The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-02
ALONG THE RAIL.
A New Rate Schedule for the
Fresno Branch.
Extension of Central American Line-0pera.
tions on the California Nevada.
Crocker's Private Car.

The Railroad Commissioners held meet
ing Yesterday with all members present, but
about the only business of Importance
transacted was the adoption of new rate
| schedule for the Fresno Branch of the
| Southern Pacific This new order will have
| the effect Of reducing switching charges to
main line rates. Ex-senator Frederick Cox
| of Sacramento entered complaint concern
| ing rates on barbed wire, and the matter
| was referred to Commissioner Beckman for
| investigation and report. The complaint
! made by William Ink of Cloverdale against
| the San Francisco and North Pacific, alleg-
| ing excessive rates, was considered unrea-
| sonable and dropped. Commissioner Beck
| man investigated this affair and declared in
| his report that while in some cases freight
| rates are higher, in others they are lower at
| Cloverdale, and he thought the difference
| struck fair average. "By averaging" he
| said, 81 find that ClOverdale is not charged
any more than other localities the same dis
| lance from San Francisco and similarly
| situated"
SURVEYORS FOR CENTRAL AMERICA.
Edward l.. G. Steele. senior partner of
| the firm of Steele & Co., President of the
Champerico and Northern Transportation
Company of Guatemala, is making prepara-
| tons to send a party of surveyors to Central
| America for the purpose OF locating pro-
| posed extension of the line now being oper-
ated between Champerico and Retalhulen.
This road Is twenty-SlX miles Ill length and
was formerly owned and operated by
Thomas Bell aud Alfred Borel. 1t runs
through rich coffee district and the present
owners now propose to build an extension
of forty miles. reaching the interior town OF
Quesaltenango and traverSiDg the rich coffee
fields OF Northern Guatemala The party
will hp made of ppVnn Of "
pelience and will leave here Tomorrow.
ACTUAL OPERATIONS BEGUN.
The California aud Nevada road began
actual operations yesterday, running one
regular passenger train each way. Passen-
rs FROM the city took the o'clock morning
bJat and proceeded on the Berkeley train to
Emery station, which is the western ter
minus OF the California and Nevada. The
distance from one end of the line 10 the
other by rail is twenty miles, but an extern
sion will soon be made. In the mt antime
stages will be employed between Or!nda
Park and Walnut Creek pending the con-
struction of ten or more miles OF road. A.
NJ. Beale, formerly Of the Atlantic AMI Pa
cific is the Superintendent of the new line.
CRoCKER's PRIVATE CAR.
G. T. Crocker's new private car in which
he made his recent tripacross the continent,
aud which cost about $4,000, was on exhi-
bition at the Fourth and Townsend streets
yards yesterday. The palace on wheels is
called "Mishawaka," the Indian name of a
small town in Southern Indiana, where
Charles Croker spent his early days. The
| car is divided into six compartments, and is
a rare combination of elegance and COM
fort The observation end, or parior, Is the
largest apartment, and, besides being
richly furnished, is model OF convenience.
| There are two sleeping compartments, a
dining-rO0m, kitchen ana very COSY smok-
| ing-room, with richly upholstered furniture
| and low windows.
LARGEST OF THE SEASON.
Excursion Agent Burns OF the Atlantic
| and Pacific LETT yesterday for the East with
| one of the larges! excursions of the season.
! Passenger Agent Mccarthy corraled about
| 40 passengers for the trip, and is very
| happy.
Frank High, General Agent of the Chi
| cage and Alton, has returned from an alb
| sence of some weeks in the South.
L. NJ, Fletcher, Travelling Passenger
| Agent of the Texas Pacific, is In the city.
| TEMECULA CANYON ROUTE.
The Temecula Canyon route OF the South
ern Pacific route will not be abandoned, but
the S200.000 volunteered by the merchants
of San Diego would be acceptable To the
! company.
| w. FL. Lenihan, formerly of the Denver
| and Rio Grande, has been appointed City
! Passe niger Agent of the Wabash.
The weekly overland excursion, via the
Texas Pacific, left yesterday with two full
| ears.
! Chief Engineer Hoo of the Southern Pa
| citic is at Yuma.