Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-14
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
TO BE BUILT FROM REDLANDS TO
BEAR VALLEY.
1t will Transport Ice and ..Timber-The Ice
Trust to be Knocked out = A Big |
Schame.

Scheme.
Riverside Phoenix says
Rumor has it that corps of civil engineers
has been put to work surveying route for
railroad from Redlands to Bear valley, and that
If practical possible grade can be established
work will be commenced next summer on its
construction. Estimates of its cost have been
made and conservative mathematicians state
that the ice crop alone would in two years pay
for the entire construction of the road. Ii one
would compute the saving of dollars to the
county by having its population summer in
Bear valley instead of other resorts beyond the
limits OF the county, itwould not be a bad propo-
silion for the county to vote bonds and build the
road itself. Ii the road could be built and
equipped for 100000, and the bonds placed ats
per cent, the interest would be more than
covered by passenger fares which now paid
out by the people who go to the coast resorts.
during the summer for railroad fares by the
people of Riverside and San Bernardino. If
railroad was built to Bear valley, the bulk of
this and much more patronage would be given
it, not to say anything about the saving to
business men in the various towns of the
county, as people would run down from the
mountain and buy weeks supply from their
home merchant. There could not be any
question about the financial success OF such an
enterprise, and it would be source of perma-
nent revenue to the county to own such piece
of property.
From various other reliable sources
we get information that the building of
a railroad to Bear Valley in the near
future is a sure thing.
The Courier says A Mr. Neelan who
represents the Danaher Brothers, is in
the city now looking after their interests,
and is at present engaged in making a
survey for railroad to the mountains
via City Greek to Hunsacker Flat. He
already has permanent survey for
one and half miles north of Highland
avenue, and has a corps of engineers at
work pushing the line, when it is ex-
pected that the railroad will be COM
menced and completed as soon as pos
.sible.
The gentlemen, we understand will
go, specially into the lumber and ice bus
mess, the latter CONCEALED article can be
procured very cheap as it is asserted it
sfreezes four feet thick some winters.
Considering that ice is not altogether a
luxury here, it is a qualification to the
consumers to know that the amount Of
competition expected will force the price
down very low.
We understand that a large water
power ice machine is soon to be placed
not far from this city. Where power is
great and costs nothing, and railroad
freight rates low it follows that the ice
fight remains between the big water
power plant and the Bear Valley plant.
Steam machines will have to stand aside.
so, too, the natural ice coming from the
Truckee river, comprising the long haul
of $50 miles and the excessive amount of
snow required to be handled during the
progress OF freezing.
1t seems to us the hardship rendered
to the owners of the steam machines as
we'll as the Truckee ice people, will be
under the circumstances, great.
We understand there are in this city
alone five ice machines. One of the lat
ter, the Hendrick Ice Machine is a
large one and capable OF manufacturing
all the ice this city needs. Another
large machine is contemplated and will
be erected during the coming months,
costing probably 100000. The Hen
drick plant cost twice that amount.
The question is, where will the interest
on investment come in, and what are
the inducements offered to new plants
of the magnitude mentioned?