The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-09
TICKET AGENTS
SURPRISED AGAIN.
Another Protest Sent in to the
Southern Pacific Company.
Rs,!dent Engineers Appointed-Ioue Ranch
Trlss.sr-Incresss OF Land sales-Equali-
zition Of Mileage.

The members of the local Passenger Agents
Association were greatly surprised yesterday
when it was announced that the order from
the Southern Pacific Company issued sew
eral months since, but rescinded, and re-
strcting the sale of tickets, had been re-
issued from the office of the General Pass
enger Agent of the company. The order
referred to was rescinded when the late
agreement was entered into by the
ticket agents, and its reiSsuance is
looked upon by the association AS an
admission Oh the part of the Southern
Pacific Company that the late contract is
no longer binding. A meeting of the gen.
eral agents of all the Eastern railroads
represented in San Francisco was held yes
terday to protest against such action on the
part of the Southern Pacific Company, and
to inquire into the causes for again Issuing
the obnoxious order. T. K. Stateler of the
Northern Pacific, William Bedell Of the
Pennsylvania lines, and c. c. CRANE of the
Vanderbilt system have been appointed
q committee to wait upon the Gen.
eral Passenger Agent of the Southern
Pacific Company and ascertain, if pos
sible, the source of the company's au-
thority to control the agents of Eastern
roads by regulating all affairs pertaining to
passenger business.
UNDER NEW REGIME.
Reference was made yesterday 10 the
order of President Huntington abolishing
the Offices of Superintendent of Track, AS
sstant Superintendent Of Track, Division
ROadmaster and Superintendent of Bridges
and Buildings, creating the Office Of En-
gineer Of Maintenance of Way and making
appointments under the new condition OF
affairs The circular further made the
following appointments of resident engi-
neers:
n. b. Kellogg. First District, headquarters at
Oakland; I'm charge OF all lines between San
Francisco. Truckee, Lathrop, Roseyille juno
lion and Dayisyille, including the Santa Cruz
Division.
Thomas Fitzgerald Second District head
quarters al Ogden; In charge Of the line between
H. Cooley, Tnird District. headquarters at
un~muIr; in charge Of the line between Davis
vile, Roseyille Junction and Ashland.
William Grondahl, Fourth Division, head
quarters at Portland; in charge OF the lines in
Oregon north OF Ashland, reporting directly TO
the manager Of lines ID Oregon.
w. C. Ambrose, Fifth Dlsiricr, headquarters at
Tulare; in charge OF tile line between Lathrop
H. Hawgood, Sixth District, headquarters at
Los Angeles; in Charge OF all lines east OF Los
Angeles.
The changes by President HuntiDgton's
new order do not affect The personnel Oh the
force. w. 6. Curtis, the head of the new
Department OF Maintenance OF Way, has
long held what practically amounted to that
position. He is regarded In the East, as
well as here. as one of the best-informed
men in America on questions OF railway
construction, and he has been for years Mr..
Towne's right-hand man. He is a close
student, and has a carefully selected library
On scieAtitc subjects at his home.
THE LONE RANCH.
The lone ranch, situated in lone Valley,
Amador County. at the terminus Of the
Calf and lone branch OF the Southern Pa
cine Company, and purchased several years
ago by that corporation for its valuable coal
deposits, has been turned over to the COM
pany' land department for sale to settlers.
ne tract comprises $1,000 acres and sur
yeyors are now subdiyidine it into small
tracts after the manner of the Capay Valley
land. which will be disposed OF to bona fide
settlers on easy terms.
The completion of the Colorado Midland is