Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-25
OUR SACRAMENTO LETTER.

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OUR SACRAMENTO LETTER.
Lack of Rain North-Incfffcfen
Street-Car Service.
DEAR HERALD-The country in thi
direction is suffering much more for thu
want of rain than Southern California
They have had altogether several inches
| less rainfall than we have had, and the
dry interval has been of much longer
duration. The people here claim that
Sacramento is steadily improving, and
this is perceptible to one who has been
absent for time; but the improvement
is principally in the resident part of the
city, and the business portion shows but
little change. / find the old prejudice
cropping out everywhere here against
our end OF the State, and it seems to be
very satisfying to the average Sacra-
mentan to ask Los Angeles men, with a
chuckle, about their ''busted boom. "
When you tell them that we are we'll
satisfied with our business condition and
prospects, they tell you, with an air of
knowing it all, that they have it on good
authority that the bottom has fallen out
of our section. "riled" prominent
business man on X street yesterday
when pointed out the fact that their
principal business streets had a quiet
and deserted look, as if perpetual Sum
day was reigning IN their town. NOW"
said I, "nothing like that can be seen in
Los Angeles. Our thoroughfares are
covered with people, and it requires
steady hand and keen eye to drive
through the crowds of vehicles that are
constantly travereing our business
Streets" OF course, with them, Pm an
interested party, and my testimony is
thrown out. But it is positive fact that
there is more business hustle in any
given block in Main or Spring street in
Los Angeles than there is in the whole
of Sacramento.
STREET CAR LINES.
The street-railroad service in this city
is the slowest and most inefficient have
ever seen anywhere. 1t seems to be the
rule for the cars to leave the depot just
as train is going in. Then one has
either to hire hack or wait fifteen
for red or blue car to arrive.
Last night was the victim of petty
swindle on the part of this institution,
which made me as mad as wet hen.
With company of ladies I attended the
Loan Exhibition at the Art Gallery, in
Mrs. Crocker's building, on P and Third
streets. A line of 'busses is run between
the street cars, from X and Third, and
the Gallery. Going you must buy your
tickets to the exhibition on entering the
bus, and on returning you are required
hr1ry f,nlyofe, hafore, loo
Art Gallery. Our party reached the
street-cars, on K street, about 10 80.
Our car started, but stopped behind two
others in front of the Metropolitan
Theater. Here, after waiting half an
hour in the fond expectancy of starting,
asked the driver why he did not 60
ahead, as his car was full. He said his
orders were 10 wait till the theater was
out. My tickets were in the box, and
the company had the best Of me. But
We concluded not to wait indef-
nitely, and left the Car and our money,
at which the group of Car drivers seemed
TO be greatly amused. l escorted two
ladies' from party to their home four
blocks away from the route, and arrived
on foot at the house at which / am stop
ping, on Sixteenth and 0 streets, at least |
twenty minutes before the car had left
came along. Understandable the same
kind of performance happens every
night, and it was particularly CALLING to
me-, who am used to the punctuality and
spirit of the street.car
of Los Angeles. 1t was Mrs.
Governor S., l believe, who once
said that she didn't see what the street
cars of Sacramento were run for, if it was
not to accommodate their managers, for
they certainly accommodate nobody else.
COUNTY DIVISION
The Santa Ana end of our county has
4 number of potent and energetic lob
byists here working like beavers to Sc
cure the passage of the County Division
bill. 1t has passed the House and is
now on the file of the Senate. If it could
be- raised from the file and put to vote
now, it would be carried. There has
been no active opposition to the measure,
outside of that of our imm ediate members
and the occasional Angeleho who hap
pens to be here on other business, whilst
it is we'll understood that all
the most approved lobby influences have
been unstintedly used to make it friends
and push it successfully through. Ihave
interviewed number of Senators on the
subject, and given them my views.
told them that whilst we recognized the
OF the desire of the Santa Ana
and Pomona regions to set up in county
business for themselves, we were not
willing to have the county divided unless
the lines were so drawn as to leave us q
compact and symmetrical territory, so
that we could make a consolidated city
and county out of it. We did not want a
1iscontented community attached to us,
but we were not going to consent to their
carving up our county TO suit their sweet
will, without regard to the way it affected
US. The idea was well thought of by all
with whom spoke, and it will material
ze in the introduction of q bill in the
Senate as substitute for the one from
the House. by which the territory lying
north of the San Gabriel river and west
Of Township line No. 2, s. B., will be
erected into the city and county Of Los
Angeles under one municipal govern
ment. The lines would include in the
city and county of Los Angeles, South
Pasadena, Monrovia, Ell Monte, Downey,
San Pedro, Santa Monica, the Encino
and San Fernando. These lines would
give us compact and symmetrical
and a homogeneous, SO to
speak, population. The promoters Of the
believe that both Senator Nc
Comas and Assemblyman Edwards will
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