Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-05
Long Beach to Welcome the
Terminal Road.
The Arrangements Concluded
for the JOllification.
Various Items Picked Up About
Railway Matters.
Fresno,s Mountain Road Has Difficulty
|. In Getting Labor Excursionists
Arrive From the East.
News Notes.

The people of Long Beach are prepar-
ing for an enormous jollification, which
will occur on Saturday, the occasion be-
ing the opening of the new Terminal
railroad. The committee on arrange
ments, consisting OF w. P. Wilson, j.
III. Johns and f. W. Smell, have laid out
plans OF festivity on an enormous scale,
and thousands OF people will join in a
chorus Of joy.
The opening OF the programme will be
the driving OF the conventional golden
spike, with speeches by Attorney Glib
bon, Mayor Lockett, Mayor Hazard and
others, and music by two or three brass
bands. The assembled multitude will
then adjourn to Long Beach park where
a barbecue, OF two and half beeves,
six hogs end six sheep will be the order
of business. The barbecue itself will
be held on the site of the old hotel,
while in the park over 1000 feet OF tables
will be set for the guests. At 2 80
O'Clock the chamber of commerce will
arrive in body, and be given an enthusi-
astic reception. At night there is to be
grand ball in the skating rink, at
which the fun will find fitting climax.
Trains have been arranged tOr 10 80
in the morning, and the chamber of
commerce will leave here at / 80. The
time for return train will be 80 fixed
as to give Riverside people chance to
get home. The last train to the city
will be at midnight, Immediately after
the ball. asN
The following letter was sent out yes
terday by Secretary Willard, of the
chamber of commerce, with reference to
the excursion:
Los ANGELES. CAL, Nov. L, 1891.
DEAR SIR: The Los Angeles Terminal
railway company has invited the mem
bers of the chamber of commerce and
their wives and the members of the
ladies' annex, as guests of the railroad,
to join in an excursion over their line to
Long Beach on Saturday, November 7th,
and the invitation has been accepted.
This excursion is in the nature OF the
dedication of a public work of great inn
portance to the community, a public
work that we all hope and expect may
bring to Southern California in the near
future an additional transcontinental
railroad. Let us all turn out on this
Saturday half holiday, and thus, while
devoting few hours to beneficial recre-
alton, testify our appreciation of the
labors of those who have inaugurated
this great enterprise.
Among the features of the day will be
an old-fashioned barbecue, given by the
citizens OF Long Beach, the driving OF the
golden spike. short addresses by General
Manager Burnett, Attorney Gibbon, ex-
ba h
President G. M. Wells and others.
The members of the chamber now
number over 800, and as TIE Terminal
road can accommodate only stipulated
number, it will be possible to include
only the members and their wives.
Tickets may be had by applying at the
chamber November 9th and up to noon
of the 7th. They will be filed out with
name of person holding the membership,
and will not be honored if held by any
other than the person in whose name
they are written.
In the case of firms or corporations
having but one membership, only one
pass will be issued, and must bear the
name of the person by whom it is used.
-All persons whose names have been
presented to the membership committee
for election, i. e., have filed an applica-
cation and paid the initiation fee, will be
included in the list of actual members.
Members will please wear their
badges; those who have not been sup
piled can get them when calling for their
tickets. Very truly yours,
G. M. WELLS, president.
G. d. WILLARD, secretary.
HI. G. Dillon, G. M. Wells, Fred l..
Baker, j. j.. Schallert, WI. Brodrick,
T. D. Mott, Jr., G. d. Willard, COM
mittee.
s FREsNo's MOUNTAIN ROAD.
The Fitzgerald Brothers, says the
Fresno Expositor, have no end of trou-
BILE in securing white laborers to perform
the work of constructing the mountain
railroad. From the start it has been a
continual change of men, and now there
are barely ten men in the laboring de.
partments who have been with the road
from the commencement.
The white men complain that the
work is too hard and that they are not
accustomed to such heavy labor. In
many cases, just when men were most
needed half q dozen or so would drop
their picks and shovels and demand
their time checks.
An illustration of this is seen in the
fact that many of the men have quit
when there was but 40 or 30 cents due
them. The men were furnished first
class food and plenty of it, provided
with good bunks and lots of water.
They were paid $1.25 day aud boarded
In return they were supposed to work
ten hours day at ordinary construc-'
tion.
The road has now reached the bluffs
of the San Joaquin river and ssavier
work is required. However, it only en-
tails drilling, blasting, picking and SHOW
cling. The time of the contract Is draw
ing near, and it has been found neces-
sary to employ an extra large force in
order to compensate for the additional
labor Of grading and shooting down
the bluffs. White men have been
sought, but it seems that it was impos-
sible to secure them, and consequently
gang of 200 Cinnamon were engaged
to 60 to work. W
ExCURsIoNIsTs ARRIVE.
The following party Of easterners ar
rived yesterdays .s
w. Taylor and family, New York city;
r. Kensington, H. Bassett, Boston; G.
B. Fish, Des Moines; Mrs. G. Sanding,
Mrs. s. SlingbrQpk, st. Paul; Mrs. M.
Babcock, Mrs. =. Ryan, Scanda, Kan. !;
D. Kelleher, Minneapolis; Miss s. F.
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