Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-17
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Colonel Violet. Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railway, has an Office in the ST.
| Charles Hotel.
At the Depot Hotel: Jacob Hoehn,
Sacramento; G.. w. Munson, @. H. Mum
son, San Francisco.
The Ennis excursion left El Paso last
night with l3 Pullman cars. They will
probably arrive here at about IL O'Clock
Monday morning.
Mr.. w. B. King, Conductor on the L.
A. 4 s. @. V. Railway, is disabled by
sprained ankle. His place is temporar-
lily filed by Mr.. Davis.
The two O'Clock train Of the s. p. Co.
to be the Cotton local, which goes ON
to-day is, in the language Of the street, a
Joe Dandy" 1t will have few equals
on the road, so far rs style goes.
There were two excursion parties ex-
pected at the railroad depot yesterday,
one OF 55 persons by the q. s. and an
other Of 80 passengers by the s. ?. They
did not get In as early as expected.
Shippers of oranges along the line of
the L. A. & $. @. v. Railway are trying,
through the Orange Growers Union, to
get the same through freight rates as
other points. They hope to succeed.
The offices Of the L. A. 4 s. @. V. r.
r. are now established in the cottage,
corner of Arroyo street and Downey
avenue, where the general manager and
general freight and passenger agent may
be found.
The G. s. train due Thursday evening
at Q o'clock did not get in here until
about 2 P. NJ. yesterday. 1t waited at
Waterman for the snow-bound excur-
sionists, but even then they did not get
there in time.
Contracts for nearly million bricks,
or over 100 car loads, to be delivered In
Pasadena for use in the many fine build
ings going up there, have been signed
by prominent firm of this city. They
go forward by the L. A. rs. G. V.
Railway.
The s. P. Co. will send down an L. A.
& |. car to Orange TO be set up rs an Of
fee pending the building Of proper
station house. The Office will be opened
now in few days. Mr.. Ellis, young
gentleman from up country. will take
charge of the office.
Mr.. Van vranker, the new ticket
agent at the depot, was yesterday
called off suddenly to San Francisco by
| telegram to the effect that his family
was sick. While absent Mr.. Frank
Smith will gracefully ofiiciate at the
ticket Office at the depot.
The Los Angeles and San Gabriel VAL
ley Railway last week received four
more freight cars. Additional lots are
now due and greatly needed for the rap
idly increasing business Of the road. A
new supply of passenger coaches are ex-
pected by the lst Of February.
The depot building at Lamanda Park,
one more Of the several very artistic
suburban station buildings being erected
by the L. A. & 8. G. v. r. r. from the
designs of its assistant engineer, w. B.
Stewart. is receiving the finishing
touches of paint and will be opened next
week.
No. 81, the south-bound freight which
should have left this depot Friday at
$40 P. M, did not pass until 2;30 yes
terday morning. She had big string
| of ice cars attached, and on the mount
aims they broke away and caused great
deal Of delay in getting them in train
again.
The types yesterday put ''car of ice
for train of the congealed comfort. In
point of fact the 8. p. Co. forwarded in
two or three days over sixty car loads Of
ice to supply stations from here to
Yuma A whole train load went out
yesterday to Yuma. This is the ice har.
vest in the mountains.
north bound special freight train Of
large dimensions came in yesterday at
P. NJ. The Wilmington train came in O
few moments before her. The C. $.
delayed train was just before the Will
miugton train and the south bound pas
senger came in just ahead Of the 8. G.
one. 1t made the depot look like q
grand central concern.
The Los Angeles and San Gabriel
Valley Railway Company has built a
bridge over Precipi cahon wash and
arc now ready to move ON to the wash
of the Big Santa Anita. There will be
three stations on the extension of this
road on the Santa Anita, one by the
Baldwin Home place, one at the new
town of Baldwin and one on the Mon
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