The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-04
ALONG THE RAIL.
The Farmers Alliance Interested
in Grain Shipments.

The State Railway Commission met yes
terday with all members present. c. d.
Wright, attorney for the Santa Cruz lum-
bermen, was on hand with communication
asking for a postponement of the case,
which was granted. In this matter the COM
plainauts ask for reduction of rates on
lumber between Boulder Greek and San
Jose.
A communication was next read from j.
II. Miller of Latrobe, Ell Dorado County,
who, speaking for the cattle men of his sec
ton, asked for a lower rate ON live stock
shipments and better facilities for loading
the stock. He argued that the total ship
ments this season from FL Dorado County to
San Francisco will be 9Si0. 1--WE have lost
the San Francisco Market" wrote Mr.. Mil
Ter, "for the reason buyers say they have no
means of shipping Reason will tell every
man of business that if facilities were
as they should be, many of these people
would feed cattle for the winter markets.
My reasons for sending the inclosed list is to
offset the letters sent in by agents, stating
that they have never shipped carload of
live stock from this section. Ii Is impossible
to ship Wild stock on this road, unless the
shipper ties and packs them on the carS-ln
other words, the company has made such
shipments prohibitory." The communica-
t0a was placed on file and the matter will
be investigated
Andrew Nelson, W. H. Tuley, Frank D.
Thompson, James b. Anthony and o.
O'Neil, comprising the Board of Directors
of the Farmers Alliance of Paso Robes,
filed com plant concerning grain shipments
from that point The grain men ask fer
better warehouse facilities and the Commits
sionerS decided to hold meeting at Paso
Robes on the 9th for the purpose of inveSti-
eating the situation.
A notice was received from the passenger
department of the Southern Pacific giving
the recently established passenger rates on
the new Avon branch as follows:
Between San Francisco and nooSston .........sl 46
Between san Francisco and Walnut Creek. l 80
Between San Francisco and Hemme. =. ....... l 55
Between San Francisco and Danviiie. ! 60
Between san Francisco and San Ramon ....... l IS
St Louis will have q union depot, which.
when completed, viii be one of the largest
railroad stations in the world. 1t will be
erected on Market street, between
Eighteenth and Twentieth, will be nearly
1908 feet long and 600 feet wide and accom-
modate thirty trains standing side by side
The building will stand back forty feet from
Market street. admitting of inclined ap-
proacheS to the two levels of the building rs
substitutes for stalrways. Gray granite Is
specified for the two main stories and fawn-
colored Pompeiian bricks with stone trim
mings for the upper stories, with roofs of
vitrifed Spanish tiles. \ tower 300 feet in
height will ornament the northeast corner
OIL tne Dul!ulng. Inc ground Will De cleared
in about six months and the work of con-
structi0n begun. Contracts will be let at
once, with the stipulation that the train
sheds and platforms, ticket offices and wait
ing-rOoms and all departments for the ac-
cOmmodation of the public will be ready for
use in time for the rush during the Worlds
Fair season in 1898
The case of the United States VS.. McCabe,
for selling railroad ticket to a Chnaman
and another to Chinese woman without
requirl ng them to SHOW the certificates pro-
Vided by the Labor Commission was to
have come up yesterday before United
States Commissioner Sawyer, but Attorney
General Hart was not ready to proceed. and
the case was dOcketed for next Monday.
The c0nstitutionality of the law viii be
attacked.
c. Il. White an old-time ticket agent of
the Southern Pacific at Los Angeles, is in
the CITY Oh 4 brief vacation.
II. j. Small, Superintendent of motive
power and machinery for the Southern Pa
cifc at Sacramento, is in the city.
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern
Pacific and party arrived last evening from
Ogden.
James Patterson of the Chicago and Nor tn
western left for the North last evening.
e. W. Luce of the Texas Pacific left yes
terday for business trip to Nevada
t. Croker and party returned last even
ing from an outing near Truckee.