The herald., 1895-01-04

be formed between the Utah Southern
and the Rio Grande Western railroads.
By putting this and that together and
remembering that there is always
something definite from which rumors
OF this kind start. l believe thst it is not
at all unlikely that railroad may be
built from this PROPOSED town directly
into Los Angeles, and independent OF
any connection with the Southern Cali
iforDia. road at Barstow.
This talk OF the division OF the state
interests me. II Southern California
should shake off the northern portion OF
the state our southern portion ought to
annex the southern portion OF Nevada,
the climate OF which ia similar to that of
California and the same fruits can be
grown az successfully. 1t seems to me
that this Nevada country really belongs
to California, and l would like TO see this
state absorb it,"
A PAsApENA WRECK.
A dispatch from Pasadena states that
the Santa Fe westbound overland train
which arrived at 9 :05 this morning, col.
lided with the engine of q freight train
near the depot and sustained great
damage. The escape OF the passengers
was providentisl. The passenger train
waa going At slow speed down the
grade between Pasadena and Raymond
station, whom freight engine switch
ing cars failed to get off the main track
in time. The engine of the passenger
train struck the freight engine, which
was thrown off the track but not clear.
One side OF the passenger train from the
engine to the eeepe: was torn OFF On
the iron work OF the freight engine.
The sleeper escaped with g bad scratch
on the side. but all the other cars were
hall wrecked from the trucks to the
roof The passengers on the side next
to the freight engine had narrow es.
cape, but none were injured.
MORE ELECTRIC CARS ON HAND.
The new electric car, known as No.
116. which the Los Angeles Conaoi.
dated Electric Railway company have
recently placed in service, is complete
success. 1t is 80 feet long, three feet
longer than the other cara, and ia sup
piled with the Brill trucks. The car is
run by the new Westinghouse controls
ers, and has % horse power motor at
each end. making an entire propelling
force OF 90 horse power. Another fea-
turs ia tho brakes. which, instead OF be-
ing attached to the idle wheels. exert
their force directly on the large wheels,
with the result that car can be stopped
within distance of 10 feet when travel
Ing at the rate OF eight miles an hour.
This car has been recently running on
the Vernon line, but on Saturday will
be placed on the University branch
From L. W. Perry. the dispatcher. who
has charge OF the cars, it was learned
that the company lie building four more
of the same pattern. Two OF these are
now in the paint chop, and it is the in
tention to place them ON the University
line next week. He claims that these
are the finest examples of electric cars
that have ever been run, and refers
with pride to the fact that they are the
product OF home industry, having been
entirely built in this power house car
shops.
NOTES.
From T. r. Batcheller, district super
!ntendent OF the Pullman Palace Car
company, it was learned that the tourist
travel from the east WAS Ga the increase
From present appearances, said Mr..
BatchelleY, within month we shall
have all we can do to accommodate
eastern people who have their faces
turned toward this section of country.
Eastern people very generally wait until
after the holidays and the first of the
year inventory has been taken; then
when they lind things safe at homo the
travelling mania seizes them and We
railrosders have to hustle TO provide
accommodations"
+. A. Grove. the Southern Pacific
agent at Banning. has been transferred
to the Office az San Gabriel. vice w. T..
Sindow. its former occupant.