The herald., 1897-04-01
Notes From the Railroads
All Along the Line
FRUIT AND GRAIN OUTLOOK
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SURVEYORS
AT WORK NEAR RINCoN
The Southern California Railway to
Build New Depots and Bridges.
The Latter Developing Oil

Superintendent Larabee and Excur-
sion Agent Warner of the Pasadena and
Pacific railway yesterday afternoon Wis
ited the tract of land near Garvanza
which the company contemplate con-
verting into a park and general amuse-
ment ground. 1t is said that several
landscape gardeners are preparing plans
to be submitted to the board of directors
at an early date and we'll known arch
itect is preparing plans and specifica-
tions for an amphitheater and several
other buildings to be constructed there.
If these improvements are carried out
as contemplated this line of railway will
be more popular than ever.
A representative of the general freight
office of the Southern California railway
in speaking to a Herald reporter last
evening said: Il have been here several
years but at no time have l seen a
brighter prospect for good crops of all
kinds along our railroad than at the
present time The deciduous fruit crop
promises larger yield by so per cent
over last year, and the barley and wheat
crop is in fine shape. The acreage plant
ed this season is three times larger than
last and the copious rains during the
past few weeks have put crops in excel
lent condition. l have made very
careful estimate of the fruit and grain
interests in Southern California and feel
safe in saying that we expect to do twice
as much freight business during the COM
ing summer as we did last year. At
present business is not rushing but we
are sending out daily about twenty-five
carloads of oranges, six of vegetables
and one or two of wine and dried fruits.
From information received here yes
terday It is learned that a corps of sur
veyors are at work in the vicinity of
Rincon and Corona in Riverside county,
and it is surmised that they are laying
out a route for the new branch road of
the Southern Pacific company between
Pomona and Riverside via Chino. The
right of way is said to have been al
ready secured between Pomona and
point two miles south of Rincon and that
work upon the new road Will probably
be commenced between those two points
at an early day. This will be an extern
sion of the road recently built from Bas-
sett to Pomona via Covina II will trav-
erse some very fine fruit and agricultural
country anu VIII DC just W nat llAC PIOlAS
in that vicinity have been wanting for
several years.
w G.. Nevin the new general manage
of the Southern California railway COM
pany, is expected to reach here from
Chicago one week from today and short
ly after his return II is said that some
much needed Improvements Will be
made all along the line. 1t was learned
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plans were being drawn for several new
depots and twenty-four steel bridges,
but their exact location could not be
learned. However. the people of Monro-
via have for many months been clamor-
ing for a new depot and 1t is thought
that one of the new structures Will be
built there.
For ten days past it has been re-
ported from different sources that the
Southern California railway company
was making arrangements to commence
at an early date the rebuilding of their
line between Temecula and Ranchita.
The reports even went so far as to say
that surveyors were in the field laying
out a new route and railroad ties were
being received at Fallbrook To get the
facts in the case. Herald reporter
called at the office of the general mana
ger yesterday dllelAoOli anu III lr9l'oii7S
TO inquiries Private Secretary Hender-
son said: II know all sorts of rumors
have been afoap lately about our COM
pany's intending to rebuild the Temecu-
la branch, but | am at liberty to say
that l have never heard of any such in
tentions. and furthermore, don't be-
ueve such construction will ever take
place. This portion of the road mas
been washed away three different times
and it is everything but paying propo-
sition. If our company ever INTENDS
to rebuild that Temecula branch have
no knowledge of IL"