The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-16
A CONCESSION
MUCH DESIRED.
Reduction of Rates for Wheat
Growers in the Northwest.
Resignation of the Union Pacifc's Head
Freight Man - Another Sup
posed Consolidation.

very important agreement for the
wheat-growers of the Northwest has been
entered into by the Northern Pacific and
the Union Pacific railways. For a lorg
time the shippers of this product have been
loudly clamoring for a reduction of rates,
and the companies above mentioned have at
last granted the mueh-desired concession.
A circular just issued makes rate of So 10
por soa Gram, flour and food f-~--- III
points in Washington 10 Seattle, Portland
and Tacoma. reduction of 70 cents on q
ton, the rate formerly quoted having been
! Sc 50. The same figures will also apply on
| the Central Washington bra nch, whose rate
since the completion of the road has been
! 81 80 per ton. The Northern Pacific has
| also announced a reduction between North
| Yakima and Prosser, inclusive, 20 S4 %
per ton, and from points between Trana-
way and Elensburgh to IS so per ton. The
average reduction is about 14a per cent.
| The wheat crop in this territory, according
to one of the local railway men who has
| just returned from an extern ded tour of
| WASHINGTON, will be unusually heavy. He
| thinks that Seattle will ship not less than
| fifty big ship-load5 this season, against seven
| Tor last year.
JoHNsoN's RESIGNATION.
There was 4 good deal of gossip yesterday
| in railroad circles concerning the resigna-
| ton of H. a. johnson, for the past year at
the head of the Union Pacific Freight De-
! partment in this city. The gentleman's
| successor has been appointed In the person
| of G. ". Luce, at present representing here
| the Texas Pacific and Missouri Pacific. The
| occasion for talk concerning this change is
| suppoSitiOn that the l0Dg-cOnSldered scheme
of consolidating the freight departments of
the Gould lines in this city-the Union Pa
ciiic, Texas Pacific and Missouri Pacific
will now be consummated. The fact that Mr..
Luce's successor has not been named
seems to lend color to the rumOr, which was
circulated pretty freely as early as last No
vember. Mr.. johnson came here little over
one year ago from Denver, where he
held the position of General Freight Agent
of what was at that time the Colorado Di-
vision of the Union Pacific. He is au able
railroad man and has made many friends
during his stay in this city.
CANADIAN PACIFIC EARNINGS.
The gross earnings of the Canadian Pacific
for June were 1,606,i81 an increase of
| S163 3O3 as compared with the same month
last year. The net earnings were SOL, Sl2,
an increase of S53, 697. For six months end
ing June Both the gross earnings were S9.031,-
AGA, an increase of 81 ,657, 112, as compared
with the same month in 1890.
| Herman Oslrichs and party left last even
| ing for New York in the private Wagner
car GrCssmere. The Vanderbilt people are
taking care of the travellers and intend TO
put them through on the same time as the
| Oil CCDlUutI patty WHICH WAC udNo ~
hours 90 minutes between San Francisco
and New York.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe peo-
pie are out with a statement that carload
of merchandise was recently transported
from New York to Los Angeles in eleven
days. The goods came by the Merchants
Dispatch via Chicago, and if the report is
true made rather remarkable time.
! G. a. Randall, Superintendent of the
Western Division of the Pullman Palace-car
Company at Denver, has resigned. He will
be succeeded by J. NJ. Smith. now District
Superintendent at Chicago.
RAILROAD PERSONALS.
F. w. Thompson, passenger agent of the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific at Los
| Angeles, is in the city.
Superintendent Lindberg Of the Shasta
Division, Southern Pacific is visiting friends
in this city.
C. C. Craine, general agent of the Van
derblt lines, lett last evening for Portland.
Messro. Pratt and Wallace of the Southern
Pacific will return from Ogden this evening.
J. Ii. Whited, division superintendent of
the Southern Pacific at Tulare, is in the city.
H 3. Hyde. a Union Pacific Director
from New York, is here in special ear.
General Agent Hitchcock OF the Union
Pacific has gone to Omaha.
General Agent Luce OF the Texas Pacific
has returned from as bDOaleS