Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-02

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chiffon, ACCOMPANIED by a vast expense
Of white shirt front had to walk
through the center Of lonely. deserted
streets, peering fearfully behind the
trunks of forbidding trees for a high
wayman. Never before, since Los An
geles has come TO be city of magnih-
cent distances, has theater party
had the opportunity to eat an after
theater supper All these things, and
more are now possible, thanks to
Henry e. Huntington, w. e. Dunn,
Councilmen Kern and Healy and The
Herald.
Praise for councllmen
Councilmen Kern and Healy deserve
a great need of praise for the con-
scientious effort they have put forth
to carry out the wishes of the council
and The Herald, representing all the
people of Los Angeles. AS a commit
tee they were handicapped by the lack
of a chairman, but a little thing like
that had no effect on the ultimate re-
suit. without a chairman they visited
w. e. Dunn. They told Mr.. Dunn what
they wanted and what the people Of
the city wanted. They asked Mr.. Dunn
for an all-night service, cars to be run
at half hourly intervals. But they
were willing to meet the street car
companies half way. They wanted an
owl service, primarily for the people
but secondarily to convince Mr.. Hunt-
ington that an owl car service would
soon pay for itself. AS they could not
get an all-night service, they accepted
service for part of the night and feel
convinced that when Mr.. Huntington
sees how readily Los Angeles takes to
the new service Il will be extended and
more cars added.
TITS mighty good start" said Mr..
Healy, with a smile of qualification.
We'll get more of them pretty soon.
You watch and see. We wanted them
to start tonight or Monday night any
how, but Dunn says they can't get
ready so soon, and ! suppose there
must be some preparations to be
made"
One thing that especially pleases Mr..
Healy is that the additional service
will give employment to more men.
Whenever Mr.. Healy can get a job
for someone he feels that he has done
a good days work
Councilman Kern is said to be slated
for chief of police under G. A. Smith.
If Mr.. Smith is elected mayor and
Kern is glad that street cars can now
take the "owls" home and not leave
them in the business district for his
policemen to look after.
But all the eouncilmen are glad that
"owl" cars are to be inaugurated
They Joined with other prominent
men in voicing their sentiments
through The Herald. This is what
some of them had to say during the
early agitation:
This city has reached a point where
1t can afford to adopt some such met
ropolitan airs and all-night cars would
meet my hearty approval, Council
man S. w Hitler.
"One of the best things that could
happen to this city right now would
be late night street Council
man P. V. Harmon.
This city is big enough and import
ant enough to have late car service and
am going to do what I can to see
that 1t gets it."-Councilraan G.. A.
Smith. He kept his promise, as it was
at his suggestion that the successful
committee was appointed
Late cars are something we have
been needing for long ime"-Coun-
Gilman Fred Ford.
Il never need them myself, but there
are plenty who do, and we should have
a later street car service than at pres
ent. t.'-Councilman E. L. blanchard.
Ignores Public Welfare
Henry E. Huntington's generous ex-
tensions of the time limit of the local
street car service finds no response
from the Los Angeles Pacific. Thomas
X. Gabel, general manager of the Los
Angeles Pacific, said yesterday!
we do not cater to local passengers.
we nave late car to Colegrove leav-
ing here at 12:45 and another to Holly
wood at 1 O'Clock. We do not contem-
plate any change in the car service"
Hotel Man Pleased
Hotel men should certainly congrat-
ulate The Herald on it's victory in the
owl car movement" said w. H. sib-
bald, one of the chief clerks of the
Alexandria hotel, when he learned the
news.
Il have watched the movement with
much interest and many times when |
have seen people rushing away from
their after theater suppers to catch
the last car / have thought what an
advantage 1t would be if The Herald
should win.
Eastern visitors have often remarked
to me about the lack of late car SER
vice and am sure there will be general
rejoicing"
Mr.. Huntingtons action is to be
commended"
Wlggins Wires Congratulations
Among the enthusiastic supporters of
the agitation for late car service, Frank
Virgins of the chamber of commerce
has nCRIITiad a