Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-03-25

The c. S. R'y sent out train OF or
anges last night over the A. & ?. and A.
L. h s. f. lines.
The south bound train yesterday was
four hours late. The mail did not get
to the Postoilice until dark.
A large shipment OF oranges comes in
to day from Pasadena by San Gabriel
valley Railroad for the citrus fair at Chi
cago.
The north bound train by the s. P.
Co. lines yesterday had on eleven cars
in all. She was on time in spite of the
big load.
A train of thirty cars of oranges goes
out TO. day from this city by the s. p,
the C. p. and the U. P. R'ys. Oranges
will soon be scarce here.
A train load of fine live beef for the
San Francisco market came in from
Santa Ana yesterday and proceeded inn
mediately to its destination.
Mr.. Wadsworth, of New York, Vice.
President of the Milwaukee h st. Paul
Railway, and party, passed up on the
north. bound train yesterday. They
came here by way of the City of Mexico
and are seeing the country leisurely.
The officials of the middle route rail-
road lines in this city maintain that they
can take care of all the oranges shipped
by their lines in spite of strikers. The
c., B. & Q. and the Wabash agents say
they are not blocked at Kansas City.
The new station of the San Gabriel
Valley r. R. at Downey avenue is now
in course of erection from designs of Mr..
w. b. Stewart, of that company's engi-
neering department. 1t is located close
to the bridge and very convenient Of
access from street railways.
A party of ten gentlemen, with their
ladies, representing the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, made special
trip by rail to Pasadena and Sierra Madre
Villa on Monday and returned delighted
with the beauty of the San Gabriel val.
ley. The party included Marvin
Hughett, General Manager, DR.. W. II.
Stennett, Assistant Manager, and Mr..
Kimball, Chief Engineer. They travel
in special car and are spending some
time in Southern California.
Mr.. w. II. Stennett, Assistant Gen.
eral Manager of the Chicago & North
western railroad, with his wife and
daughter, passed here yesterday by the
north. bound train. They had been to
San Diego, Riverside and other points Of
Southern California. Mr.. Il. IL. John
son, chief engineer Of the road, was also
with the party, rs was Mr.. ii. s. Fitch,
wife and daughter, q merchant OF Chi
cago. Mr.. Fitch is q cousin of Mr.. d.
M. True, of this city.
One of the greatest railroad move
ments ever known will take place on the
first day of June next, when the gauge
of the Southern roads will be changed
to a size to correspond with the North.
ern or standard gauge. 1t has been de-
cided that Monday, May 3lst, and Tues
day, June LIST, be set apart for the work,
The standard railway gauge in the
Southern States is five feet, three and
one-half inches more than the compro.
mise gauge in use all over the rest Of
the continent. The States interested,
with the number of miles in each to be
changed, are these; South Carolina,
1920 miles; North Carolina, 060; Geor.
gia, 24l3; Florida, 1850; Alabama, 1903;
Mississippi, 776; Louisiana, 3l3; Ken
tucSy, lllSi Tennessee, 1856, and Vir-
| ginia, 9Sl--in all, 10, 1913 miles. The
change Of gauge will be made by moving
one rail in three inches ani half with
out disturbing the other rail at all. The
preparations for changing the road.bed
will be commenced about one msatb
ahead.