Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-21
THE RAILROADS.
JUSTICE STEPHEN J. FIELD TO DE-
eide THE RAILROAD CASES.
An Attempt to Set Aside the Lease of
the Central Pacific to the Southern
Pacific Company-News Notes.

In November, 1890, suits were COM
menced in the United States circuit
court by the United States against the
Central Pacific Railroad company, the
Southern Pacific company, the Western
Union Telegraph company and the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad company,
says the San Francisco Chronicle. The
object of the suits was to set aside the
lease made by the Central Pacific Rail-
road to the Southern Pacific company of
its road and franchise, which, it is al
legged, twas attempted on purpose to
weaken or destroy the lien of the gov
ernment in and upon its properties and
to postpone and avoid the payment and
satisfaction OF the bonds and the annual
obligation thereon to the government"
1t was also sought to set aside the con-
tract by which the Central Pacific COM
pany granted to the Western Union Tel
egraph company the right to construct
and maintain and operate telegraph
lines along the defendants road, as a
violation of the agreement between the
railroad and the government, by which
the railroad was required to construct,
maintain and operate such telegraph
lines itself.
All the defendants have filed pleas in
abatement, or made motions to dismiss
on the ground OF want of jurisdiction,
the telegraph company alleging that it
is not a resident or inhabitant of this
circuit, but of New York, in which state
it is Incorporated, and the Southern Pa
oil a. l. =
habitant of the state of Kentucky.
Yesterday stipulation was filed by
the attorneys for all the parties to the
suit, that the pleas to the jurisdiction
and the motions to dismiss should be
argued on October 1st, at IL am, at
Washington, in the eonsultation-room
of the United States supreme court, be-
fore Justice Stephen j. Field, sitting as
circuit justice for this circuit, and that
the decisions of the Justice shall be filed
in this circuit, and judgments or orders
entered thereon as the judgments or
orders of the circuit court.
NOTES.
The movement in dried fruit is not
fairly under way as yet, but promises to
be much heavier than last year. A few
carloads of raisins have been started
eastward, but it will be nearly month
before this class of shipments will claim
much attention from the freight men.
The green fruit season, which opened
during the latter part OF May, will be
the heaviest ever known in the state,
and shipments of this character will
probably double those of the
previous year. Up to and including
September 18th the Southern Pacific
company has moved 2343 carloads
against 1894 for the same period in
1890.
There is no longer any doubt concern
ing the construction of road from
Deming, N. M. to Sonora, Mexico.
John w. Young is reported to be inter-
ested in this scheme, and it is said that
he has succeeded in raising $500, 900 in
England, enough to build the first sixty
miles. The road will be a standard
gauge, with seventy-pound steel rails.
Assistant General Superintendent r.
FL. Pratt, of the Southern Pacific COM
pany, has returned to San Francisco
from brief visit to Southern Califor-
MIA.
t. K. Statler, general agent of the
Northern Pacific, has returned from
this city to San Francisco.
President Allen Marvel, OF the SAINT
Fe, is due here tomorrow from the
north.
S. /. Moore, general freight agent of
the Northern Pacific, is in San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Albert Minnick, car inspector here
of the Santa Fe railroad has just pat
ented ventilating device for fruit cars
which can be attached to any kind of a
car, says the Cotton Chronicle. 1t is
rather simple invention, but will do
the work effectively of preventing or
anges from freezing in cold weather, as
it can be easily opened or closed while
the train is in motion. The cost per car
will not be over $40, and the car can be
Immediately used for the transportation
of any freight. Every railroad official
and mechanic who has seen the device
of Mr.. Minnick pronounces it an un-
doubted success.
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