Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-21
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Passenger and Freight Traffic
During the Week.
WHAT WORK is BEING DONE.
New Arrangements in the Santa Fe'
California Fruits-Last Months
Shipments-0ther News.


Railway news during the past week
has been neither great in quantity nor
serious in importance. The general tone
of painful dulness has not altered very
materially, although Mr.. Smurr, OF the
Southern Pacific, says that the freight
bus;ness of the first weeks of August was
much better than that Of the first weeks
of Julv. and that the indications for the
rest of this month and next are very
fair. 1t seems to be general conviction
all around that the worst OF the dull
season has passed both in the matter OF
freight and passenger traffic, and that
better times mey be expected almost i'm
mediately.
The local business between this city
and the sea shore and neighboring towns
continues good, and will probably hold
ND for month longer. By that time the
first large loads of emigrants and tourists
from the East will begin to come in, and,
together with the increased immigration,
cause an improvement in general freight
business. The July statement OF east
bound freight shipments published by
the Southern Pacific shows for Los Ange.
les total OF 1850, 400 pounds. One
wear ago, for the same month,
the figures were 9,S45 800, which is
nearly twice as much as was sent from
San Francisco last month.
During the rest of this month and the
first of next some barley will be sent east
perhaps 800 carloads. This is mostly
from Beaumont and Perris and the San
Jacinto Valley in San Bernardino. The
Southern Pacific is trying the expert
ment of carrying barley in bulk instead
of in bags, to reduce the cost to the ship
pers. The plan works we'll enough If no
wet weather is encountered.
California barley commands a good
figure in Chicago and Milwaukee for
brewing purposes; and after it is made
into beer an immense quantity OF 1t finds
its way back to this coast.
The next crop which will handled
this point will be the beans, which are
grown principally in Ventura and
Santa Barbara counties. After that
comes the raisins. The bean
crop is said to have been injured in some
degree by the hot weather, not 30 much
in quality as in weight. The outlook for
tonnage in raisins appears to be very
good.
Fresh fruits swell the July shipments
of Sacramento to over twelve million
pounds. Early in the season the market
for California fruits, both in New York
and Boston, became little overstocked,
and shippers drew back and waited to
Gee what way things would turn. The
demand for pears, which are easy of
shipment, continues good, as we'll as for
some lines of grapes, and for prunes and
plums. A large quantity of fresh fruit
was sent over the Burlington in refriger-
ator cars to New York, but the expert
mert was not success. The fruit was
found to be in excellent condition when
it arrived, but decsyed rapidly when ex-
posed to warm air.
The most important piece Of news con-
nected with the Santa rs route is the
-."-.c..1..iion .c..-c..as,ion of the two California
branches of the road, which have thus
far gone under the separate names of the
California Central and California South.
ern, into one general system, to be
known as the California Southern rail-
road. This has been under discussion
for some time, and will go into effect on
the 1st of September. The change is
made for the purpose OF reducing ex-
penses in conducting the business OF the
two roads. The directors OF the two
branches will consolidate and act as one
body, and the stock Of the two roads will
be called in to be reissued under the
new name. The change will cause re-
duction in the number OF men in the
Auditors Office.
Work on the Los Angeles, Pasadena
~I IL 70 a lra
good progress. Owing to the TACT that
the road will make its connection through
to the Arcade depot, and will unload its
passengers at that point, the rumor has
been started among some railroad men
that the Arcade depot is to be enlarged
by the addition of a wing. The head
officials of the division appear to know
nothing of any such plan. The ground
area of the depot will easily admit of the
lsvino of another track, it having been
originally planned for four tracks, while
it now contains but three. 1t is said
that the Monrovia Rapid Transit line is
soon to be changed to q broad gauge,
and will enter the same depot.
One of the best known railroad engin-
eers and bridge builders in the country,
has been staying in Los Angeles for
several days, He has been making criti-
cal inspection of the track OF the Santa Fe,
and will report to the Finance Com
mittee of the road, and to Barring Bros.,
the London bankers, who are among the
principal stockholders of the road.
A recent number of the Examiner of
San Francisco, printed an interview with
VIM. Graves, one of the chief owners OF
the San Diego and Eastern Terminal line,
in which he eays that that road proposes to
90 right on with it's undertaking and
complete connection between San Diego
and Yuma. Fifty or sixty miles will be
completed within year.
A Phillips excursion Of eighty people
will get in from the East today.
SANTA MONICA.