Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-27
A Variety of New Rumors
About the Cross Road.
An Extension to San Pedro is
in Contemplation.
An Alliance With the San Gabriel
Road is Expected.
of Apricots Delivered in Chicago
in Good Condition.

The Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glen
dale road, which is often spoken of as the
"Cross road," for the reason that Cap
tain Cross was the builder, is again the
subject of many flying rumors, some of
which seem to have foundation that en-
titles them to credit. Shortly after the
road was completed and celebrated it's
opening last winter, Richard Kerans,
one of the chief owners, came out from
st. Louis to look over the property. 1t
was decided to make change in the
management and the interest of Captain
Cross was purchased, and Mr.. Burnett
was selected to succeed him.
Mr.. Burnett's first visit to the coast
took place couple of months ago and
at that time it was known that an
option was obtained by prominent cap
italist of this city, acting in the interest
of this road, on Rattlesnake island.
Papers were filed at the time and shown
to various parties, so there can be no
reasonable doubt that the transaction
actually took place. A counter rumor
to this was that the option was not OBJ
tanned for the Los Angeles, Pasadena
and Glendale road, but for the San Ca
briel Rapid Transit Company. 1t is GER
tain that some of the owners of the
latter road were concerned in the deal,
and 1T is now supposed that some sort of
a consolidation of the two companies is
likely to come about with the purpose
of making an extension to tide water.
1t is given out on the authority of Cap
tian Cross that the extension will 60 along
the east side of the Los Angeles river
and will run to San Pedro. 1t is also
asserted that the work is likely to begin
in very short time. Negotiations for
right-of-way from this city to Rattle
snake island have been under way for
some time, but it has not been clearly
understood in whose interest they
have been conducted. There no
longer remains much doubt that
they are in the interest of
the Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale
road and that the extension has been
definitely decided upon.
1t has from the first been the theory
of many of the best informed railway
men of this city that the so-called
Gross" road was built for the use and
benefit OF some one of the two transcon-
tinental roads that are known to be
reaching out in this direction. The
construction of the road and bridges
would seem to indicate that it was built
with other plans in view than that OF
making a road for local traffic. 1t is
known, moreover, that the projectors of
the road have intimate financial rela-
tions with prominent railway men in
the east. Whether the power that lies
back of these operations is the Union Pa
citic or the Vanderbilt interest or the
Missouri Pacific, or whether it is none of
these and the line from here
to the coast is the plan of the Ore
gon Transportation Company, who wish
their coast steamship traffic is not
known, and the whole matter lies in the
shadowy domain of rumors.
Other Railway News.
The special car of apricots which left
San Bernardino last Friday at a. m.,
over the Santa Fe, arrived in Chicago
yesterday, and the fruit was delivered to
the consignee at O'Clock in the morn
ing. 1t is reported by telegram that it
was found in excellent condition. This
is the best time ever made on fresh
fruit from this part of the state-14S
hours from the departure from the point
at which it was picked to its delivery in
Chicago. The shipping Of green fruit
from this section has not been success
chiefly for the reason that, as a rule, the
fruit was kept too long in transit. With
the present condition of the eastern
market and with the large crop now on
the trees in Southern California, the
railroads are likely to exert themselves
to make good time and assist in putting
the fruit into the eastern cities.
General Manager X. II. Wade, of the
Southern California, went to San Diego
yesterday, with the intention of making
general tour of inspection over the line.
He was accompanied by General Passen-
ger Agent S. B. Hynes.
Carlton G. Crane, the Pacific coast
agent OF the Vanderbilt system, is in the
city.
A Baggageman Injured.
A baggageman on the Southern Cali
fornia line, named A. Gantley, was in
jured yesterday afternoon near Lamanda
Park. The train coming this way was
running at a moderate rate of speed,
when Gantley undertook to fasten the
bellcord of the train to the tender. He
was standing on the front platform of
! the baggage car. His foot slipped and
he fell down in front of the car The
! brake-beam scraped his back, and in
ficted serious but not fatal injuries.