The herald., 1898-04-08
NOT VET RAISED
THE CITIZENS OF GLENDALE
MAY HAVE TO WALK
A SMALL SUM STILL LACKING
To Complete the $75oO Asked by
the Terminal to Electricize
Its Road

| About fifty residents of Glendale and ad-
| jacent villages gathered in the G. A. r.. hall
| in West Glendale last night to receive the
report of the committee soliciting sub
scriptions to cover the $7500 subsidy asked
| by the Los Angeles Terminal railway to re-
place the present railroad running through
the valley by an electric line.
| The ultimatum of the officials OF the
| road was that the full amount Of the SUBJ
| sidy be subscribed for by last night, or they
| would discontinue their present train SER
vice.
DR.. c. v, Bogue, as trustee of the fund
and chairman of the soliciting committee,
reported that sl455 in cash had been SUBJ
scribed and $4975 in land, making a total Of
s64SO, or 5000 less than the prescribed sum.
The advantages to property owners of the
prospective electric line was gone into ex-
haustively by the chairman, who was fol-
lowed in his remarks by E. T. Haggin the
excursion agent of the road. the latter
speaking to similar effect.
The speeches concluded, the chairman
suggested that delinquent residents be now
given an opportunity to subscribe. BY
various humorous schemes 500 were added
TO the fund, and when the meeting adj
|
lacking This, it is expected. will be made
good by the wealthy residents and exten-
sive property owners of the district.
Though the company has declared that 1t
would not give the residents any further
time to raise the subsidy, the chairman
argued that in view of the fact that so
small sum was lacking the company
would extend the time until next Monday
at least.
If it is found impossible to secure the nec-
essary subscription. the terminal people
will be asked to place larger valuation on
the realty subscribed.
There was an attempt made to discuss
what will be done by the residents who are
without bicycles or buggies to reach Los
Angeles if the subsidy is not raised, but
prospective victim presented the mat
ter in such light as to cause gen.
eral laughter and a request from one in
dividual that further talk on the subject
be discontinued.
The Terminal ran special train to the
meeting place, but there were not more
than twenty-five people at the depot await
ing it. At Glendale an almost equal number
Joined the party.
The company is at present running two
trains each way between the city and the
Glendale valley hamlets. If the electric
line is built 1t will run seven trains each
way, allowing transfers to all parts OF the
city.
II, however, the subsidy is not raised or
special arrangements made the company
will not run its trains further west than
the Terminal depot.
LACKED UNISON
The meeting of the Transcontinental
Freight bureau at Monterey on last Mon
day was not the successful affair that was
anticipated for it by the representatives
of the California lines. The Puget sound
roads had representatives at the confer
ence but they had not been given full au
thorty to use their own judgments in
voting on propositions that were UP for
consideration, and in the main their pres
ence was one of inquiry and investigation,
rather than decision and action. The re-
suit was that many of the principal fea
lures for which the meeting was called re-
mained undecided, the gentlemen from
the northwest preferring to look up sta
tlstics before voting. 1t was due entirely
to the efforts of the Southern California
lines that the reduced rates on lemon ship
HlSHlS were NOlcu upOu IdNOid dDly dt tiic
time The bureau will hold its next meet
ing on May 10th in Milwaukee, when it is
expected everything pertaining to freight
rates will be definitely settled.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
w. II. Snedaker, general agent of the
Rio Grande Western, is in the city.
W. j. Shotwell, general agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande, is circulating
among his local railroad friends.
T. f. Fitzgerald Pacific coast agent OF
the Texas and Pacific, is here from San
Francisco.