Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . dog-carts, elegant car-riages, buck-boards, omnibuses, and countrywagons of various makes and in all states of re-pair, conveying all sorts of people, drawn by welland ill-bred horses of all degrees, filed past andmade life most interesting for the tourist of thosedays who was fortunate enough to have made tpoint of including Santa Barbara in his itinerary. At that time Santa Barbara was 85 milesfrom the nearest Railroad station, Newhall, onthe Southern Pacific. The Mule Car An incident typical of the go-as-you-pleasedays, when tomorrow was more
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . dog-carts, elegant car-riages, buck-boards, omnibuses, and countrywagons of various makes and in all states of re-pair, conveying all sorts of people, drawn by welland ill-bred horses of all degrees, filed past andmade life most interesting for the tourist of thosedays who was fortunate enough to have made tpoint of including Santa Barbara in his itinerary. At that time Santa Barbara was 85 milesfrom the nearest Railroad station, Newhall, onthe Southern Pacific. The Mule Car An incident typical of the go-as-you-pleasedays, when tomorrow was more in demand thantoday, is that of a still active member of the Com-mercial Club, who arrived here a very sick ma»in 1886. He embarked on the mule car expecting toland at the Arlington Hotel, paid his nickel tothe driver-conductor, and off they started upState Street. After going about half a block, thecar stopped and the mules were unhitched, andthe pasesnger after waiting some little time, golofT the car to investigate. Finding the driver isi. AND MONTECITO about to start off with the mules, he stopped himand enquired when the car would proceed on itsjourney, and was told ^In an hour or two, as themules had to be shod. Asking why he had col-lected the fare, w^hen he knew he was not goingon, and threatening a report to the management,the conductor said: Well, stranger, I need thenickel, and if you have any report to make youmight as well make it right now; Tm Presidentand General Manager of this ere mule-car, sothere you are. The owner of the mule-car was Bud McFalewho is now in the furniture line in Reno,Nevada. The sick man long ago recovered his health,and is now in the pink of condition, and a mem-ber of the School Board. Advent of Southern Pacific Railrodd The railroad movement started in 1868 by theincorporation of the Santa Barbara Branch ofthe Southern Pacific Railroad, with somethirty citizens of Santa Barbara as incorporators,who proposed to build a road to connect wit
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