Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAIL.
A Baseless story About the Cross
Road-Other Matters.


ROad-Other Matters.
Yesterday morning the Tribune con-
tanned an article nearly column long
purporting to give an interview with the
stereotyped well-informed gentleman"
who is made to state that the Union Pa
cific. has made all arrangements to pur-
chase the Gross road to Pasadena. With
some of that ''corroborative detail" which
is supposed to give ''artistic versimili-
tude to an otherwise bald and uncon-
vincing narrative" the interview states
that the papers have been drawn and the
transfer will be made next Monday.
Careful search made in the matter yes
terdsy and an examination of everyone
who could have authoritative informa-
ton about the respective roads revealed
the fact that the story is absolutely base
less. The representatives of the Union
Pacific in this city declared the story to
be untrue and absurd.
Captain John Gross, the president and
principal owner of the road which it was
alleged would be sold, was seen yester-
day afternoon by reporter of this
paper.
'You may say for me," he remarked
very emphatically, "thst there is not a
shadow of truth in the statement. 1t is
as silly as it is untrue. am at loss to
imagine who could have made such a
statement. I have never had any nego.
tiations with anybody connected with the
Union Pacific looking to q sale of the
road, nor has anybody else. l don't
wish to sell the road, and have never
made an attempt to do so."
care you in position to know OF all
negotiations that might be made in the
matter?"
Certainly; and know the whole
story to be false and absurd. l shall ask
the paper publishing it to retract the
statement"
The famous Patti train passed through
the city yesterday on it's way from
the City of Mexico to San Fran
cisco. 1t stopped for half an hour
at the San Fernando-street depot Tor
water and provisions, and many OF the
occupants came out TO get breakfast.
The train consists of twelve cars four
sleepers, two tourist cars, occupied by
the chorus and servants, four baggage
cars day coach, and the "Adelina
Patti" the prima donna's private car.
Patti did not make herself visable, but
such members of the company as ap-
psared looked remarkably weary and
travel stained.
Manager Wade, of the Southern Cali
fornia railway, returned yesterday from
San Diego. He reports that the people
in that city are much exercised in mind
over several new railways which they
expect to see enter their territory very
soon.
General Traffic Manager Miller, of the
Union Pacific, will arrive in this city to-
day.
Arizona went north on the Southern Pa
cifc to San Francisco yesterday.
The last monthly statement of the
during December II, ,124,310 pounds of
ern Pacific lines. The total overland
shipments east from California during
1889 by the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe
including all the overland transportation
total shipments for 1888 were 497 ,074,-
20S pounds. Five years ago the total
yearly shipments of freight east by the
oVeIlaHu luts were AI5,ooo,ooU puuuue, |
which shows gain of 175 per cent. in |
overland shipments during five years.
During last year 290:962. 750 pounds of
freight were sent east from San Fran
cisco by overland lines. The totals, in
round numbers, for other important ship
ping points are as follows: San Jose,
AZ, SOC, 900 pounds; Los Angeles, As $780,
0O0 Cotton, 29,500,000 Stockton, 49,
500, 600; Marysville, 1000, 900; Oakland,
200 600