Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-01
The San Gabriel Valley
Rapid Transit.
The Road Has Been Placed in
Thorough Repair.
The Travel to the Valley will be
Resumed Regularly Today.
The Pasadena Branch to be Commenced
Soon-The Milford Extension and
Other Notes of the Roads.

Transit railroad built Its line through
the Arroyo de los Posas to Also street,
and for a short period the people at
Monrovia and other stations on the line
were landed within a few hundred feet
of the Aliso-street bridge and on line of
street cars leading into the city. In
December, when the rains came, the
road was washed out clear from the
Five-mile creek, about mile this side
of Ramona, to Also street, and there
was scarcely a tie or a rail left any place
to tell where it had been located. The
Southern Pacific railroad had con-
structed fill across the Five-mile creek,
near Alhambra, leaving only a culvert
for the water to run through. This had
answered successfully in prior years, but
the burst of water was too great last De-
cember, and the fill operated as a dam,
which finally gave way, the water carry
ing away the embankment which the
San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit road
had built across the same creek. The
latter's culvert was four times as large
as that of the Southern Pacific, but it
did not nearly answer at that time. The
water on its way downward continued to
tear out the track, and the result was
that from point near the Five-mile
creek to the city the road has had to be
entirely rebuilt. The work has just
been completed, and yesterday a party,
consisting of ex-Mayor E. f. Spence,
ex-Mayor Bryson. James Gunner, F. L.
Story and several others, including
newspaper men, were taken over
the line in a special car.
It was found that since the
washout the men engaged in re-
building the line have done excellent
work and have now as easy a road as
there is in any part of the State. The
road has been excellently ballasted and
there are no rough places, but from the
grounds at Also street to the Five-mile
creek the cars run as easily and smoothly
as could be wished. Especial provision
has been made for the free flow of water
down the arroyo. The channel has been
widened and the bridges increased in
size, one having been enlarged from IS
feet to nearly 80. At another point
further up the arroyo the road-bed has
been riprapped SO that there will be no
danger of its washing out.
The principal piece of work has
been the bridging of Five-mile
creek, where formerly curve was made
on an embankment and fill. The bridge
is handsome structure, and solid
enough to carry the heaviest loaded cars
that ever went over road. The curve
has been carried to the other side of the
bridge on solid ground, and at no point
along the line is there place where
danger could even be imagined.
Commencing with today the trains
will leave the city at Z 40 and IL a. m.
and and 5 p. M, and will arrive at s
and 10 :05 a. M, :15 and 500 D. m.
Arrangements have been made SO as to
have street-cars meet the trains both
ways, and a switch will be constructed
at the depot site.
1t is stated that this road will COM
mence work on its line to Pasadena
within the next two or three weeks.
Arrangements have been so far COM
pleted that there can be no mistake now
in announcing that the Pasadena branch
will be running this summer. The COM
pany, it is also stated, is looking around
with the idea of extending it's terminal
to First street to connect with the cable
roads at that point. The exact route has
not as yet been selected.
Southern Pacific Report.
The annual report of the president
and directors of the Southern Pacific
Company has been made public. 1t
shows that at the close of the year the
company was operating 6,05247 miles of
railroad. The Pacific system west of El
Paso included 4,310.11 miles, and the
Atlantic system 1,742.36 miles, a total
increase of 120 miles. There are besides
many ocean, river and ferry-steamer
lines.
The total passenger earnings of the
Pacific system for the yearwer $12, ,767,-
252.51, net increase of $17, ,466.77.
Owing to the collapse of the Southern
California boom the through passenger
earnings decreased $474, ,S5S.93, but the
increase in local and sleeping-car earn
ings more than made up the deficiency
Through westbound freight business of
the Pacific system decreased 1874 ,312. "a
and eastbound through business in
creased $297 ,807.41. The decrease is in
Southern California's business. The
total through freight earnings were
$6,581 ,543.14, and the local earnings
$12, ,25S, ,617.S7. The total freight earn
ings were $40, ,754, ,424.S9, a net decrease
of 81 ,489, ,077.77. The total earnings were
$33, ,92S, 1854, a decrease of s., ,1S8, ,755. .96,
and the operating expenses were $21, :
623, ,620.4l, a decrease of 81 ,072, 1924. 49,
The earnings over operating expenses
were $12, ,304, ,865.33, and the net income
OF the Pacific system after paying inter-
est, taxes, rentals, etc., was $22S, ,260. .29,
a decrease of 1920, 1894 Al. The rail and
steamship lines of the Atlantic system
earned $12, Ala, ,722.12, large increase,
and the net income was 81, ,103, ,491 .07.
The total net surplus for the whole sys-
tenn was 81 1888, ,5S5.14.
The Southern Pacific Company is prac-
ideally the owner of its proprietary lines,
and a consolidated statement of the
assets and liabilities of these companies
not including the Central Pacific,
Western Pacific, Oregon and California
and California Pacific Companies,
whose lines are leased to the
Southern Pacific Company - shows
the following items: Total par value of
stock issued, $261, 1857 1857; total liabil-
tiles and capital stock (including funded
and floating debts), 1886, APO, ,037 AS J;
total assets, $408, ,S57 ,074,50; surplus of
assets, $23, ,437 037 .05. The statement of
the Southern Pacific Company, taken
alone, shows capital stock of Sill 1884,
O40, and floating debt of $4, ,469, ,724.S0,
making the total liabilities $116, $685.
764.80. The assets, including stocks of
proprietary lines, bonds, materials, etc.,
4~t n Tyl