Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-29

The Terminal Railroad company is
about to build up town on Terminal
island, the roads terminus at San Pc
dro. The island is big enough to make
room for a. good sized town, and the
Terminal people have the energy and
business with which to cause its devel-
opment. The island has been subdi-
vided and streets laid out.
TEMECULA TO VISTA.
The Escondido Times says: ''This
paper two weeks ago noted the talk
about the Santa Fe building from
Temecula to Vista, extending it's line
from Escondido to connection with
the coast road this side of San Diego,
and taking up the track between Vista
and Oceanside.
There is ample foundation for that
part of the story relating to building
from Temecula to Vista. No doubt that
line will be built this spring and sum-
mer. 81
As regards taking up theItrack be-
| tween Vista and Oceanside, and extend
ing our lines into San Diego, we have
only rumors. 1t is claimed by knowing
ones, however, that the Escondido Land
and Town company and the San Marcos
| Land and Town company have recently
been approached on the subject by the
railroad people. 1t will be remembered
that,the above land companies paid the
Santa Fe $4,000 as an inducement to
build from Oceanside through San Mar
| cos to Escondido, hence it is not difficult
to see why they should be consulted;
| but their views on the subject are not
known. 8
While we should hail with delight the
building of the Temecula- Vista connec-
ton, and direct rail communication with
San Diego, it is not likely that the latter
| will be realized for years to come. And
as to taking up the track between Vista
and Oceanside, we regard that as out of
the question. 1t is much more likely
that the Escondido line will be extended
into the Santa Maria and Santa Ysabel
country. Indeed, we have no doubt
that the people of that region could Sc
cure such an extension with proper ef-
fort, and it would give them both
San Diego and Los Angeles connec-
tions-such as are not enjoyed by Es-
condido.
The Julian Sentinel says "The united
action OF the citizens of the mountain
belt to secure railroad communication
is bearing fruit. Investors at San Diego
and Los Angeles are anxiously awaiting
information as to the inducements that
will be offered by the mountain belt for
railroad purposes.
"a San Diego man, representing a
San Francisco syndicate, has submitted
to the executive committee appointed
by the citizens convention proposition
to build line of road from San Diego
to Warmers ranch, if proper subsidy
can be raised.
"The proposers will be willing to &C.
cept cash Jr secured notes payable IN
six, eight and ten years at low rate of
interest as subsidy.
'The amount of subsidy is to be regu-
lated by the distance from the line of
the proposed route of the subscribers g
lands, as for instance, lands Immediate
ly on the line of the proposed route, So
an acre; one mile off the proposed
route, 81 per acre; two miles away, so
cents perssacre, and so on.
''It is rumored that Salt Lake rail-
way people have their eye on this prop
osition, and that San Diego representa-
tives Of these people have bought the
Park Belt motor line, running from San
Diego east through the park, distance
of six miles, with view of securing an
entrance into the city.
Everything is propitious of success.
Now is the time for the people of the
mountain districts to come together and
with united effort lift themselves out
of the mire of stagnation into the pros
perity that railway communication will
surely bring"
1t is known here that number oi
Los Angeles capitalists, who are very
close to the Santa Fe people, are work
ing up that project, 1t is believed, in the
interests of the Santa F6 company.
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