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shop, funeral parlor, Bank of America, thee beauty parlors, four real estate
offices, four doctors, eight filling stations, four garages, one printing office,
one newspaper, numerous cafes, and the famous French Village, one jewelry
store, two cleaning establishments, one oil well supply, one hardware store,
one liquor store, two hotels, two furnitrue stores, one paint store, two shoe
repair shops, three electric shops, one art and gift store, one pool room, one
upholstery shop, and one plumbing shop, one lumber yard, one men's
clothing store, one blacksmith and welding shop, one second-hand store,
four trailer camps, one oil refinery, four feed stores, one hospital. As regards
public utilities and government services, the So. Calif. Gas Co., Pacific Tele-
phone Co., and Southern Calif. Edison Co. have headquarters in Newhall,
and Newhall Water Co., two Forestry branches, the Calif. Highway Patrol, the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's substation, and Soledad Township Justice Court
as well as Western Union and American Railway Express comprise the bal-
ance of the community services available.
As to social life, five churches, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, 20-30 Club,
Masonic Club, Star Club, Woman's Club, Stitchette Club, American Le-
gion, Chamber of Commerce, V. F. W., P. T. A., Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
are represented by large memberships which make a valued contribution
to the community. Of these, the Woman's Club Boasts two charter members,
Mrs. Armantha Thibedeau, and Mrs. Bertha Taylor, and the P. T. A. has
three charter members, Mrs. Thibedeau, Mrs. Taylor, and Mrs. Pearl Russell.

Reestablishment of a town at Saugus began with the laying of a branch
line of the Southern Pacific between this point and Santa Barbara, known
as the Santa Paula line.
TRANSPORTATION
STAGES-Early Day
Before the establishment of the railroad in 1876, horse drawn stages
operated between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, passing through this area
at about Arch Street and on Newhall Avenue. A stage line was also main-
ta ined, round trip once a week, to Elizabeth Lake.
About 1915 the autombolie bus was introduced. Much of the travel to
the early development of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and mines of the Mojave
desert was carried by private and public bus lines through Newhall, and to-
day service is given by the Pacific Grayhound lines and the Inland Stages,
operating six schedules daily in both directions.
RAILROAD
The first passenger train of the Southern Pacific Railroad was run on
Sept. 16, 1876, commencing regular and ONLY daily service between San
Francisco and Los Angeles, on a schedule of-25 hours.
One passenger and one freight were run each day.
The schedule in 1940 is eight passenger and eight freight trains daily
in each direction.