Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-24
THE RAILROADS.
An Effort to Rouse the
Authorities to Action.
SOME MORE BAD WASHOUTS
An Interview With the Construction
Manager of the Union Pacific.
An Important Statement.

An Important Statement.
The following communication has been
addressed to the City Council and the
Board of Supervisors of the county by
the Secretary of the Chamber of Com
MERGE in behalf of the Board of Directors
of that body:
GENTLEMEN-At the last meeting OF
the Board Of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce, it was deemed advisable
that the attention of the County Board
of Supervisors and the City Council
should be called to the fact that
no effort should be spared to Sc
cure the certain and speedy advent
here OF one or more of the new railW ays
contemplated from Utah to this Coast.
In view of the fact that many people be-
lieve that it is the right and duty of the
aforesaid bodies to offer substantial in
ducementu to such railways to build to
this point, we request that your honor
able body make inquiry as to your
powers in the premises at the
earliest moment possible, in order that
you may be prepared as far
as lawful and possible to grant such priv
ileges, franchises and donations of lands
or other property as may be necessary to
secure the extension of said railway en-
terprises to this county and city. And
We further suggest that Joint meeting of
your honorable board, the honorable City
Council and this board be had at an early
day to discuss the situation, and to devise
some means of forwarding the cause.
Very respectfully submitted On behalf
Of the Board of Directors.
M. r. HIGGINs, Secretary.
There are several washouts on the rail-
roads running into this city, as reault
Of the recent storm. The Southern Pa
ci6c track between here and San Pedro
was in several places covered with water,
and had the storm not subsidized at the
time that it did, much difficulty would
probably have resulted. As it was, the
trains on this division met with no
delays. On the Santa Ana divis-
ion passengers were transferred
over the New river, owing to the
fact that the bridge was in
an insecure condition. The river is
running very high, and the piers of the
bridge were very much shaken. Rather
than take any chances, the company
thought best to delay passengers an
hour and allow them to cross the bridge
on foot. A number of men and pile :.
drivers were sent to this point, and work
Immediately began on strength ening the
bridge.
The Santa Fe met with renewal of
it's bad luck of last week. There was
small landslide in the Cajon pass, which
headed off the overland, due in this city
yesterday afternoon. 1t will arrive
some time this morning, probably before
10 o'clock. General Superintendent
Ssnborn hurried to the spot, and crew
of fifty men were set to work.
On the San Diego division no trains
were run during the day yesterday
The train which left that city at O'Clock
in the morning had only got as far as
Oceanside at noon. The rain washed
out good deal of the work which had
been done last week in repairing the
ravages Of the last storm. Every effort
will be made to get the track in order
today.
An Omaha exchange of about week
ago contains an interview with J. S.
Cameron, Chief Construction Manager
of the Union Pacific, in which he denies
that his road has any intention of build
ing to San Francisco, and declares that
Los Angeles is their only objective point.
81 would not take the trouble to deny
the stories," said Mr.. Cameron when in
terviewed by thu Omaha reporter, "but
they are giving us some annoyance and
ought to be stopped. The California
newspapers have been saying so much
about the Union Pacific's movements
that our connections out there, the
Southern Pacific especially, begin to
think we are lying to them. We have
never had any intention of building the
Utah Central beyond Los Angeles. There
is just this about the situation: That
great stretch of country is becoming too
important to be overlooked very
much longer; the fact was becoming
more evident every day that some one
would 60 in there and build a road
through it. We think the Union Pacific
could better aft ord to take the lead than
to let some outfit which would build
merely to sell out. 1t has been a diff.
cult matter for US to make the Southern
Pacific people understand our position.
Since it has become known that Chief
Engineer Bogue proposes to locate his
family in San Francisco and live there,
every person interested naturally con-
cluded that the company intended to
eventually construct its line to that city.
This move, however, on the part of Mr..
Bogue has no significance attached to
it,"
The references in this interview to the
Southern Pacific and the understanding
between the Union Pacific and that road
probably mean that contract has been
entered into in advance of the construc-
tion of the new road with regard to the
carrying of coal for the Southern Pacific.
The position which Mr.. Cameron occu.
pies in the road makes what he says
authoritative, and it puts to rest all
doubts-if any existed-with regard t.
the purposes of the Union Pacific.
New Gases.
The North Congregational church of
Pasadena asks to be allowed to mortgage
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