Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-11
THE RAILROADS.
Interviews With Two s. P.
Magnates.
IMPORTANT LOCAL MATTERS.
No Decision Yet Made Regarding
the Pomona and Elsin0re
Road.

would return from San Diego early yes
terday morning, HERALD reporter jour
neyed to the San Fernando street depot
at the hour when they were expected
and awaited their arrival. The party con-
sisted Of Mr.. j. G. Strobridge, Chief Of
Construction and President of the Pacific
Improvement Company, Mr.. Arthur
Brown, Superintendent of Bridges, Mr..
Gillette, Assistant Engineer, and Mr.. A.
C. Parkhurst, and they came steam
ing in at the hour appointed
in the special car California. f"
The scribe was soon chatting away with
Mr.. Brown, who is one of the most affable
of the 'tselect circle" to newspaper men,
and the conversation turned on the OBJ
ject of the party's visit to San Diego,
from which place they had just returned.
sit was to see the Hotel Coronado" J"
said Mr.. Brown, and then the reporter
remembered that the gentleman with
whom he was conversing had designed
the Hotel Del Monte at Monterey, and
other palatial structures connected with
the Southern Pacific Company.
"Well, what do you think of it ?'
asked the scribe.
"It is very fine building but think
that the Del Monte can hold its own, /"
was the reply. "The situations of the
two hotels are so vastly different that it
is rather hard to compare them, but 1
think there is no doubt but that the Del
Monte is the more select of the two. You
see, it enjoys comparative seclusion and
ladies and children can sit in the lobbies
and on the verandas, whereas the
Coronado is so near town that it is con-
stantly thronged by city loungers
who, as rule, scarcely make
things pleasant for ladies. l think
you will find that there is scarcely any
one about the Del Monte who is not a
guest, whereas at the Coronado it is en-
tirely different. Then, again, the tim
ber about Monterey is another attraction,
and, speaking without prejudice, l think
that any person who had been guest
mt both places would be inclined, in ex-
pressing an opinion as to choice, to favor
the Del Monte"
"What do you think are the proba-
biiities for our getting a second Del
Monte at Long Beach ?" asked the news
gatherer.
ssIt is of course among the posi-
bilities, especially as Colonel Crocker
has good deal of property there.
An addition may, however, be made to
the present hostelry, which is very
commodious structure. The Southern
Pacific people will. am inclined to
think, watch how the place progresses
for little time longer, before starting in
ON any mammoth improvements"
s'Did you run over the Tustin line dur
ing the trip" asked the reporter?
eyes, it will probably be in operation
in about two weeks, as there is only a
little bridge-work that yet remains to be
done. Some cribbing and temporary
track was laid across the creeks while
the track was being pushed through, and
this is what we have to fix now."
"What is your programme after leav-
ing here?" said the scribe.
I'VE 60 to Fresno, and from that point
will traverse the Porterville branch oi
sixty-nine miles, which was thrown open
to traffic on the 1st of this month. II
ought to be good paying piece of work,
as it runs through magnificent piece oi
country. After we have been over it.
We will return to San Francisco"
''Then you do not purpose to visit
Santa Barbara and see about the gar
from there to Templeton?"
s'No, and do not think that construc.
tiQn on that piece Of road will be COM
menced just yet, as the work means a
big inroad into the twenties. The
Southern Pacific has got its hands pretty
full just now, as you can see by reference
etructing all over California. You must
har fI,of hn oh
them is the same as with all Other
percentage return for capital invested
and unless this looks tolerably certain
they are not liable to speculate. The
making to the Sacramento railroad
shops have entailed good deal of ex
pense."
'"Have you heard anything about ou
shops here?"
Nothing beyond the fact that they
are to be built, and this is certain. WheI
they will commence work on them il
rather hard to say, for the reasons have
already given"
is there any truth in the rumor tha
the s. p. will establish railroad hos
pital here?"
Ii udS Uccu tdikoO VI dIlu ITOm L0e
location of this city it would be a very
desirable place for such an institution
There is every indication that it will bt
built here and that at an early date.
should advise you to have a chat with
Mr.. Strobridge," concluded Mr.. Brown
The can give you some railroad pointers
on construction TOPICS"
A CHAT WITH MR.. STRoBRIDGE
Thanking his genial informant the re
porter went in search of the chief of the
Pacific Improvement Company and To-
Gated him as he was talking with Mr.,
Meehan, of the Pullman Car Company
"Will you tell me if it is true that the
p. /. Company has contracted to build
the Pomona and Elsinore road by the
first of January Said the scribe for a
starter.
"It all depends where you got the in
formation" was the reply" 'If Mr..
Croker said 80, it is undoubtedly the
case, but as far as l am concerned,
know nothing of any such arrangement.
do not even know that any decision has
been arrived at as to- the running into
San Diego-if it has, have not heard of
IT,"
"How is the work progressing at San
Pedro?"
"Well, we are driving the creasoted
piles, so that shows that we mean busi-
ness. The material will be sent along
now just as fast as it is wanted, until the
work is completed"
"Will you start work at once on the