The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-22
ALONG THE RAIL,
The Reported Sale of the Dona-
hue Road UncOnfirmed.

The officials OF the Eastern roads are making
things exceedingly interesting for the travelling
public. Instead OF fixlng up rate agreement
and declaring peace. they are daily ndugng in
the rather expensive pastine Of rate-cutting and
every indication points 10 long and bitter war;
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road has
made another reduction In the rate from st.
Paul TO Chicago, making the fare between those
two points So. the same rate TO apply on return
tickets. The Chicago and Northwestern is now
quoting a S3S rate from Chicago to San Fran
cisco. Heretofore the rate has been Sal but the
Northwestern has made break, which must
OF necessity be followed by The other lines
Dispatches were received yesterday that Selig-
man a. Co., bankers of New York CITY, had trans.
ferred their stock in The San francisco aud
North Pacific Railway TO the AtcDson, Topeka
and Santa Fe Directors This report was not
confirmed by those who would naturally be inter
esIed in such deal, and had any such transfer
taken place would be The trst To he ADVISED Mir
Seligman OF Sehgm q Co., who are the Pacific
Coast agents of The New York firm, denied any
knowledge OF such transactions. Mr. Blssell,
Pacific Coast agent OF the Santa fe, had received
no advice regarding the reported sale aud Presi-
dent Burgin of he San Francisco and North Pa.
ciic was as much iu the dark relative TO tile
transfer as the others.
i hat mysterious party OF surveyors of which
so much has been said and written, and whose
operations III Contra Costa County havo caused a
futter III railroad circles, has, III the course OF
It's labOrs, reached Walnut Grove. The survey
ors are now heading for Antioch. which is the
terminus OF the Anlloch and San Joaquin Val
ley Ralload Rumor has paid this party from
the treasury of nearly every rail- Dad company
in existence, and now has them in the employ Of
the Union Pacific.
The EaSt-sde Railroad, running from Fresno
10 POsO, and there connecting with the main line
of the Southern Pacific will this year handle all
the wheat shipments OF the country through
which Ii runs. Heretofore these shipments
which are quite extensive, have been hauled by
teams 10 tue stations along the main line,
with sometimes delay aud always more
or less Inconvenience 10 The shippers.
Travel 10 Yosemite Valley is reported heavier
than ever before. In past seasons this travel
was made up principally OF Eastern visitors, but
owing TO the unusual winter which has had the
elect OF swelling The many falls in which the
valley abounds, many CafOrnians are Journey
Ing thitler Tor The purpose Of seeing Yosemite at
its grandest.
Mr.. SpawIe of the Southern Pacific received
telegram Tuesday that the hrst carload OF new
wheat Tor this season had been started from
Peso. The shipments this year will be unusually
heavy.
John Ward, Assistant Superintendent OF Con-
slructOn for the Pacific improvement Company,
arrived In town yesterday from Texas.
Charles Kennedy. General Agent Of the Rock
Island road, with headquarters al Portland, Is
In town.
Owing 10 right way troubles, work on the
Oakdale extension has been discontinued.