Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-29
THE RAILROADS.
A NEW OIL BURNER AT TIE CABLE
POWER HOUSE.
The Invention of Chief Engineer Van
vleck-News Notes and Gossip About
Railroad Matters.

Chief Engineer Van Week of the Ca
BILE company has invented an oil burn
ing apparatus for use in the power
houses which promises to solve the
much experimental with problem of re-
placing coal by oil, at no risk of damage
to boilers, and thus reducing the cost OF
steam making to minimum. The new
machine is now being tried at the Sew
enth street power house, and so far has
developed no faults.
The Times yesterday printed state
ment about railroad to be built from
Port Ballona to Santa Monica. That
proposition was exploited two years ago,
but died abornin' and has been aban-
doned for many moons. The project
which it was attempted to refer to was
one mentioned some weeks ago; this Is
the proposed construction of line from
Mr.. Dan Freeman's principality at In
glewood to Santa Monica.
Yesterday a small change OF time took
effect on the Southern Pacific, in that
the Banning local arrives on Sunday at
9:25 am. instead of 10:15 as on week
days, and leaves at 4 :35 pm. instead OF
$50. This is done to give the. people
east longer time at the beach. One
fare is charged for the round trip, tick
cts being limited to one day.
The Tehachipi Sun says: During the
storm Monday afternoon at Mojave, the
roof was taken off box car, carried
across the transfer house and came
down on the Western Union wires, de-
moralizing for time everybody and
everything. By the earnest efforts OF
Linemen Barnes and Wilson in short
time all wires but one were patched and
in good working order
The section houses and side tracks at
Ysidora, on the Temecula canon road OF
the Santa Fe, are being removed
to the Santa Margarita ranch house,
where a new side track is to be built,
says the Oceanside Diamond. The road
is in good condition between here and
there, but considerable work will have
to be done between there and De Luz.
Possibly the road may end at Santa
Margarita at present, though an effort
will be made to get the bridges in as far
as De Luz before the winters rains, in
order to get out the crops from that pro-
gressive settlement, as well as Fall
brook.
Yesterday E. J. Mulvihill, roadmaster
of this division, and H. Swayne, assist
ant resident engineer of the Southern
Pacific, dropped into Banning, says the
Herald of that place. These two gen.
tIemen possess qualities to make them
welcome under any consideration, but
their errand of yesterday caused them
to be received with open arms. They
located site for a round-house, turn
table, water tank and switch, and the
work will be commenced at once. The
ground selected is east of the warehouse
and north of the railroad track. The
buildings are to- be of the most substan-
tial character, and will of themselves be
quite an improvement. But this is not
half the good news. These gentlemen
gave the assurance that the company
will donate sufficient land near the depot
for park, the citizens of Banning to
plant the trees and cultivate them for
one year, after which time the company
will take full care of the park and keep
it in good repair. This matter will be
prosecuted at once and with vigor.