The morning call., 1891-08-08
ALONG THE RAIL.
Transfer Of Headquarters From
Tulare to Fresno.

The work of erecting new buildings at
Fresno, preparatory to aremOval of division
headquarters from Tulare TO the latter
place, is we'll under way now; and within
the next two months the transfer will in all
probability have been accomplished. Sew
eral hundred men, engineers, iremen.
brakemen, conductors, machnists and
laborers, will be compelled to change their
respective places Of residence, and to make
homes for their families at the new rem
devious. Perhaps by the time they have
an acre of green earth paid for, and a cot
tage erected thereon, the company will
issue an order removing the headquarters
again TO Tulare, or some other point in the
valley. A very large number of employees
purchased property at Tulare, believing
that the change now being made would
never occur, and consequently there is
deal of grumbling, not only from the men
employed in the train service, mach.ne-
shop, etc, but from the citizens generally,
who all realize that the change means two
for Fresno and one for Tulare.
But this does not wrong Fresno. The
Southern Pacific Company will spend n
good round sum there within the next two
months, and work incident to the con-
templated transfer is already under way. A
round-h0uSe to accommodate twenty en-
RlHtS Is DEIUR pun up, anu sluG-lldChS anu
turn tables being built at necessary points.
This building Will be of brick and iron, and
the site decided upon is to the north and
west of the present station. Several other
buildings will also be erected necessary for
the extensive business. which has to be done
at q division terminal point 1t has not
been decided yet whether the machine
works will be entirely removed with the
other branches or not. 1t is certain, how
ever, that large part of this class of work
will be performed at Fresno.
The Southern Pacific Company is relay
ing twelve miles of track on the California
Pacific division, between Suisun ard Sac
ramento, with seyenty-siX pound steel rails.
The old rails will be used on some of the
valley lines, where heavy engines are not
necessary. The steel rails used in this re-
construction are tho heaviest in use any
where this side of the Missouri River, though
many of the Atlantic roads have within the
past three years replaced the old iron rail
with the more durable article, and on the
New York Central there are many miles Of
rail which will 60 over eighty pounds to the
yard.
c. W. Colby has been appointed contract
ing freight agent of the Rio Grande Western
with headquarters in this city. Mr.. Colby
was formerly connected with the Southern
California Railroad Company, and was also
with the Union Pacific for number OF
years.
Sam Miller, the tourist agent reports that
at least 1000 tourists have gone from here to
the Yosemite this season. The travel has
been good from the outset until within
day or two. The water in the valley in the
falls is still good, there being snow in the
mountains in considerable quantities.
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern
Pacific is absent on an inspection trip over
the lines in Oregon.
w. ii. HOlabird of the Santa Fe at Chi
cago arrived here yesterday.