Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-29
The Gains to Southern Cali
fOlmia.
Reduction in Various Lines of
Freight.
Good Work of the Transcontinental
Association.
The Report Given by Mr.. Hynes
Miscellaneous News and Personal
Notes of the Rail.

S. B. Hynes, of the California Southern,
of the representatives of the transcon-
tinental roads at Coronado, says that the
convention accomplished several pieces
of work, which will be of considerable
advantage to Southern California. The
foremost of these is the proposed reduc-
tion in the rate on oranges to Eastern
points beyond Chicago. Mr.. Hynes is
of the opinion, however, that the East
ern roads will not consent to the ar
rangement, as they have nothing to
gain by it. 1t is true that they do not
at the present time have any California
orange freight to carry, and under the
new rate they would probably receive a
considerable quantity, but this is to be
offset by the fact that they are carrying
imported oranges into the district be-
tween New York and Chicago, which
would probably be crowded out by the
California product. For the Eastern
roads, therefore, there would be no
particular advantage, but, on the con-
trary, some loss by the reduction.
Mr.. Hynes thinks that the transcon-
tinental roads should shoulder the loss
themselves and make blanket rate to
points as far east as Pittsburg, thus
opening wider market for the product
and increasing the sum total of the
freightage. If the Eastern roads do not
consent to the reduction, Mr.. Hynes
thinks that it will be arranged at some
later meeting of the Transcontinental
Association.
The other articles on which reduc-
tions were made that will be of advan-
tage to this section were honey, logs,
asbestos and other minerals and marble.
In honey there was no change of the
rate, but small lots will be carried
at carload rates, which practi-
cally amounts to a reduction.
The rate on logs is reduced from S5 cents
to go cents a hundred pounds. This rate
holds on all logs, including valuable
timber from South and Central America,
and extends to Chicago. 1t is believed
that this will increase the importation
of lumber from the south through San
Diego and San Pedro.
More important than this is the reduc-
ton on the rate for marbles from 81. 20
to 75 cents hundred to Chicago and
points west. This change was urged es-
pecially by the owners of the Victor
marble mines, in San Bernardino county,
who are now taking out large quantities
of the finest and most beautiful marble
produced anywhere in the world. 1t
was conceded that this was a Southern
California industry which was likely
to assist materially in developing
the State, and should be pro-
tected and not held back by
the railroads. The rate ON asbestos and
other minerals obtained in the noun
tains of Southern California was reduced
so as to allow them to compete in Chi
cago with the productions from other
parts of the Union.
General Railway News.
George H. McMillen, who was formerly
with the Southern California in the ca
pacity of chief clerk of the freight depart
ment, and is now located in San Diego
representing the Southern Pacitic,wa in
the city yesterday. He has been having
good deal of difficulty with his eyes,
and is in Los Angeles for treatment.
Frank Dorwin has been appointed SUI
perintendent of telegraph for the South
located at San Bernardino. He takes
the appointment goes into effect April
1st.
w. G. Curtis, of the Southern Pacific,
started east yesterday to meet j. M.
Stillman, one of the directors OF the
road, and Mrs. Hopkins's attorney, who
are coming out to attend the meeting of
the directors on the ninth of next
month.
The delay in the overland OF Thursday
on the Santa Fe was caused by severe
sandstorm in Arizona.
Under the head of Railroad Ru-
mors'' the San Pedro Hdrbor AdU0cdte
gives the following hazy information:
''The past week has been productive OF
a great deal of railroad talk, but unlike
ordinary occasions every man one meets
does not presume to know all about the
facts. 1t is learned from a re-
liable source that the representatives Of
one of the overland lines are in Los An
geles at present and are considering a
proposition for the purchase of Timm's s
point. What their decision will be
there is no means of knowing, although
parties who are directly interested say
that the prospects for the sale being
consummated are bright. The matter
will probably be decided this week, and
the natural guess is that the road is the
Union Pacific.
''It is also reported that a party of sur
veyors are at work between here and
Wilmington, on the proposed route
through the west part of town, and that
some Santa Fe officials were here Mon
day on the quiet looking over the
chances for an entrance for that road. !"