Show I SAW PEDRO LAND SO MiliTARY V ORK IS STOPPED Appropriation Not Sufficient Sufficient dent to Purchase Site for Fortifications WASHINGTON Au Aug jOt 26 Congressional ec economy nomy threatens to play havoc oc with the fortification of San Pedro harbor harbor har har- bor Cal which has been blEn under consideration consideration con con- for several fie years and which so 80 far as its location is concerned is regarded as a good base bue for an enemy to operate against the Pacific coast As a preliminary to the erection ert of any fortifications tie the army will have to pr procure a bi big tract of land An appropriation of was made by the thelast last ast congress for this purpose e but values have advanced tremendously since sinco it was wal evident the army wanted anted the land and now officers en of the tho engineer corps sa say sano no purchase will ill be made this thill year as the law explicitly provides that no no part of the tho expenditure authorized shall bo be for a portion of the tho tract for which it was set lIet aside This Thill being the ease case the acquisition of any land at Ran San Pedro will have hao to go o over until eon congress makes additional appropriations or the citizens of that city voluntarily reduce their prices and th there re is no expectation they will do FO so Failure to secure time the land lana is a disappointment disappointment disappointment to the army |