Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-20
GREAT SCHEMES.
How the Salt Lake Road Will
Get to the Coast.

Get to the Coast.
The exact route for the Los Angeles
and Ocean Railroad has at last been
definitely settled, and the work OF
grading the line will be commenced
at once. Yesterday Mr.. W. T. Spill
man, to whom the contract for the
grading was let, went to Long Beach
with a large force of men and teams,
and pitched camp at that place.
He will commence Immediately the
work of grading the road in this direc-
ton, and will do all in his power to
get it finished as soon as possible. 1t
is hoped and believed by the COM
pany's managers, that they will get
the grading done in three months,
when they will. commence laying the
rails. The material, it is expected,
will be on the grounds by the first OF
May, and if nothing prevents its ar
rival the track will be ready for traffic
by June and through trains will be
run to Alimitos bay and Long Beach.
The road will start three miles south
of the Santa Fe depot on First street,
branching out from the Ballona di-
vision at that point and running
through the Nadeau vineyard, where
it will cross the Los Angeles river
Just south of the Nadeau vineyards
southern boundaries and continue to
the California Cooperative Colony's
land, passing through the town of
Clearwater to the Cerritos ranch,
which was recently purchased by
General Bouton. 1t will pass through
this property. going out of it just east
of the Cerritos hills to the Alimitos
rancho, through which it will run,
making a curve to Alimitos bay, and
thence up the coast to Long Beach.
The road will be exactly twenty
four miles long, and will be construct
ed Of the very best material to be OBJ
tanned. To those we'll acquainted
with the railroad business of Southern
California, the building Of this road
means great deal more that it does
to the uninitiated. 1t is generally be-
lieved tn t the Santa Fe Company
is putting up the money to build
the line, though it is not actually
known. From authority unimpeach-
able the HERALD's representative
learned lately that tine Santa Fe Route
waS furnishing the money, and that
IS soon as it is completed it will be
turned over to them as q part of their
system. This is not all. In few days a
dredger will be put to work in A'amitas
Bay, to clear it out, in order that the
that the largest ships may
discharge their cargoes along
side of the wharfs which are to be
constructed. The harbor is to be
developed to it's fullest capacity.
From this it would seem that the
Santa Fe Company is to have another
shipping point.
ANOTHER STARTLING FACT.
By the very best authority the
HERALD's representative learned that
the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Rail
road would reach the coast over this
line; that the Salt Lake and Los
Angeles Railroad would oaCn 1t. This
see s contradictory, and to those not
aware of the facts which follow, would
seem false. One thing certain, either
the Santa Fe system has got to own
the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Rail
road (Which is as yet only a road
upon paper), or the Santa Fe
system must own the Salt Lake and
Los Angeles. The last is correct.
Though the latter is as yet a road only
on paper, Colonel Isaac Trumbo stated
positively to the HERALD's represent
ative that Jay Gould was interested in
its construction. Jay Gould has no
interest in the Santa Fe road, that is
positive. From sources OF informa-
ion not excelled anywhere the HER
AIDS representative again learned
that the Santa Fe system has now a
gentleman looking out for a route
from Denver to Salt Lake City. The
Santa Fe has lately, or will soon, en-
tered Denver, Col.
With line from that city to Salt
Lake, the chain of the new transcon-
tinental road, to be entirely under the
control Of the Santa Fe system, from
Denver to Alamitas Bay, will be COM
plete.