The herald., 1896-04-02

crowd as ever left this city upon a
iunket. The ride to the sea was unevert-
fuI, with the exception that the whole route
inside the city was lined with people who
waved handkerchiefs and enthused as long
as they were in sight. Through the Ca
huenga valley the enthusiasm was even
more apparent, the occupants of every
faiu.aouae greeting the visitors with cor
diality which made the Minnesotans on
board open their eyes with astonishment.
At Senator Coles residence, this side of
Sherman station. flowers were thrown on
the passengers, aid at Sherman, which
bids fair to become town of some con-
siderable Importance, the whole populace
shouted itself hoarse in the gleeful pros
beet of future greatness and prosperity be-
cause of the advent of the new road. But
the big reception occurred at Santa
Monica. The cars slowed up at Oregon
avenue, in front of the town hall, which is
TO be the seaside terminus of the new line.
Tho local band was out. fifteen strong,
and was playing Marching Through Georgia
as the train appeared. Mayor Cabrillo
a1d the other officers of the town govern
ment were on hand. and the visitors were
escorted to the council room. Here re-.
freshments were served, and then Mayor
Cabrillo in . few we'll chosen words, ex.
tended to all hands the welcome of the
city. Mayor RAIDER responded In behalf of
Los Angeles and then Mayor Robert Pratt
Then ]. W. Mitchell. the councilman
from the Cahuenga valley, was lifted upon
table to inject the harbor question into
the days festivities, at which the mayor
and aldermen and city officials from Min
nesota, who had never heard of the sub
ject under discussion before, looked very
tired, and the band down stairs played on
Then there more refreshments and all
hands filed down to the beach. The first
car arrived home at $40 o'clock.
BIG DAY FOR SANTA MONICA
Santa Monica had the biggest holiday
in it's history yesterday. It looked as If
the whole town had turned out to see the
visitors. A crowd of several hundred peo-
pie was gathered at the little station when
the cars reached their destination, and
cheer after cheer went up for the new
road.
The people of Santa Monica made a
holiday of the event of the opening of
electric railroad communication between
their town and Los Angeles. They recog-
nize in the completion and opening of the
new electric line another connecting link
between their city and Los Angeles.
The schools were all closed at noon and
the children, large and small, gathered
with their parents and others at the ter.
minus of the road.
The children all carried flowers with
which they decorated the cars, after the
girls of the village were on hano.' and all
Los Angeles boutonnieres mad to be thrown
aside for new ones received from the
hands of the bellies by the sea. The for
mer concession was strenuously insisted
upon, and was not objected to by anyone.
Mayor Pratt and his aldermen from Min
neapolis, Mayor RAIDER and the members
OF the council from this city, Ex-Mayor w.
III. Workman and the local and Minnesota
newspaper men were literally pelted with
flowers, and every car was decorated until
it resembled a mountain of foliage.
At the soldiers home several hundred of
the inmates had gathered to extend greet
ings. From every car as it approached the
station the veterans were greeted with old
battle songs, which were joined in by those
upon the platform.
Leaving the city limits, the new road
runs by Elysian park and follows the old
Santa Monica county road for about seven
miles and the old Los Angeles and Pacific
right of way until Santa Monica has been
reached, the end of the line being at Ore
gon avenue.
The new road 10 now ready for traffic.
The. service will be hourly. the last car
leaving the seaside at about 10 pm. and
leaving Los Angeles at 1O:45. The fare
will be 80 cents one way or so cents for
the round trip. The power house Of the
line and the machine shops are to be To-
Gated at Sherman. There will be some
seven stations along the road, but stops
will be made wherever there is a hail from
passengers. The trip will consume, when
traffic is we'll under way, about one hour
and five minutes each way.
The line traverses some of the prettiest
scenery and most fertile country in South
ern California. and will result in climbing
land values along Bellevue avenue sky
ward. The prediction is made that the day
10 not far distant when it's whole length will
he studded with villas and pretty resi-
dences. The sea breezes are encountered
before the cars are outside the city.
The construction of the new road was
bsgun some nine months ago. The ruling
spirits in the enterprise have been 3, p,
Clark, NJ. H. Sherman and w. B. Larabee.