmin ~to.u.'i .. . v . According ~o infor1ation c1ven by Lieutenant 0 • Sears, the .1a1n \ ·,ork, qr t>reakwater, z,as co:npleted in the sun:. er of lb 73. 1•'0 • on1e tirne after that, little ~ -: as done to\.,ard ~urt11er cevelop~~ 1ent of the harbor 'except 1 Lo;:; Angele ... C,te.r, No· ,-em.;er 1 3 • 1 8 72. 2 ro1a., eco . ber 13, lu?2. 107 rz vV.1111ar.i ::cr herson. in J. Albert ,:11::.on, O.I?:•, cit., 144. · ·c. D. ,~:illard , ..;; 1._' h _,;e ___ F __ r_e_e_ ~ _a_r_b_o_r __ : ....,_o_t_e_s_t_, . - . 0 0 108 the building of some collateral training walls or jetties, to 6u1de the tidal curre11ts an - deflect them v . •here they \ -;ould do the ~;'tost good." ·1th ~70,000 rerneinin ~, the delay was not for 1 ck of funds, but to _ ive the current t1,e to acoofil~ocate itself to the new cond1t·ons, to stuay its effects in soouring out a chonnel, and to oeter nine t~.e line of natural channel 1n order to later deepen that by artificial means. By January. 18'15, it v.as thou1 ::ht that the artificial cha.nL.lel could be \~ ·isely located. "~.i th every prospect of' 1 ts re a1nin open." Since the ,,ater in the natural chanr1el a.cross the bar ~ ·,as r-it thi , . . t11ne four f eet deeper than v .hen brea k -inter operations began, some 30,000 cubic yards or s nnd had been rEHnoved by current action. This result ha'1 been partially accomplished throut:)l the building. in 1874. of a .1ng darn rrom the ala San Pedro Landing. ~ ,1th a view to narro~-.·1n -: the channel, or rath r the surface ot the outflow bet :een that point ana r,eaa_.1a11' s Islen. The eastern jetty hod also been carried 400 feet southt,ard from , ueadman's Island to the 18-foot contour. 11r. :.)ears contended that the commeroial capacity, or tonnage facility, of Wilmington Harbor had been increased tvelve- fold in the tirst three years of harbor develop i. ent. He based hts conclusion on the observations of eminent ·nd experienced engineers 1 :Europe r ·.ho had discovero th t every tout or ;ator gained o the bar or a harbor au,.,;nents • r its cor i.erc1al fao111 ties three times. l.1th these begin -1ngs for better transportation, business men begE n to invest tl1ei1- capital ~~11ere 1 t \:ould utilize the ne~ tac111t1es for 1~dudtry and trade. and 109 render a profitable return to themselves n a their CO!!ll11u.nity. January 16, 1874; the Southern California Co operative ~ orehouse and ShippinG asoc iatior filed its Articles of Inoorporation. 1 J . L. Wilson, L. J. Rose, , Louis V tolfskill, 1 1 ' . P. F. Te1uple, ttorman c. Jones, J. e narth uhorb, and 1 )h1neas Ban;~ ing , .. ere tl1e i ncorpor-ators . The onpital stock was fixed at $100,000, di~1ded into 1,000 she.re at a par value of ~lvO ea.ch. 1 The a 0 ·re{:;ate \*-ealth or the members Of the co rr1p ny ap oroxinated I 2,000,000. 0perat1 n -~·as to be on a cash oasis. The purpose . of the cornpany was to construct whai·ves and \Jarehouses to be usea r or conauot ing a geilera.l sto"" age, \',harf in:.;), for v-arai11g, neroantile, and IT'anuraoturin busir1ess, an for the faci litating of the transporta· t1011 a t fre i ~ht by l a d me s oa. General I3ann1ng gave the A socia.tion warehouses built ana used by the ~J .i.ited StFites Governr,1ent auriug the occupa tion or Drum l arracks by troops, v-h 1 .ch later can1e into his POSS CSJion. rnhe !. air \'.Are~--ouze, ?2 feet r:1de, tormea ·th.ree si ·.es ot" a e u drRn ._~le, in the 0 0 0 center or hich ~ere three sheds. 125 feet by 18 feet eaoh, suitable for storin) hay. u11nin~ t · rough the entire len~th of the \ar ~ou e was a wago track, lb fee~ wide and douole pla.nked ~.;1 ·th the best pine lum l)e1·. Upon o e side 01 the warehouse spacious Dins ror groin ~ere to lJe provi ed. • ' 71 ho o ,ner w _ a . .., · to r€ceive for his gra.in v1a.rehou e receipts, t be as ne ·;oti&ble &.:i those of one solve11t oaiu upon fanother. or upo11 :.,hi .,,h the .Associatio:1 wo . ... 1d itself make edvarices at ourJ.ent rates of ir1terest 110 and storage u11til the raarket Jri e of his product v ,as pleasin.G to the ho1.de1". Si ailar p1•ov is1on \~Us to be made for 1 001 and otter OO!D.!JOditie.s finui.UG .. n outlet ot thi'" point. 'i'he oompr•ny plruliJ.ed to erect builcine,s oo i~ected with st earn P·-:l · ~ er o . .L' suf .r ic1ent oap~city for the operation of flour mills . oouper shop~ , starch factories , printinr esta_ , lisluaents. an .. otl1er ,1nnufr,cturing e111.1erp .... •izes. These · were to be tor rent to l"e.Jpon~1 ble parties t nc t - ~.ere ae klng business o pp0rtunities. rho L3so 1 tion o ~ned a frontage of 2?2 feot . i nolud i1 i: tl1e sites of the build ings referred to a.nd run.ni:a _ - u1 cnoe 3outhward 1, 6b5 teet. To oon ,eot these b..1ildi igs v.i t\ 1h.a.r1'ag e they constructed a road 1ay bce;in .. inG at the douthei'lln en o!' tr1~ 111£:.iu \ . re house. mhis road::ay coui-1ectea ·1th ~:2 600 foot \':h rf on t t e raa1n cl1c r.nel. · hich tho.uce 1rooee 1 eo 350 feet across a marshy 1s1Qna to another· oh n iel almoot equal to the 111 main one but not then i n ua e for nnvi guhlo purposes . l-Iere tl10 compa11y planned to erect another l a t'gc uo.1,,ol1cus -:- wl'lere vessels could discharge cargoes at the south exposure and a t to onstez--n and western on· s . r railroad track ias to extend from tho "Iharf to t h s Je:re!1ouso on th• mainlu . d . A sido track \7as to l)e huil t to con ect wit_ t lie Los A n goles an ~ = ~ Jan Pedro toilroad so that f'r .i gr1t a nc passenger trains could be disp tc1el fro~ t he i ssociation's w J 1arf l"ecently joined tho Soutl10 r11 CL~lifori1i a1ls . - :1e \Va s r1 1 )ut0d to be experienced # ene1·\. :,0tio, enthusi s t ic.. Ln c 1r of nc ctuaintnnce · 1th t l1e ot e r officers of' the companJ .:oul tl1en l1av e b eon foil any r esi lent of that par-t of t . .. e 1·10 1 "to ar~o b.i111s elf unlmov 1n. " B. D. '..'ilson nas p r osi, • nt of t_1e 1 ~ssocia.tion; Pl1ir1eas ru1nin8 ., • vie , - nr es i ,~]ont; n. {. Alexan or, treasur er . In Jt1no., t ~ 1e n0r1 1--::0.r:f, fort~,r-tn o f eet in ,. idth., l1ad rcnc1 d deep wn t or . T. o l ast ~ ,il . . l1n 1 bvon d :t•ivcr.. and t ho floor wo.s boin~ laid. 1 A ca:nal a : ou t ,i chty f eet wi d e t:u~d e1~11t foo t deep \i/as b ing exco.va t od fro1. t 1 o lo· .--, \70 t0 > to · t1 ' , 1 .,11 i ngton ., snt et•pr1s ., Jun · 11 ., 1 ,7 1! . • 0 d cts to its very ooors. 1 The need or transfer development as m uch . in V1denoe i n the Fall or 18?4. The star recorded t hat a number of schooners ·ere lyins at anchor unable to 1s oharge their cargoes. The Ra1lroed Company had found it necessary to employ tv·o sets or hands, and ,:ark them dey eno night to handle the i rnmense mounts or frei gl1t Y l ioh aocumulated daily in W ilmington. October 15. thirty-t~o oarloads had passed over the road. 2 3 An editorial of the early summer, entitled "A Field for Er1terprise." presented exist in • opoortuni ties in the mechanical arts . It stated that · r 11son and Jor1es had purchased all of General Banning's property east of Canal Street which ou[l;ht to be utilized at OJ.Loe. r rhere 'i1as a fifty horsepo er engine in bood order, as \,ell as planing m ohines 1 grist mills. moulding :iach1 u..es, an extensive blacks 1th outfit, ana tools for the ¼ Ood ~ork in agon and carriage manufacture , to ~:;et11er 1th all the necessary buildings for shops. In J·,1y f ."r. Banning sold t wo large buildings in ··.1lm1ngton to purchase:i:is from the Kast, 4 and in :November 1 Los Angeles, Ster, June 27, 1874. , . 2rbid., October 17, 18?4. 3v11m11gton, Enter2rise, JUne 18, 1874. 4 Los Angeles, 3tar, August l, 1874 • 112 he disposed or the re Q aiuder or his large wa~ons to Meyerstein ana Company for use in the Pa11run1nt trade. These .ere ''the last links" that bound the General to t l e old ante-railroad days. 1 ,113 In 1875. Congress appropri tad the small amou1t of ! ·30,000 for v:11m1r1t;t or1 harbor. This toget \ er V t'ith the - .;~?0,000 remain ~ in g from tor1ner appropriations was µ.sed in deepening t he natural ch n:.els. General aoschke. ~ ho carried out the dredging contract, tJas reported to hove aoco, ... iplished v:011ders v :1 t... the means at his corm1and. 2 For lack or funds. by I'- ovember. lG76. the v.,ork of dredging Jes only partially completed. At this tim e, ho~ever, the ha rbor was open to ships of l ar ge tonn ge. Ten loaded vessels. several of w hich drew m ore water than the O rizaba, haa passed through the chr .!ru1el over the bar and ,vere then riding vithin the harbor. 3 During the t w o succeeding ye r rs, busir1ess at 1.11lmington made rapid i r1orease. Large quantities of g r ain, \V Ool, wine, and honey ,.ere exported, and merchandise. lumber, and materials f or r ail~ay construction ~ere brought into this r ~gion. A~ t he t i m e for Conc,res s to assemble 1 r-·11mingt on 1 Ent_erprise, November 5, 1874 . 2 Los Anseles, ~~press, De ce · ber 9, 18?6 . 3 Ib1d •• i ove~ber lb, 1875 . approached, the ~epuolic 1 n u£ged the citizens to secure proper e .... timates of the amount needed to .. nake harbor tao111ties suoh as to admit the largest coasting stea .ers at all times of the tide. and to use all their influence toliard Con_~ressiona.l appropriation for thit; sum. · The artiole 111cluoed: 1 General Banning • will doubtless ooopero.te heartily in such a movement, and · furnish data concerning the necessary Vlork to be done, ond ri1aterially racili tate tl1e b.l3iness., Bvnitine_; ' s i11terests ,ere strone;ly identified ,· ,1th activi ties at r;11mineiton Harbor. I n the month or : 'lay_ , 1680, 114 after using his entire fo:coe or men to cischarg e the 3r1tish .stea,aer~ Jiylton rrastle. due ~ 1th coal :trom :Jellin ham Doy, he expected to trunsfer t hem to ,-.ork on ttormon Isla11d, .. here he was to build a.n extension of the \V 1lm1Ilf ton R i l road to deepwater at the Isl nd ' s \.es tern extrer· i ty. Jt v· s his intention. even·tually to oarry the road to Dea.d i.t an's Island at the mouth or the harbor. \';here four feet ceeper v .,ater ooulo be secured th. 1 =,n Via then availeble in the · ~ channel over the bar. • v }!ad the United Stat es Government : •1ad the vision or 111ineas · anni g, it \.oulc have continued appropria tions adeqJ.ate to a :u.ore r , id prosecution of harbor l Los Angeles , p~p~plioan, October 14 , 1878 . 2 Los 1.ngeles , lixpres~"' , ·ay 1, 1680. 0 115 development., hioh woul have resulted in actual gnin thr01 gh customs receipt'"'• t-.S 1 t a.s,. Congres a.llo e . 1 , 20~000 in 1878., _;12,.000 in 1 79, .35_.ooo i n 1°80., 133.,000 in 1{ ~81 ., ,,, 100.,000 in 18 2., ;so_.ooo in 1884,. t 75.,000 in 1386,. :: 90J)00 in 1888., 1 , :,34,000 in 1890 an .50,.000 in 1892. In 1891., vapta1n James J. ·--eyler., one of tl1e United States engineers, e timated that 2#000_.ooo cubic yards of earth had been r moved .from the channel and that nine-tenths or it had been carrio · out by the scourin process of the tide. 2 In the nineties., seven or ei .. .,~ t years after .J nning ' s death., ca.n1e th.e "Free H(. rbor Jonte st" in which the Sout_ om . P cif1c o poso a brei;... - 1a t c.,r t .... a ~ . edro un , or ro :ror one at Sar_ta "'.1onica. T_1e struggle was very b1 tter. It rosulte 1n r vor of ..... an P dro. In 1896,. the Jat1on 1 Govor-.cinent co·n- mencei con tructior1 or a breu ,7 ,_ te1 • in o Angeles IIarl or., t hicJ:1 as completed in 1910. It i~ i.1,1'-> 2 f ,...,, t long . 198 feet 11 eat the base an 20 f et iire on thA uppe surface. It rotects a deep sea area of 70 acr s ., known as the outer harbor. T~e rincipal 1 ndin~ place for vessels 1 ' ONever~ is ,ithin tho inner harbor. Up to Jun . 30 ., 1916 ., t e United t tos ha spent a total of .. 5.,9 7 .,431 on h 1 .. bor '11ork., whilo the City of Los .ngel es 11 d al.nost equa l ed this J ount w1 th ,· 5.,343 .,6 1. 3 1 c. !). i!illnrd., The Froe H rbor Contest,. 39. Git 2 Tn.e Port of Los /,n.el s ,. oa r · of £-r ,)or Co, or to lng !es., Pove.b r 1., 1913 • 27. ' ssi ners ., Jun 3 nenry 7 • o borne,. marks in House of ··oprasent nt1ves,. 9 1 June 15., 1917. 116 Commercial developments at :11m1n ton, begun through the activities ot Phineas Banning end his associates, have or late years aestL,,,ed tremendous proportions. Tne water borne trade for the twelve months ending June 30., 1931 _. totaled 23 ., 2 ~060 tons at a value of ... 1 : 75 .,073 .,934. 1 1 Los Angels. ~ ening ~e ld ~ July 4 , 1931. F • 1 'j CHAPTER IGI T OTHER I.a. T~ STS hile exceptionally busy 1th his transportation and commission enterprises, Phineas Banning was so abl~ an execu tive that he round time for political and social service as well. In September, 1864, he bought from the 10.s Angel~~ Star a print111g press, a iashington Hoe, which h ~d rounded t he :orn in the early days of' the gold excitement. 1 This was used to publish the ,.ilmington Jou.r;nal, a sheet devoted to the Union cause during the three years of i ts existence. According to the platform adopted by the Unionists at their state conven tion, June l G, 1866 , 2 th6y app.roved the Congressional Recon struction Acts, an eight hour day for labor, the exclusion of Chinese or othe r VlOngolians from the Pacific States and • i1erri tories, anti an amendment to the ~onstitution of the United States providing that appropriations be not for longer than a t 1 0- ear period. At this time Mr . Banning was serving his dis trict in the state senate. In 1871, the Republicans 01 Los .Angeles County organ ized ·1th Ger1eral Bannin1.(.: in the chair. The Haight ca:npaign tor 1 c. D. Will .r, ~i s!Qrl of Los Angel£s, 276. 2 Los ngeles, Rt;public n, Septembe.r 21, 1867. .,. 118 Governor was on. Amidst a profuse d1s~lay of the National colors, the enthusiastic a~dience listened first to a spirited address by the presiding officer, ana later to G. J. Cam pbell of San Francisco . 1 At the time when Hayes and Tilden ere each seeking the residency of the United States , active part in the pre-election meetings. His speech of more t han en hour at Tustin was reported as sparkling 1th v.it, logic, and elo quence. "It w a s heartily cheered on its con clusion, end during its delivery was fre quently interrupted by applause.n 2 A few days later, on N ovember 3, he ma ea telling address at the Rink in L s ngeles. 0 } Ie kept his vast audience in constant good humor. n 3 O n the next evening he was chosen to preside at the largest political meeting that had ever been held in Lr s angeles CO'J. n l#y. r1ve-hund.red voters, including ninety- five horsemen, had been in the pro cession which precede the assembling of thousands to .ear the oration of Colonel J. G. East.man, w ho closed his audress with a brilliant a t ostroph to the Republic~n Party, pre dicting the election of Ia)'es ana v .,~ h ·ele r . The City or Los Angeles, however, cast a majority vote for r11 en, while 1 os .o.ngeles, ,tar, September 3, 18?1. Los ~ ngel s, Republican, ct obor 31, 1 78. 3 Ibid., 'ovember 4, 15 76. 119 ;;11m1ngton supported Hayes . 1 1 ,ot alone at meet in s of a pol1 tical or business nature did Banning express his opinions. ·on the Nation's birthday he was frequently called upon for remarks a_ropos to the occasion. At one or the earlier of these Fourth of July celebrations, the pro ra."D. open d with a , ishap ?i'hich caused general surprise and alarm. Just as the orators of the day, dannin and Clark, together 1th several othe r gentlemen or patriotic prominence, asse~bled on the platform, the staging gave 11;ay, ~ 'and a promiscuous mass of ci vie, military, clerical, an oratorical conglo~erate isa pe ared a_ ~ 1 1d the confusion of redwood lumber--haply without any serious consequences.,. !laving clea e away the V:rec ""age vi t haste, the exercises ope ned with an invocation to the ~upreme Ruler of nations. Aft r the r eading of the l ecl ration of Independence by C. E . Thom, Phineas nanning arose and enchained the attention ot his hearers in a masterful exposition of the true principles of consti tutional liberty and freedom. The elo r uent speaker made a brief but touching allusion to the men of the Revolu tion--their sufferings, their glorious triumphs, ~nd the pric e l ess l gacy be 1 ueat >.le ' to • • • • t 1e1r descendants . Th e in stimable superior1 ty of h.f1ericar1 inst! tutions over the sys te rns of o tl er nations ·a s • • • • portrayed in l anguage forcibl e bnJ full 0f con viction. Ins aitin of th future the orator took occasion to et fvrth ~ e dangers whic might t ~reat en the st ability of t ·1e Raoublic, an impress ·u upon his hearers •••• t .!. e i rn ortance or ve r a herin ·r strictly to th e.; r epu lican si mplicity hich ade a t ra Jklin res~ c: e rua1u t e i i t tering ma J.ific e c e 1 o s 1. ngeles, tar, 1 .ovember 11, 1 ~ ?6 . - .. of a Tuilleries or a ·1ndsor. Vanity, love of sho · an foreign fashions he contended •••• ~cul· be prolific of danger to the purity of our institutions and ultimate subversion of our Govern~ent . General Banning delivered similar addresses on July 4, 1860 1 2 18?2 , 3 18?6, 4 and other national birthdays. en the second of the occasions enwnerated, ne served as 120 Gr ,nd .'1arshal of the Day ; on the third as the presiding officer . In 187G, the patriotic parade which formed at the Plaza ~as organized in five divisions led by the Grand :.: iarshal, decorated 1th red sash and whi te plume, anu his aide who vore the blue with black plunes. Folloting these came the band, playing national airs, an ~ after them tie carriages conveyin me~ bers or co;nm.ittees, speakers, city officials, nembers of th army, Fe eral an ~tate officials , editors, ministers, and invite guests . Firemen a11J the French Benevolent Soc i ety constituted the second division. Another band, the 1urriverein Germania Society, st. Patrick's Benevolent Society, cJ.nd the ''Forty-niners' f or1ned the third group. ~embers of the Tra es, the Lincoln Club , an· the Cddfello s Loage followed these, while citizens on foot, in carria es, and on horse-back compl ted tie procession. Tne exercises , inclu -ing an oration by the 1 Los angeles, ~ou&hern California, Jul 11, 1855. 2 ~11Aington, Journal , July 7, 1856. 3 10 s 1~n. -eles, 3tar, Jul~ 4 , 187~. 4 rb1 .- ., July 4, l5?o. 0 • 0 121 tion. Ignacio epul veda, ,ere given at Cesa Linda'! Fa l • ~ r . Banning as three times appointed Brigadier General. The First 3rigade of the California state mi l itia was un er his command . Though al ays ready , he never had occasion to enter active service . 2 In 18?2 , he chose as staff officers: E . ~ i . Ross, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chie f of ~taff; E . • lie \\itt, Brigadier-Inspector; c·. N. \~11son, Judg -Advocate; I . ~. Hellman, uartermaster an CO ,~issary; li . M . Laubersheim, :-"\urgeon; John r.1 cCrea, Paymaster; .; . Keller, Ordnance Off icer; _rank Leconvreur, Engineer Office r ; constant ~~eyer, id de Camp . 3 General Banning was also at various ti ..... s a membe r of the Lammon ouncil, 4 . a school trustee, 5 an pr esident or t he Soldiers .id Society at ~ilmington • • s previously stated, !· !.r . Banning had marri E: d ebecca Sanfor . Three of the chilaren of this m arriage live d to become promine t citizens of their community: ,. 711lia rn L. , born at los Angeles, in 1858; Jose ph Brent, born in Vil min ton in 18 61; an Hancock, born in 1856 . Th e se sons v ;ere 1 10s An eles, 3tar, July 4 , 1872 . 2 .§aimings ~.ettle ment of \ 1lm1ngton, 3 1.o s • nge l e s , ~tar, .iarch 4, 1872. , 11 . 4 J . i . Guinn, -~1 ·cal an d iographi c a l R cord , 163. 6 ,-ilmin{bton, _.[ournal , ,ec embe r 30 , 1866. 6 Los • ng l s, 1 e s, J!'e bru ary 4, 18 6 • •' \, .. ~. ~ # • ~ ~ ·- ...... ....::: .... .......... - ... ~ ~ ~ 0 122 given a good education. They continued their father's business after his death--Captain '1ll1am as president of the 1 ilmington Transportation Lompany and of the ilmington • Development Company, Joseph Brent as vice-president and treasurer or · these corporations, Hancock Banning loo· ... ed after the outside interests. 1 ~at long aft ~ r foun · ing ilmington, 1.ir. 3anni 0 oved from his home on Caual Jtreet to a much more pretentious residence farther north. rt w:::..s conspicuous not only as a commanding edifice, but also es a center or rare hospitality. i .iere much of the €;a) life of the 1860 period in Vi ilmin -ton w·s lived. Upon his spacious groun s, Gen ral Banning pl flnted a grove of eucalyptus trees, the first of their kind in Cali fornia, hich, wben six years old, we~e from s1 ~· ty to seventy feet tell. Here he else set out numerous varieties of the cone-bearing species, divers palms and pepp .r trees, and an orange orchard hose :fruit equaled in flavor that 01"' any in ) the country.N The ap proach to Banning Hall as over 'pebbled drivesn curving through close-cropped greens to the broad, double verunda of the two and a half story building which was sur mounted by a cupola that served as an observation to,ver in 1 unbound · , _hir eas Bam.ing, 12. 2 • ~. • rruman, '"'emi-Tropical Ce ifornia, l6i:I. Q C 0 Q 123 viewing c1ty and harbor . Into its stately halls and large rooms General and s . Banning cordially elcomed m any a visitor of note sojourning te m porarily in ~ilmington • . On a Thursday evening in the early summer of 1866, ~heir attractive home was crowded with friends from Los Angeles, · rum Barracks, an ·ilmington, who had gathered to pay homage to California's chief executive , Governor 1 Lo . In the beautiful ballroom, "spaced with colonial columns ot Georgian des! gn, r, 2 the First United '"'tat es Cavalry and discoursed martial music during the early part of the evening . It was succeeded by the string band of Lamoure and t,;ompany . Both banquet and ball .ere long re rnem bered by the fortunate guests . ~ithin a month of this njoyable affair, the Ban ning residence was again opened to a host of frie nds in 3 honor or General John 3 . l 1 ason and the members of his party. After the death of :i rrs. Banning in the late sixties, General Banning, on February 14, 18?0, mar!i e d M ary E. T el lister of o a n Luis Obispo. Tw o daughters, J -rary an· Iucy, were born of this marriage . 4 It was not alone w hen traveling notables passed through \•ilmington tha t memorable functions occurred , t the Banning hou 1 e . Birth ays and holio.ay s ~ere nev e r overlook d . 1 · ,; 1 in ton, Journal, Jun 4 1 1806. 2 ~ argueri te ..1r ,nne , o -£.~ t. , 5. 3 ·-dl min .ton, rournal, J une 2' , l · 06. 4 Unboun · • · , Rhine a .:; Banning . l ' . • 0 124 In announcing General Banning's birthday dinner, August ~9, 1875, the pres declared that this 'big boy of forty-five," 225 poun sin weight, without a gray hair or a rinkle, and with voice ••11ke a bugle blast." had a step as elastic as though his heels were made of India-rubber. · ·And though "so young and so spr.y, 0 the article continued, General Ban ning 1s one of "our oldest inhabitants.n It expressed the hope that he might 11ve to see ,'iilmin ton a great commer cial city. 1 . This hope was rapidly materializing during the next dee ade. 11r. Banning became tb.e principal owner of the lighterage and \V arf business at 'f-:ilmington and .'.:)an Pedro, and managed affairs with unusual s kill. 2 In 1878, the payroll due the entire force at .Vilmir .. ton wharf as 1 ~2 ,000 per month . Four years later it had increased fifty per cent. In August, 1872, seventy million feet of lumber and sixty thousand tons of merchandise were received, nine-tenths of this goin to Los ngeles to be istributed from there throughout the country. To supply the harbor uistrict with pure ater, Ban- ning sunk huge wells and constructed enorm ous tanks, pi pi n the ~ater from these to needed points, some of w ic were ten miles distant. He had begun to s u pl van Pero Village for -- --- 1 · .~ ilmin ton, Enterpr i • se, Au ust 26, 18?5. 2 Los ingeles , Ti es , ,.arch 10, 1885. domestic purposes on liberal terms. 1 In 1884 , because or poor health, General Banning transferre his business intere ts to thv · ilmington Trans portation Company, officered by his sons, wbo were well trained for their new positions. General Banning died at the vccidental Hotel in San Francisco , 1arch a, 1885, from a combination or kidney and liver complaints, ag ravated by an accident some years earlier, when le was knocked ,. own an run over by an express wagon i n San Francisco while leaving a cable car. 2 Pis ife an daughters were with him at the time of his death. He as buried , r arch 12, in Rosedale c e met ry. 3 r eo ple came many niles to attend his funeral. rt was the largest assem blage that had ever ·at1ered in ~ilmington. According to press statements at the time·, Los Angeles County had t l ost one of her bulwarks in the death of · 1ineas Banning. ·' To 4 quote further: 1 Banning•s Settle ent or ,ilmington, l r -14. 2 Los Ji.ngeles , Times, .larch l , 1885. 3ttarris Newmark, op. ·cit., 548 . 4 -hineas Bennin, 16. i . ' 5 et. seq., 125 li'e all men of marked in 1 ividuality and force of character, hineas Banning had enemies, but all hostility is hu bed in the face of death, and foe as well ~s friend unite 1n testimonies to the public spirit, generosity, wit, wisdom, and worth of the deceased . Take him all in all we shall not soon look on his like again . 12 But ho shall say that hineas Bann! ,. died on that I .~ arch day so many years ago : Such dynamic energy, persever ing in ' ustry, unlimited generosity , moral inte rity, ana social activity never die . Everywhere in this great section of the country does his spirit live. ·iis o ·n aescendarits and t l ose or his co- workers have carried on in such a manner that th · -yes of the world no ' focus on the scenes of his labors . Bwmi · , to n, Bannin d Lre t, Ban ing School, Banning ark, an Bannin t_ h ans all bec:1r lastin g tribute to his me, ory . 0 0 B I B L I O G R A P H Y u 0 127 Y OURCES OOKS ;' I \\ ,! ! ·. Bennin , 'hineas , Settl ment of V1 1 ington. n Jt ranc1sco, 1 . 83 . 1 , -' ncrof t Library. ann1n , . i rson · . -:orrall , I3on..ning Genealogy. C icac.,o, l 08. unnin .,. , Captain ·1111 .m, nd D ... t "'r Cot pany , · w .1ork , 19 7 0 . ilc.11 , .. orao , r;eminisoence s of a e.neer. · :, llace T ierb rd , s nt B rb r , 19 7. urnham, ". R. , ' • or ;ord; " "ix Horses . '1 he en tur · Cor. , .an · , li rn i a L , .) i latur , 11 ournal o 1 1e i :'. en te , Sixtesnt :1 ------------- ,3 Esio (lb 66 ); Sevente nt J e sion (18 ?- ·e) . Col e , Cor elius , 1908. J ohn :Io well , ~~ .. an I r nci~\OO, 1 Do · n ing , .. · • v O l nty, .,ali!'orn i • n rn .' est , . c lifornia, l o • .. -e,·· ' . 1 d, orl-, , u 128 Grave , J . • , 1 y Seventl Years in California . Tl e 1L s ![irror I ress , Los An __ eles , 1 28. H yes , .Tudge enjamin , iaries . J rivatel printed , Los Angeles , 1929. Eol der , Charles .i<'rederick , 'I'he Channel L.,lands of C 11forn1a • • c. 1.JcClurg end Com ... any , Chica o , l 10. Li dley , ··:al ter , nd ,1 ney , J • , C lif'ornia of the Gout • D. l1p le ton and Company , T\Te • York , 188 ~ . Knickerbocker res , .. .rew ork , 1926. Dannine , .,..,nbound ,. s . , Bancroft 1 br r • --------- • Bancroft nd Co 1. , ny , c-r:11 Fr nci co , 12 74. nnin , Captain 1 .t i lliam, rd Ean1 i r~ , (. "eor e .. u -h , 0 . u<."!t on ' ' · ~ ' Vol . . .,CTI , .i.r'ebr ry , 1 30 . Erev.· ·erton , Ge r ge D., " .A ide •i;i th 4- it c rson . " 1 -Iarpcrs , /al . JII , ,. 6- ~3 ' ug st , 18 3 . , tt ~ 8 ..,... 01' ·he ., Co a i ·li io 01' he r. ~a .. es . , t--' r _-rene Los ~ n 6 eles cnu <-j a_ ·edro eilr ad Co1."' 1·· n ., • n ~ upple- nt to Lo Jlly , l ~,? • L s .Ln ... 1 ' c 10 , l I l b 120 Los :)eles , Daily .epublio n, 1. .. epte ter v , 30, 18?7 ; Jul 6 , 1077 - ug st 20 , l . ? • Los · .tgeles , jj ily ;,eptember 9 , l r. ?O - Decemb-r 4 , l ? • Los w. eles , "',:xrress , " pril 10 , l 8 7i) Deoemb r 2 · l ~ ) o - t ... . , Lo l:n eles , 1 1 e ,,s Deoen ber 15 , 1864 - August 22 , 18 • ' Los An&eles , Southern C .lifornia~. pri l 25 , l 5; June 6 , 1a ·5 - December 5, 16 • Los t, eles , Southern 1~·0 . , Los lngeles , Ti .es , October 14 , 1 84 - r11 , 1885. Loo geles , , 1 eekly R publican , July 27 , 1 86? - .l u ust 4 , Los Ji.n. les , St r , · .'ay 1 186 - etr ry , ... , 18 7L ; , li ~ ril 1 1 8'7 9 .. 24 , 1 '1 - (J.. y • , Osborne , I enry rJ .. , in T i ouse of eprese Con ressional R cor , June 9 nd Ju l , 1 91? . l 1 170 . ->l t J "n 1- eas -n s , • • • , __ e f the Horse hi v es • " Los J 1 c e 1 s , 1'our1ng 'i o_pics , 'pril , l • ~rud or~e , c. J ., nd -o veny , r o a· , i r Lo ui .eles County. " · , 111:in ton , r_nt.rp1ise , June 11 , 1874 - ~- ~ pte b r , l 7 • 1b inr ton , J o rnal, J uer 14 , 1865 - , ugust 31 , 18 · ? . · .ils .... , '·J . 1., B nnin r , hire , and o irec tor.. of t h os An les n v n E:dro ~··ailroa. , To th Citizens Los C 130 ·~RI LS OCKS Banorort , Hubert Ho , .1story or Cali ol. VI. Cleland, obert • , "Transport t1on in C l1forn1a bef'ore the Railroads , 1th s ecial __ efer n t Los . c.'. • .n _ el es . " ublic t1ons of Hi ~tor1c .ooi ety of Cslifor~i , Vol. XI . Cran1pton , June ·· r ret, History of the Loa l _ eles nd n Pedro ailro d . ·1 1 e 1 , n i v rs i · · o f Southern California, 1929. uinn , tT . L., of C 11:fornia Los Jill eles , C lifornia, 19 v • . 2Ui nn, J . ! '. , l and h 1 cal I ·cord of Los Ln Vicinitl• Ch pm n ~ublis ·n~ C n- , C ic o , l 02. Guinn , c • - . , "Iii s t ori o ~ e p rte e rt • 1 unt, I ock. · 11 . , d · e r , t , hoc ~I 1 J • ' . . li ··. h,f . r - 1 L ~ • 131 Lud ig ., ~lla /' • ., _!arbor Di trict of ....o.s An;,oles. eoord Com any. ca11ro n1 . 1 to 1c :cGroarty ,. John St rv n ,. _H_i_s_t_O_lji __ o_f_L_o_s ______ i _t_;t_n_n_ Countz. Los Angeles ., ~ .. 1rror Boo o D n :r , 1973 . Vols. I ., II. American Historical ~ociety, 111 a o and e York , 1 ,.J21 . rson ., · illia . ., Home. in Los .ngeles Cit t~ a ~ jacent Counties . ~ 1 rror Bo alt r ..,, Job , ~1nti Q lifor ia, 1 3 • ~ tablish nt , Los ~ngel s . .. oore , H l rsn • , "California 1 ommu ic tlon m. \t1 t 1e est oft Conti ant . " Publications of of Southern California , Vol. ~III. . illard, c • D., f11story o:r Los . es ., an ne Co., pan., ., Lo J- n le s , _'; 0 1 . ~ 1llar JI • . , Iurbor Cont st . I~i t g , n mo ~nd • euner Co p n ... , OS .. n go es, l • . ·11son., J . 1 1.lbert ., Histor ' o:f Lo ti[• ________ , __________ _ and :.est , Oakl ~ ~ C 'll1fo uia., 1 · o • 13 aptain · . 1111 ., and Bann1 -::; i cor\.:,e Hu..... ~ ", 1c 1 rac or the ' Jacka s .ail.' 0 lcs ., Top 1 o s ., Pov mb or ., 1. 29 • Bynon,. ort /:., " "an ' ,dNl. ' "aliforn1a . amp .lets , • u lie (' '-'u. Li r ry ., Los 1na la ., alifornia . it 1 1 l " · e ~ o.nn O .1.· r • zine ., :rovom .. ,er 23 ., 1030. ----- July 4 ,. 1931 • a , Ji 1m., 'Tl amels ..,_J nnin_ v lan. " Los Loo rrie Jail to 8alif 1nb r O., 1 ' o. A P P E N D I C 2 S 0 APP ...., } Y o.nu ry , 18 5 S 1Jped by a t ning and Co r issi on .. erch ts , per s te er rd· g ad Seven ps . v 1ne , 2 3/ 4 pps . ine , 1 bbl . i 1 , 804 sk&corn , 784 dry hides , 9 bdls . c lfs:in , 11 bdls . sh e .r,s'"ins , 33 green ides , 19 bls . bro o;~ c rn , 3 b s . lem a · 1/2 bbl . lern s , 1 ....... s . o t toes , G2 b -:. S tin .ore , ~ J ... s . a r l .,. , t o .. ec or n es c. n d 5 b b 1 s • es , 1 o .1 t .. ., r o 11 f i · . : Consi c or : ( } e I -~ n t 0r ) J . . OJ&insev ine , ' pipe \~•ine , d ,, ·· / 4 ~ i !Ls .. L 1 ; .. • -:- li sher -: Co., 28 oks . corn , 1 r· g dr .. r 1 i es , b les c lf i n , bales s.eeps •i , r en hi c; 133 ra J.. hom son , 1 - b ' 1 es broon corn ; _ ,, ] 1 f r..d s , 1 ·· dr hide ; 3 . Lazz ~ r dVich , 2o4 .., s . corn; i . 4. . J..,/o::-l e , 3 "Lxs . le 40 s , 4 i . e ; ~-.• Deni , 1 ·bl . Ti i e; ,j • • : e r ~ , 4 1 d r .., · i d es , 6 1 ~ • c & 1 f s i r: , ~ bls . sh e SKi s; o . Ch1r· gi n I o., 30 ,.. s ·s . ~ r 1 } • e ndry , ~ 04 sk . c rn ; L. J . lbrro , El sk • ..,ot ,toes . '.ecei ved , ex .Sen tor , by : · 1ni r1 p r , c·.! 1 iis ·ion ' rob t , 51 tons t lf'l f ollori i , : Cor:si ·ne • • n I n l r:, . • ... le s-- -• :Jendr , · ~ t • ' • .. • C i l< , ·,·ood : rth , 3 1 ·.111.i n , t n , Jo 1 , J n r l · , 186 • I..._ - ilderane ,;. Co . , 6 pc•.; ' elc ra~ Gff. e , ~ ·1 and o il , 11 c • ; '. J . otter , l c- . Itell.man , 2 Pes . ; · : elsh nd ,.. oll ;eber , ~ ,.- . L v nt h 1 , 9 p s.; <: . Green baum , c ~; . .1 - r k , 2 '7 p s . ; J . D. i c s e. c • , In , y ilmi - ton-- . ' 0 gs .; C pt • A 4; ·~ , _, Guerro , 11 c. 4'7 • D l a 37 pg v.; J . Pe f old , l Le .i c , , s • J , - • , - _, J . •• • ·o t ts , , .. • . f i r .r• er ' .:-S • ; ' . ' ' • .z~ . r ~a t . •. .) .J sey , h Pt..'..S•; Lieut . 'orey , 1 p .... • 1~ • . . . , L, n'bers ei J l r , 2 n~~ •. D. $ .i ne uo., 1 . • .rl urr 1 o ~ , - ..: . { . ' .s. I p s . ; IJ rk C rib, Pb 8 •; c. ... utler , 1 1: J;, • • . ' I . · . ~ hi t t els ey , ~ rini . Co., 1 · ; :s . l. . p ,s.; , In , . n Ber rdino--Ilt:rris ::. Green Lode · :1 L i n c ,_ • , , .,s • evi , l . . . . ' • Ch eo..1t er, 0 134 t'°.J 0 ND X B M P ' 1 DRO R ·~r O .lill From October 26 , 1869 (the date Tihereon th fr.i ~1t ing was turned over by Bannin and o~, pan ) to the close of the year. CP it~l : took, nd unount J id In Ca l t · l stoc .J; ount paid in ount .!:, pended For l GildS For locomotives :tor cars For depots, constructio11 of r ad and materiel ount nd ature of Indebtedness In ··1rst ~ .ort Bonds te-- ring 10 per cent intere 't in gold coin, p Ye le ctober 1, 1883 II. • 'ichenor on ex ns acco un t l . Banning on exp nse recount • Bannin and Co . one 4 e se account .AJJ aunt Lecei ved : rom pa 0 • en~cr~ , nee October cu , 12G .. r ror frei . 1-t , ex} lt"."s .. { tt ,r n '11 other source , l 70 • • 4 ,ooo. o l " , 8u~3 . o 27 ,e~o. oo 311, 000 . 00 ·,~ ~300 , 00 • 00 · 1 , Ol . 24 1, 2L . .. I l?,7 3 . 9' 135 ·reight In tons, sine etober 2G, 1869 cer and Amount of Dividends And when Pai 1"·tu be r of En.oine !-Iouses and (:,ho ps , of :... n • i n es · ~ d r; r ""~ , en c. ·th -Ji r ch c er nc n t: ine ho r., , in i '!-i ln1i 11 tor , c ... s ructed or acco__ od tio of t vo locor o·ti v Tvvo lo oorao iv a ' 1 wo asse er c ,rs ·ne sn1okir r; Cc; r one ex res"' c r J our b o 4 fr · i t;h t c ·'rs ~ourte n flet frei g t e rs hand oars um c rs The : _: t ~ in of the Ho d 1 one 1'ro a ctober 26, 1 · 69, to end of' ye~r , , G~ . 1'7 _ c,uperin t nden t ' s .1.,er ort for J nuary 1 1870 Incone ' 1 'ro s te mer-day pa L • en r Daily a ~en rs p li .. htera e U ~ frei ht Do n fre. 1° t Do . n 11 h t r ,.~ .r J ✓ rr 1,? <t.J .OO 6? . 40 ,1 G . 25 8 , 4: 1. 4 l,3 '2 6 •. $ 8 . 54 ,., 1 . , 13 .a.:;xpenses - ~..,tearaer and l ighter account Rolling- stock occount 1harf account -os 1J /el es Depot accoW1t .:ilmington epot ccount San -edro L ndin~ x enae account • i:r: cludin ... ) - ~ ;4 , o taxes al a:noe 9uperintendent ' s l JEort for xebruary , l ?O Inc ome .:, tea_ er- day s Q n<;,ers D 11· '"'--sengers p l i hter -e Up fre1 ht Do,.;n 11 hterae:e Do·wn frei g1:l t Expe es Stean1er nd lii-, ter acc0un R lli ~- tock acco nt ~- 1arf c count os 1 !eles De .. ot acco un r.ilmin 0 ton De ot co u_ri San ~, dro .. ndir h' ,; Black it acco·:r t . p irs on ro " .:..x ense c count J 1 r cc -:· 1 , 38 • 2 l , 4 6. 11 1 , '7.£ . 8 "3 . 50 8? . ?~ 1 9 • 8 c.J , 680 . 5 . 91 . 81 • .! _ l , 6 ' 1 :... • 0 73. 00 2 , 480 . 90 t:": , 81 ell 474 . 2? l , G?l . 39 13 , 044 . 2'7 . 1~ , 04-4 . 7 137 te o accept Incon 1e ,:,tea ner-day passen ers Dailr pass n ers r lighterec e Up frei ht n liehtera -e own frei ght •xpenses teamer nd 11 1;;_ )1.ter account Rolling-stoc account 1 harf account Los eles De t account :,.1lmington epot account .i.- o u airs Black st i h .~ coount - 17 xj eLo ccoun t r ,lan e - Sup rintendent •~ Rep rt Income teom r-day pas .en~ rB aily pa<"se rrer lJp lighter e 1-¥ freieht D ~m li 1 tera e uo 'n frei 0 1- t ,_, to u l' er cc ,l 011 ·· n 6 - .... too~~ FlCC t .·ht rf account o ..... ·n el J .,_o~ cc unt · 11 ·1 r. to 1 _ -: t cc un - 18'70 r 2 ' ~?6 . 0 262 . 5 349 . 31 9~0 . 4o 144 . 80 4 Q • r•1 43 . 4 ? • 0 • l 371 . 85 130.50 0 . 50 30 . 0 6 . 71 3 . 43 l, ,; ·J . O. 1,1 :.. ... . 17 1, l '· L. 4 7 138 Rod re airs Blacksmith account ifXJ)€nses Co ton t t1on ~ ill1 1 and ~r din _ l ine Balance Superintendent ' s Report for l1Pr11 1 l 70 Income teat er-day il as ... ,en ~ .. rs lighter"P 'rei f .:," t D ·n f~rei ,. t r ow li 1:-. ~;_ terc e ....... B lance Jxpenses Jteamcr and 11 .hter account olli -stock account · .. harf ccour t s ..11t'. 1 D t account -;il11in . ton cpot ac c tl t oad r -pairs , l c sm i th a cc o n t Co .. ton st tj_on ·xpense cc mt 'illinr~ ~ nd gr ding lane .r '"O . 40 • 67 . 140. 0 1,330. 2 4 , ? : l, 1, 1 r.: 1c: 7 · ,r;r ' LI e U I ' • OU G ' • 9 . 12 1, . '71 · 1 2 , 3 4 . 07 A p Loc- . D I ill SA1I P•D .. 18?0 C C .AilR· J AD ~reig t transported ov r the Lo n~elos and Qan edro -~ailr-oad d u-in , the ye r 18?0 , as follo s : l. ror1 l1J1c hor ge to Los An le s l , ~oo tons erchandise t; , 860 , oo fe t lurncer on . gele t u1chor {! e allo.~ .ine and br ndy , b .l e ool 34 , 971 s cks con 15 , 0Gl boxe~ oranges ns ecified produce To s 1,4.10 1 , 2 1 , 014 5 '' ,i_ 1 gr•r , ail road rateQ on above , comp red it' tea. r tes , th t ruled b fore he railroad wen t into o .. er tion , s follo s : Tea1r .ates 10 , GOO tons dse., at ~ 11 . t= , 8 ·o ,ooo :feet lun "'er , t 1 , 410 ton .. ) vine Emd brand , at l , 29 tons wool ~ ~ per ton I 1 , 14 ton co n , . , 7 . ;:: O per to n 64 tons or - e , 0 per on t onn un.:ip. i 1 ro Ou . , 7 ., . ' ,.., .. I • l ' • 4 , • 14 a • 50 140 141 T1a1 lro ad • te s 10 , 600 tons erchnndise , et 5 ✓er ton 5 , 8 0 , 000 f et lumber , at ~7 rer . 1,410 tons ine end brandy , , .,3 per ton 1 , 229 tons ool, :·3 . 0 r ton l, 14 ton corn , -~ 2 • ._.o er ton 1 , 021 boxe<"! oran ..._:es , ~0¢ ... ,er o 1 , 3" ton uns J ci 1 d .r duce "'mount saved to )roduoers an 1870 oonsU!l rs urin ·· e f ollo ,in(.;i i c:- educi t l e · fro the ore~ oi exhibit : Consuners f i1 orts haves v d urin 1 ·70 Con ·rrers of lm:i e r h ve saved durin l c)7 ~rd c r o i e d . l 70 d br n y haves ved f 1 f · roduc rs cf 1sve sav a 18?0 .ss 1 8 1 70 1ave eved u rin~ 1 .. 7 or~n -e h ,ve s ~v e· dra1 · ~ -~ .--roducer c: of •rticles un...;pec · fi d h e sav11 uring 1870 . ,.. :L1 c or ye~r 7 : rpos th ho~i c, t ' .. 3 , 000 . 0 41 , 020 . 0 4 , • 0 4 , • 4 , • • 9 . 00 11 , 139. 70 .... , 30 1 O r· . , S I I • • e: ,· .go to c , , u .,, . · 111 u v r c o e bu s i . s s t 1 , t 10 ilrc fr o fift en {: it '"~ C CJ:.1· 1 ,l O:i. 1 , r r n ·. t eri o .J..' r 0 1:1 :1 1 i c 1 d e n t : bonus, l rs e re inter . 0 er n nll!?.! a, y r t ye ir cont ~ er A t s , · 11 b te l l o.te 1 ., vir s .. , > ' ~) ? ' C:4 t f.;O , 000 r ' , r - • 142 Leavin to producers and oon°umers as vin of · 1,4 5, 14 a~ th end of 1~ years , an the city nd county still the o ;ners of their stoc int ro d , or e roceeds of n s a 1 e th y mi c-ht m k 11 e <--r ,:h i 1 e .. · l e ectf ll·r ~ ours ,

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Core Title Phineas Banning with special reference to the development of transportation in Southern California

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Publication Date 08/16/1932

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