Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
Los Angeles as a CONNER
cial Center.
THREE OVERLAND ROUTES
Business Done by the ROads-The
Events of the Past Year
New Undertakings.

a through route to the city of Chicago
enters the State at Needles and connect!
with Barstow aud Mojave for route tt
the north. 1t comes through the Cajor
pass and San Bernsrdino into this city
taking in score of fourishing towns by
the way. The Southern Pacific enters
the State at Yuma, coming i'll direc
route from New Orleans and having
through it's connection with the Missouri
Pacific an outlet to Kansas City and
through Cotton and Pomona and some oi
the best portions Of Los Angeles and
San Bernardino counties. The third
transcontinental route is the Central Pa.
ciic, which comes into the northern part
of the State and connects with the
Southern Pacific at Lathrop. The latter
!. <comes south by the way of Mojave, and
at oaugus connection is made with Ven
tura and Santa Barbara.
In addition to these transcontinsntal
lines, Los Angeles is in the center of an
extensive system of lines radiating in all
directions through the southern part of the
State. Divisions OF the Southern Pacific
connect with the ports of San Pedro and
Wilmington, and the watering places of
Santa Monica and Long Beach. A
branch of this same line ruus ito Santa
Ana, and by McFadden's road to the
port of Newport. A side.line from
Studsbaker runs up to Whittier, and a
connection from Auaheim runs to Tus-
tin. By the Santa Fe there are separate
connections with the ports of Redondo
and Ballona, with Santa Ana and San
Diego, and through Orange to South
Riverside and San Bernardino.
There are various local roads which
serve to carry passengers and freight to
places near the City of Los Angeles, and
contribute much to her business inn
portance. The Los Angeles and Pacific
runs to Santa Monica along the foothills,
passing near the Soldiers Home. This
road also has connection with Burbank
and proposes ultimately to build to Hue
meme. The Redondo Beach road is
narrow gauge, twenty miles in length,
from the Agricultural park to Redondo.
It is not yet in operation, owing to the
fact that the heavier rails which have
been ordered to replace those
now on the track have not yet
arrived. Before spring it will be
ready for business. The San Gabriel
Rapid Transit line is narrow gauge
from Los Angeles to Monrovia, with a
connection through Pasadena to Alta
dena. This is just about completed. Tie
Glendale road is IN operation from Los
Angeles to Glendale and the Verdugo
canon. 1t is narrow gauge.
On the Sd of last January a franchise
was granted to the Los Angeles, Salt
Lake and Atlantic Railway Company for
q right-of-way through the city tor a
road to connect this city and Salt Lake.
1t was believed at the time that the en-
terprise was backed by the Union Pacific,
and it has since come 10 be known that
whether or not the Union Pacific was
concerned in obtaining the franchise,
that road is undoubtedly building to Los
Angeles. Ia the course OF the year varl-
GUS high officials Of the road have de-
clared that the connection would be
established within two years. The work
of building from Milford to Phoebe is
well under way and the contract let for
second section of the road from Pioche to
some point $50 miles south of there. A
number of surveyors are working north
from Barstow. The road when built will
be an extension of the Utah Central, but
the latter is controlled by the Union
Pacific stockholders.
1t is believed that an arrangement has
been made with the Santa Fe by which
the track of the latter line will be used
through the cailon and separate line
will be built from San Bernardino to this
Ctvy. 49,, -,
The other line which will be con-
structed into the city within two years Is
the extension of the Denver and Rio
Grande Western which is believed to be
backed by Jay Gould, who desires an
outlet to this Coast for his Missouri
Pacific system. Surveyors are at work
in Utah and Nevada, and the statement
that this road will shortly be undertaken
comes upon excellent authority.
Another important railway connection
in the near future is the extension of the
Carson City and Colorado line from
Keeler south to meet the new Utah Cen.
tral line.
The important feature connected with
the building of these new roads is that
they all lie through districts of territory
which will open up new interests for the
city OF Los Angeles. The Union Pacific
and Denver and Rio Grande connections
both pass through rich mining country
where there are large coal fields and de-
. posits of iron. 1t is believed that the
of coal will be reduced to $4 or $5
d ton, making various kinds of manu-
featuring enterprises possible which ars
l now impracticable. 1t is generally un-
! derstood that when this connection is
! established smelling works will be
! erected in this city and various new en-
h terprises will be entered upon.
8 The Carson and Colorado connection
9 will open up a prosperous farming
/, country in Inyo county and make II
tributary to this section.
I 1t is believed that one OF these new
!. rca Ia has entered into an agreement
j with the Santa Fe for the construction o
] nsw union depot. Plans have beer
drawn and structure of superior eie
I gancs and size is in contemplation.