The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-28
ALONG THE RAIL.
President Stetson Explains the
Recent Secret Conference.
Special Agent Kratschmar of the Interstate
Commerce Commission Is Here, and Rates
Have Accordingly Advanced

Traffic Manager Leeds has taken possess
sion OF his new office on Sansome street
and sent East for his family, so there can
be no question of his intention to remain.
The new manager is already at work upon
the knotty problems that confront him in
his new position. He was busy yesterday
in consultation with various members of
the committee, to whom he is making
known his plans, and while they refuse to
make known the line of action that has
been decided upon, they express them
selves to man as greatly pleased with the
ideas advanced by Mr.. Leeds. President
S.etSon, who has been much with the
former, says that the system proposed for
work is of the most thorough nature, and
that the first thing to be done will be to lay
a firm foundation.
In reference 10 the late conference with
the committee from the State Board of
Trade, Mr.. Stetson said yesterday: "They
came to US with evident prejudice. but |
do not think that any such feeling now
exists. We read our constitution and by
laws to them, and then very frankly eX-
planned to them the nature and objects of
our association. We endeavored to show to
them that there is no cause for any conflict,
and asked them to point out where our Or
ganiZatiOn could in any way Interfere with
them. So far as | could see there is nothing
in common. Their aim is to induce immigra-
tion, while ours is to deal with the people
after they arrive. We coufine our attention
entirely to the question of freighting, which
is not part of their work"
Two hundred firms are now members OF
the ASSOCIATION. The Executive Committee
will meet to-day.
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR TRAFFIC.
Eastern railroads are already planning for
thn Wnrld'0 Eair 4raf ha
agents of lines entering Chicago have
formed themselves into the Columbian
Passenger Committee, of which E. A. Ford
of the Pennsylvania is temporary Chairman.
Baggagemen have also entered into COM
blnation to devise ways and means by
which to handle the awful jam of trunks
and valises that will surely begin early in
1898. The Pennsylvania Company has
placed orders for any number of new sleep
ing-cars, day coaches, dining-cars, etc, and
is now figuring with other roads having ter
mini in Chicago on etfecting an entrance to
the Worlds Fair grounds This entrance,
1t is understood, has been definitely as
sured various roads, to use the same tracks.
A new union passenger depot at Chicago is
also talked of among other things, and no
less than twenty new hotels have been pro-
jected.
EXCURsIONIsTs FROM THE EAST
The Phillips Excursion Company, whose
Office is with the Rock Island agency, is be-
ginning the season we'll in bringing Eastern
people here. Every week it brings party
of travellers from New England to Cali
fornia. The party which left New York
last week aud arrived here this week COM
priSed 1O2 people. All had one-way, second
class tickets, and their journey OF 5000 miles
in comparative comfort cost each not more
than S75. The railroad fare is $50, plus the
second-class Pullman charges OF the party
forty were headed for the southern part of
the State and slxty-two for this city. This
Phillips Company began in Los Angeles
during boom" days. but 1t has grown until
now there are agencies not only here and at
Los Angeles, but in Boston, New York and
other Eastern cities.
AT YUMA'S HIGH-WATER LINE.
Construction work on the " high water
line" at Yuma is going on very slowly, and
the company Is having considerable diff
meneed in October with about 600 labOrers,
and before the 1st inst the force had
dwGdled down to less than 800. With the
cool weather, however, many will undOubt-
edly return, and even with the small force
now employed it is thought probable that
the grading and track-laying will be COM
pleted by January 1st, as the contract calls
for Work of the former character has been
extended to ella City.
NEVER HAS BEEN A SURVEYOR.
On the occasion of the opening of the San
joaquin Valley road on Thursday a club
bling atfray occurred, in which Fulton g.
Berry received bad wound in the neck at
the hands of one Urban, whom the tele-
graph reports called a Southern Pacific sur
yeyOr. Urban is not and has never been a
surveyor for the Southern Pacific Com
pany, though he was on the payroll for a
few weeks, about year ago, as laborer.
He was worthless character aud soon dis
charged.
RATES HAVE GONE UP.
Special Agent kratschmar of the Inter
state Commerce Commission is in the city,
and the railroad agents would like to see
the color of his hair. They know what he
has come to California for. and rates have
gone up wonderfully within the past two or
three days.