Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-04
THE RAILROADS.
The San DiegO-Santa Fe
Merry War.
Excerpts Showing the Position
Of the Papers.
Delicate Minded Justice Field and a
Railroad Suit.
Santa Fe officials Not Frightened-An
Important Railroad Suit in the
Supreme Court.
Notes.

the directors oil the company De requeSt-
ed to visit the Bay 'nclimate city, as if
the directors had nothing else to do.
The Sun sings out its principles in
clarion tones. 1t says:
ooh certainly Bring the Santa Fe
directors of coursel And particularly
don't do anything to help San Diego un-
til thew. in their deliberate manner,
take occasion to arrive. One can under
stand why a policy of delay should have
Santa F6 approval, but it is difficult to
see why San Diego newspaper should
want that sort of stone when the pub
lie cries for bread.
"The Santa F6 directors-or all OF
them who have any particular influence
or control were here with Mr.. Marvel
two years ago and went all over South
ern California. The Sun interviewed
them and their promises were rrofuse
and glittering. When they got to Los
Angeles they laughed over San Diego's
gullabilty and announced that harbors
were of no Importance to Southern CAL
ifornia where the seas are so moderate
that railroad, DESTROYS OF maritime
connections, could push wharf out
from the shore anywhere and do all the
business that should come.
"'Brng the Santa F6 directors y is an
empty cry. Bring the Santa Fe direc-
tors to timel would be better and
more potent one. That can be done in
the manner pointed out in these columns
Yesterday. Where there's a will there's
way"
The San Diegan says there is only one
remedy, and that is connection with
the Southern Pacific.
Meanwhile the Santa F6 officials pre-
serve their equanimity, and only sadly
smile when any one asks them about
San Diego.
They claim that they are not parti-
Gle afraid of competing line. because
two years ago San Diego peddled a half
million dollar subsidy all over the coun-
try trying to get somebody to accept it
and build new road, but without sue
cess.
DELICATE MINDED JUSTICE FIELD.
A special dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle OF Friday is in substance
as follows:
WASHINGTON, Oct. There was
great disappointment today when JUS
tjce Field, in the consultation room of
the United States Supreme Court, sit
ting as Circuit Justice for the Calitor-
mia circuit, decided that he could not
take any part in the trial of the suit
brought by the United States against
the Central Pacific Railroad company,
the Southern Pacific company, the
Western Union Telegraph company and
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad COM
many. to set aside the lease and sale
made by the Central Pacific Railroad
company to the Southern Pacific COM
panv of the railroad and telegraph line
between Moiave and The Needles, and
to set aside and annul the contract be-
tween the Southern Pacific Railroad
company and the Western Union Tele-
graph company as to the operation OF
the telegraph lines over the same divls-
ion.
NV
Mr.. Pillsbury opened the argument
and proceeded to outline the points he
would make. He had spoken but a
short time before Justice Field sudden
" interrupted the proceedings, saying
that he could not continue to sit in the
case. The argument showed that the
Western Union Telegraph company was
interested in the suit, and as he, the
Justice, never had nor would not sit in a
case in which relatives were concerned,
he must decline to continue in the pres
ent case. His announcement caused
general surprise.
Justice Field said afterward to the
Chronicle correspondent that he always
supposed that the suit was directed
against the railroads, but when he
learned that the Western Union COM
panv was involved, he recalled the fact
that his brother, Cyrus w. Field. has
for many years been u stakeholder and
director in the Western Union company
and another brother had also been in
terested in the stock of the company
and this recollection made him decide
at once to withdraw from the case.
RAILROAD BUSINESS.
All the local railroad passenger and
freight agents, says the San Francisco
Call, unite in saying that never before
have they known OF such great stagna-
ton in business as is now the case. The
Montgomery street outdoor passenger
solicitors watch each other like hawks,
and when some intending eastern emf
Grant does show up the rush made to Sc
cure him for some special office makes
him believe that an Indian uprising has
occurred and that his scalp is in immi-
nent danger.
The freight people, while not SO de-
monstrative, still feel the situation
keenly. They are braced up, however
by reports that additional large orders
for dried fruit are on the way from the
east. On these reports they are already
figuring what rates they can offer to Sc
cure the shipping of the fruit over thell
several lines. ~
But if business from the state is dull
better times are already promised as tt
incoming travel for next year. William
Be Dell, the local agent for the Pennsy,i
vania lines, has received the schedule
for next years excursions already
planned by his companies. The start
ing point will be from New York ant
the leaving dates set are January 18th
February LIST, February oath, Marcf
29th@and April Goth.
The first four excursions will come T.
California via New Mexico, and the tiftl
direct. On these excursions are vest
buled cars, with dining and all first elias
accessories and Injuries. There will b
no change of cars on the entire trip.
NOTES.
The Southern Pacific company, be
ginning today, will take off the specis
Sunday train to Santa Monica schedule
to leave at 1925 a. M, and returning
arrive at 6 40 p. m. Also the fish trai
for San Pedro and Catalina. leaving at