The herald., 1895-01-01
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY
THE GREAT SUCCESS IT HAS
ACHIEVED.
Tho Los Augsiss OonsoIl aSed Elootrsc
Railway Company a Most Well
come Visitor.

The Los Angeles Consolidated Electric
Railway company is an enterprise that
certainly deserves special mention. The
company was organized and incorpor-
aLed under the laws OF the state OF CAL
ifornia in the mouth Of November, 1890.
with an authorized capital OF s6 900, ,000.
Since the ADVENT Of the electric cara in
Los Angeles the company has made
phenomenal progress They purchased
and now have under full control, the
Dspot Railway company, Electric Rapid
TranelG company, Elysian Park Railway
com pany and the Pacific Gable COM
pauy. The Los Angeles Congolidated
Electric Railway company commenced
i o9erations in this city on the 1ss day
OF July, 1891, and on the 3lst day OF
December, 1894, have in operation over
ll0 miles OF street railway, AZ miles OF
which 10 electric. 22 mile5 cable and 46
miles horse car lines. The electric
power houses sre situa.ed on the corner
OF Central avenue and Welle street and
the finest improved machinery known
is used, which cOueista of two 700 horse-
power, two 800 horsepower and ,wo $50
horsepower engines, one 700 horsepower
! dynamo, two 400 hc-acpowor -dymaaaoa
and two 300 horsepower dynamos.
The oabls power houses are located on
the corner OF Grand avenue and Seventh
street, Downey avenue and Workman
street, and First and Chicago streets.
They have in constant operation about
40 electric care ana 50 cable dummle3
and tralera, and on an average they
carry about 700 900 passengers
monthly. The conpuny employs con-
stantly about 800 msn. ALI OF the new
extensions are, OF course, being made on
the electric plnn, and the company have
many Improvements in vieH. among
them in the near future to extend their
line out Tenth street from Flower TO
Pearl street. and also on Maple aveHue
TO Spring etreet ON Fifth street. They
are now building to the East Side park
from Downey avenue, which rosd
will prove an exceedingly popu-
lar one. The president OF the
company Ia q gentleman we'll aud favor
eelf TO be we'll suited to the position he
so ably fila and that is Mr.. M. II.
Sherman, who ia also director in the
| National bark of California, and prin-
cipal owner Of the Ph@nix. Ariz., water
| company, and Phoenix Street railway.
and possesses large cattle and ranch in
terest5 in Arizona. Mr.. e. 2. Clark,
the vice president and manager, was
| one of the chief promoters OF this great
enterprise and mas Satisfactorily held
hia Responsible position since the organ,
ization of the company. He has filled
| many otiicee OF trust and also has large
cattle and mining interests IN thi5 sec
tjon, The secretary and treasurer OF the
company is Mr.. IL. E Hammond, for
merly auditor OF the Pacific Gable CONS
pany, The SUPERINTENDENT is Mr.. John
j. AIKEN, who held the same position
| with the Pacific Gable company, and
| hae proved himself to thoroughly under
stand the very responsible position
trnsted to him. This company has
done more to build up Los Ans
geles than any other organized company
in this city or section. Tho electric cars
now run on the Pasadena and Los Auge
les Electric Railway company'a line as
far as. .GarvanSa, and viii, within the
near future bs finished TO its destina-
tion. which will be most welcome ad-
vent TO resdanta in the Grown OF the
Valley. and when completed will bs
onerated in harmony with the Consoli-
dated Electric Railway company. When
finished it will have rs miles OF electric
road way, built OF the very bsst mate-
rial and in the most substantial man.
ner. and equipped with the latest de-
sign of suburban cars, finished in the
mos elegant styls, win power station
ample for operating the whole system
independently OF the consolidated COM
many. The Pasadena and Loa Angeles
Electric Railway company own ID miles
OF horse car lines in Pasadena, which
are already in active operation.