The morning call., 1891-10-27
ALONG THE RAIL.
A New Station Building for the
Canadian Pacific.
A Farmer From Southern California Trying
Hard to Find e Member Of the State
Railroad Commission.

Work has been commenced on the new
station building of the Canadian Pacific at
Vancouver, the Pacific terminus of this road.
The building will be 1877 feet in length from
east to west, running parallel with the
track. The elevation of the main building
fronting the harbor will be four stories.
The frontage on Cordova street, facing
Granville. will be two stories and 40 feet
high. On the ground floor will be located
the waiting, ticket. baggage and other
rooms; OF the next the offices of the Assis-
tant Superintendent, Mr.. William DOwnie.
and others in connection with the operating
department.
On the first floor, entering from Granville
street, will be the offices of Mr.. Abbott. the
General Superintendent of the Pacific Divi-
sion, of the land department. the city tele-
graph office and others. The second floor
OIL the Granville side will also be used as
offices. The width of the main building
will be 63 feet, the addition to which Will
be the tower which will project % feet
inches; its width being 50 feet by 80 feet
inches from front to rear.
WHAT ARE THEY FOR?
The Railroad Commission did not meet
yesterday. Ii ii is convenient for the nom
resident members to be in town ON Monday
and for Commissioner Litchfield to leave
bis business, there will be meeting at that
time, otherwise those who have complaints
under consideration will wait. There is
loud wall AGAINST the board frOm several
quarters, and If it continues to wax strong
may be heard in the next Legislature.
This commission costs the State over
$4,000 per year said prominent citizen
Of Southern California yesterday as he
paced restlessly up and down before the
Office, and what do they do? WHAT can
they do ?"
On the Office door was little slip of paper
bearing the legend: I" Be back in twenty
minutes" The farmer kept his eye on this
as lie walked, and grew excited.
II came here three days ago." he con-
tinued, to file a complaint, but can never
find any one in. The law provides that it
shall be kept open every day in the year,
legal holidays and nOn-judicial days eX-
cepted. The commission is needless
expense tn the State, but, while l help TO
pay for it, | want TO give the members
something to do. l 5 all file my complaint
if stay in San Francisco all winter"
NEW TINE CARD.
By new time card for the Coast Division
OF the Southern Pacific, which will 90 into
effect on November lst, several important
changes are noticed. An early train will
be run for the Stanford University students,
and new train put on for the winter.
called the Del Monte Express. Other
changes are as follows
The 1880 \. NJ. train for Menio, San Jose and
Amaden viii leave At Z.
The 1880 A NJ. San Jose train Will leave al
1887
The $3.50 afternoon express tor Monterey,
known the limited. will be taken off aud IN It's
place Is a Though train al 2:3U, making lie
usual connections
AT $3.50 Z. NJ. daily there Will be n train for San
Jose aud way stations. The 30 MenlO Park
tain viii leave al 4:l5. he >: 90 San jose
train will leave at 5:l5. The $50 MEMO train
viii continue as at present, as VIII the reEul +
through train at $50 for HOLSTER and Santa
Margarlta.
Tie Del Monte express Will leave Monterey
daily al A. NJ, instead OF G;02 as at present,
arriving here about II O'clock.
NOTES ALONG THE LINE.
General Agent Hitchcock of the Union
Pacific has returned from a trip to Chicago.
He saws that tie roadbed of the u p. has
been put in sp endid condition for winter
traffic, which will be unusually heavy.
1t is rumored that the Chicago and North
western will soon commence work on an eX-
tension from Casper, Wyo., the present
western terminus, 10 Og1en. a distance Of
800 miles.
c. II. Duffy, formerly Of the Union Pa
cifc, has been appointed City Passenger
Agent of the Delaware, LacAawanna and
Western in this city.
+. A. KNAPP. City Passenger Agent of the
Erie at Buffalo, is visiting friends in this
city.