The herald., 1897-05-06
To Be Erected by the
Southern Pacific
A SIXTH WARD IMPROVEMENT
NEW ELECTRIC LINE ON SAN Pc
DRo STREET
Will Connect With the Redondo Beach
Railway for San Pedro Harbor.
General Railroad Notes

An improvement will shortly be mad
in the Sixth ward of this city which will
be of great Importance to that section
The Southern Pacific company will with
in few weeks commence the erection
of extensive repair and car building
shops on their tract of land situated
on the northeast corner of Ninth ane
Alameda streets. The building of thes
works will give employment to nearly
thousand men, and will greatly ten6
to the improvement and building up O.
that part of the city.
Rumors to the effect that such move
was contemplated by the railroad com.
pany have been in circulation for The
past few days, and have been the means
of considerable excitement among rea
estate men and property owners. Coun.
Gilman Leroy NJ. Grider said last night
that the repair shops would be built and
that work would be commenced shortly
"This tract of land" said Mr.. Grider
"was purchased by the Southern Pa
cific company during the boom. the price
paid for it being about 100000. The
tract contains nearly twenty acres. Al
present the company has a switch run
ming from the corner of Seventh and
Alameda streets which extends through
the center of the tract east to Lemon
street. Since the boom the land has lain
idle, but now the company has decided
to utilize it for repair shops, which move
is no doubt fastened from the fact of
San Pedro being selected as the harbor
site. The situation Of the property is
most desirable one for the erection of
these works from it's proximity to the
center of the city and the impetus it
will give to the building up of the sur
rounding property will be phenomenal"
ANOTHER ELECTRIC LINE
The Redondo Beach Railway company
whose present terminus in this city is
Grand avenue and Jefferson streets, has
been quietly arranging to extend the
line of its road not only to the center of
Los Angeles. but also to San Pedro.
The company has already obtained a
franchise and the right of way from
Gardena to San Pedro, with terminal
facilities at the latter place. Now they
are working toward the building of an
electric line which will connect their
depot at Jefferson and Grand avenue
with the Plaza, with the intention OF
making through electric line to the
harbor. The proposed line will run half
mile east on Vernon street to San Pc
dro, then north on San Pedro to First,
| rTs r A ! I,&
ter street to Main and the plaza. AL
though the Redondo company is working
towards this goal, there are others in
the field who are also after a franchise
over the above mentioned line. They are
the Los Angeles Railway company, Abb
bot Kinney, who represents parties of
large capital, and Sherman & Clark of
the Pasadena and Pacific Electric line.
Bids for this franchise will be opened
in council next Monday, and on their
contents will result the ownership of the
intended line.
RAILROAD NOTES
J. w. Turtle, personal conductor OF
the Union Pacific special excursions, ar
rived yesterday with large party from
Boston. He will leave for the east next
Thursday with a number of returning
tourists. Mr. Turtle has one of the long
est continuous runs Of any conductor in
the country.
One of the handsomest souvenirs ever
printed by railroad company has re-
Gently made it's appearance in this city.
1t is issued by the passenger depart
ment of the Union Pacific company and
treats exclusively of their palatial "Ov-
erland Limited train. The work is in
pamphlet form and has beautiful cover
Autographed in colors and gold. The in
terror is printed on heavy glazed paper
and is a triumph of the printers art.
The work is illustrated by fifteen beauti-
fully colored Autographs, represent
ing exterior aa1 interior views of the
celebrated vestibuled train, which bring
it practically before the reader. Owing
to the energy of E. e. Elser passenger
agent of the Union Pacific in this city,
this train has become favorite one with
eastbound tourists.
w G. Nevin, general manager of the
Southern California Railway company,
left yesterday afternoon for short trip
to San Bernardino.
John L. Truslow, general agent for
the Santa Fe road at Santa Barbara, ar
rived in the city for short stay yester-
day afternoon.
A. D. Shepard, assistant general pas
senger and freight agent of the South
ern Pacific, left yesterday for San Fran
cisco, where he will remain for several
days.
Thomas Fitzgerald, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Texas Pacific road, and
P. McCarty, who holds the same position
with the Great Northern are both in the
city.
General Passenger agent II. c. Towns
end of the Missouri Pacific has recorded
vigorous protest against the recent
ruling Of the board of joint traffic man
ayers. basing the rate of fares between
western cities and New York on the
speed of trains, with an added charge for
the faster trains.
A severe cut in westbound canal and
lake rates from New York was an
nouncd last week by the Western Trans
it company, forming the canal and lake
line of the New York Central road. The
reduction amounts to 10 per cent per 10C
pounds on first class.
The boat owners of the Erie canal en-
gagged in the grain trade have formed q
combination to maintain a uniform
freight rate. They agree to charge 3a
cents bushel between Buffalo and New
York, which is from " a cent to cent
below rail rates.
At a meeting in Atlanta Ga last