The herald., 1898-08-06

franchise in that city for an electric rail
way, but will fight its opponents vigorous
ly, and from the outlook will be able TO
go ahead with the improvements it con-
templates in very short time. The scope
of the plan is extensive, as it is proposed
to take in Alhambra and other places not
on the main line, with probably an extern
sion TO Monrovia and that region
On to San Pedro
The Traction company is apparently
bending all of its energies toward making
needed preparations for the construction
of its proposed line to San Pedro. The
right of way has been secured, the line
surveyed and all of the plans drawn This
company is also all ready to commence
the building of its road to Boyle Heights.
The route commences at Third and Steven
son streets on Stevenson to Merck, on
MERCK to East Fourth thence on that
street line across the Santa Fe yard the
river and the Terminal road on viaduct
1900 feet long. The line will then. extend
on the north side of Hollenbeck park to
Fresno street and on Fresno TO Evergreen
cemetery. AS it will take something over
three months to build the vaduct, the
road cannot be in operation until we'll into
November. The company has put very ex-
tensive machinery in its power house, dou-
bling its power capacity.
Notes and Personals
The Terminal Railway company yester-
day furnished free transportation to the
Associated Charities for a fresh air ex-
cursion. Fully four hundred children,
babies and mothers filled the coaches, and
on arrival at the beach they had splendid
time. Miss Lecta Mckee had charge of
The trip, and was well assisted by other
ladies. The only untoward incident was
the arrival of number of mothers and
little ones at the depot too late to take the
train.
Something over twenty-five hundred peo-
pie went to San Diego yesterday on the
Santa Fe excursion.
General Passenger Agent Byrne of the
Santa Fe-Pacific arrived yesterday from
Chicago, where he has been on a business
"trip. Mr.. Byrne is the most popular official
in the service of the Santa Fe, his return
from a journey always being one of the
pleasant incidents to note in the general
offices.
All of the passenger accommodations on
the steamer Mariposa, which sails from
San Francisco on the 10th for Hon olulu
have been engaged, so states Agent H. B.
Rice of the Oceanic Steamship company
Chief Clerk Frank Oakley of the South
ern Pacific general offices in this city has
gone to Santa Monica with his family for
the summer. Some one told him that sea
bathing was a specific for badness.
| Live Stock Agent George L. Brooks Of the
Santa Fe, whose headquarters are in AL
buquerque, is in the city for a short stay
| The Southern Pacific announces a new
rate of So cents hundred pounds on honey
in tin cans from this city to New York
and other far eastern points via the Sunset
| route.
| Mr.. Don Fisher Of the Santa FEES city
ticket office leaves this morning for a brief
visit to Chicago on pleasure and business
he states, whatever that may mean. He
will be back in two or three weeks time
The Santa Fe passenger department has
published for distribution among the
friends of the line a really charming de.
| scription of the Moqui snake dance, illus.
trated with photographers of great meri,
The matter is from the pen of Walter
Hough. Phi. D., and is printed and bound
in such excellent taste as to make the
book as attractive to the eye as itsmattel
| Is to the understanding.
G. w. Luce, assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the Southern Pa.
cific company at Los Angeles, is in Sar
Francisco to consult with Freight Traffic
Manager Sproule on traffic matters. II,
will return south the latter part of tn,
week.