Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-18
THE RAILROADS.
SAN DIEGO'S LATEST RAILROAD
SCHEME DIES A BORNIN'.
San Jacinto People Give 1t a Quietus.
Congressional Notables to Arrive Sat-
urday-News Notes and Personals.

San Diego has the sad experience OF
seeing its latest railroad scheme die
bornin'. Some OF the boomers there,
devised plan of having the county
build graded road to Yuma, which was
to be built so that it would be utilized
as the road bed of railroad. San
Diego has lived for years in the hope OF
getting a road to Yuma, so that trade
would not be diverted" to Los Angeles,
and this plan it was thought would fill
the bill. As matter OF fact several
persons very close to the Southern Pa
cifc company became interested in the
project, and it is by no means impossi-
BILE but that the above named company
would have put the rails and ties Oh the
road ON its completion and operated it.
Such at least was the statement made
Yesterday by Southern Pacific official
to HERALD reporter, "but," he added,
''they have spoilt the whole business.
When the San Jacinto county project
came up, San Diego fought it
hard, and l telegraphed to my friends
there to try to get this opposition stop
ped. | knew that the San Jacinto peo-
pie would not consent to pay taxes to
build road which would not benefit
them, and also knew that if San Diego
fought their county project, San Jacinto
people would oppose the railroad
scheme just to get even. But it was no
use, and the county division proposition
was lost, and with it San Diego's chance
OF getting the Southern Pacific road. 1t
requires two-thirds vote to carry the
scheme through, and l know that
enough opposition has been crystalized
to knock it out, if it ever should come
up, which is doubtful now. 1t will be
many long day before the Southern
Pacific will talk business with those
people again."
TO ENTERTAIN RICHARD KERRENS.
AS announced in the HERALD recently,
Mr.. Richard Kerrens, the noted St. Louis
railroad king, who is at the head of the
Terminal road enterprise, will arrive in
this city on next Friday. In view of
Mr.. Kerren's position in the financial
world, and because of the influence he
has brought, and will bring to bear on
the progress of Los Angeles, the cham
Der or commerce yesterday appointed
committee of its directors to entertain
and look after Mr.. Kerrens' comfort
while here, consisting of General f. P.
johnson, w. R. Burke, and ex-Mayor
w. H. Workman.
NOTABLES COMING.
The special train having on board the
congressional party which came to the
coast to attend the funeral of Senator
Hearst, will arrive here on Saturday
next, and go direct to Santa Monica,
where the notables will spend the day
they will return to this city Sunday
morning, and will leave for the east the
same night.
NOTES.
A Rock Island excursion left for the
east yesterday, via the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific has difficulty in
handling its passenger business, so
heavy is travel to the north.
Detective Will Smith, of the Southern
Pacific company, returned on Monday.
Mr.. Smith in his work of running down
the Alila robbers, has made an enviable
record.
The Terminal road has completed its
levee as far as Seventh street.
President Allen Marvel, of the Santa
Fe, is now in Texas, He wrote to Mr..
Dan Freeman yesterday, congratulating
him on the coming of the rains. He
had not heard at the date of the letter
OF the damage to his roads.
The Santa Fe is shipping to Chicago
from three to five carloads of cabbages
and caulifowers day.
General Passenger and Freight Agent
S. B. Hynes, of the Southern California
company, is out on the line looking after
orange shipments.