Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-18
RAILWAY NEWS.
THE RETURN OF GENERAL MAN
AGER X. H. WADE.
He Says that Business is Improving-Del-
egates to the Coast Line Convention.
Mr.. Polk and the Motor Line.

General Manager X. H. Wade, of the
Southern California, has returned from
Chicago. He was at his desk yesterday,
hard at work on accumulated business.
He said in answer to questions that no
matters which could interest the public
were brought out in his trip. He ad-
mitted that he had heard some talk
about the extension to San Francisco,
but to his knowledge nothing definite
had been decided upon. As to the
possible extension of the Jurisdiction of
the Southern California over the Allan
tic and Pacific lines, Mr.. Wade thought
there was nothing in that. The officers
OF the company had been chosen for the
coming year, and they had been chosen
after the purchase OF the Frisco line,
together with interest in the Atlantic
and Pacific, had taken place. Mr. Wade
had heard nothing about the removal of
the offices from Albuquerque to Los An
geles. He was not inclined to think
that it would come about.
Business is very good in the east and
seems likely to grow even better next
year. We have no cause to complain of
our share. The train on which came
out was well filled with overland pas
sengers, which is unusual for this season
Of the year. Our freight business is
good both ways"
The coast line railway convention
which is to take place at San Jose on
the 23rd, will have the following repre-
sentatives from this city: Captain A.
w. Barrett, Councilman Wirsching,
Assistant City Attorney w. E. Dunn,
i
Lewis. These gentlemen were APP
pointed recently by the chamber Of
commerce. They departed last evening
for San Jose.
The Santa Fes fruit special of yester-
day was made up of four cars of oranges,
three of cabbages and six of potatoes.
The following excursionists arrived
yesterday from Boston, New York and
points east, via the Santa Fe route: R.
G. Alexander and family, OF New Al
bany; A. j. DeBerry, of Kansas City;
Charles Warren, of Baltimore; Lizzie
Garmond, of st. Louis; George Parks
and family, of Boston; Mrs. L. w.
Steele, Mrs. B. Bunthone, Mrs. S. H.
Sandford, of Boston; w. M. Osborne, of
Archer, of Kansas City Mrs. L. G.
Blume, of St. Louis; o. ii. Wishard, of
Topeka; Mrs. M. E. Runkle and family,
of Galesbulg Mrs. M. Wolfskill, of st.
Louis; Charles Leonard, of Boston; B.
Johnson, of Bushnell; +. f. Parker and
family, of Toronto; Mis-. l.. Mastick, of
indianapolis; Miss G. Meredith, of Buf-
falo; T. G. Carmany and family, of
Washington, D. G.
|. K. Polk, who was appointed re-
ceiver short time ago for a motor road
running out of San Bernardino, found it
necessary to bring about very unique
reform in the matter of its pay roll. He
reduced the force in this fashion: Find
ing one of the officers who he thought
was very capable man, he discharged
the superintendent and gave this man
his work to do in addition to what he
was already engaged upon. Next the
auditors head went off, and the duties
of his office fell to the new superin-
tendent. The chief clerk was found to
be superfuity, and his work was turned
over to the superintendent-audi
Whetting his knife afresh, Mr.. Polk
tackled the station agent, and after his
discharge the superintendent-aud
chief clerk managed to take care of his
work. The next man to go was the train
master, and a new title was added to the
above list for the railroad Pooh-bah.
Finding that the section boss had very
little to do, Mr. Polk dispensed with
him, and this left the one remaining
officer bearing the dignities and trans
acting the business OF the original six.
Mr.. Polk thinks that by continuing this
process little further he may get the
road on a paying basis.