The herald., 1894-09-15
AN ELECTRIC BELT LINE.
San BernardinO Catches the
Progressive Fever.
A Funny Scene at the California
Southern Depot.
Manager Thompson Says Travel VIII
Set in From the East-Soms
General News
Items.

Nothing in the way OF industrial en-
terprise undertaken by San Bernardino
has oooasioned so much public interest
as the Orange Belt Electric Loop line.
now in process OF formation, says the
San Bernardino Sun. NJ. I)mbro, who
is working actively on tho initiative
movement, has prepared prospectus
which adds detail to that which the Sun
has already published. 1t is as follows:
There exists in San Bsrnardino county
series of popular resorts and sanitari-
ums; the Arrowhead hot springs, the
new state insane asylum, the Rabel and
Harlem springs and the Highland orange
groves district, which, aside from being
noted as attractive to tourists and
recreation spots for the permanent resi-
dents OF three cities, have a com mercial
feature as a freight line which Ia we'll
worth taking into consideration in pre-
senting the project of the proposed
Orange Belt Electric railway. These
places ars so situated. geographically.
that all can be connected by one line OF
railway, 81 miles in length. in the form
of circle or loop, without traversing
any territory that has not become noted
the world over for its scenery, grand be-
yond description.
MILLS DENIES THE STORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.-A dispatch
from Los Angeles published in morn
ing paper today announced that d. O..
Mills intends to extend the Carson and
Colorado railroad to Mojave within II
months. The further statements we're
made that he is only waiting to see what
progress is made by an English syndi-
cate with an irrigation canal, designed
to be ITO mlles long, starting near lnde.
pendence, and that as soon as the fret
l8mile section of the canal is completed
the work of constructing the road will
be rushed.
Mr.. Mills was ehown this dispatch
today in the Mills building. He read it
through attentively and then said:
"That is manufactured. There is no
early extension of the road decided on
or in contem plation. The development
OF the country along the present line
has been very slow. 1t has always been
the intention to extend the road when
ever the conditions would warrant.
when the road was built surveys
were made to Mojave. The condition OF
business just now certainly does not
encourage the immediate extension OF
the road"
Walter s. Maxwell, who gave the in
formation to the HERALD regarding the
extension of the Colorado and Carson
railroad from independence to Molave,
and which ID. O. Mills denies, was seen
at his residence last night. He said
that the information given to t Q HER
AID was correct as it had been received
from an official source and it could be
verified if necessary. He said II Mr..
Mills took occasion to deny the story it
was his privilege to do go, and that he
did not care to engage in any contro-
versy over the matter as he had no per-
sonal interest in it
II WAS NOT CHECKED.
She had red hair and her hat was con-
siderably swry as she rushed into the
depot OF the Southern California railway
yesterday. She was also very short Of
breath. but she managed to gasp:
when does the next train leave for
Pasadena"
I'm two minutes, madame" replied
the agent, politely.
"In two minutes? Mercy goodness
but have trunk to check. Where is
the baggage room ?"
"Just in the brick building at the
left"
How do 1 get there 2" she asked, ex-
citedly.
You can 90 out OF that door," point
ing to one few feet away; 'or you can
go out the front way but if you catch
this train you'll have to hurry"
"How much time did you say ?" said
the woman, beginning to dance up and
down.
"About half minute now."
'But how will l get to the baggage
room?"
"Out that door there"
"Young man, 1 will have you dis
missed for your actions. Here | have
been trying to get inform alton, and you
tell me to hurry up or will get left and
you know ! have baggage to go on this
train, and you"
There, madam, goes your train
and"
But with q wild war whoop and q
glimpse of flying draperies, woman
with red hair finally made q rush for
the exit, while an audible smile went
the round ofthose trying to get chance
at the ticket window.
ATCHIsoN DIRECTORS RESIGN.
New YoKK, Sept. 14.-At the meetings
OF the board of directors of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe. held here
yesterday and today, the designations OF
directors were received and accepted
and the vacancies filled, making the
board now stand as follows:
John A. Mccall, J. K. Sturgis. ]. A.
Blair, T. z. Fowler. f. j. Berwind and
William X. Bull. of New York; B. P.
| Cheney, jr., Samuel G. Lawrence, Alden
Spesre and George A. McCesson, of
Boston; G. X. Holiday and @. 8.
Gleed, of Topeka; and L. s. Severy OF
! Emporia, KaH.
The board at today's meeting issued a
circular to Stockholders setting forth the
changes, and declaring that the vacan-
cies In the directory were filed at the
suggestion of holders of large amounts
of the company's stock, and announc-
ing that B. p. Cheney, jr., y. @. Law
renee, G. A. Nickerson, w. I. Bull, t.
p. Fowler, j. A. Mccall and L. K. Stur-
gis have been appointed committee to
solicit proxies for the election of direct
ors. to be held at Topeka, October 25th,
at 10 q. M, the proxies to be voted lin
favor OF the board se now constituted,
without material change, in order that
such board may fully protect the inter
ests of the stockholders of the COM
pany."