Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-06
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Important Meeting Yesterday :
Prompt Action Taken-Hsavyc Cap
itaiists Interested.

An important meeting of citizens was
held yesterday at IL A. NJ. at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Associs-
tion, on Main street. Mr.. A. o. Porter,
of Pasadena, was elected Chairman Of
the meeting and G. w. Wilson. Of Los
Angeles, Secretary. After an informal
discussion OF the necessity Of railroad
from Los Angeles to Pasadena, Judge
b. s. Eaton offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that the construction OF DUN
my engine railroad between Los An
geles and Pasadena will best meet the
wants Of both places and of the interme-
date points.
To put this resolution into action,
Mr.. Geo. Rice offered motion that the
Chairman appoint q committee Of five
persons to prepare q plan for organiza-
ton and Incorporation, aad to report the
same at the next meeting, to be held
June 18th, 1884. at the same place. at
II A. NJ, OF that day. The motion was
unanimously adopted and the Chair.
man appointed the following gentle.
men Is members of said committee:
A. II. Judson, ESQ.,; Andrew Glassell,
ESQ.,; John Bryson. senior, Hon. P. M.
Green and b. Y. Ball.
This is very strong committee aud 1t
is expected will make report of plan
and ronte that will be satisfactory. A
very favorable route has been surveyed
on the north bank Of the Arroyo Seco,
from the Southern Pacific Railroad,
near the Toma, to point on the Arroyo
Ssco opposite Oak Grove, where high
bridge would be built above the reach of
freshets. The line would cross the
river on the right OF the Southern Pa.
cific Railroad and would cross the AFRO
yo Seco but once. The line would be Of
the same gauge as the Southern Pacific
Railroad, SO that fruit shipments could
be made on cars at Pasadena and sent to
Eastern or Northern markets without
breaking bulk. Several parties who own
land along the line have offered to give
the right of way to the new line who re-
fused to do the same for the narrow
gauge. Had they treated the narrow
gauge with the same liberality we are
informed that the road would have been
built six months ago.
1t is supposed that this new dummy
line will take the place Of the "Bouls-
ward" which has been surveyed between
the city and Oak Grove. ltis to be
hoped that this, the fourth project for
railroad, will not fall through. The
members Of the committee Of five are
abandantly able to build the road them
selves. a. they represent million dol.
lars of capital. Furthermore. the par
ties who were interested in the narrow
gauge will probably take stock in this
line If il will follow the formerly pro-
posed line through Pasadena, The peo.
pie are restive and want the road built
by somebody, they don't care by whom.
The matter has been agitated for several
years, till many persons do not believe
it will be built at all. II the present
movement IL carried out it will be
great benefit to this city and TO the fruit
belt Of San Gabriel, and the verdt,go
and Canada ranches, to the latter Of
which places branch track will be laid
from the Highland Park tract through
the Verdugs Canon. 1t is to be earnest
ly hoped that out of the various projects
the road will be eventually built In q
prompt and substanti manner.