The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-21
MANVEL'S VISIT.
The President of the Atchis0n
Road Expected To-day.
Pertinent Questions the Merchants Of San
Francisco Would Like Him to Answer.
Railroad Notes of Interest.

President Allan Marvel Of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad will arrive
here on this mornings overland train direct
from Chicago.
Mr.. ManvePs arrival is looked forward to
with considerable interest in railroad cir
cles, there being many topics OF great i'm
portance to California, and especially San
Francisco, he can if he will shed consider
able light on.
The most important of all the questions
the local merchants would have Mr. Marvel
answer is when his road will make its long
promised connection with San Francisco.
There are at least three plausible schemes
on foot Just now which If carried out would
form link between this city and the Santa
Fe system st Mojaye; but whether the
powers that control that system are looking
with favor upon either of these projects or
whether they have plan Of their own not
heretofore made public is not known, al
though many assertions founded on more
or less reliable information have been made
concerning these subjects.
THE MOST IMPORTANT.
There are other things an anxious bust
ness community would doubtless like TO
have information about from Mr.. Marvel,
but his cOmpany's intentions concerning a
much wished-for competition with the
Southern Pacific is the first and foremost of
all
The local Offices of the Atchison road
have been beseged with inquiries ever since
the announcement has been made that sec
ond-class fares from the Missouri River TO
points in California would be reduced from
S35 TO Sl4 30. 1t looked as if every Cali
lOrnian who had friend or relative In the
IS q
brace the opportunity and have them come
cut here. But, alas, that reduction has so
far not officially materialized, aud the men
who sit behind the counters in the local Of
fees Of the Atchs0n road wish 1t had never
been mentioned.
THEY DO NOT KNOW.
They simply do not know how TO answer
inquiries for while they have absolutely no
instructions and have no information from
headquarters about any intended cut Of
rates they seemed to be inclined 10 think
that where there IS so much smoke there
must be some fire, and If any body now wants
20 know when the rate reduction goes into
effect they say that the matter has been in
definitely postponed, and that the proper
announcement viii be made in due time.
j. ). COniican, one OF the promoters of the
Canadian Western Railway. who has been
in this city for several days, said in an
interview on SUNDAY that the new line
eastward until it connects with one of the
great trunk lines. The roads western ter
minus Is Victoria. thence it will run
10 NenaimO. and themes TO the Sey-
mOuT NaTrows, 200 miles north, where
crossing TO the mainland will be made, and
the Peace River country will be penetrated
in an easterly direction Mr.. COnlican says
that ST., 900, 900 is behind the enterprise.
LEEDS COMPLIMENTED.
The following is cOpy Of a letter OF
graceful scknowl, dgment which has been
received by Traffic Manager Leeds from the
secretary OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
J. s Leeds, Traffic Manager Traffic AssOcta-
ton Of California san Francisco. Cdl.-DEAR
SIR; Yours Of April % last. Informing me OF the
adoption BY your body Of The resolutions favor
ing legislation by Congress for the strengthening
OF the interstate commerce law has been re-
celved. ! beg 10 assure you that the commission
is much gratlhed at having The hearty cO-Opera-
ton Ct important commercial bodies Ike that
which you represent IN their efforts to perfect
the law In lie interest OF the commercial public.
Yours truly, EDWARD A. Mos ELEY, Secretary.
The officers of the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railway Company report that
all the camping places along their route are
more literally patr0niZed this year than
ever before. Up 10 date the road has Issued
already more campers tickets than there
were sold for the whole season last year.
The Southern Pacific Railroad officials are
taking brief vacations whenever their
duties allow them to 90 so. A. \. Towne,
the general manager, and I. II. Goodman,
the general passenger agent, were al Castle
Craig in Shasta County yesterday, and are
expected TO return Tonight. w. II. Mills is
In Merced County, partly on business and
partly on pleasure and number Of other
heads of departments have turned affairs
over to their chief clerks TO get country air
for a few days