Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Interview With the South
ern Pacific Magnates.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING HERE
Second Glass Sleeping Cars Placed
on the ROad-Wreck at
Aurant.


go to San Diego on Saturday night,
and yesterday they made tour along
the coast country between Santa Mon
ica and San Pedro and inspected the
Santa Ana valley. They left this city
on Saturday night for Santa Monica,
from which point they started at an
early hour on Sunday and proceeded
to Wilmington and San Pedro. Then
they proceeded to Long Beach and
from that point to Santa Ana, return
ing to this city about 6 P. NJ. A HER-
AID reporter was awaiting their ar
rival at the Southern Pacific depot,
and Immediately on the arrival Of
the train proceeded to the Directors
car in the hope of obtaining an inter-
view. Quite number of people had
assembled together to get a glimpse of
the distinguished visitors, and soon the
well-known face of Vice-President
Chas. Crocker was seen on the rear
platform, while at his shoulder was
the beaming visage of General Man
ager A. N. Towne. There was at first
some uncertainty as to the identity OF
a tall dignifed-looking man with a
full-bearded face and rotundity OF
figure that betokened bon uisant,
but it soon became evident that it was
none other than Coils p.
. Huntington, the FIRST Vice-Presi-
! dent of the road. The next
to alight was Mr.. w. G. Curtis, Super
intendent of Track, then Mr.. Still
man, who represents the Hopkins in
terest in the road, and then came Mr..
Richardson, the able secretary of
General Manager Towne. Itwas with
some difficulty that the scribe got
within speaking distance of any Of
the party, as they were Immediately
surrounded by number of friends,
but at last, seeing Mr.. Crocker olsen
gagged, the reporter announced his
mission.
"Mr. Huntington is the man you
want" was the cordial rejoinder !;
and that gentleman, hearing his
name mentioned, turned around and
was Immediately assailed by the re-
porter.
s'Pll refer you to Mr.. Towne," said
the Vice-President, with q smile
when the reporter made remark
about "what he would like to know"
but Mr.. Towne, who was standing
near by, shook his head, so the not
to-be. discouraged scribe made another
attack on Mr.. Huntington.
Zone thing l will tell you," said
the magnate, seeing that the news
paper man was determined to have
an ite of some description, "and
that is that am very favorably i'm
pressed with what l have seen to-day.
It is two years since 1 have visited
Los Angeles, and during that time it
has made marvellous progress. Not
only the city but all of the surround
ing country is rapidly going ahead,
and the wonderful stories told by
your "boomers," must admit, appear
to be true."
elbow about railroad matters, Mr..
Huntington" asked the scribe, "for
suppose that your present trip is not
or your health ?"
No, 1 am making tour of inspect
ion. 1t is SO long since l have been
here that it is only natural that I
should want to look over the road
again.
SIT is understood here that you
have been looking for an available
route to San Diego via Santa Ana
did you decide anything to-day?"
"No, we have made an inspection
Of that part Of the country, but have
come to no decision, that Is Of course a
matter for further deliberation.
''How about the purchase of prop
erty by MIR. Crocker at Long Beach,
might ask the intentions of the COM
pany down there?"
81 know nothing at all about it,"
was the rejoinder. 'Long Beach is
place l never visited before to-day
it is very charming place, as is
also Santa Monica in fact, the term
applies to all Of this Southern country.
AS regards any railroad intentions
there have really nothing to tell you
at ALL"
"How about San Pedro ?" asked the
scribe.
"Nice place." said Mr.. Hunting
ton, and then with a smile added,
"the fact is, I have no news to give
you; you shall have evervthina
in due time, out there is nothing to be
n.-..ounced now"
Not wishing to intrude any more,
the reported then sought Mr.. Crocker
and yentured on a similar examina-
tion. The result was about the same.
Mr.. Crocker had nothing to say-noth-
u ing had been decided, they were
simply 10 king around, he knew moth
\ ing about the Long Beach affair, etc.
From him the reporter went to Mr..
Towne, but that gentleman main
tanned the same reserve, and it is evil
dent that they had decided to keep
their plans to themselves for the
present.
HOW THEY SPENT THE DAY.
From other sources the scribe subse
ouently obtained the following in
formation regarding the &C ions of th'
party during the day.
After a short look over SAINTS
7 Monica, they boarded their specia
IA train and we're hauled to Wilmington
Y where a stop was made for few
timinutes, after which, the party pro
ceeded to San Pedro. Here they re
mained for about two hours inspect
ing the coast line, the harbor, etc.
and then went over to Lon
Beach where another extended cal
4, was made. From Long Beach tn
y party journeyed to Santa Ana an
here teams were in waiting whicl
thew entered, and drove off givin
the conductor instructions to pu
nm to the Orange depot an
await them there. After drlvln
about Santa Ana they followed tn
main road to Tustin City and the
proceeded by the northern road
the base of foothills Immediately wes
q of Hewe's Ranch to the cross-road
which lead to Modena and Orange
The aforementioned CITY was not vii