Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-02

when Mr. Dunn and Councllmen Kern
and Healy got together.
t'WeIl, gentlemen" said Mr.. Dunn,
"Mr fIuntinrton has heard your
prayers and the prayers Of the people
and has decided to put on late night
car service. This Is what has been
agreed on. Is IT satisfactory" With
that he handed Mr.. Kern the statement
printed above.
II was satisfactory 1t was eminently
satlsfactory-fo a starter.
cant you begin tn eservice a little
sooner than September 10?" asked Mr..
Heaiy; I'VE would like T. have II begin
this very night IL YOU can arrange It,"
Impossible" said Mr.. Dunn; 1T win
require that much time TO get ready.
Ten days is little enough time to effect
such a change in the railway system"
The two councilmen we're contented,
however for they felt that Huntington
will soon learn that night service will
pay and that the two extra cars on
each principal line ls a big opening
wedge.
A comparison OF the statement by Mr.
Dunn on behalf of Mr. Huntington and
the resolution which is now in the COM
mittee of the whole and likely to stay
there under present conditions shows
that Mr. Huntington has granted every
thing that the resolution demanded
with the single exception Of con tinuing
the cars until 2:30 o'clock. The purpose
of the resolution, according to its con-
text, was to have a car at 1880 and an
other at 2:3O. Instead Of this the dime
Is changed to o'clock for tie first car
after 1890 and car one hour after
that time.
Service VIII Pay
The concluding paragraph in Mr..
Dunn's statement, which reserves the
privilege of taking off the service IL 1t
should be found to make too deep
hole In the railway pocket causes no
alarm. 1t is taken merely as a con-
servatlve condition. That the COM
panies will not reap fortune from the
late cars at the outset is conceded by
those familiar with the beginning of
owl service in other cities, but that 1t
will soon more than pay it's way has
also been the experience of the learned
ones.
1t was with a preconceived knowledge
that the owl cars would be expensive
to the railway companies at first that
the service was granted. Attorney
Dunn knows they will not pay expenses
at first and so does Mr.. Huntington.
"It isn't a question Of losing some
money! said Mr.. Dunn on previous
occasion; lit is a question of losing
great deal of money. The experiment
will be expensive, but If it is not too
expensive we will try 1t. We can
afford to lose some money to accommo-
date the public, but we cannot afford
to put all the profits of the day busi-
ness into the night business"
This is regarded as an ultra -conser-
vative statement Even Mr.. Dunn does
not expect that the profits of the day
traffic will be eaten up in running two
cars at night. 1t has been the ex-
perience in every other city where owl
cars have been tried in fear and trem-
bling by the railway companies that
they have stayed, and the service has
been extended and improved
The night service to be inaugurated
is highly satisfactory to everyone who
has had an opportunity to look into 1t.
By the Central avenue and the Main
street lines the south and southeast is
we'll cared for. The University line ac-
a large and thickly settled
district to the southwest. The Pice
street line will be appreciated by the
recently and rapidly constructed dis
trict to the southwest. The Eighth
street and Westlake park lines will
serve the western part of the city. The
Temple street line will benefit the
northwest The Pasadena avenue and
Downey avenue lines are for the north
east and the Euclid avenue and Boyle
Heights line will run through the
eastern part of the city.
Will Be Appreciated
With these ten street car lines run
ming in all directions through the city
all who are detained in the business
district late at night will be able to
get to their homes conveniently. No
one will have to walk more than few
blocks at the most.
These cars fill the crying want of the
tourist within our gates as well as the
resident. Most of these tour
lists, who annually visit Los Angeles
by the thousands are accustomed to
late cars in their home cities and have
difficulty in acquiring the last car
habit, a characteristic of every Ange-
leno who must remain in the business
district at night. Often these tourists
are left after theaters and other night
entertainments to seek hotel instead
of going to their temporary homes.
Travellers, who through no fault Of
their own are compelled to reach Los
Angeles on a night train, will now be
able to reach their homes on the night
they arrive in the city instead of Sleep
ing at some hotel or paying exhorbi-
tant prices for cabs.
The cabmen are the only persons who
are raising. any objection to the night
service. Where before a weary traveller
was compelled to pay their extortion-
ate prices, he will now be able to ride
to his home for five cents.
The announcement of the late service
is hailed with joy by the social world.
Heretofore dances and other entertain
ments had to come to an abrupt halt
about midnight or visions of lace and