Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-23
THE RAILROADS.
EXTENSIVE WAsHOUTS ON BOTH
OVERLAND LINES.
No Trains From the East Yesterday-A
San Diego Railroad Depending on In
creased Water Rates-Notes.

The Southern Pacific tracks are badly
demolished in Arizona and New Mex
leo by heavy rains, as is also the Santa
Fe road. No overlands were expected
in yesterday from the east on either
line.
Local branches were reported all right,
and their trains on time. 1t was impos-
sible Yesterday to get any statement as
to when the breaks would be repaired,
as in fact the officials could not tell
themselves, as the continuation OF the
rains is factor that cannot be esti-
mated. The officials of both roads are
making all possible efforts to repair
present damages and prevent further
delays. Ii it clears this morning the
work will soon be done.
RAILROAD BASED ON WATER RATES.
The people of San Diego are being
worked up to the proper pitch OF enthu-
siasm regarding the proposed building of
a railroad from San Quentin in Lower
California to San Diego.
The scheme was elaborated and is now
being conducted by a wide awake young
Englishman named Randall H. Pye,
who represents the Britishers who some
time ago purchased the San Diego water
company's system. The city council
shortly after the purchase lowered the
water rates in that city and Mr.. Pye
soon appeared and virtually said "un-
less you pay us good big prices for our
water, 1 will see that the Mexican col
onization company, which l represent,
builds a railroad from San Quentin to
Yuma. However, if you will pay our
company $4,000 year for three mil
lion gallons of water per diem, and
five cents thousand gallons for any
that the railroad will be built to San
Diego" This proposition the San Die
gans, under proper tutelage, are about
to embrace with enthusiasm.
They will reverse the usual order.of
dinner; they will take their Pye first
and soup last, the latter excessively
watered, SO to speak.
The great work of construction will
commence with the aid of ten fiat cars
loaned by General Manager Wade of the
Southern California road, and du mmy
engine from the Coronado-street rail-
way.
Meanwhile the sandy deserts and rocky
mountains of Lower California will pro-
duce their usual amount of crops from
which the stockholders OF the road will
derive their dividends when turned into
freight.
The following extract from the San
Diego Union, OF Saturday, will show the
point of view put before the water con-
sumers Of that city
"Of course every property owner who
has the interests of the city at heart will
favor the acceptance of any reasonable
proposition which will secure this rail-
road for our city, especially as simple
act of justice will be done to the Eng
lish stockholders in the water company
at the same time. Great developments
are to be made on the peninsula; an
imperial domain is to be brought under
cultivation; a seaport of great conse-
quence will fast be built up at San
Quentin. f. S. Babcock has enumer-
ated in the interview in another column
some OF the great projects which will be
undertaken. The opportunity to bring
San Quentin andsits contiguous territory
and the fertile valleys and rich mines OF
the Alamo within the reach OF San
Diego's business men must not be
neglected nor forfeited"
SANTA FE FINANCES.
Despite the great business done by
the Santa Fe of late, the net earnings
for 1890, as compared with those OF 1889,
show decrease of over half million
dollars. From the report recently pub
lished, it appears that in December its
net earnings fell 1884, 1856 behind those
of the same month in 1889. From July
lst to December 31st the gross earnings
We're $l7 ,945 1903, considerably larger
than for the corresponding six months
OF 1889, but the expenses were compare
lively so much greater in 1890 that the
Including the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco the decrease is swelled to $6O5, ,259.
The net earnings of 1890 were SIS, ,572,O17
and the total balance over charges was
$3,372,017.
Though the river only rose a few
inches yesterday, the Terminal road
people very wisely removed the timber
they are using in the construction of the
East Side levee to place of safety, if
an overflow should occur.
Both the Terminal and the Southern
California roads have thrown down
"defi" to the railroad commission in the
matter of reducing rates to Pasadena.
These cases will form test OF the COM
missions powers.
The passenger rate on the new South
ern Pacific branch from Ontario to
Chino is 80 cents. The road is 81 miles
long.
The Ladies Delighted.
The nlea SAINT effect and the nerfect safatv