The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-06
ALONG THE RAIL.
The State Board of Commission.
ers Organized.
Few Complaints Considered : Summary Of
the Annual Report-Land Sales of
the Southern Pacific

The outgoing Board OF Railroad Commission.
ers met yesterday at IL o'clock, and after tuIn-
Ing the official records over 10 the new board,
adjourned sine die. Tile recently elected Com
missioners then proceeded TO organize. There
were present. William Beckman of the First
District j. NJ. Litchfeld of the Second and j.
w. Rea OF the Third.
Mr.. Beckman was chosen to preside temporar-
lily. and subsequently Commissioner Kea was
elected President of the board. James f. Kelly,
the incumbent, was reelected Secretary of the
board by reclamation, and Charles II. Eldred
who served tie retiring board as baff, was by
ballot, chosen for another term, with Franklin
ii. Lombard as stenographer.
President Rea In short address explained the
system pursued by The former board relative to
tie adjustment OF matters in tie form OF com.
plants, etc. Tie subject of alleged inefficient
train service between Poso and Bakersfield a
co mplaint which the other board received too
late for action, was taken up and discussed al
length. but nothing definite can be done until a
thorough investigation is made In order that
justice may be done IN the matter The Commits
slonerS Will visit The valley at no distant day.
NO CAUSE OF COMPLAINT.
Another recent complaint was The Allen CON-
mutation ticket affair. slight investigation OF
this matter convinced the board that Allen had
no just cause Of complaint against the Southern
Pacific Company, having agreed to The condl
tons OF his ticket by signing The same. slight
in ves,igalion was also made Of the case Of a
shipper fIom the San Joaquin Valley named
Waters, WHO charged Ihe Southern Pacific Com
Fany with eNtortlOn In leYying an excessive rate
on a carload Of horses hauled from Nacayllte 10
Los Angeles Secretary Kelly was instructed 10
cite the complainant TO appear before the board
at its next meeting.
A commun cation was read from General
Passenger Agent I. IL. Goodman Of lie Southern
racine Company, dated December goth. stating
that the company would, after December 30lh,
discontinue The sale OF ten days excursion
tickets to stations in Southern California, south
OF MOjave and Santa Barbara.
On motion OF Commissioner Beckman the Sec
rotary was Instructed 10 make arrangements for
moving tie office of the commission 10 the cor
ner OF Maj ket and hearny streets. the transfer
10 be made not later than February 1st
a SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS.
Owing TO the neglect OF several railroad com
panies In the Stale to forward their annual re .
ports 10 The Board OF Railroad Commissioners, as
leqnii ed by law, Secretary Kelly has been unable
10 issue his annual report in its usual FORM He
has. however, prepared 4 summary of railroad
affairs Within the Stale for The past year, from
which Tie following inlormationis taken:
Returns have Leen received by the commission
for the year 1889 from twenly-siX corporations
dong business in the State OF California. hey
are: The Southern Pacific Company Central Pa
cfc Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company Of California, California Pacific
Railroad Company, Northern Railway Company,
California Genital Railway Company, South Pa
chic Coast Railway Company California South
ern Railway Company, Southern California Rail
way Company, Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company, San Francisco and North Pacific Rail
road Company, Carson and Colorado Railroad
Company, North Pacific Coast Railway Company
Pacnc Coast Railway COMPANY, Los Angeles and
Pacific KIilIo DAD Company, Nevada and California
Railroad Company, Eel River and Eureka Rail-
road Company. Nevada County Narrow-gauge
Company, National Cy aud Oiay railroad Com
paDy, Northern .lifornia Railroad Company,
SonOma Valley Railroad Company, COlusa aud
La e Railroad Company, Arcata ana Mad River
Railroad Company. Nlsaa Railroad Company.
Nisalia and TuaIe Railroad Company Redoudo
Railway Com ANY.
Tie total mileage of roads in the State up to
December 81, 1889, is 4lS77+ miles, The
total Indebtedness of rep0rliug corporations up
TO the same dale was S199 934. l 3 76 classi-
fed as follows: Funded debt. Sl6o.604 72o;
1874, l43 &c.
EMPLOYEES AND ROLLING STOCK.
:. The total number of employees now engaged by
the several railroad corporations doing business
crease OF 6S. The Southern Pacific Company re-
duced It's force from 1854 In 1883 10 14l3I In
1889, decrease OF 1928.
In 1889 there were operated by the various
companies $50 locomotives an increase over last
year OF 33. There were 1898 passengercars
and 94SS freIght-cars In operation a large in
crease over last year. Tie largest Increase,
however, was IN fruit-cars. The number ope
laied last year was S642 an increase oVel the
There are 1879 railroad stations In the State
an increase OF 2S7 over last year, and the rail-
which shows decrease OF 66,295 tons.
The casualties Tor the year aud causes OF saue
were as lciiONS.
Collisions: 1sS9-Total SO. injured "a, killed
- t5Ss11ursd Los killed ia 1ssanieia: ee
jured So Killed 4 1SSS-injured 80, killed 6;
lSS7-iniured 163, killed 2. Coupling cars:
lsS9-Total ia, injured III, killed 3; 1888
injured lS9. Killed Z; 1SS7-killed 49, Grade
crossings 1SS9-Total %, injured II, killed 6 ;
19SS-iniured l6, killed 8; 18ST-ininred 8,
jured Az, killed 3d. 18sS-lniured 496, killed
l41; 1SSz-injuTed 315, Killed 10Y. Totals:
1SS9-752, injured GA. Killed 10S; 1SSS-in-
jured 63S, Killed IFS; 1SS7-injured 500, killed
i23.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND SALES.
The monthly report of The Land Agent for the
Southern Pacific Company shows that for the
month of December 7,643.59 acres of the re-
Gently opened Fresno tract were sold for tie sum
OF $9l ,403 %. The tract originally contained
100000 acres Of fine agricultural land and In the
short period Of two months something like 6O,-
600 acres have been disposed OF. The land sales
Of the company for December, 1889. amounted
to s3126 "a, the price Obtained for 1250.74
acres.
A telegram from an authentic source received
here yesterday, states that radical reduction In
salaries is impending IN the entire Union Pacific
Michael Welsh of the Texas Pacific has re-
turned from three weeks vacation, and re-
sumcd bis duties in the Passenger Department
OF that line
A Judson excursion Will leave to-day for
Boston and Eastern points over the Texas Pacific
With full complement OF passengers.
c. Il. Albcrger, Travelling Passenger Agent OF
the Rio Grsnde Western, has returned from
Southern California.
Amos Burr, Travelling Passenger Agent of the
Vanderbilt lines, left yesterday for u trip to
Southern California.
d. L. Blair, Travelling Passenger Agent of the
Santa re, arrived here yesterday from the north.
Frank High Of the Chicago aud Alton has gone
sOutl for his health