The herald., 1897-11-08
FIRST CAR OF ORANGES
A DOUBLE SERVICE TALKED OF
BY THE s. p. COMPANY
The Southern California Railway to
Build a Large Concrete
Pavement

from Southern California this season
was shipped late Saturday evening from
Covina. The fruit was choice and of the
Washington navel variety. 1t was grown
on the ranch of Houser Bros, and was
shipped by Porter Bros. & Co. This is
earlier by several weeks than last sea-
son, and from now on the shipping OF
the golden fruit east may be expected
DOUBLE SERVICE
Assistant General Passenger and
Freight Agent Shepard is of the opinion
that in a short time the Southern Pacific
railroad will be running two limited
trains east of Ell Paso, one making the
trip to st. Louis and Chicago over the
Texas and Pacific railway, st. Louis and
Iron Mountain, and the Chicago and Al
ton, and the other via New Orleans over
the Sunset route. 1t is said had not the
yellow fever plague broken out IN the
south this train service would have been
inaugurated early this season.
A LARGE CONCRETE PAVEMENT
Work will be commenced this week
on concrete pavement which Will ex-
tend entirely around the freight depot
of the Southern California railway COM
pany, near La Grande station. The work
will cover all the space from the ware
house to the tracks. This new improve
ment will be quite valuable to drays,
etc., which frequent that place. as dur
ing the rainy season it is almost i'm
possible to haul heavy loads there on ac-
count of the deep mud. The space will
cover about $4,000 square feet and will
cost $4,000.
TO RUN A SPECIAL EXCURSION
The Mount Lowe Railway company
will run a special excursion next Sat-
urday evening for the benefit of IS to
100 members of the astronomical sec
ton of the Southern California Acad-
emy of Sciences, who are going UP there
to witness shower of meteors through
the large telescope.
CALIFORNIA LIMITED
The following passengers arrived Sat
urday on the California limited: Mrs.
]. H. Clement, Mrs. S. A. Steel, Mr.. c. F.
Love. Mr.. J. w. Ludley, Mr.. A. F. Kent.
Mrs. Susie D. Mills, Mr.. H. Carroll. Mr..
G. c. Wilson, Mr.. H. F. Griswold, Mrs.
G. w. Beck, Miss G. Beck Mrs. P. Wood,
Mrs. NJ. Hanchett, Mr.. j. Hanchett, Mr..
C. H. Hanchett, Mrs. G. Bush, Mrs. Ida
Chapotan, Mrs. Anna Masureth, Miss
Minnie Masureth, Miss Carrie Masu-
reth, Mr.. L. E. Leonard, Mr.. H. L. Page,
Miss Mabel E. Gale, Mr. A. L. Ruh, Mr..
v. F. Edes, Mr.. G. w. Lunsberry, Mr..
L. G. Marine, Mrs. l.. w. Graves, Mr..
L. c. Hitchcock, Mr.. H. W. Techentisse,
Miss Jennie Steele, Miss NJ. Warren,
Nfr T. Do1o Y,1o
Mrs F. E. Potter, Mrs. w. H. Hage-
beck, Mrs. j. Webb, Mr.. H. w. D. Burt
Mr.. F. Burt, Mr.. H. Bursenheim, Mrs
Josephine Bursenheim, Mr.. S. Egleston,
Mrs. A. 7. Watson, Mrs. ia. Watson, Mrs.
Kate Hallorey, Miss Alice Blythe, Mr..
Willie Graves, Mr.. j. Hestwood, Mrs. D.
Peacock. Mr.. A. c. Lensly, Mr.. J. Cros-
by, Mr.. H. C. Clarke, Mr.. A. T. Wolph-
schlager, Mr.. c. L. Cobb, Miss Fannie
Taylor Miss j. B. Fay. Mr.. H. Taylor,
Mrs A. s. Taylor, Mr.. F. S. Bedell. Miss
Carrie r. Craige, Miss L. Craige, Miss F.
Craige, Mr.. o. w. Beatty, Mr.. F. A.
Rockwell, Mr.. G. H. Jones, Mr.. F. Jones.
CULLINGS FROM THE RAIL
Several passenger coaches are in the
Southern California railway shops at
San Bernardino in the hands of the
painters. By an order recently issued
very nearly every coach will be treated
likewise.
Owing to the increase in westbound
travel the Santa Fe road will add an ad-
ditional tourist and Pullman sleeper to
their trains after November 18th.
]. S. Torrance, the newly appointed
general manager of the Mount Lowe
Ooil nv Cot 10 "
from Pasadena. Manager Torrance
states that the entire road bed will at
once be improved, and other changes for
the better are to take place as soon as
possible.
A fine, illustrated, descriptive pamph-
let for the Mount Lowe Railway COM
pany is now being prepared by Clarence
A. Warner, traffic and excursion man
ager of the road. 1t will be ready for
distribution in four weeks.