Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-26
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Prospective Removal of the
santa Fe Offices.
THE PRESBYTERY IN SESSION
The w. C. T. U. Convention Still at
WOrk--Other Interesting Items
Gathered Yesterday.

For some time past the HERALD has
been in possession of information sent by
private correspondence from the East
to the effect that the Santa Fe authori.
ties, were disposed to make a change ID
the location of the general Offices of the
California Central and California South.
ern now consolidated into the Califor,
mia Central. A little more than q year
ago these Offices were transferred from
San Bernardino to Los Angeles. 1t ap-
pears to be now the purpose of the new
administration to make the change back
again.
Several days ago H. G. Sibley, of New
York, arrived in the city to act as the
representative Of G. G. McGoun. the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Santa Fe. Mr.. McGoun represents the
interests of Kidder, Peabody & Co., the
Boston banking house which is said now
to hold a controlling interest in the stock
of the Santa Fe. Mr.. Sibley has not yet
displayed his credentials, but it is very
we'll understood that he is here for the
purpose Of experimenting the consolida-
ton Of the two parts of the general sys-
tenn, the California Central and the Cali
fornia Southern, and also to report upon
the general condition, of the operating
department and the wisdom of certain
lines of change.
1t begins now to appear very plainly
that the forced resignation of President
Strong and Vice President Smith, of the
Santa Fe, was merely preliminary to
an extensive series Of chsnges-change
to include not merely the personnel of
the operating departments, but also the
general policy of the road. Shrewd oh.
servers in the East who are watching the
trend of railroad affairs declare that it
seems to be the plan of the new manage
ment of this road to reverse in every par.
ticular the policy of the Strong Smith
administration. Things are bad with
the road; that is plain fact. The in
ference which the reformers draw from
this appears to be that whatever was
done one way in the time OF general fail
ure needs only to be done in the opposite
way now to secure success. This policy
will be carried some distance, and it is
quite possible that in few instances it
will result in making things worse than
ever.
1t is ssid that the Kidder- Peabody
element was never in favor of making
the move from San Bernardino to Los
Angeles. It will be rememb bered that
the change was made Just at time when
therents were the highest. Large prices
had to be paid, moreover, for work of all
kinds, and the result was that the offices
in this city proved a considerable
element of expense to the company.
If the change is made back to San Ber.
nardino it will be on the ground that the
Offices can be operated there at much
less expense. Considering the loss this
will occasion the road in the way of
freight and passenger traffic, it is very
questionable whether it will, on the
whole, prove ef any advantage.
1t has leaked out that Treasurer Silver
will probably resign, and his place will be
filed by F. H. Pettee, at present acting
as Collector for the road at National City
There will be considerable reduction in
the working force. There can be very
little doubt that General Manager Nc
Cool's connection with the line will
cease in short time.