The morning call., 1890-11-12
ALONG THE RAIL.
Effects of President Hunting
toms Recent Order.
no Incorporation Of the Coast Division With
the General system-An Inspection OF
Southern Lines-ExcursiOn Trains.

The recent order of President Hunting
ton of the Southern Pacific Company, by
which all employed in the Maintenance OF
Wav department are placed under the SUI
pervisfon Of the Superintendents Of their
respective divisions. is given as reason for
adding five divisions to the Western and
placing the whole under the charge OF Su-
perintenden. Wilder. The change divides
ICoO miles of road equally between j. b.
Wright of Sacramento and A. ID. Wider OF
Oakland Practical railroad men, however,
do not look upon the change as anything
ike an equal division of work. The West
EN- Divisi, n has always been considered
the most important of the system, and the
duties pertaining TO its management more
onerous than those required in superlnten1-
ing any five divisions on either the Atlantic
IT Pacific system.
c. =. Huntington has returned from NJ on
terey, and was ''rallrOading all day yeSter-
dav at Fourth and Townsend streets. lie
Genies that he viii make any changes In the
working OF The Coast Division machinery,
OF that It's operating department VII. be IN
C irpordted INTO the general system, as mas
been reported, perceiying no advantage 10
be derived from such move, as the reporter
change would have the effect, not OF reduc-
ing the force now employed, or III any way
affecting their salaries, but simply TO change
the titles OF officials from general to division
officers.
Putting the auditing department OF this
division under the general system Is az
1crent proposition, and had Tor It's OBJECT
economy, as 1t dispensed with the services
Of a number of clerks and placed the ac-
counts OF the department under more ell
clrnJ management.
MI Huntington viii leave the latter part
OF the week with several company officials
for an inspection of the lines in Southern
California. and the party will also make
tour Of Lake County, where surveys for
new line have already been made over
route as published in recent issue. hunt
ington will not 60 over the Northern lines
during his stay in California, but will leave
for New York about December 10Th.
CHANGES IN EXCURSION TRAINS.
The excursion train to Monterey and
Santa Cruz. over the Coast Division, has
been withdrawn, but the Santa Cruz IS still
maintained on the South Pacific Coast Quar-
row gauge line, leaving here on Sunday
mornings at As and returning at 0:05 In
tie evening. The Husbands special"
Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 4 40
O'Clock, to Santa Cruz and intermediate
points, returning on Monday mornings, is
being maintained this season later than last
year, when it was discontinued about
the middle of September. This train has
been great convenience to San FranclscanS
DESTROYS of spending the Sabbath in the
Santa Cruz Mountains, and as the winter
in that direction may maintain such proper
tions as to warrant the railroad company in
maintaining the service throughout the
winter, which would greatly please the
managers OF the many resorts along the line.
On the North Pacific Coast Railway, via
Sausalito, the weekly excursion train only
proceeds as far as Point Reyes, stopping a
Taylorville Tocaloma and other lntermedl-
ate stations. Travel has been light of late,
but with the first rains duck-sho1ting i'll the
neighborhood of Point Reyes will attract
large numbers of sportsmen from the city.
On the Donahue route a change OF time
will take effect in the service between San
Francisco and San Rafael on Sunday next.
Several trips have been discontinued, while
the time of others has been changed.
COMING BY SPECIAL TRAIN.
A special train, consisting Of four second
class ears, one baggage and one sleeper, left
New York yesterday via the West Shore,
Lake Shore, Chicago and Northwestern,
Union Pacific and Central Pacific. tor San
Francisco. having on board detail of 16S
officers and sailors selected by the Naval
Department to man the United States
cruiser San Francisco, now being prepared
for sea at tile Mare Island Navy-yard.
Judson excursion Of forty people left
yesterday for the East via Ogden and the
Missouri Pacific, and another via FL fas0,
over the Texas Pacific.
The Atlantic and Pa ific people are keep
ing up their reputation for handling Santa
Clara Valley freight shipments.
The regular weekly excursion over the
Northwestern left yesterday with hfty-slX
people Tor New York and Eastern points.
A Southern Pacific excursion OF forty-two
people will arrive here to-day from New
Orleans via the Sunset route.
}. L. Galbrith, General Traffic Manager
OF the International and Great Northern, Is
in the city.