Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-17
Among the
Railways

A large number Of the Salt Lake Elks
will go to San Diego today over the
Santa Fe.
G. w. Rogers, agent for the Pacific
Express company at Salt Lake City,
is in Los Angeles.
John j. Byrne, passenger traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe, will return today
from a business trip to San Francisco.
l.. H. Harding, general agent for the
Colorado Midland railroad with head
quarters at Salt Lake City, is In Los
Angeles.
Two special trains bearing 175 people,
under the supervision of the Raymond
G. Whitcomb company, viii arrive in
Los Angeles Monday over the Santa
Fe.
Seventy-five members of the "Sleep-
ing Beauty and the Beast" company
will arrive in Los Angeles this morning
at o'clock over the Santa Fe in a
special train.
Captain w. Ancker, superintendent
Of floating equipment of the Baltimore
& Ohio with headquarters at Baltimore,
Md, will leave over the Southern Pa
cific today in his private car for Santa
Barbara.
w. r. Hunter and party from New
York arrived in Los Angeles yesterday
in a private car over the Santa Fe.
The car, Hazelmere was switched off
EN- route at Williams, Ariz., in order to
allow the party to visit the Grand
Canyon
The Carlson Investment company
will run a Washington's birthday ex-
cursion to Redondo over the Santa Fe.
At Redondo a free barbecue will be
given, and among the other amuse-
frxx.V, oh mill I.a Ictn hTyf 10
Catalina band.
A trainload Of soldiers will arrive in
San Francisco on Sunday, February
25, over the Santa Fe. The soldiers are
coming by special train from Fort
Niagara and their destination is sup
posed to be the Philippines, where they
will be held in readiness to embark
for China, should any serious outbreak
occur over there.
A group of Montana editors will be
entertained Sunday by Advertising
Manager Harry Kneedler of the Pa
cific Electric railway and will be given
a ride in two parlor cars over the
various lines to the beaches. At San
Pedro the Banning company will give
the visitors a ride around the bay in
one of their steamers and the people
of San Pedro will serve lunch
DTCdN tTdON Laying hSCoToo
Work is being pushed ahead on the
Clark line from Las Vegas to Bullfrog
and some records in track laying have
been made. On Wednesday two miles
and lao feet were laid. This is said to
be the largest number of feet Of new
track ever put into position In one day.
The road when completed will be 118
miles in length and is now thirty-five
miles from Las Vegas.
Motor Car Is Put In Service
The motor car service on the South
ern Pacific between Los Angeles and
gurated yesterday and is said to have
been satisfactory to the railroad
officials.
The railroad executives say that
these cars are not placed in commission
to compete With the electric lines and
probably will not have much effect on
the travel at the present time.
On account of the attitude that IL
taken by the railroad officials towards
lowering the rates to the beaches, 1t is
probable that In time they may cut the
fares to these places.
The railroads originally handled all
of this business before the advent Of
the electric lines. and at rates lower
than the present ones. The officials
still contend that the old rates were
Just and that II they made money
while the travel was much less than 1t
is now. certainly the business at the
old rates would be a paying one now
Street railway officials, however, do
not anticipate that they are going to
lose any Of the business which they
now enjoy for they say that Mr.
Huntington takes the people from the
heart of the business district and lands
them back there, and this is something
that the railroad company cannot do.
Even IL the railroads had all Of the
BUSINESS between Los Angeles and the
beaches, stlll II. 10. Huntington would
get his share because the people must
be conveyed to and lrom the railroad
depots.
-Four or five passengers made each
of the three trips yesterday. The rail-
roads have not as yet advertised the
business and will not do so until they
are positively certain that they will
keep the cars in commission. Many
people are expecting 70 take the trip
out of curiosity TO ride on a car that
Is a departure from the old method Of
locomotion.