The herald., 1895-06-13
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
Railroad Movements Interesting
the Public
A NEW CREMATORY BUILDING
The Widow of Father ThrOop Passes
Away
4 Workmans Bad fali-A Celestial Battle.
Los Angeles Couple Married.
News Items

PASADENA. June 12.-The movements
jf the various tranaportat tion companies
are absorbing a lagrge share of public at
tention and every move in the game is
noted with great interest by the citizens
OF Pasadena, who can look quietly ON,
with the satisfaction of knowing that in
any event the efforts OF the competing
lines to outdo one another cannot fall to
add very materially to Pasadena pros
perity. One of the most important aids
in Pasadenas growth and Developments is
the facility OF communication with Los
Angeles, and now that 50 much greater
facilities are being provided, her growth
will be all the more rapid in consequence.
Shortly after noon today the Southern
Pacific completed tracklaying on Its line
into this city, and with the laying of the
switches at the depot grounds tomorrow,
the road will be all ready for the first
train, which leaves Colorado street on
Saturday morning with big excursion
of Throop students and their friends,
bound for Santa Monica.
Meanwhile neither the Santa Fe nor
the electric railway people have gone to
sleep. The former corporation applied
to the board OF trustees of South Pasa-
dena last night for 4 franchise for new
route through that town. which will
shorten the line and straighten out the
bad curves there, enabling the trains to
make much better time on that part OF the
road. 1t is said that the company has
purchased all the property along the pro-
posed straight line so that the right of
way is secured. and the council will very
likely grant the asked for franchise. so
that the improvement will doubtless be
carried out at once 1.-The straight cut
will be from Mission street. south of the
RAYMOND hill, to the straight piece OF
track near Lincoln Park. cutting across
corners in an air, line, and thus avoiding
the two bad curves in the present course
OF the road through the town.
The electric railway people don't intend
to be caught mapping. either. even
though they did appear for time TO
recognize that they have all the 1ompeti-
ton they care for in existing steam roads
without allowing another electric rival to
enter tue field, if they can help it..
Hence, when Manager Clark put in the
highest bid for the street railway fran
Angeles, thence to the city limits. he did
wise thing for the company's interest.
1t remains to be seen whether the ad
vantage thus gained will prove an effect
ual setback to the promoters OF the new
electric road. 1t is given out. however,
that the present company Will ltseli con
struct a new line to Los Angeles via the
new route laid out by Mr.. de Laguna
and his associates. The bids for the Los
Angeles franchise were: Manager Clark,
$1,000; Herman de Laguna, 500; f. A.
Small. 1876. Mr.. de Laguna, in conver-
salion with the Herald representative,
did not appear at all discouraged at the
outlook Tor his enterprise, even though
the old company did secure the fran
chise. and there may yet be competition
in the electric transportat on as well as in
the steam roads.