Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-22
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
THE SALT LAKE LINE PROJECT AS
sUMING PRACTICAL SHAPE.
Che Enterprise Already is Well Ad-
vanced = The Santa Fe Makes
Reduction on Passenger
Rates-Notes.

1T has been known among railroad
circles and newspaper men for several
days past, that the Salt Lake road pro-
ject was about to take practical
shape. The HERALD Of Saturday an
nounced that Denver capitalist and
some eastern fnanciers would be here in
a few days to make definite PROPOSE
ton to the people. A contemporary
yesterday followed this up by vague
allusion to the matter and promised fur
ther developments.
In brief the facts of the case are
these: Certain. fnanciers have ar
ranged to place the bonds ii company
is organized, and have even gone so far
as to negotiate for contracts for building
portions of the line. 1t is more than
probable, however, that the people OF
this part of the world will be asked to
evidence their interest by assisting to q
certain extent IN the matter. All in all
the construction of the line is almost as
sured.
SANTA FE RATES REDUCED.
The Santa Fe railroad has reduced
the rate So from Los Angeles to Chicago
and points east Of Chicago, on fret and
second-class tickets.
This action is possibly the forerunner
of the company's withdrawal from the
Transcontinental association, which
meets at New York this week. What
effect it will have on the other lines is
hard to determine at present, but the
odds are that rate war is not far off.
THE LOWE RAILROAD.
On the oath inst, says the Pasadena
Star, ship load of timber of various
dimensions will leave Seattle for San
Pedro or Redondo, consigned to Prof.
Lowe, which is to be used in construct
ing bridges, trestles and striDgers on
the Pasadena and Mt. Wilson railway,
The plans for these structures were
completed some tins ago, and the tim.
Der ordered, several hundred thousand
feet OF which will be necessary. The
contracts for their construction are
ready to be let, 30 that promptly on the
| arrival of the material, work upon the
structures will begin.
This, in connection with the energetic
progress of work on the grading, shows
the enterprise to be moving along rap.
idly on it's several lines. The grading ie
SO far completed southwark az to enable
observers to watch the work from any
elevated point in this city, the force Of
men employed. which has been lately
increased, being now engaged on the
roadbed we'll out from the mouth of the
canon. There is no halting in the &C.
complishment of the undertaking, and
the Pasadena and Mount Wilson rail
road is fast assuming condition that
will enable a pretty safe estimate to be
made as to when cars will be running
on it.
VIM. Hood, chief engineer of the
Southern Pacific company, who has beer
in Santa Barbara for few days, lett foi
Bakersfield on Saturday. He said
while in Santa Barbara, that large
force of men is at work on the brancl
! from Bakersfield to the asphaltun
4 fields, and as soon as that was com
4 pleted another branch would probably
be built up Kern river. AS soon al
! these two projects are completed tn,
entire force will be put to work on th,
gap" How long it will take to com
| plete these two branches is not known