Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-08
LOCOMOTIVES TO
CRASH TOGETHER
BIG AMUSEMENT EVENT IS
PLANNED
Former Baseball Manager Arranaes
for Spectacular Exhibition, In.
eludlns Collision Between
Two Engines

James Morley, former manager of the
Los Angeles baseball team, has sched.
uled for Agricultural park September
10 what promises to be the most gigan.
TIC amusement enterprise ever attempt.
ed in California and, If present plans
are carried successfully into effect, To-
cal lovers of the spectacular will be
treated to an amazing exhibition OF
speed possibilities and an insight as 10
what the future may bring forth as re-
CARDS navigation on the earth and
through the air
Two wild engines crashing together
after having gagged to their fullest
power and turned loose at one another
on a single track is to afford the CEN
trail attraction. The unique scene has
been witnessed but three or four times
in the United States and upon every
occasion the attendance ran into the
hundred thousand column.
Morley Explains His Plans
When Morley petitioned the city
council for the right to run spur itno
Agricultural park last Monday specu-
lation became rife as to what the petit
tion involved. When questioned yes
terday Mr.. Morley said:
1t is my intention to give the Sou
thern California public show which
VIII rank above anything of its kind
attempted west of the Rocky noun
tains, and for this purpose it has been
necessary to make arrangements for
running a spur track from the Santa
Monica railroad to Agricultural park.
The general trend of the exhibition will
involve the various methods of locomo-
tfon and it will include demonstrations
py automobiles, steam locomotives, air
ships and other methods of speed.
Promises Great Show
"A demonstration will be given as
to what accidents may occur during
modern means of transition. We have
been working on the scheme for
months and, although the affair will
require great amount of preparation
and arrangement as to detail, plans
have been formed which should result
in a monster attraction that can hard
ly fail of success. Expense will not
be spared and, whatever the cost, an
endeavor is to be made to give Los An
geles the greatest show ever attempted
in California.
I'm order to secure engines we were
obliged to send all over the country
and the locomotives that will be used
are to draw trains into the city and
then be taken to Agricultural park"
The show planned by Morley can
hardly fail to,attract attention through
out the country, and with Los Angeles
ranking among the great amusement
centers there is small doubt of a sue
cessful outcome, despite the enormous
expense which will necessarily be in
volved.
During Morley's connection with the
Los Angeles baseball team local fans
were treated to the fastest minor
league ball in the country, and what
ever promises were made regarding
diamond affairs they resulted accord
ing to expectation. Despite the trouble
which arose prior to Morley's severing
his connection with baseball affairs, |
the local manager had nothing to be |
ashamed of as regarded his past direc- |
ton of the Angel ball club, and now
that he has left the diamond world |
he will endeavor to make the coming
exhibition an unparalleled success in |
the amusement line.