The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-05

swiftly along the DrOdu InaCaQamlZeQ way.
known as the Mission road, and on either
side of the double line of rail is good,
smooth road for wagons and buggies.
From the junction of the Ingleside and
Mission roads down to the racecourse the
car line is all right, but there is little &C
commodation for vehicles drawn by horses.
The electric company has simply appro-
priated the roadway, taking the space in
the middle OF the thoroughfare to lay the
car-tracks and leaving no regular road for
teams. A man driving his buggy from the
racecourse to the Mission must pick his
way from one side of the road to the other,
as passing cars will allow.
One of the leading residents of the Mis-
sion said Yesterday: 1--WE are all in favor
of progress. We want the region south OF
the park. and which is accessible to the
Mission road, improved and adorned.
We admire the enterprise of the electric
company in extending their road so
promptly to the racetrack, but they have
taken our Ingleside road for their tracks
and made no provision for teams and bug
gies. They should now respect the rights
of the people who build the road and have
used it as their main driveway to the
ocean for many years"
Assurance has been received from the
Board of Park Commissioners that work
will begin to-day on the extension of the
boulevard known as the Great Highway,
from point south of the Cliff House, to
which it is now completed, to the county
line. This extension will intersect the
road from Ingleside to the beach, known
as the Ocean road, skirting Lake MERGED,
and will afford a superb drive from the
City, through Golden Gate Park, along the
Great Highway and thence by Lake Mer-
ced up to Ingeside.
The enterprise which the Boulevard and
Driving Association has on hand-the pro-
ject to connect Ingleside, now the Aims
house road, and Seventh avenue with Col
den Gate Parks sure to succeed. John Nc
Cord, who is one of the leading promoters
of the Seventh avenue proposition said at
the racecourSe yesterday that the avenue
would be graded and a fine road opened by
April 1. The sum of $4,000 will be neces-
sary to defray expenses, which cannot be
charged directly to property owners
Already $500 has been contribut ed. Su-
pervisor A. B. Spreckels headed tn e list of
contributors with a gift of $500 to the pro-
ject. Mr.. McCord expects to raise all the
money required in short time. The dis
lance from the City proper to Ingleside is
much less by the Seventh-avenue route
than by the boulevard of the Great Hig h.
way, and, therefore, the road will become
popular with people who have not time to
spare for the longer trip out to the ocean
ure travel the boulevard along the ocean
shore will always be sought.
The Park Com missioners have $25, 900 a
month with which to maintain Golden
Gate Park. One of the main reasons for
requesting large appropriation of public
money was the great demand for an ex-
tension of the Great Highway.
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port for the year ended June 80, 1895, the
following paragraph on this subject &C.
ours:
on the Great Highway which commences at the
foot OF the Cliff House hill and runs, facing
the ocean, to the county line, distance of
three miles, has always been apparent. A lack
of funds was, however, stumbling block in
the way, but last year start was made and
one mile constructed.
On the second division of the road,
which embraces the two remaining miles,
considerable work has already been done
and therefore it is probable that the boule-
ward can be extended by May l to connect
with the Ingleside or Mission road. The
great public interest manifested in the
speed events at Ingleside has caused an
increase of travel and awakened an in
clination among all classes of the local
population to visit that locality and note
the great improvements recently made
south to the park. An old resident said
in this connection yesterday:
"The stock-breeding industry is growing
throughout the State, and that branch OF
it which relates to the breeding of fine
horses is receiving special attention. Men
who have noted the steady progress made
since 1873, when Theodore Winters could
only get few people to observe the per-
formances of his thoroughbreds, contrast
the lack of interest at that time with the
marked attention now given to horse
events. Since then immense sums of
money have been invested in breeding
farms. California, then hardly in the list
of States celebrated for fine horses, is now
heading for first place and is only sur
passed by Kentucky if surpassed at all.
"Men who own, exercise and use horses.
either for business or pleasure, put money
In circulation and do something to pro-
mote the prosperity OF the State. The
money is expended here and not sent to
Eastern machinery establishments. The
farmer who raises barley gets some OF the
coin; the blacksmith gets employment
and money; the harness-makers get some
thing, while wages are paid to the men
who care for the horses. Racing events
bring capital to the State for invest
ment in horse farms, but transient
people come to the City and spend
their money at the stores and ho-
tells. Rich men subscribe literally to i'm
prove speed tracks and provide means Of
travel for the multitude. incidentally
property-owners get the benefit OF new
lines of transportation. Horses of famous
pedigree are brought from the East and
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