The morning call., 1890-06-21
ALONG THE RAIL.
Ukiah and Lakeport Will Have
Railway Connection.

d. c. MacDougal, an attorney-atlaw and a
prominent citizen Of Lakeport, has been in town
for several days, booming railroad scheme.
His efforts In this direction have been rewarded
with a degree OF success wholly unexpected, and
lie will return to-day TO Lakeport the bearer Of
good news. For some time the citizens of Lake.
port have been aspiring for railroad cOmmunIca-
lion with the outside world. They have tried
various schemes TO effect The desired result, all
OF which until now have been conspicuous for
their impotency.
The San Francisco and North Pacific Coast
Railway was asked by the citizens some years
ago TO build a branch line connecting Lakeport
with either Ukiah or H0pland The late Colonel
Donahue seemed to look with favor upon the
project and caused several surveys to be made
Here the matter rested. Colonel Donabue Is
now dead, and The present management of the
road has recently Informed the citizens of a we'll
known fact, /. e., that the San Francisco and
North Pacific Coast Railway lacks financial
ability 10 build anything.
Mr.. MaeDOugal succeeded in organizing a
company Tor The purpose OF building road from
LakepOrt to Ukiah, distance of thirIy-two
miles. The line has already been surveyed and
is estimated 10 cost $720uO0 Mr.. MacDOugal
says that there is plenty OF money behind the
scheme, several San francisco capitalists being
identified in the movement. aud that There can be
no doubt OF its ultimate success.
Chief Engineer Hood OF The Southern Pacific
says thai work on the Oakdale extension is being
pushed rapidly. The contract for this work was
secured by Turton q Knox, Sacramento con
tractors. The length OF the road VIII be about
forty-f miles, connecting MERGED and Oakdale,
and IT viii be completed aud In operation before
The heavy rains.
Sgnofastrl Starr. an Italian ticket. broker do
ing business on Montgomery avenue, has fled
ihe peninsula, leaving most OF brother ticket
agents 10 mourn his loss. Ii Is said thai he has
accepted a position as general agent OF Ryes
new road in Utopia, of which John High, late Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, is general solicitor.
Barry Baldwin, President OF the San francisco
Produce Exchange, has appointed the following
delegates TO represent the city and county OF
San Francisco in the Railroad Convention TO be
held at San Jose on the 25th inst: A Gerber
ding, &. b. Stone, a. X. Briggs, IL. j. Wiley and
L. j. Parsons.
h. q. Sutton has been appointed Travelling
Freight Agent for the Burlington, with head
quarters IN this city, and j. Ii. Rucker las been
appointed Passenger gent for the same line,
with headquarters in San Jose.
Excursion travel from San Diego and the
southern portion OF the State TO SissOns. Lake
Tahoe and other summer resorts in The north IS
reported as unusually heavy
Peter McGlyun and President j. L. Bergn OF
the San francisco and North Pacific Coast Rail-
way lett last evening for New York.
General SUPERINTENDENT j. A. Fillmore and
Frederick Croker OF the Southern Pacific ar
rived last evening from their trip 10 Portland
w. ID. Sanbofn, General Agent OF the BuriBg-
ton, left yesterday Tor a weeks sojouTn III Tie
Garden City.
j. c. Judson, the overland excursion manager,
arrived II ON Los Ang eles last evening,