The morning call., 1890-12-10
ALONG THE RAIL.
All Work Stopped on the TETON
Pass Route.
a Consideration Of the Reasous-The Coast
Railway Line-Changes on the Union
Pacifo-New Rate Sheets.

Concerning work on the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Road the Bakersfield
Echo of recent date says:
All work on the survey through TETON Pass
mas ceased Chief Engineer Carpenter received
dispatch from headquarters on the 30th ulr. TO
eau call an the men in and pay them on. and he at
once proceeded to carry out his instructions.
WORD was semi up to TETON on Monday for the
men 70 come into town with all their personal
eHects. and on their arrival here they received
their coin. A reporter saw Mr.. Carpenter after
pc mad received his dispatch and inquired what
information lie could furnish. His reply was that
tno only thing ne knew positively was that a halt
nao 9een called. What the cause OF II was he
could only conjecture. He intimated that the
emoarfassment of the Barring Bros. and the con-
sequrnt furry 10 stocks might be at the bottom
OF ms interruption, but he could not say authOri
tlatiVely that II was. When asked II he had any
laea when work would be resumed he said he
did not. he was certain it was the Intention OF
the company TO build the road; he had been sent
here with The promise OF at least two years.
Ing OF the route. " The road ought to be built"
ne said. "for II Is not an expensive route and
would De profitable lne."
President Wilbur was seen yesterday at
his Office on Market street, and his attention
called to the above report. st is true,"
SAID he. that we have stopped all work on
this line for the present though l hope it is
only temporary discontlnuance."
AS REGARDS REASONS.
HAS the financial embarrassment of
Barlng Bros. foreign agents of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe. anything to do
with the present lull in suryeying?"
Nothing whatever"
HAS the death of Fl. d. Minot, formerly
President Of the Eastern Minnesota, had any
effect upon the plans of the company as re-
lated to the prospective line to this city,"
MIR. Wilbur hesitated a moment and then
said ~ ut
To all further questions on the subject
MIR; Wilbur politely but firmly refused to
reply. There appears, however, to be little
or no doubt that the death of II. D. Minot,
which occurred about November 10th in a
railroad collision on the Pennsylvania lines,
Is the true cause of work being abandoned
ON the San Francisco and San Joaquin Val
ley road. hlinot came here early last Sep
TENDER. having resigned as President of the
Eastern Minnesota road, and was followed
soon after by +. G.. Cruger. Contracting
frelght Agent for the same road, who had
also resigned. MinOt was very wealthy
man, and at the time of his arrival here it
was said that he was dark horse" for
the Atchison people, but when Cruger came
with office furniture and a carload of sur
veyors' instruments it was known that
something was in the wind. While Minot
llved everything on tine road was progress
Ing In satisfactory manner. and of this
progress he was often advised from Mr.
Kruger ONCE on Market street.
COAST RAILWAY LINE.
O.. A. Hale of San Jose, who has shown
much interest in securing the completion of
the coast line Of railway between Ellwood
and Santa Margarita. Is in this city for
brief visit. He says the committee having
right-of-way arrangements in charge now
wants $4,000, and it has asked San Jose
residents to furnish that sum. Fully S57,O00
is needed to buy depot sites, right of way,
eic., and OF that sum the citizens of San
Luis Oblspo and Santa Barbara counties
have raised S37, 600 There are one or two
obstructioni,ts between Santa Margarta
and San Luis Obispo, and it Is to buy out
these that the San Jose assessment is levied
Mr.. Hale says the sum will be raised, for the
San Jose folks want the road at any cost.
II. c. Bush, Freight Agent of the Attain
tic and Pacific. left last evening for the East,
accompanied by his family.
e. A. Holbro0k of the Northwestern has
returned from Los Angeles.
CHANGES ANNOUNCED.
Telegrams to railroad men in this CITY
Yesterday announce that S. II. Ii. Clark,
General Manager and First ice-President
General Manager of the Union Pacific by
President Dillon, vice c. H. Mellon, re-
signed. w Ii. Holcomb will act as Assist
ant General Manager and Mr.. Clark will
still continue to act as General Manager of
the Missouri Pacific, which is a Gould line.
Further changes are expected and the Off
Gals, who have enjoyed fat salaries under
the administration of Adams, are in many
cases looking for posi- tions with other roads.
These changes Will no doubt effect the
Union Pacfc's representation in this city.
Chief Engineer Hood Of the Southern Pa
cific has gone 10 MERGED to look after con-
struction now IN progress at that point
+. ID. Hamilton. Freight Agent Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern, will 60 East to-
night.
THE NEW RATE-SHEETS.
G. w. Luce, General Agent of the Texas
Pacific, arrived yesterday from Chicago.
where he has been attending meeting Of
the Transc0ntinental Association. He saws
that the new rate-sheets of the association
VIII probably be issued in about two months.
giving the products affected by the advance
in rates. This advance will not affect any
article produced extensively by California.
though the raise is general on certain unin-
portant products
w. Ii. Sanborn, General Agent of the
Burlington, will spend the holidays with his
parents In the East. On his journey hitler.
which will be commenced within day or
so, he will be accompanied by C. l.. Gage.
Contracting Freight Agent for the same
line.
Sam Miller, agent of the Yosemite lines,
VIII leave tomorrow for a trip to Portland
and Seattle.
Freight Agent Smurr of the Southern Pa
chic Company arrived yesterday from Chi
cago.