Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-04
THE RAILROADS.
THE NICKEL PLATE LINE TO BE AT
ONCE EXTENDED.
Right of Way Secured and Material on
the Groundv-Action ont the Santa Mon
lea Franchise Postponed-News Notes.

Mr.. Burkhardt is the owner, president,
general manager, superintendent, train
dispatcher, passenger and freight agent,
station agent, section boss, engineer and
conductor OF the Cahuenga dummy rail-
way, popularly known as the Nickel
Plate road, which extends to the Ca
huenga valley from near the terminus of
the Temple-street cable road.
Yesterday Mr.. Burkhardt secured a
right of way from Mrs. Wilcox, Ivar A.
Weld and Mr.. Caldwell, SO -that,the line
can be extended to the Eight-mile house
and beyond. The intention is to build
to and through the San Fernando valley,
and the Eight-mile house will be made
a temporary terminal point. Mr.. Burk-
hardt, who with his two sons operates
the road, has all the material on the
ground. Anice station will be built at
the terminus in the Cahuenga canon,
which it is judged will become popular
picnic ground.
THE SANTA MONICA. FRANCHISES.
The board Of trustees OF Santa Monica
held an adjourned meeting on Wednes-
day evening when the ordinances grant
ing franchises to the Southern Pacific
and Santa Monica Wharf and Terminal
railroad company were to be passed,
but none of the officials of the respective
roads put in an appearance. The $4,000
certified check of the Southern Pacific
could not be found and the 13-acre deed of
the Wharf and Terminal railroad COM
pany failed to materialize. The old map,
without which the board will not grant
the franchise, did not put in an appear
ance and consequently the board ad-
journed to meet Monday evening next.
NOTES.
The street car companies of San Ber-
nardino, says the Riverside Enterprise,
threaten to throw up their charters if
forced to pave their portion of the pub
lie streets. The local papers bewail the
fact that to force the car companies to
comply with the spirit of progress,
means to force them to suspend opera
tions.
Fourth vice president Of the Southern
Pacific, J. G.. Stubbs, went east on
Wednesday.
The Electric conipany's power house
will be in operation In a very few days.
The railroad earnings, from California
business, says the San Francisco Exam
iner, promise to greatly exceed those OF
any previous year since railroading be-
gan on the Pacific coast. AS result of
this activity the balance sheets of at
least two corporations, the Southern
Pacific and the Donahue companies, are
expected to show at the end of the pres
sent fiscal year the largest net profits
these companies have ever earned. The
increased movement OF fruit is leading
source of this prosperity. The wheat
crop of the state is heavy one, and
shipments are stimulated by high prices.
The vegetable shipments have greatly
increased this year, and the volume of
transportation in many other lines is
Urge. fsl
The financial statement of the South
ern Pacific company for July has Just
been issued by Controller Lansing. 1t
shows that the gross earnings of the en-
tire system for the month were 81, 1885,
917. The increase of $208 ,812 over July
OF last year is due to the operations of
the Pacific system. For the seven
months ending July 31st the gross earn
ings were $25, $50. .767, an increase of
81 ,219, 1892. On July 31st last year there
was deficit of 1881, ,567. On the same
date this year there was surplus of
1915. .915. The heaviest earnings are al
ways made during the last six months