Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-03
OWL CAR NEWS
PLEASES MANY
NIGHT SERVICE ESPECIALLY
GRATIFlES TOURISTS
General Demand for Trolleys After
Midnight Is Reported In Mountain
and Beach Suburbs for Pub
lie Convenience

The promise Of owl cars has brought
a feeling Of satisfaction to people of all
classes in and near Los Angeles.
Every one feels that this concession
on the part of the traction Interests
is something that has been a sorely
needed for a long time, and coming
as 1t does at time when Los Angeles
is looking forward to the arrival of
thousands of visitors from eastern
cities, the innovation Is believed to be
the most important thing that this
city could do for the convenience of its
many visitors.
All over Southern Califoria yester-
day the common salutation was well,
the owl cars are coming" Hunting
ton has promised owl cars" and ''The
Herald has won it's fight"
Huntinetons Wise Stroke
Nothing that President Huntington
has done for the service ever met
with such universal APPROVAL as the
running of late cars. That 1t will pay,
no one doubts.
For a month or so the people who
for years have been accustomed to run
for the last car will not be able to
adjust themselves to the new order of
things, but after that, " hen they begin
to learn that there is late service,
the business will surely lay for itself
many times over.
But there are few people who are
not rejoicing.
These are the ones whose pet line
will not run as "owl." The people along
the lines which have not been granted
late cars are out to win them.
1t is felt, however, that the present
concession is only an opening wedge;
Ax.1 No. a.. n,.4 Il.
the company sees the success that
follows the present trial, the service
Will be extended to lines all over the
city.
Many Are Benefited
But it is not alone for the tourists
that Angelenos appreciate the owl
cars.
Many young couples have had to dis
pense with the after theater supper be-
cause the last car left so soon after
the play.
And it is a source of satisfaction to
the theater people that their patrons
will no longer have to get up and
leave before the play is over.
So, too, the hundreds of men who
work at night and have hitherto had
to lie on bench in the office or work.
shop till the cars began running, are
also congratulating themselves on the
new order of things.
Far-Reaching csood
Business men say 1t will be i'm
possible to calculate the good this move
on the part of the railway company
will do the city.
For years, the only complaint the
tourists have had to make against the
city's otherwise fine car system has
been the lack of late service; and with
this cause for complaint removed, the
service will stand unexcelled by any
in the country.
1t is the hope of suburban residents,
and of the people living in the various
beach towns, that the company will
speedily see it's way clear to install
a late system on their lines, as well
as in the city limits; and this wish
is echoed by Angelenos who are ac-
customed to. take run down to the
beach for pleasure as well as business.
But with the lines now on the owl
list, the dwellers throughout the city
propose to show the railways that this
city has grown large enough to sup
port owl cars, and that the installation
of late service with the beaches and
foothill towns will be paying venture,
as well as an accommodation to the
hundreds who live outside the city
limits.
Long Beach in Line
The people Of Long Beach were
much interested in the news that The
Herald's fight for the installation of
the owl car system had been successful.
They realize that this betterment of
conditions Of transportation was vi
tally needed.
Mayor Frank H. Downs said this
afternoon.
81 have wondered for a long time
that Los Angeles did not have the
owl car system. 1t scarcely seemed
that such progressive and growing
city should be without it. The i'm
provement in facilities was something
worth while advocating and am glad
for The Herald's success"
Samuel l.. Lent, chairman of the
committee of public works of the city
council, said:
"I am glad to find that the Hunting
ton interests apparently are willing to
make those improvements which they
are convinced the people want.
1.-THE Herald has convinced the Of
ficials of the corporation that owl cars
are wanted in Los Angeles by the peo-
pie at large, and SO after September
10, they will have them. And they
are certainly needed.
I'VE Long Beach folk are wanting
certain Improvements in our car SER
vice badly enough, and we can take
god lesson now in the art of per-