Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-12-01
NEWS OF THE RAIL.
President MARVEL Returns to TIA
City and Goes North.

City and Goes North.
The MARVEL party got into this city
yesterday morning at 9 O'Clock after
having completed the tour of all the
southern connections of the Santa Fe
road. A reporter OF this paper met Pres
ident Marvel in the Office OF General
Manager Wade yesterday afternoon. He
talked very freely about his impressions
of Southern California and the climate.
but was very naturally disinclined to say
much about the plans of the Santa Fe.
"The weather has been very pleasant
during my visit here" said he, "and the
climate seems as nearly perfect as one
could ask it to be. met Mr.. Kelly, the
hardware man of Chicago, and he re-
marked that in his opinion it was little
short OF q crime to live in d climate like
that OF Chicago when there Was such a
place as this. Mr.. Upham, of st. Paul,
who is member of the party, declared
that this trip was liable to cost him sew
eral Thousand dollars, for the reason that
he proposed TO return Immediately with
his wife and family and spend the winter
in Southern California. ri believe that
this country will finally hold dense
population, but there are reasons why it
will come very slowly" said he.
cts very advantages will, so
to speak, stand in its way.
A man can buy 160 acres in many good
farming sections of the East for what
thirty or forty will cost him here; and
although it Is right that it should be so,
yet the average eastern farmer cannot
understand it,"
cit will be to the advantage OF the
railroads to help US out by advertising
the country freely it was suggested.
'The Santa Fe proposes to do that"
ans wered the President. Before left
Chicago I said to some of the officers
there that although we were endsavoring
to keep down expenditures as far es
possible Just at present, nevertheless we
could put several thousand dollars to
very good use in advertising Southern
Catalonia. We propose as soon as pos
sible, however, to begin on some regular
plan to help to COLOMBO and settle up this
section. We have several schemes
under consideration, and as soon as we
hit upon one which We regard as thor
oughly feasible, and at the same time
efficient, we shall start in on it,"
The party left for San Francisco at
midnight. Mr.. Marvel expects to return
in q few days, and after perhaps another
short stay id Los Angeles will 60 south
to Yuma, and take run down over the
Mexican line of the Santa Fe through
Sonora.
The San Diego papers have been pub
fishing number of baseless rumors to
the effect that ex- Manager D. McCool, of
the Santa Fe, had, with the permission
and connivance of ex-President Strong,
removed the Santa Fe Offices from San
Diego to Los Angeles for personal gain.
The story states that bankers and
capitalists Of this city gave Mr.. McCool
some sort of a property or money con-
sideration for efecting the re-
moval. The story appears to
bear the marks of absurdity
too plainly on it's face to need any
answer, but Mr.. McCool denies it and
says that he has asked for the fullest in
vestigatioD of all bis acts by President
Marvel and his successor, Mr.. Wade, in
order that such rumors may be disposed
Of. Mr.. McCool has many friends in
this city, who were justly indignant that
such q ridiculous story should be sprung
on him. Last Wednesday evening q
number of Mr.. McCools friends pre-
sented him with an elegant diamond pin.
The affair took place in the parlors of the
Nadeau. Conductor Hart, Of the Santa
Fe line, was chosen to make the presen-
tation, which he did in a very appropri-
ate manner. Mr.. McCool responded very
feelingly and showed his high apprecia-
ton Of the gift and the kindly remem-
brances of his friends.
General Manager K. II. Wade, of the
Santa Fe, issued an order yesterday an
nouncing that II. J. Gleason had been
appointed agent at San Diego, to take
effect December LIST, 1889. He will have
charge of all freight and passenger
business at that station, including the
city office.