Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
MR.. 0IRD TO BUILD A LARGE MAR
ROW GAUGE SYSTEM.
Sugar Beet Freight to Be Of Enormous
Extent-Mr. Pullman Arrives-Atohi-
SON Stocks-Notes.

SON Stocks-Notes.
Mr.. Richard Gird, of Chino, contem-
plates building an extensive system of
marrow gauge roads in San Bernardino
and Los Angeles counties. His contract
with the sugar refinery people at Chino
calls for the planting Of 10000 acres in
sugar beets for the use of that factory
this year. This acreage will have to be
largely increased by next season, and
as Mr.. Oxnard has decided to build
another refinery at Chino, as
large as the one now under way,
the prospective acreage will be some
thing enormous. Mr.. Gird, in order to
facilitate the moving of these crops, will
ramify the country adapted to beet cul-
ture with branches of his narrow-gauge
road, for the purpose of handling this
freight himself as we'll as to facilitate
the work Of the beet grower and sugar
maker. His present plans of building
are very extensive. and will be enlarged
as fast as appears to be necessary. The
extension to Anaheim and Santa Ana
will probably be the first to be con-
structed, and the others will follow.
MR. PULLMAN HERE.
The man who invented the bedroom
on wheels for the use OF travellers, Mr..
George M. Pullman, president Of the
Pullman Sleeping Car company, ar
rived in the city late on Wednesday
evening, and proceeded at once to Coro-
nado, where Mrs. Pullman and Miss
Pullman are staying. Mrs. Pullman is
here on account of her health. She has
been reported as being very i'll, but this
can hardly be credited, az she was in
this city on Tuesday, making flying
trip from Coronado and return.
Mr.. Pullman is here partly on BUSH
ness, as he telegraphed to Mr.. ]. r.
Meehan, the Pullman company superin-
tendent in San Francisco, to meet him
here, which was done. Mr.. Meehan re-
manned in the city yesterday.
ATcHIsoN STOCK.
The constant downward tendency of
Atchison railroad company stock is one
of those financial problems for which
it is difficult for an outsider to assign
any good reason. Apropos of this the
last number of New York Truth says:
1.-THE selling of Atchison incomes cre-
ates considerable comment. This prop
erty was reorganized a year ago on basis
which promised something for the in
come holders, the fixed charges Of the
company were reduced to less than
$1,000 per mile, and the treasury held
something like 5000, 600. The tonnage
has been unprecedented in volume, but
the securities have been constantly fall
ing off in price until the holders Of Rock
Island, G. B. & O., st. Paul and Missouri
Pacific are beginning to ask, whether if,
'Atchison having to earn less per mile
than any OF its competitors, withoutany
floating debt, and with money in the
treasury is pressing for sale at $40 per
share, how long will it be before the
shares of the other roads, depending
largely upon the came territory for
traffic, will be offered at the same price,"
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS COMING.
A special dispatch to tho San Fran
cisco Chronicle Of Wednesday says:
Judge Weary, OF the interstate COM
merce tc0mmirsion, stated today 10 the
California Associated Press representa-
the commission would leave for the Pa
in California, Washington, Oregon and
possibly Nevada, and would occupy lit
tie less than two months, has been
forced on the commission by many COM
plants from the coast. The Judge said
that every day the commission received
many letters which emphasized the be-
lief that they should make an investiga-
ton. The principal complaints, he
added, concerned the incoming OF
freights, and it had been stated by some
correspondents that recently rates had
been advanced, and this feature is be-
lieved by some to be owing to the agree
ment between the Western railroad
presidents, and this idea was getting
abroad. and, in his judgment. very
soon the flow OF letters and complaints
to the commission would increase.
"Within few days, he said, they
would have their route agreed upon.
They would visit enough points along
the coast to enable every one interested
placed at much cost or loss of time.
and all those having complaints, and
appear at certain points on certain
days.
NOTES..
The Santa Fe overland arrived on
time yesterday.
The question OF building a branch OF
the Southern California road to Chino
will be determined by President Manvet
on his arrival. F
The Southern California road has al
ready handled over 100 cars of oranges
shipped to the east.
General Manager Plough of the St.
Paul and Duluth railroad arrived on
Wednesday in his private car. He will
remain several days.
Division Superintendent Hewitt has
notified the employees of the Southern
Pacific, on his division, that the tax col
lector will send bills for the poll taxes
due from employees Of the Southern Pa
cific company to the paymaster at Sac
ramento for collection. He suggests
that in order to AVOID confusion en-
ployees do not pay poll tax to the collec-
tor or any OF his deputies, but leave the
matter to be settled on the pay roll.
The Southern Pacific officials in this
city have been officially notified of the
appointment Of T. j. Urquhart as
division superintendent Of the Visalia,
Goshen, Fresno and Yosemite division
Of the Southern Pacific. with head
quarters at Tulare, vice y. Deltrick, re-
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