The morning call., 1890-07-12
ALONG THE RAIL.
Surveyors Looking for an Easier
Route to Oregon.

In regard to the Press dispatch of few
days since that the porters in the employ of
the Pullman Palace Car Company were
about to strike for higher wages, J. p.
Meehan, Division Superintendent of the
aforementioned company, said yesterday:
"There is absolutely nothing in the re-
port. 1t has no foundation whatever, and
seems to have all come from an interview
with one Of our porters, who, in all prob
ability, is discharged employe, and for
this reason wanted to intimate that he ex-
pressed the sentiment of large number of
men.
at would be strange, indeed, if among
such an army of men as we employ, no
fault finders could be found, and induced
to say something untruthful about the COM
pany. There are 'kickers' and 'kickers,'
but to say that these few voice general
sentiment among their co-workers is to
exaggerate. A more contented lot OF men
cannot be found, and If this needs any
proof | can point out many porterS who
have been in the service of this company
for over twenty years.
They receive wages amounting to from
SIS to S65 per month, and, considering the
fact that this Is unSkilled labor, L think that
the majority regard these wages as ample
remuneration for the services rendered.
The men are compelled by rule of the
company to provide themselves with uni
forms. If this were not so, they would
take little pride in keeping themselves
tidy. We have tried furnishing uniforms,
and have found that it would not work.
cit is all bOSh to talk about the travelling
public having TO pay more for sleeping-car
service than is charged at the office. Our
porters are not beggars hanging on the
charity of passengers. Every porter in the
service knows that to ask passenger for
immaIiota dismissal and
they know also that this rule is not dead
letter, but, on the contrary, is strictly en-
forced upon all occasions"
The latest news in the railway survey
line is the ordering Of Southern Pacific
engineering force to point on the Cali
fornia and Oregon road, near Roseburg,
under instructions to prospect eastward in
the Cascade range, looking for an easier
route for the main line to Oregon. Mr.
Huntington, on his recent inspection tour,
was impressed with the necessity of an
easier and less expensive route, which the
rapidly developing country through which
it runs will probably make the principal
highway between California and the North
west To carry out these ideas of another
line the present survey has been ordered
and commenced. 1t is said the survey will
be pushed toward Mount Thielsen, Doug
lass County, thence southerly into Modoc
County, and from then following the course
of the Fall River to point on the main line
near Reddlng.
In the new time-card for the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Railway, which will
take effect Tomorrow, the following
changes are noticed: a regular Sunday
excursion train for Santa Rosa and way
stations will leave San Francisco at 9:30
A. NJ, arriving at Santa Rosa at 1855, re-
turning leave Santa Rosa at $3.50 p. NJ, ar
irving i'll San Francisco at Cos P. NJ. The
daily passenger train from Ukiah now leay-
ing at % p. NJ, by the new schedule Will
return at :05 p. VI.
The 100 tons Of tea brought into port on
the Gaelic Will be sent East by three special
trains Of thirty cars each. The last train
load will leave tonight.
Land Agent Mills and General Solicitor
Raymond of the Southern Pacific Company
are expected home on Monday.
The Railroad Commissioners held meet
ing yesterday, but nothing butroutne bust
ness,was transacted.
c. Epson, an attorney for the Atlantic
and Pacific at Houston, Tex, was in town
yesterday, en- route TO Alaska.
a. }. Hechtman, General Agent of the
Union Pacific at Los Angeles, arrived in
town yesterday.
Z. A. Holbrook, General Traffic Mana
ger of the Northwestern, left yesterday for
Los Angeles.
Fred Croker will leave tomorrow for
weeks sojourn at Yosemite.