The Free Harbor Contest at Los Angeles: An Account of the Long Fight Waged by the People of Southern California to Secure a Harbor Located at a Point Open to Competition (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles Dwight Willard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331529921 ISBN 13 : 9781331529927

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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The League sends delegates to Washington. Mr. Hermann of Oregon arranges matters. He writes a letter. CHAPTER XV. THE DOUBLE APPROPRIATION SCHEME. Mr. Mc Lachlan stelegram. His peculiar position. The Chamber of Commerce on the rack. CHAPTER XVI. THE STRUGGLE IN THE SENATE. Los Angeles delegations before the Committee on Commerce. The two reports. Senator White samendment, His speech. Mr. Frye responds. The compromise. CHAPTER XVII. ONE MORE FINAL DECISION. Reception to White and Perkins. The Walker Board appointed. Mr. Morgan. Sessions of the Board ;its report. CHAPTER XVIII. THE SECRETARY OF DELAY. Feeling against the railroad. Russel A. A lger, Secretary of War. His collection of excuses. The appropriation in the House. Mr. Cooper sspeech. CHAPTER XIX. THE JUBILEE AT SAN l4cDRO. Ceremonies at the beginning of the work. CHAPTER XX. THE PRESENT WORK. The Contractors. Nature of the specifications. The inner and outer harbor. Efforts for farther development. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The writer finds himself under obligation to a number of people and organizations in the preparation of this book, for courtesies of various kinds, and he takes this means of expressing his gratitude :T othe Land of Sunshine, the Capital, Terminal Railway, Chamber of Commerce, City Librarian Mrs. H. C. Wadleigh, Harry E. Brook, Captain J. J. Meyler, C. V. Barton, J. F. Francis, W. B. Cline, F. K. Rule, Terminal Land Co., Southern California Lumber Co., J. R. Newberry, H. Jevne, W.C. Patterson, F. W. Braun, L. W. Blinn, Kerckhoff-C uzner Co., Cal Byrne, J. E. Plater, N. Blackstone, E. W. Jones, Bishop Co., N. Bonfilio, J. Ross Clark, K. Cohn Co., Los Angeles Farming and Milling Co., Maier Zobelein, Boston Store, Coulter Dry Goods Co., Harris Frank, Geo. S. Patton, T. E. Gibbon, J. D. Hooker, D. C. Mc Garvin, Will Knippenberg, Chas. Weir, W. D. Woolwine, Frank Wiggins, Harry E. A ndrews, Harr
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331529921
• ISBN 13: 9781331529927
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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