The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-24
ALONG THE RAIL.
Quandary of the Engineers Griey.
ance Committee.
The Difficulties Arising on the Atlantic sys.
tenn Must Be Taken E sewhere for
Adjustment.

/ Towne, also a secret session at its hall on
Bush street. Nothing definite can be learne
as to the outcome Whether they will take
their grievance to the managers of the At
lantic system for settlement, or still persist
in having the matter adjusted at Fourth and
Townsend streets is at present conun-
drum That they will eventually be COM
PEELED to adopt the former there can be no
doubt, as the officials of this system are
strong in opinion that they have M author
ity to NEEDLE with difficulties which may
arise on system over which they have no
control, especially such matters as the one
under discussion at present. Speaking of
the situation yesterday Assistant General
Superintendent Pratt said:
REVIEWING THE SITUATION.
las far as our system is concerned every
thing has been adjusted in manner alike
satisfactory t" engineers and officials. The
difficulties which remain unadjuSted belong
exclusively to the Atlantic system. We have
asked the men to look to the management of
that system for settlement, but they per-
slst in having the matter arranged at this
Office, which is entirely out of the question,
fer the simple reason that we do not even re-
ceiye reports from that system and know
nothing of the troubles of the men employed
tHC't. w utE IL Is DtctoSdTN lOI an IuNcSll-
gat!on of Atlantic affairs to be made at this
office, we must go to the trouble of sending
for the officers of that branch, and use in
the investigation their testimony concerning
the subject in question. 1t makes us a great
deal OF trouble, and only III cases of great
import are ma tiers of any kind referred to
this Office for adjustment"
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD.
A committee representing the freight
trainmen of the Santa Cruz Division mar
row gauge called yesterday at Fourth and
Townsend streets, by invitation of Mr.. Fill
more, to talk over the subject of wages. 1t
seems that in the work of the late Train
mems Grievance Committee, which accom-
pllshed so much for men on other divisions
of the system, this division was not repre-
scented, and consequently derived no benefit
from the general advance in wages The
employees here ask for the same proportion
ate advance as granted the others, and this
they were promised at the conference yes
terday.
PARK PROPERTY.
Reports thatssthe Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe is buying lots in the vicinity of
Golden Gate Park are current. The an
nouucementS, which come from a very unre-
liable source, are undoubtedly intended to
boom property in this locality. Exactly
where this great system Will have termi-
nus in the city is not known, and shrewd
guessers in railway matters are divided as
to the direction whence the road will come
Concerning the operations of this system in
the south the Antelope Times OF recent
issue says:
The town referred to in this article is Rosa
mOnd, station on The Southern Pacific. thirteen
miles below Mojare ana 339 miles south of lnis
city. The final locating survey has been made
by the corps OF engineers under George e. Cleve-
land, from Rogers TO a point between Cotton
wood Creek and Fish Creek, some thirty miles
west OF this place. The final survey has
been materially changed from the preliminary
EnpiuppF RPpT-
man. Instead of crossing the Southern Pacific
track a few hundred feet north OF the depot at
Ihs place, which is on the northwest quarter OF
Section 81, Township 8 north, Range II west,
ii crosses about 500 feet north OF the south lne
of Section lG, lying just north OF Rosamond.
PROMISE OF A NEW TOWN.
The crossing OF the Southern Pacific road is to
be made AT right angles with tile Southern Pacific
track, and instead OF going over II with the eX-
pensive deraiing stations, they go under it with
doubie-track cut, which can be accomplished
very easily aud with perfect security for all
times for both roads. Here there will Of neces-
slty be quite i town spring un, aud being a juno
tion of TWO great trdnsconttnental roads IL Will
attract the products of the valley for gr eat dis
lance. Already the prices Of town lots and Ten
acre pieces IN the vicinity OF Sch raiders vineyard
and the Junction have advanced 2Oo or 800 per
cent.
. After closing the Southern Pacific road here,
the nermanent line has been moved north 1000
feet from the first two lines run by the Beerman
corps, and runs nearly due west from The cross
lug and straight across the Crandall, Shum-
way aud Rodgers land to the land OF Charles
Wretn, Immediately south OF Willow Spriug;
thence almost straight west TO the Nashburn
place, and across the delta of Cottonwood Creek,
bearing little south until around the spur
running out III Township 8, 10 West and thence
nearly west until they reach Fish Canyon and
Castac Lake.
by this location gradual ascent Is made
from the time they leave the foot OF the hill, at
| the head of Dry Lake 1.-TWO miles east of Rosa
mond) until they arrive at the summit of the
TETON Pass. Chief Engineer Rockwell, who visits
the five different corps AT work now between this
nla nd RI Si,lI ftpp
weeks has cautioned his men to spare neither
time nor money TO get grade and easy
covers that would insure rapid and easy transit
for both freight and passenger trains. Their
demand for men and teams In the five different
corps nave absorbed every idle man and every.
thing In the shape of conveyance in this locality,
and when Tie graders Commence work the
settlers Will have employment in preference to
outsiders.
TICKET AGENTS MEETING.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Goodman of the Southern Pacific has issued
Il call for a meeting of ticket agents of East
ern lines to convene to-day at Fourth and
Townsend streets. They will try to Tx up an
agreement against rate cutting.
An excursion over the Northwestern left
yesterday with tilty-three people for New
York and Chicago.
Charles Kennedy. General Agent of the
Rock Island and Portland, is in town.