The herald., 1897-09-15

built at Santa Barbara and Santa Mon
lea. Both are good business points for
the Southern Pacific and the citizens of
the respective towns have been for years
past petitioning the company to make
the needed improvements claiming they
are justly entitled to better buildings.
A small depot will also be at once built
near the San Gabriel winery. Several
other towns along the system are on the
anxious seat, hoping for similar recog-
milton from President Hun tington. Work
on the new depots at Redlands and Riv-
erside is expected to be commenced in
side Of two weeks
FREIGHT BUSINESS BOOMING
1--WE are at present doing a larger
freight business than for two years.
said prominent official of the South
ern Pacific company yesterday, "and our
employees are largely in excess of what
they have been since 1890. Only yester-
day we sent east via Ell Paso eight trains
of twenty-four cars each. You see, ship
ments of beans from the Santa Barbara
branch are now being made daily, be-
sides canned and dried fruits are being
sent east at lively rate to fill the fall
and winter orders, while holiday goods
are being brought west for the Christ
mas trade. We expect this rush in freight
to continue until the orange crop begins
to move, and then business will hum
We also anticipate an exceedingly good
passenger business, commencing in about
six weeks. Taking it all in all, we look
for very busy winter season."
FORGOT THE TICKETS
to
from Los Angeles to Redlands, thenca
to Riverside, without a ticket, pass or
some other reliab credentials, but the
people who make up the Dovenor con-
sressional party did it. Yesterday morn
| ing their three special cars were at
tached to an eastbound train, and when
the conductor came around for the tick
cts none were in sight The travelling
passenger agent who accompanies the
distinguished party was at first not to
be found, and the situation was for a
time quite embarrassing Later, how
ever, he turned up, but when asked for
the tickets he remembered that he had
left them in his hand-sa tchel at the Van
Nuys. The explanation was satisfac
tory, and when Redlands was reached
telegram was received by Superintend
ent Muir to forward the tickets, to Riv-
erside. The party will go east on No.
10 this morning
DAILY SERVICE TO CATALINA
The Banning Brothers are arranein.
for daily steamer service to and from
Catalina island during the coming fall
and winter. The Hotel Metropole will
be kept open and a strong bid will be
made for big portion of tourist travel
There is no doubt but what many peo-
pie will visit that popular resort during
the winter esason
PUSHING SANTA MONICA ALONG
The citizens Of Santa Monica and the
Southern Pacific company are deter
mined that that city by the sea shall
keep up its popularity as a favorite re-
/ sort for people of this city, and to that
end the Los Angeles Military band has
been engaged to give a concert each
Sunday afternoon for one year. and
other Interesting features of amusement
are being .plaM I
RAILROAD TIES
T. H. Duzan, local agent for the Bur-
lington system, made flying trip to
Pomona and San Bernardino yesterday
The Southern Pacific work train
which has been repairing the COM
Ipany's wharf at San Pedro, has been