Show the salt lake route R oute in california forniak s in and around los angeles everything connected with the san pedro los angeles t salt lake road is designated as the salt I 1 lake jake route the depot in los angeles is called the salt lake station and every depot along the new road has this sign con posted so that no one may miss A the important fact that salt lake is the mecca towards which all eyes from south 1 ern california are turned here in salt alake f lake there are but few who realey realize A k the importance of the salt lake route in i I 1 california and there are fewer still who I 1 fully grasp the idea that the completion of at the present time the salt lake route is doing a big business between los angeles and san pedro both in its ita passenger and freight departments the distance from los angeles to the salt lake wharf at san pedro harbor is twenty seven miles the track of the salt lake road between these points is in perfect condition eighty pound steel is used together with contina ous joint rails the rails are thirty three feet in length the track is well ballasted ballested bal lasted a and n d the couplings are so nicely dicely adjusted that no jar or vibrations are noticeable and the usual tiresome click click so annoying on many the road running along the shore line of tho the ocean for a distance of eight miles before the last named point is reached long beach is a most popular bathing and fishing resort at this place a long pier has been built out into the ocean and a fine bath house offers every convenience brighton beach is another popular resort but it is at terminal island that one finds the best bathing the finest surf and every inducement to the tourist and pleasure seeker the most important stopping place out of los angeles however is san pedro harbor the great ocean port and shipping point do IV ile e J y il 7 THE SALT LAKE DE DEPOT rot AT LONG BEACH THE SAN DEEP HARBOR PEDRO THE SALT LA LAKE K E DEPOT A AT r LOS ANGELES THE SALT LAKE DEPOT AT RIVERSIDE this road into salt lake means a new era of progression and prosperity for our beautiful city in los angeles however from which point the new road is doing an active business the untiring efforts of the company are appreciated at their full worth and the Na importance of this direct connecting link between the city of the angels and the city oi of the saints is appreciated and real iced ed as the completion of this new trunk ne will wid give a direct and easy line from the san pedro deep harbor to all points east other roads is an unknown quantity on this new line from los angeles to san pedro the road runs through a delightful country many fine orchards are passed many fine farms dot the landscape and a panorama of agricultural and industrial pursuits is presented that is most pleasing to the traveler there are several thrifty towns and attractive resorts along the route such as clear lake the great dairying 2 center hynes alamitos Ala mitos long beach brighton beach and terminal island and last hut but not least san pedro and here the cars of the salt I 1 lake route are run for a thousand feet or more along the companas comp anys own wharf so that the product of every country and clime can tie lie unloaded from the holds of great seagoing sea going vessels directly into waiting freight cars the harbor is from twenty to twenty two feet in depth at the wharf and it is from this wharf that the manning steamship lines leave daily for beautiful avalon on catalina island one of the most charming and popular pleasure an and d health resorts to be found on the pacific coast the company runs six passenger trains each way dai da y from los angeles to san pedro and an extra theatre aral train in every saturday night in addition to which it does a large traffic in freight a considerable sid Aid erable amount of which consists of lumber and dressed timber which is sent down to san pedro by boat from oregon and washington the passenger equipment of the line consists of elegant parlor cars the tourist business throughout the year is heavy because of the splendid resorts reached by this line from los angeles to riverside the road passes through a country of pleasing diversity and possessing many scenic attractions the distance is fifty seven miles and every mile possesses some feature of interest for long distances the road is paralleled by great fruit orchards and orange groves for miles great vineyards stretch away into the distance pretty towns are passed that are embowered empowered ered by tropical foliage and majestic looking palms at riverside the company has just completed one of its attractive bungalo bangalo depots from this point trains are now running into san bernardino over a joint track a distance of eleven miles riverside is a most beautiful place with its line fine business houses clean streets lovely homes attractive gardens and lawns and majestic trees and graceful foliage it is a lively business city and its inhabitants are thrifty enterprising and of the better class it has innumerable scenic attractions and its palm drive is one of the features of the cites beauty that appeals to every visitor while the wonderful cactus garden is not far behind in its points of interest it is near riverside that the company has constructed its wonderful cement bridge this bridge which crosses the santa ana river is 1088 feet in length it has ten spans and the arches are ninety feet in heigh heights th and its dead weight is tons it is the largest concrete bridge in the world and and the cost of its construction was over from a distance the bridge in appearance reminds one of the pictures of tho old roman causeways that one sees in the magazines it is a noble and imposing structure and in keeping with the manner with which the company is building its line of road from start to finish the orange groves at riverside pomona and san bernardino cannot but attract the attention of the traveler they are beautiful to look upon and when in season they are ane loaded down with lucious fruit which look like chunks of gold in a setting of emerald the sight is worth going thousands of miles to see the railroad company is running five passenger trains daily between los angeles and san bernardino and is also doing a good freight business while its equipment is a duplication of that in use between los angeles and san pedro parlor cars and a track thatis as smooth asa as a floor by the first of the year it is hoped and believed that through trains will be running between salt S lt lake and los A angeles this will be possible because of the fact that the san pedro los angeles salt lake company has been able to make arrangement with the santa fe company whereby salt lake trains can be run over its line from san bernardino to daggett from daggett north and from moapa south the chasm between the two ends of construction is not great and this gap should be closed by the end of the year As soon as the entire line is completed through trains will be run between zion and southern Cali fornias chief city and when the roadbed is thoroughly settled limited trains will be run over the salt lake route between los angeles and andt via salt lake 80 and this direct alln line bet eastern points and los angelo angeles ee is bo bound und become a popular route to with the public tra traer veli S the affairs of the road are handled and its officers are men being ably aw y of ex expert perl besides which ence they are deserve deservedly popular because of their genial r and cour cou leous treatment of the traveling public p the staff roster is as follows p oil n 0 lett salt lake general freight and pas agent T C peck los angeles as distant general passenger agent i moore salt lake district freight and agent R E wells salt lake pas eral manager H W henderson salt lake gen een superintendent and T P cullen los log an A geles superintendent |