Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-29
MANVEL VS.. STUBS.
THE TWO NABoBs DISCUSSING THE
GREAT FREIeHT POOL.
The Reason the Santa Te President Is in
San Francisco Southern Pacific Not
ables- Terminal Company Situation.

went to San Francisco yesterday to meet
President Marvel, who. as announced
some days ago in the HERALD. came
west over the Colorado Midland road,
the latest acquisition of the Santa Fe
company, and proceeded to San Fran
cisco before coming here. Mr.. Wade
will come south with Mr.. MARVEL, prob
ably arriving on Sunday, and then will
come wrestle with several problems Of
improvement. The trouble the Atlantic
and Pacific has caused to Mr.. Manvel'l
administration has already been noted.
Another matter which he will consider,
is the poor local service as regards time
between San Bernardino and this city
over the Southern California as com
| pared with that Of the Southern
Pacific from Cotton here. The rapid
| time made by the Southern Pacific train
between the two points, has gained for
that company somewhat more than ite
share of local traffic. Then there are q
whole lot of plants from San Diego
about rates, and about fancied favoring
of Los Angeles by the company. AS
this city pays the Santa Fe hundreds of
dollars to every dollar it gets from San
Diego, q catering to its demands is easily
understood.
There has been considerable specula-
tion as to why Mr.. Marvel went to San
Francisco before coming here. A HERALD
reporter yesterday learned from an
official source that the Santa Fe's presi-
dent is in San Francisco endeavoring to
talk the adroit Mr.. Stubbs, of the South
ern Pacific company, over to joining the
great pool on freight which it was at
tempted to organize some time ago, and
which is q pet scheme Of Mr.. Jay
Gould's. Mr.. Stubbs holds the key to
the situation ON overland freights
and he is very much aware of
the fact. He failed to get the
concessions he demanded at the
last meeting in Chicago, and kicked his
long legs over the traces. Mr.. Marvel
was considered his match in persuasive
ness and diplomacy and has been de-
puted to bring the southern Pacific
man into the fold again. If he succeeds
in getting Mr.. Stubbs to recede from
asking anything he thinks he wants,
Mr.. Marvel is smarter railroad man
than most people think he is, though he
is rated very high.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC NoTABLEs.
Vice-President G. F. Croct er aud Gen
eral Manager Fillmore will arrive in this
city this morning on special train.
They have been making an inspection
of the line, having left San Francisco
at 6 O'Clock Tuesday evening. Mr..
Crocker will 60 at once to the east,
while Mr.. Fillmore will remain in South
ern California for probably day or two
and will take look at the Chino
branch.
TowNE's OPINION OF US.
A. N. Towne, general manager Of the
Southern Pacific, who has been absent
for some time in the lower part of the
state, returned to hia desk yesterday,
says the San Francisco, Chronicle. He
expressed the opinion that there is now
more evidence OF substantial welfare, Of
common-sense business and New En-
gland thrift in the southern counties
than ever existed during the boom. The
S-shaped line on the company's extern
sion from Los Bancos to Armona Mr..
Towne failed to discover. This curious
Firebaugh's and Whites bridge, but as
pAAS sotAst 40 POI iCCtIy lCtcl ~ IL cuJlIciy
uncalled for. Skaters may cut thesllet-
ter s for pleasure, but railroads usually
avoid them as much as possible.
THE TERMINAL ROAD.
Pending the action of the mayor on
it's amended franchise, the Terminal
road people are not doing any work.
Mayor Hazard has employed Surveyor
George Hansen to study the problem
involved in the change of the official
river bed asked for by the company, and
his action will be determined by the re-
port.
Mr.. F. W. Bond, distinguished civil
engineer OF St. Louis, arrived lately in
the city, and yesterday, in company with
the roads chief engineer, Mr.. w. F..
Mcclure, inspected the proposed termi-
nal at Rattlesnake island. Mr.. Bond
comes in the interests OF the St. Louis
stock of the road, and will make
q thorough study Of the situation and
prepare report as to the value of the
project.
j. H. Barham has been appointed
cashier and paymaster of the Terminal
railroad company, vice G. r. Wright,
who formerly tilled these offices, besides
being auditor. Mr.. Wright will heIlce-
forth gil the latter position.