Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-12

Louis a carload of racers and twent,
attendants.
Mr.. w. N. ANDERSON has heen ap
ointed agent at Orange, vice NJ. W
). Sanburn resignel.
The amount paid out for comper sa
lt On to those aft fscted by the Chats
worth disaster is $500 600.
The new turntable in the Southern
Pacific yard will soon be completed
The iron fittings arrived yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Crocker is "uuder the
weather." He is at the Del Monte
Monterey, trying to recruit bis los'
health.
Over $25, 900 has been subscribed
toward the completion Of the electric
railway in Fresno. A speed OF fifteen
miles an hour is promised.
Mr.J. p. Hall has been appointed
Colorado passenger agent Of the Santa
Ee system, with headquarters at Dem
yer, in place Of Mr.. George Ady.
Mr.. George N. Bundy has resigned
as train dispatcher on the Santa Fe at
Topeka to accept a similar position on
the Northern Pacific at Portland, Ore.
A large force OF men and teams is
at present engaged by the Southern
| Pacific on the Santa Ana branch fix
ing culverts and repairing the road
bed.
Mr.. r. II. Emerson has been APP
pointed master-mechanic OF the Chi
cago. Santa Fe and California road,
with headquarters at Fort Madison,
Iowa.
1t is estimated that the new union
depot at Providence, R. L., will cost
the enormous sum of $2,000,000. 1t
will be $50 feet long and ITO feet
wide.
Two coaches and three fiat cars, the
property of the Monrovia Rapid
Transit Railroad, were sent out to
Shorb's yesterday by the Southern
Pacific.
Another fight is going on between
the competing stage lines to the
Yosemite Valley. The fare for the
round trip has been cut from $50
to $50.
A Temperance excursion is to be
run out OF San Francisco on the 23rd
inst. to the National Prohibition Con-
vention. Ten carloads are already
booked.
The Peninsula Car Works, of De-
troit, Mich, are building 1000 new
box cars for the Northern Pacific road,
which are being delivered at the rate
Of a dozen day.
The grading onsthe Southern Pacific
line from Polhemus to Tustin has
reached Buriell Point, and the stakes
are set as far as the Santiago creek,
near Mcpherson City.
The new Santa Fe depot at Orange is
to be 100 feet long and OF proportionate
width. 1t is located about eighty
yards north of Chapman avenue and
a hundred yards west Of the Rochester
Hotel.
The Northern Paci6c's earnings for
April are as follows: Freight, $780,
900; passenger, $4S2, 500; an increase
in each case of about $3.50 900, COM
pared with what was done during the
same period last year.
w. A. Irwin, who has been engaged
as superintendent Of construction OF
the Anaheim and Olinda Railroad,
will leave shortly for Salt Lake, where
he will take an appointI ent on the
Utah and Los Angeles Railroad.
Mr.. Charler f Fairbank, the traffic
agent OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road, has been placed in
charge OF both freight and passenger
business on the Pacific Coast. His
headquarters will remain at San Fran
cisco.
Green hides shipped from California
terminals to Eastern terminals will
hereafter be regarded as freight of the
eighth class, instead OF the seventh
as formerly. This reduces the rate to
New York from $3.50 to $l.25 a
hundred.
The Oregon Railroad Commission
ers say that a railway company is not
justified in jeopardising the lives Of
passengers by attaching coaches to
cars loaded with live stock, as cattle
frequently cause wrecks by crowding
to one side Of their pens
Two dining cars are to be placed al
the disposal of the delegates to the
Republican Convention by the Bur.
lington Company after the train
reaches Council Bluffs. Special
arrangements will be made by the
eating houses on the Central and
Union Pacific.
Toe government OF Chilli has asked
for bids for the construction of SOC
miles OF railroad expected to cost
about 81 900 900. The bids will be
lopened at Santiago on July 30th. The
Chilean Consul at San Francisco
Henry Barriolhet, is empowered tc
give all desired information on the
subject.
Messrs. w. F. White, H. B vii
kins and s. b. Hines will represen
the Santa Fe, California Central aDd
California Southern at the Transcon
tinental Association meeting on thu
10Th inst. Mr.. Wilkins left this city
yesterday for San Diego, but will re
turn on Sunday aud go straight on t,
San Francisco. Mr.. White will 60 di
rect to the same city from Topeka
travelling via Ogden.
1t is stated that arrangements hav'
been made between the Northern Pa
cific and the Moss Bay Steel Compan.
of England for establishing extensive
steel works in this country. The worl
is to begin soon. The iron compan!
agrees to furnish traffic for brancl
line to the extensive iron mines il
the Upper Clealum River. 1t will
take year to construct the works
which will give employment to sew