Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-14


taken TO the district euperintendents
Of the express and telegraph COM
panies.
There seems to he little II any chance,
however, of securing relief as II IL
understood that the same rule Is being
rigidly enforced all over the company.
The Western Union Telegraph company
In towns Of less than 5000 deliver mes
sages free only within radius Of
one-half mile from the Office and in
cities containing more than that NUM-
Der the radius Is set ct one mile. In
Pasadena messages are taxed ten
cents for delivery II the addressee lives
outside the one-mile circle and inside
the mile and a quarter circle, and five
cents additional for each extra quarter
Of a mile. To deliver a message to
parties residing in Altadena s5 cents is
charged and It costs so cents messenger
fee to get telegram as far as Esper-
anza- These rates are said to be uni
form everywhere and It is hardly prob
able that any exception will he made
In favor of the Crown city, however
desirable or welcome the change would
be. At the office Of the Wells Fargo
Express company the same one mile
limit prevails, but here the rule as to
messenger charges does not. Express
parcels are delivered free inside the
mile circle and parcels are called for
and taken to the office free of charge.
but there Is no arrangement for de-
livering or calling for parcels outside
the mile circle. If n parcel arrives at
the office for man residing outside
the circle he Is notified and is required
to call at the office.
If he has a parcel to ship he de-
lvcrs It to the office at his own ex-
MOI n md Ia tc all g. ,.t,
established rule of the company. There
are many reasons 1t Is contended, why
Pasadena should be favored with
more liberal Interpretation of these
rules and the Merchants association
intends laying them before the proper
authorities in the hope that there may
be change for the better.
For Beautiful Streets
Chairman B. o. Kendall of the COM
mittee in charge Of the work of install
ing the proposed system of boulevard
lights sent request today to the Edison
Electric Light company that is likely
to result in the early lighting up of the
greater number Of the poles now in
position. 1t has been a difficult task
to set the poles systema tically along
the streets included in the district, par
ticularly as the task has widened until
the obstructing telephone, telegraph
and street railway poles as is possible
at this time. The committee has had
the willing cooperation of the several
companies, however, and Is beginning
to see the end of its work not so very
far ahead. The electric railway people
made application today for permission
to take down thrty-two of its poles,
the intention being wherever 1t is pos
I'LL 4. Ill. A..
trolley wire to the walls of the business
blocks adjacent With practically every
pole gone from the business section Of
the city and the handsome boulevard
lights in place and supplied with elec-
tricity from underground conduits, as
Is proposed, the principal streets Of the
Crown City are expected to be surpass-
ingly beautiful
Busch Baggage Arrives
Another evidence of the forthcoming
arrival of Papa Busch was given this
evening when the California Limited
arrived over the Santa Fe and dis
gorged a mountain of baggage belong
ing to the Busch household. The COM
modious baggage room at the Santa Fe
station is crowded to bursting tonight
with the numerous trunks. bags and
boxes containing the personal apparel
of the millionaire brewer and his party,
and tomorrow morning the local trans
fer company which always cares for
the Busch baggage will carry the pres
ent outfit to the South Orange Grove
avenue mansion. The Busch private
car may be attached to the Santa Fe
Overland tomorrow morning, but there
seems to be renewed evidence today In
support of The Herald's statement of
this morning that Mr.. Busch and his
party are still at the side of the Grand
canyon. If they are 1t is probable that
a day or two will elapse before Papa
Busch can be on hand to extend his
parental blessings to the expected
union of his lovely daughter and the
kaiser's impetuous son of Mars
Plan New Club House
1t is understood that when the Valley
Hunt club holds it's annual meeting In
April movement will be set on foot
for the erection of a handsome new
club house. The club is one of the old
est as well as the most exclusive in the
city and in spite of the wealth and So
cial prestige represented by its men,
bership occupies a remodeled residence
which lacks many of the modern con-
veniences of club life. The location
of the club house, at the end OF Colo
RADIO court overlooking the arroyo, Is
ideal and could hardly be improved
upon, but the building itself Is slowly
being outgrown by the club. About
twenty-five new members have been
taken into the club already this season
and the social demands of a large MEM
bership are proving almost more than
the club house can accommodate.
Womens golf contest at Coronado.