The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-11
LOCAL RAILROAD NEWS.
ACTIVITY ON THE SOUTHERN Pa
CIFfC COAST LINE.
Here to Study American Railway sys-
tens Heavy Travel by
Stoamer-GenersI
News.

with the extension Of it's coast line be-
tween San Luis Obispo and Santa Bar
bara as fast as the work can be done.
There are three contractors at work, and
by September Let trains will be able to
run over one section of the new road
leading south from San Luis. The work
is divided up along the line between
Calvin. Jones & Mccoy, Courtney, Roy &
Higbee and Mclaughlin Bros. No state
ment has been made by the company as
to when they expect train service on the
new line, but it is thought by those who
have como down from Santa Barbara
lately that the line will be completed
inside of the next eight months.
HAVE GONE TO SAN FRANCIsCo.
By the steamer Eureka. which sailed
for San Francisco from San Pedro last
evening. the following passengers were
booked from this city:
Mrs. H. Miller, +. G. Ferris, g. s..
Walker, 0. 7. Wedemeyer, G. Wigmore,
j. u. Chichester, George Henesler, G..
Wilson, +. II. Hernandez, @. r. Prouty,
R. I. Brackney, ID. Walther, A. Landes,
G. s. Hay, w. Ahnefeld, B. Clausen, j.
K. McGovern. +. 0. Emerson.
The Office of the steamship company
In this city reports very large travel.
STUDYING AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
D. 0. Ramsey, general passenger
agent for the Oceanic Steamship COM
pany of New Zsaland, with headquarters
Sir. Ramsey is here for the purpose OF
M wi hn roil
with the object in view of using the
ideas thus gained to advantage in the
colonies. He goes from here to the
Grand csiion OF the Colorado, and from
there on to the east. Mr.. Ramsey is
much pleased at Los Angeles and with
what he has seen in Southern California
and expects to be able to route some OF
his passengers from Australia CROSS the
United States via Los Angeles.
SATURDAY EXCURSIONS TO sAN DIEGO.
Beginning with today the Santa Fe
starts San Diego excursion. 1t will be
run each Saturday. Trains will leave at
Z :45 am. and 2 80 p. NJ, and tickets will
be sold for one fare for the round trip
good to return up to and including the
following Tuesday. In connection with
theae excursions trains will run to La
Jolla beach. some 10 miles south of San
Diego. 1t is a new resort and 10 said to
be an attractive place.
THE BIG SHIP WILL SAIL.
The ship Glencairn, which has been
discharging big cargo at Redondo, fn-
ished yesterday and if crew can be &C.
cured she will sail today. In her cargo
were 2200 boxes OF glass for door COM
pany here, which goes into the bonded
warehouse to await the passage OF the
tariff bill 900 tons of cement, 100 tons
of coke and 300 tons OF Belgium fuel for
the Redondo Beach railway. 1t is claimed
that this fuel is used By the railway com.
pany at q saving Of 81 ton over the best
coal.
NOTES.
The Mt. Lowe railway will run q moon
lightexcursion over It's line this evening.
leaving from the Terminal depot at = 80.
]. G. Mccall, Pacific coast representa-
tive OF the Erie railroad lie in town.
W. ]. Jordan, representative of the
Canadian Pacific at San Francisco is in
the city.
H. E. Storrs, who proposes to build
an electric railway from the Santa Fe
railway across the city, states that the
necessary money with which to do the
work has arrived.
The receivers OF the Atlantic and Pa
cific railway have been cited to appear
on August Goth and show cause why the
petition of II. Curran ct AL, employees
of the old company, to receive the back
pay due them should not be granted.