The morning call., 1890-11-11
ALONG THE RAIL.
The Passenger Agents Associa.
ton Is No More.
Bids Opened for the Completion Of the Tracy
Extension-Probab!e Course Of New
Line Through Lake County.

The Passenger Agents Association held
meeting yesterday afternoon TO receive the
report Of q committee, consisting OF L. X.
Stateler of the Northern Pacific, William
Be Dell of the Pennsylvania lines and c. G.
Crane of the Vanderbilt system, appointed
to ascertain the Southern Pacific Company's
reasons for reissuing the order restricting
the sale of tickets by Eastern lines.
The committee reported that IL had called
upon r. A. Donaldson. Assistant General
Passenger and Ticket Agent. who, in the alb
seuce Of General Agent Goodman, explained
that as nearly all the members had with
drawn from the agreement, which had been
intended as restriction in the payment OF
commissions, and which had the effect OF re-
scinding the first order, the Southern Pacific
Company had considered the Passenger As
ISOLATION as thing Of The past and had re-
issued the obnoxious order as matter Of
self-protecti0n.
The report of the committee was adopted,
and it was decided that, as 1t is no longer
recognized by the Southern Pacific Company,
it were best TO dissolve as an association,
and such course was pursued. Men well
posted in the ticket business say that the
breaking up of the association will not affect
rates in the least, and that no more rate-cut-
ting will be INDUCED in than during the lie
OF the agents society.
THE TRACY EXTENSION.
Bids for the completion OF the Tracy eX-
tension of the Southern Pacific Company
have been opened and will close on Satur-
day. All the grading on this line was COM
pleted last winter, and the work referred to
above relates only to the track-lay ing. There
are several other construction schemes on
In tor m 10
vulge them at present would be impolitic.
There can be no doubt that Lake County
will see sumo railroad building in the near
future.
The route mos. favorably regarded is up
Cache Greek Canyon, from Rumsey to Lower
Lake. about twenty-five miles. TWAS given
out at Southern Pacific headquarters yeSter-
day, not by Mr.. Huntington, but by an off
cial who should know. If any one, that the
company will build this piece OF road as soon
as rights of way, etc, can be arranged. This
will be good news TO Lake County people, as
the RuniSey route is considered better than
the other proposed route by way OF Napa,
Rutherford and the Pope Valley.
1t connects more directly with the twin
lines leading into the Sacramento and San
joaquin valleys, districts which are likely to
be the best markets for the lumber and other
products Which will come from the new lis
trict. BY this proposed route Lower Lake
VIII be very nearly 40 miles distant fIom
this city. AT present, by way OF Calistoga,
it is only los miles from here, but thlrty-hve
miles oil that distance is now travelled by
stage.
IN THE VICINITY OF FRESNO.
Some weeks since THE CALL published
exclusively an account of the movements of
the San Francisco and san Joaquin Valley
Railroad Company in the vicinity of Fresno,
and expressed the opinion that should the
Santa Fe extend its line from Mojave to
90 ErDr1 a y AL a m
connection with the aforementioned line
Here is what the Railway Age of recent
issue has TO say of the matter:
The Atchsen, topeka ana Santa Re is no
DOUBT III earnest in lis intention 10 build to San
francisco, and surveys have been completed for
a line leaving the Atlantic and Pacific road al
Rogers, Cal, about twenty miles east of Mo1aye.
ana running nurthwardly 10 Fresno, whence the
partly bull line of the San francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Company Will be used 10 bring
tie DAD 10 tie waters oil San Francisco Bay. IL
has been rumOred That lie Southern Pacific Com
pdny is making deal with the Atchison 10 keep
1t out OF San Francisco. but this does moi appear
10 have any foundation whatever. The Ateh-
son already has contracts for lie use VI The
Southern Pacific tracks TO that city, but evil
IDENTIFY intends ere long 10 have It's own rails for
the whole distance from Chicago to tie Golden
Gale.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF BEANS.
The Southern Pacific Company is sending
East immense shipments of beans this fall.
On Saturday special train OF twenty cars
left San Pedro, ana other specials, ranging
from fifteen 10 twenty cars, are being made
up all over the State, the largest shipments.
however, going from Los Angeles and Sac
ramento. Grapes are moving slowly, and
reported to be Il drug on the Eastern mar
ket, occasioned principally by the compe-
tition of the home product.
Creed Raymond Of the Southern Pacific
has obtained leave of absence for one
year, and after attending 10 some legal bust
ness in New York will sail for Europe about
January 1st. He will be accompanied on
his tour by George Croker.
On and after Saturday next Southern Pa
cific trains Will leave This city by the new
schedule. The first trains to arrive by the
new card will be on the Sunday following.
Alexander Allan of the Allan Steamship
Company and Robert L. Petit, General
Superintendent of the Pennsylvania lines,
will leave for China on the Oceanic.
j. A. McGrath, connected with the passen-
ger department of the Minneapolis and St
Paul Railway, is in the city.