Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-20
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Great Santa Fe Strike
is Not Yet Over.
NAIL TRAINS RUN REGULARLY.
An Important Change Made in
the s. P.'s Local MANAGE
ment-A New Time-card.


Rreat strike was over and that trains
would be running as usual to-day, the
situation is still unchanged, though
the indications now point to speedy
settlement.
General Agent Williamson Dunn
was seen at the company's Office by
the HERALD's representative and
asked how matters stood. Mr.. Dunn
said: 81 know nothing new connected
with the strike, except what l read in
the Associated Press dispatches this
morning. We are running no trains
and taking no freight, and do not
know when we can do So" "Have
you received no advices from head
quarters as to what you may expect ?"
"No, sir, have not, and l do not
know whether any trains are running
on the A. T. & s. f. road or not?'
"What are the indications ?"
III cannot say, for l have nothing to
20 upon"
The following notice was found
upon the bulletin in the entrance to
the office:
"All passenger service on the Atehi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad is
discontinued, and no freight for any
point will be received until further
notice."
Judge Brunson's Office was the next
place visited. The Judge said he knew
nothing new. He was sorry the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches had proven
false, but 80 far as he knew the stu
alton was unchanged. Another visit
to Mr.. Dunn's office elected the fact
that meeting of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers was then being
held in San Bernardino, and they
would let the officers of the company
know the result at / P. NJ. No mes
sage came at that time and none Lad
come at 6 O'Clock last evening.
At the Santa Fe depot everything
was perfectly quiet, though the mon
otonv had been broken by the de-
parture of baggage car and mail
car with mail for points between this
city and National City. The train
Aoi1 eAt . 90 r M, oue Odi iiCu hcthAus
but the mail, as the engineer refused
to go out with express or baggage.
The overland train, which was the
last one on the road, arrived at 1928
A. M, being eighteen minutes late.
The appearance at the roundhouse
was virtually unchanged. Fifteen
locomotives stood in a semi-circle,
one or two of which had "banked"
fires burning. The switch engine was
perfectly dead. Several men We're
busily at work upon the engines.
The genial foreman of the round
house, Mr.. Fred Thayer, said he knew
nothing, except that a mail train
had gone out. He had
no idea when the matter would be
settled. Four men were handling
some freight in the warehouse, which
is now nearly empty. Some car
penters we're busy at work. upon the
new freight office and some on the
roofing of the round-house. Outside
Of the foregoing there was nothing to
disturb the general quietude. Mr.. J.
M. johnson, Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service was found talk
ing to Superintendent J. r. Gott in
the train dispatchers office.
He said arrangements had
been made to send out a mail
train each day between this city and
National City, and commencing to-
morrow between San Bernardino and
Barstow, and San Bernardino and
Santa Ana and intermediate points.
Mr.. johnson was warm in his praise
of the California Southern people
for their kindness in sending out
q mail train when President
@. w. Smith held that the Govern
ment ,uld not compel them to haul
the mail except in regular passenger
trains. A mail train will leave this
city every morning (at least that is
the intention) for National City at the
regular time of departure of that train,
which is 8 A. M, and one will arrive
from San Diego at 80, if on time.
Mr.. johnson said he believed the in
dications for a,speedy settlement were
favorable. He received yesterday
morning communication from Gen
eraI Superintendent T. E. Nash, of the
Railway Mail Service Department at
Washington, which stated that he
thought the strike would be over yes
terday morning, and that trains would
be running as usual. Mr.. John
son does not think Mr.. Mast
would send him such a message
without he had some very reliable
news regarding the situation. He ac-
counts for the failure of the men to 60
to work by saying it was very evi-
dent some hitch had occurred. A trip
to the Southern Pacific Company's &
office was rewarded with the follow
ing dispatch:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1s, 1888.
G. F. Smurr, General Agent Southern Paci-
fc Company, Los Angeles, Cal.
No trouble anticipated with us.
A. N. TowNE, General Manager.
A visit to the Southern Pacific Com
pany's depot showed that every thing
there was moving with perfect regu-
larity. The rnmors of a probable
strike, had quieted down very much,
and judging from conversations with
various engineers there will be no
strike on that line.
THE C. B. 4 o.'s TRAINS.
A letter from d. w. Sandburn, Pa
cific Coast Agent Of the G. B. & @.
system, with headquarters at San
Francisco, dated March the 18th, and
addressed to ]. B. Quigley, General
Agent of the G. B. B. & @. R. R. in
this city, states that on the 25th inst.
the Cannon Ball train from Denver to
Chicago will be put on again, thus
completing the passenger train ser.
vice of the entire system. This train
runs from Denver to Chicago in thir-
ty-three hours, the regular schedule
time. The other passenger trains of
the system have been in operation
for some time.
THE SANTA FE'S POSITION.
The Circular sent Out to the