The herald., 1897-09-13
FAST TRAIN SERVICE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HEADING
FOR CORONA
Starr and His Cow Coming
in His Private Car for the
Winter

The influx of eastern tourists to South
ern California for the winter season
commenced last Tuesday. when A. Phil
lips & Co., excursion agents. brought a
party of sixty-five here from the New
England states. Another party equally
as large is due to arrive next Tuesday
under the same management. Ray
mond & Whitcomb are also ready for
fall and winter tourist business, and are
due here with large party in about ter
days. The local representatives of
both excursion agencies say that the
outlook is bright for a larger number Of
tourists this season than for five years
past.
HEADING TOWARDS CORONA
A corps of Southern Pacific civil en-
gineers are now at work making pre-
liminary survey from Riverside to Co.
roma, formerly South Riverside, where
a new line is to be built. The right of
way for which the company has long
been fighting is at last secured, and it is
reported the work of construction will
be pushed rapidly to Corona, thence to
Chino and Pomona. This done, the
Southern Pacific company will have a
complete circuit of roadbed traversing
the choicest orange district of Southern
California, which will be similar to a
figure eight on the map, and for novelty
will rival the famous "Kite- shaped"
track Of the Southern California Rail
way company.
FAST TRAINS TO RESUME
The Southern Pacific company an
nounce that the Sunset Limited will re-
sumo its regular trips between San
Francisco and New Orleans on Novem-
ber 1st The company anticipate doing
large business. The Santa Fe sys-
tenn also annouce that their fast train
the California Limited, will commence
regular service between Chicago and
Los Angeles on October 18th.
TEN EMPLOYEES DISCHARGED
Druing the past week no less than
ten freight conductors and brakemen.
with headquarters in Los Angeles, have
been discharged by the Southern Pa
cifc company. They were not relieved
on account of decrease in
business, but for reasons best
known to themselves. The posi-
tions were at once taken by extra men.
One Of the discharged employees is said
to be son of prominent official of
the road here
COMING WITH HIS COW
Theodore B. Starr, the we'll known mil
lonaire diamond dealer of New York
who is travelling in his private car, ac-
companied by his family and fine Jer-
sey COW, arrived here over the Santa
Fe yesterday afternoon. Mr. Starr has
spent several winters of recent years in
Southern California, usually making
headquarters at Santa Barbara His
train consists of baggage and private
car, the latter, veritable palace on
wheels.
CHANGE OF TINE
A slight change in time has been made
on the Southern Pacific, consisting of a
reduction in Sunday train service to
Santa Monica and San Pedro. Hereafter
Sunday trains will leave the Arcade de-
pot for Santa Monica at 8, 9, 10 and II a.
m, /, 1:35, 5:15 and $3.50 p. m. These trains
leave River station twelve minutes ear
lier than from Arcade depot and make
all city stops, including Winthrop and
university.
To San Pedro, Sunday trains leave the
Arcade depot at S:15, 9, 1905 a. M. 1:40
and 5:03 p. m. Effective September 14th,
the train for San Pedro connecting with
Catalina steamer will leave Arcade de-
pot at a. M, Sundays excepted.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Surveyors are at work between Los AL
amitos and Long Beach for the new
branch road of the Southern Pacific COM
pany.
General Passenger Agent John j.
Byrne and General Freight Agent Jo-
seph Chambers of the Southern Califor-
MIA railway company left yesterday for
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado for a
few days rest and recreation
1t is reported that the Southern Pa
cific' contemplates boring for oil in a
very short time on the property in the
vicinity of River station.