Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO PLEASE
THE PUBLIC.
A Favorite Corporation with Travellers
The Latest Improvements Intro
duced and New Miles of
Construction.

lines 80 as to include, and thus tnro"
open for development, the spots upon
which nature had most lavishly be.
slowed her charms and wealth. Thus
it is that the tourist, the sight-seer, the
seekers for health and the makers ol
homes, can find everything they want
upon the lines of this company. Itwould
require many column to give anything
like comprehensive description of all
the beauties that lie along the lines OF
the Southern Pacific in the vicinity OF
Los Angeles, but the very brief glance
to be given here may not prove unin'
teresting.
The Santa Barbara branch begins at
Elwood, where is the famous olive Or
chard that Elwood Cooper planted.
Near it is Santa Barbara, which, next
to Los Angeles, is the est-known name
in California. The old Franciscan
fathers "never made a mistake" in the
selection OF their mission sites century
ago, and their choice of Santa Barbara
was no exception to the rule. The long
stretch of sandy beach faces the Pacific,
and on gently rising ground sits the
charming, dream like city, while behind
it tower the rugged peaks OF the Sierra
Madre. There are fine hotels. and the
city is great favorite as winter re-
sort, and is affected especially by Eng
lish people of the higher class. The old
mission is the best preserved, and is one
Of the sights of California.
From Santa Barbar eastward the road
runs for miles along the beach, passing
through numerous pretty towns, and
then enters series of valleys of great
beauty and fertility. The delightful
Spanish town of San Buenaventura is on
the line. The branch line terminates at
Saugus, where it joins the main over
land line of the Southern Pacific. From
Saugus we drop swiftly down toward
Los Angeles, passing through the ia
NOUS San Fernando tunnel and
San Fernando valley on the way.
At Los Angeles branch lines spring out
in all directions, completely covering all
the most attractive spots on coast and
inland.
The one from Los Angeles to Santa
Monica is exceedingly interesting. 1t
is only IS miles long and passes through
one of the most charming and highly
developed sections of Los Angeles
county. Santa Monica is one of the
most famous watering places on the Pa
cific coast, and in consequence has ex-
cellent hotels. There is great gaiety
here in the winter. The Southern Pa
cifc company is just completing a great
wharf at Santa Monica (the longest
ocean wharf in the world), for this de-
lightful harbor is destined to be ship
ping point and a place of great import
ance to the maratime world.
Another branch line runs southwark
lS miles from Los Angeles to Thenard,
where it again branches, one line run
ming to San Pedro and the other to Long
Beach. Each of these places is % miles
from Los Angeles. San Pedro, it will be
remembered, has recently been selected
by the United States government as
place upon which extensive harbor i'm
provements are to be made. 1t is an in
teresting old town as it is, but it will
before long be a bustling city. 1t is
here that passengers for Catalina island
take steamer for the delightful trip of
20 miles on the Pacific. Long Beach, on
the coast few miles east of San Pedro,
is delightful watering place, with a
noble bluff and perfect beach. 1t is
the headquarters for various literary,
educational and religious societies,
which hold their annual conventions
there. The thousands of pretty cot
tages at Long Beach and the clean
streets and handsome flower gardens
give the finishing touch of art to a
charming work of nature.
A totally different kind of country is
that which the branch line leading
from Los Angeles to Santa Ana reveals,
for this takes the traveller away from
the coast and introduces him to the
charms of California husbandry in its
highest development and most attract
i've forms. The road traverses one of
the most fertile fruit growing regions in
the world, and all the way the train
passes through thrifty orchards and
ideal California towns. 1t is hardly
possible to find prettier trip than this
one of 80 miles from Los Angeles to
Santa Ana. From Mirahores, near
Santa Ana, is another branch to Tustin,
which has recently become famous for
its orange groves. There are many
COSY, inviting towns between Los Ange-
les and Santa Ana, among them being
Orange, Mirafores, Anaheim (the Ger
man colony) and others. From Stude-
baker, one of these, Ia miles from Los
Angeles, still another branch runs out
six miles to Whittier, where the state
reform school is situated.
For short dis.ance we shall follow
the main line from Los Angeles to New
Orleans. for it has many attractions OF
uncommon value. For considerable
part of the way it runs through the San
Gabriel valley, which is famed for its
wonderful fertility and the excellence OF
its fruits and wines. The road runs due
east. Nine miles out of Los Angeles is
the ruined San Gabriel mission, locking
very desolate and pathetic in its down
fall. There are many pretty towns on
the way to Cotton, but only a few OF
them can be mentioned. Pomona, one
of the prettiest as we'll as the thriftiest
on the line, famous for it's fruit. Ontario
is an important town, being in the heart
of fruit region of unsurpassed fertility
and thrift. At Cucamonga, little fur.
,ther on, are made the famous wines OF
the valley. From Ontario a branch
runs down to Chino, where the great
beet sugar refinery is situated in the
amidst OF broad acres of beets.
From Cotton, 58 miles from Los An
geles, a branch (motor) Line runs to the
thriving city of San Bernardino, three
miles from Cotton. Another line runs
on to Redlands and Grafton, and intro
duces US to one of the most thrifty and
beautiful orange growing sections in
California.
FROM Cotton still another motor line
runs south to the famous Riverside. Not
to see San Bernardino, Redlands and
Riverside is to miss one of the most in
terastinp sights in the world. The