The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-04
ALONG THE RAIL.
A Thorough Investigation of
Local Freight Rates.
Discussing the Possibility Of Another Road.
A Fast Run on the Burlington Com
ing Convention of Agents.

2 The Traffic Association held a very inn
DOrtant meeting yesterday, the result of
which will be known to the general public
on Aprfl 1st. Active preparations are be-
ing made TO attack local rates all along the
line. and with this end in view an expert
has been employed by the association for
the purpose of preparing comparative
table, showing the rates Of Eastern and
Western roads.
This work is neeess arily slow, but some
rather strange developments have been
brought to the surface within the past few
days. 1t has been ascertained BY the gentle
men engaged in gathering figures for the
association that on certain classes Of freight
the charges are the same between San
Francisco and Tulare aud San Francisco
and st. Louis. How this can be no one
exactly understands, but the statement
comes from prominent member Of the
association and may be accepted as correct.
Another proposition discussed at the
meeting Yesterday relates to the incoming
Of a tranScOntnental line. Manager Leeds
has had considerable correspondence with
Eastern people on this subject, and, while
he is dark as to the probable outcome, there
can be no doubt that the association is
about to make strong fight for another
line, and that in the near future.
A FAST RUN MADE.
On the evening of January 22l the Denver
and Rio Grande through train from this
city arrived in Denver about six hours late,
missing, in consequence. its eastern con-
nection. The train from the west was
made uD OF the sleeper " Glacier " run
ming through from San Francisco to New
York, CARLOAD Of racing stark for the
latter place and several day coaches
In order that the east-bOund passengers
might reach their destination in time the
Burlington people decided to run them
special" and Oyertake en- route the FLYER"
which left Denver at $3.50 in the evening.
and this they did in great shape. The Spe-
cial pulled out of the Union depot at % in
the morning, and reached Hastings. Nebr.,
fifteen minutes ahead OF the "FlYer's"
time to leave, making the run Of 307 miles,
Including stops and time consumed in chang
ing engines, in s hours and 40 minutes.
Several spurts were made of over
sixty miles per hcur, and the entire run,
after deducting for time lost in stops. aver
aged fifty-seyen miles per hour. The
Flyer" could nave been Oyertaken in a
much shorter distance. but Hastings af-
fOTded much better facilities for changing
couplings from the Miller to the Janney.
This is another feather in the BurlingtOn'S
cap for fast running
FOR THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION.
A crowd of Eastern men is coming here
next month"; largely with the aYoWed pur-
pose OF gaining facts with which to adyeT-
tise California. They are railroad men.
members of the American Association Of
General Passenger aud Ticket Agents, and
they propose TO hold their annual cOnven-
ton in San Francisco, beginning on March
18th. The convention met last year at Old
Point Comfort. Va. and the year previous
in the City OF Mexico.
An Atlantic and Pacific excursion, in
charge of G. w. Parker, lett yesterday for
the East with 100 passengers.
j. Wright. Division Superintendent Of the
Southern Pacific at Sacramento, is in the
city.
Michael Welsh of the Texas Pacific has
returned from the south.
COLLISION WITH FREIGHT-CARs.
Careless trainmen left several freight-cars
standing on the main line at Baden yeSter-
day and the nOrth-buund passenger train,
due 10 arrive at o'clock in the morning,
bumped into them. doing considerable dam
age to the passenger engine. No one was
injured and traffic was delayed about one
hour.
CASTOR Meslier has been appointed Gem
eTal Passenger Agent of the Texas Pacific,
vice B. w. Mccullough, resigned. Mr.. Mes
lier's headquarters Will be at Dallas, Tex.
Richard Gray, Traffic Manager of the
Southern Pacific, has returned from the
Orient much improved in health.
Vice President Stubs of the Southern
Pacific IS due here tomorrow.