Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-28

are severa. other lines of road in thai re
gion, bat this lire built for the purpose
of tapping coal mine. Its grades are
light enough to permit one engine TO haul
about l50o tons of freight, and that IS |
pretty heavy haul, 1 can tell you. That's !
what / wanted it for-freight can De |
hauled cheaply over line with low
grades"
What do you think of the Union Pa
cific surveys?" was asked.
81 don't apprehend that the Union Pa
cifc intends building in here" was the an
swer. These surveys, | imagine, are part
of the programme arranged to impress the
people at Washington. I don't imagine
they are meant for anything. l. would
not pay them to cross the mountains and
would cost a great deal They said, you
know, that if relieved of their debt TO the
Government they would build branches
everywhere"
" Are the relations between the Southern
Pacific and the Union Pacific friendly"
Yes" was the answer, quite friendly.
There are no disputes between US. We are
building together the Union Depot at Og-
den. Under our charter we are giving
them the bulk of our freight at Ogden.
There are no disputes between US, nor will
the fact that the Denver and Rio Grande is
being brosd-gauged make any difference.
1t will be better for that line, though under
our charter we cannot give them much
business at Ogden. There is no truth in
the statement that we are behind the Pa
cifc Short Line-not particle of truth in
the story. know Mr.. Negus, and believe
that he proposes building from Corinne up
toward certain coal mines. He is a very
clever man, and has everything with which
to build line but money"
" How does the Central Pacific pass over
the Sierras compare with others to the
north ,"
=" II is certainly the best way over" was
the answer. We surveyed all the other
passes, but considered none were as good as
that over the summit. The others are very
good in their way, but their approaches are
difficult. We have there good grade both
east and west"
Talking generally, Mr.. Huntington said
he did not think it probable that Jay Gould
or any one else proposed building 10 Cali
fornia at an early date. He owned no
shares in the Santa Fe, nor did he want
any. 1t would have been easy enough to
pick up controlling interest during the
recent excitement, for nearly all the stock
was in the market. 1t is held nearly alto
gether in small parcels. Regarding his
steamer lines Mr.. Huntington said that
that between New Orleans and Rio de ia
metro was now proving profitable. The
Morgan Company is having their new
steamers built at Cramps yard, one of
which will be of 5000 tons burden. Re-
garding proposals to reduce expenses here,
he could not tell whether anything would
be done or not. He proposed going over
the ground with his associates, and wher-
ever there was room things would be cut
down.
''It is our policy at all times, he said in
this connection, Z" to Keep expenses as low
as possible. We may conclude to reduce
forces in any department, but we will come
to these things in the course of business"
Mr.. Huntington stated that he was inter-
ested in African railroads, in a pro- ected
line from the Zanzibar coast to Lake Albert
Nyanza, and another one around Stanley
Pool on the Congo. The first one was
project of Mr.. McKinnon, who, he said, is
the largest ship-owner in the world.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Colonel c. F. Croker states that there is
no truth in the story that the Executive
Department of the Southern Pacific COM
pany is to be removed to New York. To
Call reporter last night he said: such
proposition has never been mentioned or
discussed in my presence. 1t would be
necessary in such an event that the Di-
rectors should reside in the East, and that
is out of the question. There will be no
changes of great moment made at the an
nual meeting. 1t is probable that Mr.
Shllman will be elected Director. He
will continue his present relations in regard
to Mrs. Searles' property, and in addition
will be interested in the business of the
road. Probably he will spend more of his
time on the coast in future. No other
changes of importance will take place"
The Southern Pacific Company has
changed the departure time of its Eastern
excursions. Hitherto they have been leav-
ing here every Saturday. In future they
will go out on Wednesday. Arrangements
have been made to run the Sunset excur-
sions through to Cincinnati via New Or
leans. The west-bound Sunset parties are
still being well patronized, every excursion
bringing out its full quota of passengers.
The managers of California on Wheels,
the travelling show that was sent East to
advertise the State, are having trouble
The Fitchburg road managers declined 10
take the cars into Massachusetts because the
cars are too high to go safely through the
tunnels. The car agents cut off their car
chimneys and have renewed their request
for transportation. The roads leading into
Maine declined to run the two cars for less
than thirty cents mile so the trip into
Maine has been abandoned.
The summer time table of the Southern
Pacific, coast division, will go into effect
soon. probably within two weeks. The
new Del Monte limited express, fast
weekly train to San Jose and Monterey
will beput on at this time. The summer time
schedule of the South Pacific Coast divi-
sion will go into effect April 1st-Monday
next. The summer timetable of tie North
Pacific Coast will begin on Sunday next.