Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
THE RAILROADS.
THE COMING ELECTION OF SANTA
FEE OFFICIALS.
President Marvel Will Probably be Re
Elected Unanimously-The Southern
Pacific at Redlands-News Notes of
Interest.

Inc annual elecLlOn Oh Jue odnbd re
company will be held on the 10Th.
There have been a number OF rumors
about plans to depose President Marvel,
but judging by information from the
most reliable quarters, that official will
in all probability be reelected unani-
mously. The outs have predicted all
along that ex-President Strong or Vice
President A. A. Robinson would be Sc
lected, but there is nothing on which to
base these reports except the wish OF
those who give them currency.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AT REDLANDs.
The Redlands correspondent of the
San Bernardino Times-Index says
Now that the city trustees have grant
ed a franchise out Redlands avenue to
the Southern Pacific railroad, the COM
PAW. through their capable division
superintendent, Colonel T. j. Wilson, is
making the last final arrangements pre-
paratory to commencing active build
ing operations. A great deal of money
has already been spent in the purchase
of right of way. Sufficient land has
been obtained about the neighborhood
of the present motor round house and
old Chinatown for the erection of suit
able depot, side tracks and grounds. The
only Instructors to the right OF way now
are the Warner Bros. at the extreme
eastern edge of the city limits and l. p.
Doolittle, who owns thirty feet on Or
ange street between the Russ and Pho
neer lumber yards. Providing these
parties will not accept goodly sum for
their property and insist on the exorbi-
tant figures they now hold to the COM
pany will begin proceedings for con-
demnation, and the matter will be set
tied within the next thirty or forty days.
The company has decided on this course
already. The line, as completed, will
eventually parallel the Santa Fe line to
Grafton crossing, where 1t Will cross the
Bear Valley canal to the north side OF
Cotton avenue and run out that way to
the old Craft store, where the terminal
depot will be established. The company
will use the present Grafton crossing
depot of the Santa Fe for a station at
that point. Colonel Wilson states that
when the road, as revised, is in full run
ming order, the cars will be improved, as
will be the engines. There will be an
improvement in the service, and prob
ably hourly trips between here and San
Bernardino. mall probability the pres
ent Los Angeles local will run through
to Redlands instead OF to Banning, as at
present.
THE TELEGRAPHERS' FIGHT.
Grand Chief Telegrapher Thurston OF
the order of Railway Telegraphers is
still in this city, says the Oakland cor
respondent of the Examiner, and will
remain here until the telegraphers have
Strengthened out their troubles. Mr..
Thurston has not attempted to see any
of the officials of the Southern Pacific
company as yet, and is now engaged in
compiling all the evidence, so that when
he goes before the officials he will have
something with which to back his ar
guments.
Some of the members OF the order do
not look at the matter very coolly, more
particularly as the AK is still at work,
and three more telegraphers, all mem
bers. of the order of Railway Telegraph
ers, are looking for other positions. This
makes total of six men who have been
discharged from the Western division,
because, so the telegraphers claim, they
were members of the order.
The original number of dismissals,
which brought Mr.. Thurston out here,
was three, all on the Western division.
First two went from Lathrop and then
one from the Oakland pier. Since then
L. w. Sibley, the operator on the Liver
more line, and two other operators have
been dismissed.
All OF these men say that their names
were dropped from the payroll of the
company without warning Most of
them have been at work for the COM
pany for years without any complaint
being made OF them.
NOTES.
Escondido, in San Diego county, is
shipping ripe grapes by the carload to
the east.
L. j. Rose will send three carloads of
horses to New York in few days via
the Santa Fe.
The FIST carload of raisins of the sea-
son was shipped on Sunday from Ell
Cajon, San Diego county.
All the washouts on the Santa Fe
line in New Mexico have been repaired,
and freight is going through on time.
The Long Beach people will provide a
gold spike to be used in laying the last
rail of the Terminal when it reaches
that town.
Ex-Mayor W. H. Workman left for
the east today on important railroad
business in connection with the Ter