The herald., 1893-11-24
THE NEW ELECTRIC RAILROAD

From the Sea to the Mountains
Summit.
A tally-ho coach left the Hollenbeck
hotel yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
with the following gentlemen: @. W.
Stewart. ex-Mayor Workman, Col. L. P.
Crane, VIM. III. Knight, H. d. Under
wood, Robert t. Jones, Maj. H. M. Rus
sell, o. Pooiery, Fred l.. Baker and
Judge R. II. Knight.
They proceeded northeasterly along
route which commanded view OF
feasible egress from the city for the new
electric double.track railway which is to
form new bond between the two most
progressive cities on the cost-Los An
geles and Pasadena. Skirting the East
Side park and reservoir No. 5, they pre-
ceeded along a direct route and natural
grade through charming valleys and
past beautiful villa sites to the eastern
base of the mound upon which the Ray
mond hotel is built, and thence up
Broadway and Ray mond avenues to
Hotel Green. Here they followed the
route of the Highland street railway,
which they have purchased, through
pleasant avenues lined with new and
prosperous dwellings, surrounded with
ornamental grounds, till they reached
that remarkable thoroughfare, Lake
avenue, which runs in bee line over
natural grade from Colorado street d.
rectly to the foothill mesa, and then up
to the baae Of the Sierra Madre noun
tains. This they followed till it joined
the Mount Lowe electric railway at Alta
deDa, where apeclal car was in waiting
to transport the party to Rubio canon.
These gentlemen had passed from the
sea to the metropolis, and from the me-
tropolis through the handsome residence
suburb to the mountains foot. Now,
under the escort OF Traffic Manager
Whedon they glided up the smooth
electric trolly road. winding along the
terraces of Rubio csfion till they reached
the picturesque pavilion nestled in the
romantic gorge, and having registered
their names and taken a comprehensive
glance at the surroundings, seated them
selves in one Of the white-winged char
lots on the great electric cable incline,
and mounted like an eagle ekyward.
At the end of this marvellous journey,
from an altitude of $500 feet, they sur
veyed with keen interest the route they
had taken, now plainly visible in the
landscape which was spread out at their
feet like q map. 1t wac the final and
eliminating link in their admirably con.
ceived system which might we'll be
called the "Sea and Mountain Railway
Line" and under that name become
famous wherever people travel in quest
of the beautiful and grand in scenery,
sunny and invigorating climate, or buai-
ness opportunities unsurpassed.
The route they had thus far passed
over seemed in every respect an admir-
able one for the development of quick
transit system from Los Angeles through
Pasadena to Professor loves mountain
road. When We add that the system
thus outlined is to be extended west
ward by an equally direct and feasible
route to the nearest seaport-Santa
Monica, only 16 miles distant in an air
line, we have stated the salient facts OF
a new enterprise which cannot but be oil
incalculable benefit to the growth and
prosperity of Los Angeles, and its nat
uraI east and west suburbs in the imme-
diate future.
The bonds for the construction OF this
road, to the extent OF $S50,00 are al
ready provided for, having been nego-
gotiated through the Illinois Accumula-
tive and Investment company. which
fact bespeaks the confidence OF eastern
capital in the merit of the enterprise
and in the future growth and develop
ment of this region. The road will be
double-track, substantially built, with
stone culverts and equipped in tirHt-class
style. Its length will be 80 miles. The
preAmipaEiss for the organization Of
the company are in progress.