Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
HARTMAN IN CONTEST WITH
MRS. RlNDGE
Vast Interests involved In Building
New Coast Line Railroad from
Los Angeles to Ventura.
New Coast Resort


ragged unremittedly between parties
Representing the e. II. Hartman in
terests and Mrs. Frederick II. Rindge,
widow of the late millionaire resident
Of Los Angeles. Associated with Mrs
Rindge in the contests that have arisen
are some of the brainiest and most
courageous capitalists in southern
California. possibly including Henry II.
Huntington, and at no stage of the
negotiations has Mr.. Hartman been
successful in setting aside the claims
of Mrs. Rindge
The trouble grows out of contest
for railroad right of way skirting the
seashore from Poi. Los Angeles at
Santa Monica to Hueneme in Ventura
county. Considerable progress has
been made in the building of the rail-
road by the Rindge interests.
Rival Railway Company
9 The Rindge rival. it is stated, is the
Santa Monica & Northern railway, in
corporated in February, 1907, with
rapital stock of 81 100000, with $4,000
paid up According to the documents,
The road "is to be built from Los An
geles 10 the Pacific coast, thence fol-
lowing the shore line to the Ventura
county line about 100 miles, either
double or single track. steam, electric
or otherwise" The stockholders named
are j. Wilson. 1896 shares, and A. Pow
Neff with one share each, at $4,000
q share, with $4,000 paid up. The
Stockholders are said to be in the in
aerest of z. II. Hartman.
Through Mallbu Ranch
g The coast line railway is surveyed
Through the Malibu ranch, which
Stretches twenty-five miles along the
coast below and above Point Dune
TO the Guadalasca ranch, owned by the
Nha
Ventura line, which extends almost to
Hueneme It was the expressed wish
of the late Mr.. Rindge that his widow
should build railroad providing access
from Santa Monica to Ventura county,
along the coast line. But five miles of
trackage had been laid on Malibu prop
.erty when complications arose, caused
by the Hartman interests The Mar
uuez ranch, consisting of 800 acres
with 1000 feet frontage, just north of
Port Los Angeles was bought by r. F.
Jones for 100000 Mrs Rindge sue
ceeded In getting a right of way across
this property, but the Whitworth hold
ings, stretching for a mile northward,
were taken over by X. c. Gillis, right
of way man and land agent for the
Los Angeles-Pacific and Southern Pa
cifc railroads. The Hartman inter
ests also obtained the Topango can
yon frontage, extending one and one
half miles
Adjoining this is half mile strip
belonging to J. H. Call, the anti-corpo-
ration lawyer, who favors the Rindge
project But again the Los Angeles
Pacific holds a right of way across
two-mile piece lying between the Call
property and the Rindge estate.
Meantime Mrs Rindge negotiated for
the right to cross the Marsh and Henry
holdings abutting on the Malibu on
the north In his lifetime Mr.. Rindge
declared that he would not dispose of
q right of way across his property for
100000 mile.
Nothing daunted by persistent efforts
to procure a free hand for Hartman,
Mrs. Rindge continues to build por-
tions of the road upon her property.
Five miles of trackage is already in
place.
Material for five miles are ordered
and under way. So long as active work
is being done. no condemnation pro-
ceedings can lie, so that Mrs. Rindge
is amply protected against invasion by
the enemy upon the Malibu property
Foreseeing the possibilities in the will
derness lying north of Port Los An
geles many settlers have taken up
holdings.
Determined to Conquer
While the widow of he late million
aire Rindge is earnestly endeavoring to
obtain the -Iarsh and Henry strip at a
tiers of the Santa Monica & Northern
railway are quietly working wires to the
same end and the owners of the block
aiding strip are standing pat awaiting
developments.
In anticipation of a railroad being
built along the fringe of sand skirting
the sea between Santa Monica and Hue
meme, many spectators and investors
have already taken up claims in the
hills and canyons. Representatives of
syndicate comprising D. p. Wilson Of
the Wilson Oil company Walter Wheat,
y. H. Stanwood and others, have recent
ly obtained options on what are believed
to be oil bearing lands in the mountains
west and north of Topango canyon.
The Santa Monica Oil and Gas COM
pany, which was recently organized
with a capital of $1,000,000, is another
concern which is exploiting the field
between Calabasas and the lower north
ern slope on the San Fernando valley
side. The incorporators include Thad-
deus Brewster, president B. P. Welch
secretary, and ]. H. Roberts, J. H. Per-
rine and Gustave Wolfram, all of Los
Angeles.
Others who have had a quiet tip Of
developments in the mountainous re-
gon up the coast, and have filed claims
or purchased property, are ]. U. Henry,
in Carbon canyon; the late Tom Hays,
John Shumaker, C. e. Gillon and D. w.
Partin in Las Flores canyon; the Ban
nings and Col ]. w. r. Diss in Escon-
dido canyon: w. II. Gibbon, A. r. Fra
ser and asso. .ates in Topango canyon,
snd H. w. Keller in the gorge knows as
Sostos
Hagar & Sheppard, with offices in
500 Fl. w. Hellman building are also
I'm the scramble for the beautiful acre
age on the bluff, 1000 acres of fancy
land just across the canyon. The slop-
ing mesa, with low rolling foothills on
the north and west form one Of the
most attractive sections on the coast
for the most fastidious Of the 400. 1t
IS understood the firm is negotiating to
form a syndicate for the purchase of
the choicest portion of the acreage
and that plans for high-class subdi-
visions will be the result II success at
tends the enterprise. Hagar & Shep-
pard have been fortunate in selecting
The kew to the north side of the canvnn