Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-13
THE RAILROADS.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC NOT
TO BLAME FOR LATE TRAINS.
Fifteen New Engines Received oa That
Road-The Trainmen and the Southern
Pacifc-5oQ Excursionists Coming
Notes.

The public often wonder why it is
that the Santa Fe overland train is al
ways late; it is usually from four to fif-
teen hours late, and the blame for this
has been in some newspapers laid to
General Manager Robinson, of the At
lantic and Pacific. A railroad man
yesterday told HERALD reporter that
the fault was not at all with the man
agement OF the Atlantic and Pacific
road, but was the result of the manage.
ment of the Santa Fe road, east of Al
buquerque. The trains from the east
arrive at that point, which is the east
ern terminal of the Atlantic and Pacific.
from three to five hours late. This lost
time it is expected should be
madetup on the, Atlantic and Pacific,
but this is impossible for several rea-
sons. The first is that the train usually
has an extra car or so added to it when
it reaches the latter line, while only one
engine is allowed to 100 miles of noun
tain grade up to the divide. Then
again, there are not sufficient men at
Albuquerque to make the baggage
transfer, it usually taking about two
hours to do this work. Then again, the
running time on the road east OF Albu-
querque is eighteen miles an hour,
while on the Atlantic and Pacific the
schedule time is twenty-five miles an
hour. The track of the latter line is
now in good condition, but the road has
not. until this week, been provided with
sufficient motive power. Within the
past few days fifteen heavy. new loco
motives with steam capacity of $50
pounds, which is thirty pounds above
the average, have been placed on the
line.
Ali experts agree that better rail-
road man than Manager Robinson can
not be found, and that if he is properly
equipped he can make his road the
equal of any. If trains are put into
Albuquerque on time he will land them
on time at Barstow.
THE TRAINMEN.
The trainmen who have been asking
certain concessions of the Southern Pa
cific management are likely to be placed
in the position of having to give up or
fight. The San Francisco Chronicle of
Wednesday says: $50 far as can be
learned what they are now praying for
is principally just those very things
which last fall it was mutually agreed
between the employers and employed
should not be granted. All the men
who took an active part last fall went
away thoroughly satisfied with what
had been done for them, aud this their
own words, which formed part of the
proceedings, amply prove. The train
men yesterday stated that they intend
to fight, but it is hoped wiser counsels
will prevail, especially as some OF the
men who were here last fall refused to
come this time and have declared that
they are quite satisfied with the changes
since introduced. The committee will
meet the officials at Fourth and Town
send streets today. 1t is evident that
the Southern Pacific has little intention
OF yielding and that there will be
pretty hot fight
FIVE HUNDRED STRONG.
Next week about 500 eastern people
will arrive in this state. The Pennsyl-
vania tourists left the east on Saturday,
30, and will arrive on Sun
day, via New Orleans. The fruit and
produce dealers OF Boston, numbering
l60, left the east on the 4th inst, and
4 RaymondWhitcomb excursion left on
The day previous, numbering 207 souls.
)f this latter party eighty 60 to Mexico
irst, so there will be 4S7 people from the
EAST in California in week, all arriving
yia New Orleans.
NOTES.
Tie Southern Pacific sent Eve special
reight trains east yesterday.
A Raymond excursion is due today.
Chief Engineer Fred T. Pelris, of the
southern California road, was in the city
T. j. Urquhart, OF the Southern Pa
itic, superintendent of the Visalia di-
ision, died Of typhoid fever at Bakers
eld on Tuesday night. He formerly
uperintended the Los Angeles division.
The members of the Boston Fruit and
'roduce exchange, to the number of
yer one hundred will arrive in this city
at IL SO.
1t is not believed by Santa Fe officials