The morning call., 1891-06-27
ALONG THE RAIL.
Annual Report of the Atlantic
and Pacific.

The annual report of the Atlantic and Pa
cifc Railroad Company was fled with the
Railroad Commission yesterday. In long
Introduction c. Hazeldine. the cOmpany's
general attorney, takes the trouble TO III
form the Commissioners that the corpora
ton viii b be represents is one Of Federal
agency, and in no sense bound to submit to
the local board report Of operations, be-
cause one is annually forwarded TO the Sec
Tetary Of the Interior at Washington. a re-
UOrt IS furnished the board merely to assist
tie members in the performance Of their
duties. The. company was organized in
1866, and the present officers are as follows:
George {. Magoun, Chairman Board of Di-
rectOrs; Allen Marvel, President; j. W.
Remnant, A. A. Robinson and a. D.
Springer, Presidents; II. ". Gardner,
Secretary; D. 3. Robinson, General Man
ageT, Western Division; I. White, Traffic
Manager; W. a. Bissel, General Passenger
Agent; c. H. SpeeTs, Passenger Agent.
During the year S2S65 has been expended
Oh construction and S46, 500 on equipment
The total equipment Is now valued at
S5,546,C78. The total cost of the road to
December 31st was SO, 49, 057. The revenue
from passenger earnings was S23 2l5, 08S,
and the freight earnings reached S56,974 942.
Tie number Of passengers carried one mile
was 9,1C4, 501, and the number OF tons Of
freight carried one mile 48 ga, S31. The
company employed during the year Glib men
and paid them S431, 227. 1t operates 243
miles Of single track, has twenty passenger
ears (953 feet and twenty-SiX f1at-carS. Dur
ing the year there were eleven accidents in
which three people were killed and eight
injured.
The fight between the raisin- producers Of
this Coast ard tie tTanscOntinental lines IS
waxing bitter. At a recent meeting of the
Taisin people Of Fresno County the follow
Ing resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. A committee OF Tsisin-grOwers
having been appointed by the raisiu-pTOducers
OF Fresno fOf Tie purpose Of procuring educ
tion ga freight rates on tie product; aud whereas,
after earnest effort on The pant OF THIS COM
mitJee IL las been able to secure reduction Of
only bve cents Ter one hundred pounds; and
whereas, We regard IL as great hardship aud
an unjust discrimination against our industry;
therefore Is Is by this meeting
ResOtUed, That a mass-meeling OF The raisin-
producers Of Fresno County be held on Wednes-
day, july Isl, fOr The purpose Of taking further
Steps 10 secure tie desired reduction. and II
necessary 10 bring the matter before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The Southern Pacific Company is engaged
in establishing camp al Shasta Mineral
Springs, between Mott and DunSmuir, for
the accommodation Of pieasuTe-seekers, and
after July 1st special excursions will be run
10 this point Over 100 tents viii be put NJ
for boarders, besides a large dinine-tent
This locality is a delightful retreat during
the hot summer days. the entire country
containing beautiful streams Of clear, cold
water, with cataracts and falls along the
mountain sides, and groves Of trees and
shIubbery in prOfusiCn 10 add TO the enjoy
ment Of the greatest comfort. Above the
spring are bridges and walks, SO that parties
can ascend from the railroad track in the
canyon to the table lands on hills above.
J.. A. HOlbrooke, General Agent Of the
Chicago and Northwestern, is ruStlcatiDg at
Klamath Hot Springs.
James Patterson, Contracting Freight
Agent Of the Chicago and Northwestern,
lett yesterday for the north.
Messrs. Croker Towne and Fillmore left
on Thursday evening for an inspection Of
the coast division.
Division Superintendent Muir OF the
Southern Pacific. at Yuma, is in the city.
g. Is. Wright. Superintendent of the
Southern Pacific at Sacramento, is in the
city.
w. 81. Snedaker Of the Denver aud Rio
GTande Western has gone south.
Potatoes are being moved eastward In
great quantities.