Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-06
SANTA ANA LINE
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
OFFICIALS ENTERTAIN PARTY
ON TRIAL RUN
Roadbed Of Excellent Construction
and In Fine condtlon-Patrons
Delighted With transportation
Facilities

officials of the Pacific Electric Rail-
way company and about fifty repre-
sentatives of Los Angeles newspapers
formally opened the new line of the
Pacific Electric to Santa Ana yesterday
by an inspection trip in the private car
El Peregrino.
AS this was the first time car had
gone over the track no attempt was
made to break speed records. Notwith-
standing a stiff wind blowing directly
against it, Eel Peregrino made the dis
tance of twenty-four miles In n few
minutes more than a hour. The return
trip was made in forty-two minutes.
With Traffic Manager j. Mcmillan,
Advertising and Industrial Agent II. s.
Kneedler aided and abetted by Super
intendent r. w. Rowray of the north
ern division and superintendent Van
Vranken of the southern division, and
all of the Pacific Electric Railway
company, conducting the expedition,
wind and rain or any other disagree
able features could have no effect on
the spirits of the party. They merely
served to put a keener edge on healthy
appetites, an exigency which the
hosts had provided for by a sumptuous
lunch at the Hotel Rossmore in Santa
Ana.
Mayor Welcomes Party
The special left the Pacific Electric
depot, corner Sixth and Main streets,
at II o'clock yesterday morning and
reached Santa Ana about 80 in
driving rain. The party was warmly
received by the mayor of Santa Ana
and other city officials. 1t had been
planned to have band meet the car
and an elaborate program had been
arranged by Santa Ana residents, but
the rain made 1t impossible to carry
it out Regardless of the inclement
weather n large number of the resi-
dents appeared and supported the
mayor in his expression of welcome.
The Santa Anans are greatly pleased
that the new line has been completed
that that they thus have easy commun-
ication with Los Angeles. The first
regular car will leave this city at sos
this morning and afterwards will be
operated on a regular schedule. Sixteen
cars will be run each way every day
and will make the trip in about an
hour. The fare will be 65 cents each
way or 81 for the round trip, the cheap
est transportation that Santa Ana has
ever had.
In addition to the transportation
facilities thus offered for passengers,
freight trains will be operated and this
in itself is a cause for rejoicing in
Santa Ana and that portion of Orange
county which the new line traverses.
The new line passes through rich
agricultural and orchard land that has
only needed the impetus given it by the
new railway to become one of the most
valuable sections in Southern Cali
fornia.
The pleasure with which the new
railway is received by the ranchers
along the line was evinced by the
waving of hats and handkerchiefs with
which the special was greeted as it
whizzed through the smaller places.
The trial trip was more than salts
factory to the officials and their guests,
tht newspaper men. The officials were
chiefly delighted because the roadbed
proved to be one of the smoothest best
ballasted lines over which any of the
Pacific Electric cars now run. The
newspaper men were delighted be-
cause these officials lived up to their
far-famed reputation for hospitality.
The sentiment of the party towards
Joseph Mcmillan and Harry Kneedler
is best expressed in the words of the
popular song which runs: Do-do
that again.