The morning call., 1891-01-14
ALONG THE RAIL.
The Passenger Agents Meeting
Must Be Postponed.
construction in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Residents Demand. an Inquiry Bust
ness in Excursion Parties

The Convention of Passenger Agents in
this city set down for tomorrow will IN
douotedly be postponed. though no announce
lhent 10 that effect has as yet been received.
only two or three of the agents are on their
way, and even if they should all arrive as
per recent announcement, it is believed tn at
the action or non-acton of the Presidents
meeting In New York will preclude the pos
slolllty OF consideration of the matter for
which this meeting of the 18th was called.
AS published several days ago, the delibera-
tlons OF the meeting of General Passenger
agents OF the Western roads must of neces-
SHY depenu entirely upon the action and in
structions Of the Western Traffic Associa-
t'oh' Had definite announcements been
maze by this combination, thus making it
possible 10 issue instructions to General Pas
senger Agents for the San Francisco meet
ing, things might have been different. But
they nave not yet arrived at that point in
the consideration of passenger traffic when
II could be possible to instruct subordinates
IN a matter which it will be their duty 10
consider later on.
A MEETING ON FRIDAY.
AS announced by the press dispatches, the
new combination will be known as the
western Traffic Association, the affairs Of
which Will be IN the hands of au Advisory
Board, to consist of a President and one
member of the Board of Directors of each
company. The board will have power to
maintain uniform rates between competitive
points, and decide all points of common in-
terest to members OF the association. From
dispatches received yesterday AT Fourth and
townsend streets, 1t is learned that Roswell
Miller, President of the Association, has
called meeting of the Advisory Board for
friday next, in Chicago, when the roads in
tereSltd IN the combination Will decide in
"hich ASSOCIATION they wish their respective
territory placed. Under instructions from
the Advisory Board, the SIX Commissioners
elected to preside over the destnies of the
different associations - Trans Continental,
Trans Missouri, Texas, Western Freight and
western Passenger, viii investigate aud re-
potl on the expedlency OF the establishment
OF JOINT freight and passenger agencies. 1t
Will be observed that the meeting in Chi
cago Is called for the day after the date OF
the Meeting IN this city, and as the meeting
mere Will be compelled to act under instTuc-
uonS derived from the result of the Adj
Vs0Iy Board session on Friday, it is reason
able 10 suppose that a postponement will
ensue, or has been arranged, until some
denllte action has been taken by the Ad-
ylsory Board.
CONSTRUCTION IN THE NORTHWEST.
Ii the plans of railroad men are carried
out concerning construction in the North
west the year 1891 will mark an era in the
development of this section. The contract
lor the extension of tue Great Northern 10
Seattle has been let. and IA further extension
OF Tie same line from Seattle To kalma is
contemplated. The extensions in Washing
ton Of other lines are as follows: The Fair
haven and Southern will extend Its Skagit
division sixty miles; the Seattle aud North
ern has ninety miles partially graded and
more than 200 miles Of extensions projected
and surveyed, and the Oregon and Washing
ton will build from Hunts Junction to
Portland. distance of 30 miles. and TWEEN
ty-twO miles on the Grays HarbOr division.
Inc Port Townsend and Southern has fin
lshed the first section of It's line between
Port Townsend and Olympia, and will COM
plete most Of the eighty-fiye miles remaining
between these POINTS in the coming year; the
Ellenspurg and Northeastern has forty miles
In project; the Vancouver kliktat and
aklma 100 miles, and the Y Gloria, Port
Crescent and Chehalis 125 miles.
AN INVESTIGATION ASKED.
The Railroad Commissioners yesterday re-
ceived petition signed by thirty six resi-
dents Of Porterville and vicinity asking
them to make an investigation into the
causes which lead the Southern Pacific
Company to levy alleged excessive freight
rates On their Stockton and 1ulare branch.
The petition reads as follows: We, the I'M
dersigneG business men of Porterville, Cal,
and vicinity, would most respectfully petit
ton your honorable body and ask that you
Investigate and relieve us, II possible, from
the unjust discrimination in freight rates
on the Stockton and Tulare Railroad as
such rates are enormously high and mani
testify unjust to us as shippers, all of which
is respectfully submitted. and your petition
ers VIII ever pray. lSigned by Z. L. Chap
man and thirty-tiye others.
Schedules of the new freight tariff east
bound were received yesterday for distribu-
ton. The tariff viii 20 into effect on the
22d inst.
EXCURSION PARTIES.
The Phillips excursion parties are re-
ported by the local representatives of the
Chicago and Alton to be averaging well in
numbers. These parties start from Boston
and come by the Fltchburg, Central YER
mont Grand Trunk, Chicago and Alton,
Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific.
party arrives here every Tuesday and one
leaves here every Saturday. An excursion
left yesterday for New York via the South
ern Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Chicago and Alton.
The weekly excursion over the Texas
Pacific will leave to-day for the East in
charge of Excursion Agent L. A. Mills.
j. Z. Hoffstetter, agent of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Central at Kalamazoo, Mich,
Is visiting in the city.
The Stanley party left Chicago in pri-
vate car for San Francisco on Sunday even
ing.
II. A. Clifford, Cashier of the Northern
Pacific at ST. Paul, is in town.