The herald., 1895-11-11
THE STREET CAR FACILITIES
Los Angeles Amply Supplied With These
Accommodations
The City q Net Work Of Street Car Lines
Covering Over One Hundred
Miles Of Track

Los Angeles has the most superb sys.
tenn of street railroads of any city in the
United States, Esize and population con-
sdered. The mileage is approximately
100 miles. The city proper is six miles
square, but the five systems of road reach
out into the suburbs and cover all points,
making the surrounding country imme.
diately accessible to the business center
OF the city. The lines are operated largely
by electricity and the few systems that
do not already use electricity as a motive
power will do so in short time.
The street railroad system of Los An
geles has cost in the aggregate about ST.
600, 600 and upon this capital an excellent
revenue is returned. The service afforded
is very fine and could scarcely be i'm
proved on.
The largest corporation is the Los An
COLES Railway company, which has 104
miles Of track, 43 being operated bv elect
,icity, % at present by cable and SO by
horse power. The cable and horse power
branches are now being electricissd. The
pendent corporation, but it was bought
in by the electric and made part OF and
operated in conjunction with it as one
system. The cable road cost $3.50. 900.
Tit stock of the Los Angeles Railway
company is Largely owned IN San Fran
cisco. T. Brown is president, J. T. Burke
secretary, F. ". Wood general superin-
tendsnt. J. J. Aiken superintendent. The
company has a mammoth power house
and all the latest improved attachments
in the way of electric inventions for the
operation OF its lines.
1t was in the year 1885 that the first
able street railway was erected In Los
Angeles. 1t extended out over the Sec
ond street hills and terminated TO the
west about two miles. The first electric
road was built in 1887. 1t was projected
by Colonel G. II. Rowland, but electric
m otors as applied to the operation of
street cars had not been perfected. 1t
was not success and WAS abandoned.
Later, though, 1t was put In operation.
The traction company has about four
miles Of track. its line has just been
con pleted and it covers the richest terri
improved cars and its new power house
is model. Eastern capital was invested
| in this Emo and the results that HAYS been
| thus far obtained have been satisfactory
to the ompany.
The Temple street cable line operates
about five miles of cable road. 1t covers
q very densey settled residence district
and is a goud paying property. It 10
owned by local capital.
The Main street and Agricultural park
line is at present operated by horse
poweI. 1t is the pioneer street car COM
pany of the city and soon it will be run
by electricity. 1t will cost about 5000, COO
TO make the improvement, but the cash
is at hand. The CAPITAL stock for ten
miles nf line will be 100000 1t is own.
ed by Pacific coast capitalists.
The Pasadena and Pacific Electric Rail.
way company now has line commence.
ing in the heart of Los Angeles and ex-
tending to Pasadena. nine miles. The
cars on this road are very finely frish-
ed and are most comfortable to travel in.
Tine line is to be extended from Pasadena
to Altedena, seven miles. A branch will
also be in operation very soon to Santa
Monica. the sea side resort, distant sew
enteen miles. There is a half hour SER
vice on this line and it IS presently to be
extended SO that ffteen-minute service
will be gwen.
An electric street car l:ne to Boyle
Heights, along Macy street, is among the
enterprises projected that will shortly
be built.
Taken as a whole, Los Angeles street
car servsce Is unexCelled