Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-18
RAILROAD BUILDING.
What n ssHerald'' Reporter
Found Out Yesterday.

Yesterday HERALD reporter went on
cruise to gather railroad news, and was re-
warded by very interesting budget Of
news in this important line. In the first
place, the work at La Ballona is yearly fin
ished SO far as it can go until the timbers ar
rive. About the first proximo ship is due
with the timber which is to be used for this
purpose. The cargo.will be RATED in to land
Then the wharf will be constructed, the out
let to the sea be opened and the harbor be
fGit dccompH
In the meantime the large gang of men
and teams which has been working at the
new harbor, has been ordered to begin forth
with at the grading of the roadbed from
a Ballona to Los Angeles. This work will.
be prosecuted with all the vigor possible.
and at a very early date road from this
city to the sea will be ready to operate.
The place for the depot is now a fixed
fact. The papers are reported to have been
property, at the foot OF First street, is trans
ferred to the railroad company for depot
purposes.
The road to La Ballona is not the only one
to come in there. Orders are here to press
forward, with all possible dispatch the new
line from San Bernardino, via Riverside,
Arlington, Santiago Canon. Anaheim to this
city. simultaneously with these orders,
are others to begin at once the work on
camonga, Mud Springs, Covina and the San
Gabriel valley to this city. 1t will run near
Covina, at the head of the valley, thence
across the river pretty high up. pass Bald
cross the Southern Pacific track near
Shorbs, probably a little further east, about
the lands of T. B. Bishop, Esq, thence
come towards the city by the BATE road.
hospital and thus reach the foot of First
street. Three roads will thus have their
terminus on the Bigelow place.
There is no doubt that the s. P. Co. will
be forced to run road parallel to this one
through the San Gabriel valley via Mud
Springs. Nor is 1t at all unlikely that a
branch will be run through the center of
the Puente ranch, through the Felipe
Lugo, the Old Mission, Los N.etos and
thus into the city by route a, little cir
1t comes to this-the country must be occu-
pied. Now, railroad men see this is to be
great valley, rich in products and teeming
with population: If one road does not get
In and secure the routes another Will, ana
thus all are scrambling for the best lines.
In this connection reference is in order to
the proposition made by the Riverside,
Santa Ana and Los Angeles Railroad to the
side of the river from Also street
to the lover end of the BigelOw
property, If the Council will give them
the 5000 already appropriated for this pur-
pose, ana WuhleNer lduuS tHt City may pOs-
sess from the initial point to the south
limits of the city. In lieu of such conces-
sion the company bind themselves to levee
the river between the points named, and to
protect the city. from the river forever.
There is no doubt that any reasonable con-
cession made by the city to the company on
such terms would meet wish popular favor
1t is most important Thing that
the levee should be built. II a
great railroad company will put its track
along there, 1t will see to It, that it is most
securely protected against the encroach
ments Of the water. The matter calls for
the most earnest and enlightened consider
alton Of the members Of the Council. They
know exactly what is asked for, and the
people will probably be glad to see so great
an Improvement done, and proba bly, would
not care to see the city government too
niggard In It's policy in this affair.
tits dead sure matter, as the HERALD
has SO repeatedly reported, the year 1887
viii see great deal Of railroad activity in
this valley, and with this will come great
deal OF cognate development In all parts OF
the country. The year before us WILL be
marked by fourfold growth above all that
has gone before.