The herald., 1895-05-07

Mayor RAIDER, City Clerk Lucken bach
and President Freeman G. Teed, with
Councilmen +. G. Munson. George d.
Pessell, l.. H. Kingery, James Ashman.
Thomas Savage. E. l.. Blanchard and
Park Superintendent +. A. Meserve rep
resented Los Angeles.
,tner guests ere: Colonel Fl. G.. Otis
of the Times, Captain H. y. Osborne of
the Express, Leon +; Moss, L. 3.
Mosher of the Times. W. r. Ream. city
editor of the Times; l.. A. Ogden OF the
Record, Major Bonebrake, James Nc
Lachlan. Captain Mccormack. Schuyler
Cole w. J. Trask, General M. II. Shcr-
man, e. p. Clark.
The special car was in charge OF AS
sistant Superintendent. Bartlett, with
Conductor Wood and Motorman K. X.
Latta. Chief Electrician Ensign and his
assistant. M. Sanborn, also were on board.
The car whZzed merrily along over the
fine Toadbed and in short order landed
the notables at the Hotel Green in Pasa-
dena.
Here President Il. c. Webster of the
railway company welcomed the visitors.
| and invited them into private dining
room to hear the object of the trip eX
planned d to sample somo Pasadena
water" Mr.. Webster outlined the IN
itiation of the work of the company, de-
scrbed the difficulties and opposition it
scribed the troubles and obstacles that
had to be overcome and introduced Mayor
Cox Of Pasadena, who said:
81 am pleased to welcome you, gentle
men of Los Angeles. and particularly so
on this occasion which means SO much to
road cannot fail to be of mutual benefit
to both cities, and / am confident that
we all agree that the gentlemen who
have carried this enterprise through de-
serve great praise and our most yncere
thanks.
1--WE Pasadenans are always glad to see
and welcome you, but are particularly
happy i'll meeting you on this occasions so
important to us both.
Mayor RAIDER in response to Mayor
Cox's graceful address said; 81 am nat
urally more than glad to have the people
of Los Angeles united with the people OF
Pasadena by this magnificent new rail-
way. l was told. when invited to come
here, that there was to be no speech
making. but despite this breach of faith
on the part of General Sherman, | am
glad of the opportunity to meet you Pas.
adenans and to sample your water. and
as he stopped speaking there was fusil-
lade of popping champagne corks in the
next room.
Il am happy to know that Pasadena
will have easy access hereafter to its sub
urb, Los Angeles" he continued. land
am sure that the road will materially as
sist in building up each city
"On the part of Los Angeles and the
Half Million club present thank you for
your hospitality. and congratulate you on
the consummation of this enterprise:
President Webster then apologized for
the absence of q. G. Green, who was con-
fined to his home by Illness and who, he
said, wished to invite all those present to
a grand reception at the Green in about
eight months, when the road would be
completed from Altadena to the sea at
Santa Monica.
The Pasadena water spoken of by
President Webster was then SAM
pied in the shape of Pommery
sec, and the special car bore
the visitors around Pasadena creek to the
power house on Fair Oaks avenue and
Wallace street. where the powerful boilers.
engines and dynamos we're inspected, and
the Journey homeward was quickly made,
except short stop at Sycamore Grove,
caused by a hot box in the throat of each
guest.
The road is a model ono in smooth
ness and ali points of construction. the
cars arc as comfortable and elegant as
Pullmans, and everything is inviting.