The morning call., 1891-05-21
RAILROAD NOTES.
Important improvements Con-
templated by the North Pacific.
Collecting Money From the Merchants for the
Proposed Coast Railway Outing for
the S. P. Employees.

Owing to the absence of nearly every en-
ploye OF the railroad yesterday on the an
nual picnic the spacious building at Fourth
and Townsend streets was deserted. One
employe, however, had his hands full in
wayaying visitors at the main entrance and
In politely ushering them out of the same
massive portals.
This was the janitor. He was as cool
as a cucumber whether demanding the
business of visitor in q carriage or of a
reporter who inquired the way 10 the rooms
OF the greatest railroad magnate in search
OIL the elusive item, or who hoped to gather
the crumbs that might fall from his table.
VI all the leading officials not one was able
TO give anything of general information, and
as for the subordinates, with few exceptions
they were miles away in the woods for a
real outing.
The various ticket offices of the agencies
presented slim array of customers and ths
officials in charge complained of very duh
times. There was one exception at the
booking office of the Y Yosemite Valley ute.
where a fair amount of business was done
during the day.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE N. P. C.
AT the handsome new offices Of the North
Pacific Coast Railroad Traffic Manager Rus
sell was busy in preparing for several inn
portant improvements that will soon be
started by his company. The first is in rela-
ton to the permanent settling of that portion
OF Sausalijo known as Waldo Point. Owing
10 general demand for property in that
thriving suburb the company has arranged
Tor sale on Saturday, when large tract
Will be offered.
AUOt hpr iTnportant RI will coOT hA
opened at LarkSpur, a pretty station mil
way between Blthedale and 1amalpals. The
third Improvement on this line is we'll undeK
consideration, and as soon as the right par
ties can be found the work Will bd Vlgor-
OuSly prosecuted.
This calls for extensive buildings on the
high bluff overlooking the Russian River
at Is ig Flat, few miles south and east of
Duncans Mills. Here a large summer hotel
VIII be erected, the river banks will be pro-
tecttd by heavy entertainments and ptIlng,
and fleet of pleasure boats and steam
launches will be kept fer the use Of guests.
THE PROPOSED COAST RAILWAY.
Work on the proposed coast railway that
will connect this city. San J0se San Luis
ObiSpO, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
Will be commenced as soon as the prelimi-
nary conditions are fulfilled, saws the man
ager OF the Southern Pacific. The chief de-
Law now IS owing to cOndemnlng property
III San LUIS, whose owners are III Europe.
To aid this road San Francisco merchants
subscribed $1,000, and this money has been
paid recently to Messrs. Stone and SIN
sheimer.
At San Jose $500 has been collected,
while the people of San Luis ObispO paid
$4,000 and gave land worth as much more
The proposed line will bring Santa Barbara
165 miles nearer this city than by the pres
ent route by way of Saugus. Below San
Luis the road Will go toward Guadalupe,
west of the narrow-gauge road. On enter
ranch, thence to Purissima, and the coast
line will be reached few miles above Point
Conception.
The shore line will run to Elwood, thir-
teen miles north of Santa Barbara, where
the road will connect with the present ter
minus of that branch OF the Southern Pa
cifc. Two of the regions traversed by this
line contain some of the most fertile land in
the State-L0mpoc and Santa Yuez valleys.