The morning call., 1890-08-09
There will still remain nearly 5000 feet to
build before the foot of Van Ness avenue
is rnaahad
ALONG THE RAIL.
First Annual Report Of the DOna.
hue Road.

The first annual report of the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Railway Company
was issued yesterday. The Directors are
as follows: John F. Burgin, Samuel G.
Murphy, George w. Prescott, Philip n. Lii
ienthal, Scion Pattee, Alfred L. Seligman,
Louis Sloss Jr., all of San Francisco. The
officers are: John F. Burgin, President;
Philip n. Lilienthal, Vice-President; Henry
c. Whiting, General Manager; Thomas
Mellersh, Secretary and Auditor; E. S.
Lippett General Counsel; Charles F. Han
lon, Special Attorney and Tax Commits
sioner; Peter j. McGlynn. General Pas
senger and Ticket Agent; w. II. Mention,
General Freight and Baggage Agent; w.
G. CoIbaley, Superintendent; Frank Is.
Zoob, Chief Engineer; E. Reynolds, Master
Mechanic. The main line extends from
Point Tiburon to Ukiah, distance of 1o6
miles, and with four branches makes to-
tai mileage Of 1878.
Under the head of Improvements the re-
port shows that during the year 1924, ~
tons of new 56-p0und steel rails have been
put in the main track at cost of Sl02,-
271 0S. There has also been expended tor
rolling stock, buildings, extensions, etc,
the sum of S31, 745 81 The principal eX-
tension was made from Santa Rosa to
Sebastopol, distance OF six and half
miles, at cost Of S106,254 Sc. The earn
ings of the road from March 10Th to June
80, 1859, were as follows From passen-
gers. SIPS, 742 30; freight, SSl, 313 81; mail
service, 1882 so; expressage, S4725 80; mis-
cellaneOus, SHIPS 40; total, 500 263 90. The
operating expenses for the same period
were: For conducting transportation, S62,-
ISL 20; motive power, SIS, 400; maintenance
of cars, S365S 10; maintenance of way,
S27, 1868 IS; general expenses, S199l5 60;
total, S142,3 AZ leaving as a net earning
for that period, S77,S S4 03. The gross earn
ings for the year ending June 30, 1889,
were S755, 295 6S and the total operating ex-
| penSeS for the same period SOL, 7S3 2S VI
the rolling stock the report says:
There have been added to tue equipment during
the past year three locomotives, nifty ttat-cars.
| twenty-five boxcars. six passenger-cars, three
! combination baggage and passenger cars. nine
| hand. ears six push-cars ana two hand dump
| cars. Four locomotives have undergone general
| repairs They have been furnished with fire
| box, tube-sheet and tende-tTucks, with The tires
| turned and newly painted and vanished. tii-
teen coaches and one passenger-car have been
! painted five coaches vanished, eleven box-cars,
rebuilt, aud the general repairs oil locomotives
and cars have been bept up 10 the standard.
George w. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent of the Pennsylvania lines, has
written to James Horsburgh Jr., Assistant
| General Passenger and Ticket Agent of the
Southern Pacific, notifying him that during
the months of January, February ana
| March the Pennsylvania Company Will run
through special trains from New York 10
| San Francisco and return at reduced rates.
| The trains will make fast time and be fitted
up in style, similar TO the excursion trains
of the company, which for some time it has
been running to the Southern States from
Boston and New York, giving tourists an
opportunity to visit the southern battle
fields.
The local ticket agents stoutly maintain
that there has been no violation OF the
agreement of April 30th, and declare that
the story was started by the pennsylvania
and another line. who have not been re-
ceiying their share OF the travel for the
past two or three months The Chicago
and Alton people deny that they have
broken the agreement, or been Instructed
to withdraw.
John L. Truslow, General Agent of the
Santa Fe system ut Santa Barbara, is in
the city. He was formerly agent of the
company in the city before all the offices
were consolidated under General Agent
Bissell. He does not speak with much con-
fdence Of the possible success OF the pres
ent movement 10 secure the completion Of
the coast line 10 Santa Barbara.
L. 7. Farmer. formerly Of this city, but
for three years General Passenger Agent OF
the Pennsylvania road, with headquarters
in New York City, has resigned 10 accept
the Guardianship of the Trunk Line Com
mittee. In this capacity ne Will succeed l..
Little, who becomes General Manager of
tile New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has
decided that the AtchisOn, Topeka and
Santa Fe cannot charge more to San Ber-
nardinO from Eastern points than to Los
Angeles
Tie Executive Committee of three dele
gates from each county to the Coast Rail-
way Convention will meet at the Hotel
Vendome, San Jose, to-day
The total fruit and getable shipments
fro, tn fpr No nd
July amounted to 10, 500, 600 pounds.
A. c. BasSetr, Superintendent Coast Di-
vision Southern Pacific, left yesterday Tor
Los Angeles.
General Agent W. T. Allen of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul has gone to
Reno, New, on a vacation.
W. Ii. Mention of the Donahue road is at
TTkiah