The morning call., 1890-12-14
HUNTINGTON'S
RECENT VISIT.
One Effect of the Divisional Con.
sOlidati0n.
No Blockade at ogden-Retrenchmsnt on the
Unien Participating Car.Trucks-Nsw
Rate-sheet for California.

When Mr.. Huntington looked over the
Pacific Coast system of his road on the occa-
sion OF his recent visit, and among other re-
forms added several divisions to the juris-
diction of Superintendent A. d. Wilder Of
Oakland, those interested in rairoading
asked why the change had been ordered.
The new territory had formerly been under
j. B. Wright of Sacramento. and it was
matter of considerable surprise that to the
NEST important division on the system, and
one which involves 4 great amount OF hard
work and close attention upon the person
in charge, should be added other work. 1t
was said that the change was made to equal
ize the mileage by which each superintend-
ent controlled about 500 miles of road. The
true cause Tor the consolidation has
just appeared in the Encouragement of
freight runs, which will go into effect to-
morrow, and which will have the effect of
reducing the force of trainmen on the
division affected by the new departure. The
trains, which take freight from the Saera-
mento locals at Suisun for Calistoga via
Napa junction. will be discontinued and a
through train from Oakland will handle this
class of traffic, thus taking The Napa Valley
freight through without transfer. The
division under control of Master Mechanic
Mckenzie has also been changed. and the
Santa Rosa and Clear Lake branches have
been put under his charge, which will give
MI Mckenzie a large amount of additional
work.
NO BLOCKADE AT OGDEN.
Il. A. johnson, General Agent Freight
Department of the Union Pacific Railway,
yesterday received telegram from S. W.
Eccles, the Union Pacific Salt Lake agent,
as follows:
In answer 10 your telegram OF Ioday will say
that there is no truth in The report thai We are
switehmeh at that point All freight is and has
been moved promptly and We can take care OF
all shipments delivered 10 us without any delay
whatever.
This apparently refutes the statement
circulated within the past few days by COM
peting lines to the effect that the above
mentioned line could not receive freight at
Ogden. A San Francisco merchant for
whom the Union Pacific haIls many tons Of
freight each month, was seen yesterday con-
corning the inability OF this road to take
freight out of Ogden. He said: My freight
has been taken out promptly and l do not
think that the slight difficulty with switch
men has affected traffic at all. My ship
ments are Of such character that l should
know OF an hours delay if any had oc-
Cured The kilograms OF which you speak
probably originated with some enterprising
agent OF rival corporation. who hoped
NuCiCpN ~ otCuIc OGSiIlcSS lOE Ills EUGu-
have been doing business with railroads for
q great many years and am acquainted with
the tricks In this strange profession, so
am never worried by reports"
RETRENCHMENT MADE MANIFEST.
President Dillon's policy OF retrenchment
has made itself manifest on the Pacific
Coast and may still further be felt in the
course OF week OF so. The Union Pacific
passenger agencies at Fresno, Sacramento
and San Jose have been abolished and fur
tier changes are daily expected. John
Clark, Passenger Agent of the Union Paei-
&c at Los Angeles, returned from the south
last evening. 1t is said that this agency
Will also be abolished
The Canadian Pacific has closed a traffic
agreement with the Northern Pacific for
Tacoma aud Seattle business.
j. II. Whited. Division Superintendent of
the Central Pacific at Wsdsworth, New, is
il the city.
c. c. CRANE, General Agent of the VAN
derbih road, has gone south.
TESTING CAR-TRUCKs.
A party of Southern Pacific officials, con-
siSting Of Messrs. Pratt, Curtis, Small and
WEIGH, went to Niles yesterday to witness
test OF two different patterns of car-trucks,
both of which are now used by The company.
1t IS question OF condemniDg either tile
kind with or without lateral motion. The
former is-a late and popular patent, and will
probably be adopted.
Work on the Southern Paciic's bridge at
Twenty-seventh and Dolores streets is pro-
crossing rapidly. The southern abutment
will be so feet high and the structure will be
ready for use about the middle of February.
Fred Thompson, Passenger Agent of the
Rock Island road at Los Angeles, returned
home last evening.
J. G. Mccall, General Agent of the Erie,
has gone to Portland, Oregon.
THE NEW RATE-sHEET
A new rate-sheet for California will go
into effect tomorrow. Ne unlimited rates
TO points east of Chicago and st. Louis are
quoted, as has been usual heretofore. Be-
You'd Missouri River points and instead of a
through rate passenger is now compelled
TO pay local rates, which vary according to
the line over which he may travel.
Ticket-broker Ottinger has made another
cut in Eastern rates, which the local agents
are at loss to understand. To Missouri
River points he now quotes a rate of S32 So
to Boston $50 and to New York SIS.
Sidney Dillon, the new President of the
Union Pacific, is 20 years of age, and be-
lieves that the practice of putting young
men in important positions is a mistake
The new transeontinental freight tariff
will not go into effect before January 18th.