The herald., 1895-02-26

have always favored another transcon-
tinental road for Los Angeles and think
the Sat Lake plan is the most feasible.
When completed | believe the road would
pay handsomely, and il the proposed bill
passes at Sacramento [ hope the bonds
wlil carry as they should. This city is ae
present bonded heavily to build the out
fall sewer, but this road is an absolute ne
cesslty and must be built. ~
Major W. Z. Furry, one of the pioneer
merchants OF Los Angeles, said II was
here in the early days and | remember
ten-mule teams hauling merchandise. to
Utah. The Mormon people used to give
us their business quarter of century
ago and now, when that road to Salt Lake
is built, that business will naturally re-
turn. Another transcontinental road IS
badly needed and if ii is built, there is no
estimating the amount of good which it
will do to Southern California"
Ed Preuss, for many years postmaster
OF Los Angeles, enthusiastically indorsed
the proposed plan. why " said he,
how this city has grown in the past ten
years, during which time, or part of it at
least, we have had but one railroad.
With the Salt Lake road built, business
would improve materially and every
branch OF trade would be stimulated. [
have no doubt but that the bonds will be
voted when the proper time comes"
Major George A. Bonebrake, president
of the Los Angeles National Bank, said:
From the dispatch | have read, | see that
the people at Sacramento are in favor Of
giving us u chance to vote ON the bond
question. Another transcontinental road
coming into Los Angeles at this time
would do this county and Southern Cali
fornia more good than anything else
which could possibly happen"
George L. Arnold a member OF the
State Board OF Equalization, said: 'If
the Salt Lake road scheme takes proper
shape you may rest assured that Bakers
field will not be the southern terminus of
the San Joaquin Valley line. 1t will be
built to Los Angeles by San Francisco
capital, and with the two lines coming
into Los Angeles, together with the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe already
here, Los Angeles will before many years
be the largest city on the coast
G. +. A. Last, large importer of mer-
chandise, said that there is nothing else
which can be OF as much assistance in the
building of Los Angeles as the construc-
ton of the Salt Lake road. Il favor the
project and believe beyond a doubt that
geles who is public spirited will favor the
issuance of the bonds"
M. j. Nolan, of the firm of Nolan &
Smith, one OF the largest real estate firms
in Southern California, indorsed the plan.
If the Salt Lake road is built, real estate
III Los Angeles, ana IN the southern part
of the state for that matter, will be far
more valuable than it is now. The open
ing of the road will aid in the develop
ment of a very fertile country and sec
ton rich in mineral deposits. 1t will
give us cheap fuel and low freight rates,
and will be saving of several hundred
miles on an eastern trip. By all means
let us have the road, and as a property
owner | will vote for the bonds if | have
the chance.
e. H. Hutchinson, ex-Superintendent
of Streets, said that the Southern Califor-
MIA people have been robbed on freight
rates long enough, and the building of the
Salt Lake road and its operation by the
people of this county will give the pro-
ducer chance to make more than the
freight upon his products.
W. Is. Dunning, manager of the Chi
cago Clothing Company, one of the larg-
est importing firms in the city, said that if
for no other reason, he favors the road be-
cause it will open new country, which
in short time will be settled and thereby
bring increased business to the merchants
OF Los Angeles.
L. n. Breed. the broker, who has lived
in Los Angeles long enough to see it
change from hamlet to a city, said that
another transcontinental road is all that
Southern California needs. Ii we get it
we will go ahead at such rapid pace that
we will be looked on with envy bNthe
northern counties.