Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-10
THE RAILROADS.
Southern Pacific Telegraph
Operators Strike.
Most of the Tucson Division
Men Refuse to Work.
Another Party of Climate Refugees
Arrive From the East.
A Strike About which Little Informa-
tion Could BE Had Yesterday.
Excursionists = News
Notes.
Special to the HERALD.


Tucson, Dec. 9.-The Southern Pacific
operators in most of the stations on this
division, from Yuma east to this city,
have struck in consequence of demand
on the part of the company that each
operator shall sign an affidavit stating
that he does not belong to the Tele-
graphers' union. The men were given
certain time in which to sign this and
make oath to the document, but with
one or two exceptions they refused and
have struck as far as receiving or send
ing train orders is concerned. Most of
the operators are also station agents, and
they are performing their duties in the
latter capacity as usual. The only ef-
feet so far on traffic has been some awk-
wardness in the handling of trains, the
engineers being obliged to run entirely
by the time card. The officers of the
company are very reticent about the
matter, but claim that the strike cannot
amount to much. All of the men in Cat
ifornia have signed the affidavit and the
places OF the strikers will easily be
filled. C.
The above message was received last
the local officials take of the matter.
The few railroad men wEo were seen
seemed to think that the strike would
not amount to much, and the company
would fill the strikers places with new
men at once. From train man it was
learned that the operators at some few
OF the stations between this city and
San Francisco had joined in the
strike. There was no official to
be found who would admit knowing
much about the matter, but those who
were seen agreed that traffic would not
be interrupted to any extent, even if the
strike became general. The only result
would be that train crews would have to
make their runs entirely by the time
table until new men took the places of
the dissatisfied ones. One man said:
Mind, don't say there is such strike.
but if there is it cannot last more than
day or two"
THF SANTA FE's PLANS.
The Santa Fe is certainly getting ag-
gressive towards the Southern Pacific,
and beyond doubt intends to invade
the best territory now covered by the
latter.
1t will soon have the shortest, most
economical line to operate into Santa
Monica, and the rich passenger business
there will henceforth be divided. 1t is
almost ready to Jump into San Fran
cisco, and when it does it will be IN
position to get its full share OF coast
business.
The San Francisco Chronicle of Tues
day prints two significant little items
which when read together form very
good sized straw indicative of the direc.
tion of the railroad wind.
The first is as follows: "The San
Francisco and Eastern Railroad COM
pany was incorporated yesterday to con-
struct and maintain railroad from a
point in Alameda county on the bay of
San Francisco, opposite the city of San
Francisco, through the counties OF Ala
media, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Mer-
ced, Fresno and Tulare to Hanford, and
through the El Teton pass to Rogers, in
Kern county, a distance of $50 miles;
through Visalia and Walkers pass to
Indian Wells, in Kern county, dis
tance of 100 miles.
"The capital stock of the corporation
is $14 400, 600, divided into IA 900 shares
of 500 each. The amount subscribed is
$3.50 900, 10 per cent of which has been
paid to the treasurer, IL. J. Brady. The
directors with the amounts subscribed
by each are J. R. Howell, $479, 800; @.
w. McAfee, $100; w. w. Belvin, 500;
H. j. Brady, $780, q. L. Weller, $1OO."
The second is as follows:
''It is stated that the contract for
building the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe through Antelope valley to
TETON pass has been let and that grad
ing will be commenced at once. I. R.
Wilbur says he does not expect to do
anything at the Antioch end OF the line
until after January 1st."
CLIMATE REFUGEES.
A Phillips & Co.'s Rock Island excur-
sion arrived yesterday morning via the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, Dem
yer and Rio Grande, Southern Pacific.
G. M. Barnes in charge. The following
passengers for California:
c. K Anderson JOsephine Praston