Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-03
MORE ROADS
Coming to Los Angeles in
the Near Future.
LATEST RAILWAY GOSSIP,
Condition Of Freight on the
Southern Pacific Liues-
Notes and Personals.

Los Angeles is soon to have another
railroad hich will open up q most
important section Of the country and
prove OF benefit in many ways moi
nece sary to mention. A portion oi
the road is now being constructed and
articles Of incorporation were filed
yesterday for the remainder.
For some time past graders have
been hard at work grading the line o
the new road between Carleton and
Anaheim, and about two miles Of the
distance b-tween those towns is now
complete and ready for the rails. The
name of this road, which is to be
= narrow gauge, is the Anaheim
Olinda and Pomona Railroad, and i,
will run from Alimitos Bay to Ana.
helm and through the Olinda ranch
to Carleton, and on to Pomona, the
entire distance from the COMPANY e
terminal at Alimitos Bay, being about
twenty-six miles.
It was the intention first to build
the road from Carleton to Anaheim
and Alimotos Bay, though the part
from Anaheim to Alimitos Bay wa
not have been con- tructed until the
road from Anaheim to Carleton was
ready for traffic, the object being to
get the Olinda Rsnch opened as soon
g possible to the public. Mr.. Rich
ard Gird, Of the Chino Ranch was
also building q road from Ontario
through the Chino and Olinda ranches
to q point on the coast. When the
management of both railroads saw
what the other intended doing, they
made overtures to combine their roads
and operate them together. This
scheme was especially de-
sirable, as Mr.. Records, Presi
dent Of the Anaheim, Olinda 8
Pomona Road owned part of the can
ON through which he would have tc
pass to get to Pomona, and Mr.. Giro
owned the other part through which
he would have to pass to get to the
coast. Not only do these gentlemen
desire to combine and build from the
coast to Pomona, but they also desire
to build to Riverside, San BernardinC
and Cotton. The latter part of the
scheme however, has not been finally
decided upon. Now, in conjunction
with the two roads already mentioned
which may be here after considered a'
one, ,hough the negotiations have no
as yet, been finally settled, comes 6
schem, to build road from Carleton
to Los Angeles. In fact, articles o
incorporation for such a road were
drawn up and in shape to be filed yes
terday.
The name of this road is to be tn,
|'Los Angeles, Carleton and Eastern
r. X. Co.," and will be built as 8
standard narrow-guage road. Leav
ing Carleton, the line will run alon!
the foot OF the Puente hills, passin,
through Whittier, and swinging
into this city at the southeastern
limits, and, running by the side o
zanja No. Z, come to stop ON the W
81. Workman tract, near First street
where negotiations for terminal facili
ties have been opened, and are nov
in fair way to be closed satisfactorily
to all parties concerned. The man
ayers of the road state positively
that the rates for freight anc
passenger traffic over thei
lines will be very cheap and of much
benifit to the surrounding country
While the road is to be a narrow gauge
one the equiements will be of the very
best pattern, with coaches, engines
etc., that will assure safety and speed
in transporta' ion. The object il
building the line on a narrow-gaug
pattern. is for the reason that it cal
be built for about two-thirds the cos
of q broad gauge road. Grading OF
the line from Chino Ranch towar,
Carleton is now progressing at thu
rate of about a half a milea day whil
on the part between Anaheim ant
Carleton it is proceeding more slowly
The rails for this part of th
road, however, are scattered alon
line, ready to be laid as soon as tn
ties can be placed on the ground
While the name of the Anaheim
Olinda and Pomona railroad would in
dicate that the road would enter tn
latter city at once, and though sucl
has been Actually stated rs the rout
in the foregoing, there is some doub
about its touching Pomona for som
time after it is finished to the Chin
ranch, as the object principally is t
get the line to that ranch in opera
ton. After this is done, an additions
line will be built from that point int
Pomona