Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-03
NorEs ON LOCAL TRAyEL.



| Hem aFkabIe Industrial Progress
One OF the most delightful trips in
California at this season OF the year is
found by taking the afternoon train
from Los Angeles at ? O'Clock, on the
great overland train eastward. As soon
as the Los Angeles river is crossed the
orange trees on each side display
golden fruit and fragrant blossoms, as an
Introduction TO the beautiful hills ad-
joining, with their rich robes Of verdure
mingled with tiny flowers just setting
out in their mission of life as the har-
binger of the coming glory in the swift
approaching weeks of the igreat spring
coronation Of the earth with flowers Of
every hue OF which the language of
Milton and Shakespeare has a name.
The orange groves Of Alhambra, and
the great rich vineyards of the San
Gabriel Wine Company give hint of
the great possibilities of human indus
try. The orchards, and rows OF olives,
| ana Tue unCltUb AllhhlOb1 uit htutintAo
and reminders Of history, while the
great grain lields Of Savannah and FL
Monte betoken an abundance OF the
staff OF life.
After crossing the gold bearing sands
Of the San Gabriel river the rich Puente
plain, with its grain fields and grasses,
leads into the valley Of the San Jose,
with its sheltered hillside on the north,
and the south clothed with grass and
grain Of heavy growth, while beneath
the southern hills the deep reservoirs of
petroleum yield constant source OF
wealth and human comfort. Beautiful
Pomona, with her fruits and flowers, is
passed through with delight, and the
great snow crowned mountains look
| kindly aud harmlessly down on the
scene. Ontario, with great features OF
beauty being carefully wrought out,
stands as teacher of the beautiful on
| the left, and many settlements of pleas
ant beauty cling close to the mountain
bases.
COTTON WITH ITS LOVELY TERRACE
OF fruits and flowers and its great in
dustrial energy and thronging trains of
cars from east. west, north aud south,
gives the prophecy Of coming city that
will come aud not tarry and come to
stay.
Inc great groves and vineyards along
the track, through Lugonia and Red
lands, give notice OF great industrial
thrift, and the great diaries above Brook
side are source of ever increasing
wealth.
On ascending the lofty heights of San
Gorgonio scene of richness and beauty
spreads ont on either side. For many
miles in length and breadth great grain
fields spread out on each side OF the
track OF steel, and show sondrous
wealth, certificate Of intelligent in
dustry and a harbinger of a good time to
come when the harvest home shall be
sung. with glad, grateful and exultant
hearts.
To person who only knew this coun-
try as the pasture for deer and the place
of distant homes Of solitary herdsmen
and nomadic Indians. the change which
a few short years has wrought is phe-
nomenal and almost incredible.
From the level plain all the way up
the sloping mesa to the mountain sides
of sierra Madre on the north, and San
Gorgonio mountains on the south, the
growing wheat and barley cover the
earth from view with carpet of pleas
ant and delicate greenness.
SAN ooRooNIo STATION.
The old trails so numerous and tor
tuous have been obliterated and the
section lines have to be followed as the
leell highways in and out from this
al. aohanI- has
sprung up from the broad plain, n small
church, Presbyterian, has been establish
ed under thecharge of Rev. Chas. Brans.
by. willie very inconvenient railroad
and telegraph office remian totally unfit
for the talented lady, Mrs. Austin, who
is the agent of the 5. p. R.R. Company
at that growing and important station.
1t is to be hoped that more pleasant
and convenient quarters will soon be
provided for the transaction of the in
creasing business of the locality.
LOCAL TRAIN.
OF San Gorgonio it must be said that
it is fast assuming great business i'm
portance. The agricultural develop.
ments around the station are rapid and
large. Last year about 10000 acres of
grain were sown in that locality, while
at present there are $1,000 acres in good
condition that will soon seek shipment
at that place. Besides this large amount
of property to be shipped, the San Ja-
cinto colony, the San Jacinto Stock
Company, the Aguirre stock rancho aud
the various settlers of the great San
Jacinto valley find at San Gorgonio
their most available shipping point.
The good people of San Gorgonio rep
resent that 10 increase the business of
the settlement and also to largely in
crease the business of the s. Z. X. r.,
there should be local tram to their
town. They will petition the railway
company to extend the present Cotton
accommodation train to that station in
order to accommodate their urgent
needs 1t is proposed by them that this
train going east should leave off two cars
at Cotton and take the remaining car
and baggage car to San Gorgonio. These
returning in the morning would be at
taehed to the Cotton cars, and reach the
city in time for business. Passengers
could then come to the city, transact
their business and return the same day.
At present, owing to the care necessarily
exercised in bringing the great northern
train into Los Angeles over the freshly
made track, the passengers from Los
Angeles arrive at San Gorgonio late in
the night, too late to reach their distant
homes on moonless nights.
The San Jaeinto colony settlers are
very earnest in this matter, and state
that unless they can get such accommo-
dations from the s. P. X. r. Co. they
will make road via Box Springs Canon
to the California Southern, which is
equally near to them, and that the lat
ter railroad company will give them
local train daily to Los Angeles. Their
request is well grounded, and will be
heartily endorsed by all the settlers on
this great highland plateau. The COM
bined petition of both settlements will
probably be granted if completely set