Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-21
THE RAILROADS.
Important Moves by the
Southern Pacific.
THE PROPOSED NEW MAIN LINE.
The Track Down San Pedro Street
to Be Torn Up Within
Year.

Some important changes are in CON
temptation by the Southern Pacific
people in this city and HERALD reporter
Yesterday had the good LUCK to encounter
an official of the road who is on the in
side track and from this individual was
extracted the following information
which can be vouched for as being
reliable.
It has been generally understood that
on the completion OF the Wolfskill depot
a new main line is to be constructed
from this city, meeting with the present
track at OR near FL pro
posed route to be followed has been given
on several occasions 1t was said that
the line would run down to near Florence
and then turn through the Morrison and
Kellogg property and go on over the
Nadeau vineyard and across the Laguna
ranch to Ell Monte. 1t appears, however,
that another route has been selected and
in all probability will be the one on
which the rails will be laid. The near
line after leaving the WoliskllI Depot
will run down Alameda street to Seventh
and just below that point, at the A. V.
r. Sheerer tract, will turn in an easter
ly direction. 1t will then run through
north of the san Antonio Rancho la
Merced and old Mission and through the
Potrero Grande where it will connect
with, and run into the present track. II
is said that at headquarters this route Is
the one most favored and the right Of
way has been secured with the exception
Of one tract this side Of the old Mission
the owner Of which demands $l5 600 ere
he allows the railroad to build through
his property. 1t was in connection with
this line that on the 30th of April last a
deed was filed in the County Clerks
office Of this city granting to the company
right of way over Baldwin's Ranches
la Merced, Patrero Grande, Patrero
Chico and Felipe Lugo.
GREAT CHANGE
Probably the greatest change OF all is
that to be made ON the Santa Monica
line. The track along San Pedro street
has been condemned and although three
years time has been granted during
which to remove it, it will all be torn up
inside OF twelve months. TraiDs for
Santa Monica will then run down the
Alameda street track and cutting across
Central avenue keep in an almost
straight line to point this side OF
Florence. The line will then swing of
to the west and connect with the present
track to Santa Monica this side OF
Cienega Station. This change will
greatly affect the lumber yards that are
established along San Pedro street and
will make a general change in that
neighborhood.
THE wOLFSKILL DEPOT.
The HERALD's infDrmant said that he
was at the Sacramento railroad shops a
couple Of weeks ago, and that the iron
work for the Wolfskill depot was all in
hand and would be flushed at an early
date. Orders have been given TO rush
this work through without delay and
give it precedence over anything else not
absolutely necessary.
THE ELsINoRE ROAD.
Regarding the Pomona and Elsinore
Road, three routes have been surveyed
regarding where it is to terminate at this
end. One is to push it to connection
with the Whittier Road, another to run
it into Santa Ana, and the third to send
it into Pomona at point just east Of thai
town.