Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-12
NEWS ABOUT THE RAILROADS,
The Southern Pacific's Bridge
at Mission Street.
Some Gossip About the 7. c. A
Meeting in New York.
A Steel Bridge to Be Built Across the
Los Angeles Kiver-hIr. 5tubbs on
the Freight Rate war-The
Part the Santa Fe Plays.

The Southern Pacific company will
commence, today, the erection of steel
bridge on the Mission-street crossing OF
the Los Angeles river, by its Yuma di-
vision. A temporary trestle will he
built, and the traffic diverted to it, when
the present trestle will be torn down
and the new bridge commenced.
The structure win be two spans of 173
feet each, and will be of steel through
out. furnished by the Pennsylvania
Bridge company. All the material is
here now excepting the iron cylinders
for the piers, which are expected any
day. The work Of construction will oc-
cupy about two months, and will neces-
state the raising OF the tracks of the
Terminal and Santa Fe companies.
THE FREIGHT TARIFF WAR.
"The war in freight rates between
New York and San Francisco is still de-
veloping," says the Examiner. "and it
is thought that further reductions in
various lines of goods will be made by
the clipper lines. 1t has been reported
that the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany will make cut to meet the COM
petition, but the assertion could not be
substantiated Yesterday. 4ea Y 4
n "The meeting of the Transcontinental
association for the consideration of the
clipper line competition is to be held in
New York on August Oath, as definitely
stated yesterday in the Office of ]. O..
Stubbs, third vice-president of the
Southern Pacific road, and it is thought
that no action of any kind in the reduc-
tiop of rates will be taken before that
time, either on the overland routes or by
steamer. a3t-
"An advantage for which the railroad
men are hoping is that the clipper lines
will fight each other to death or that,
in order to- save themselves, they will
have to maintain rates which can be
met by the railroads through the sub
sidized steamers.
"sHere are lot of ships coming to
this port with freight from New York, !"
said Southern Pacific official yesterday.
"They have q great deal to bring, but
little to take back. Now, when they
get blocked up here without return
freight enough to give them necessary
ballast for the trip from here to New
York, they will lind that this competi-
ton lent going to pay. The rates they
are giving now from New York to this
port will not cover the cost of the round
trip
'sMr. Stubbs stated yesterday that
there was some foundation for the dis
patch that low freight rate from New
York to San Francisco was talked of by
the railroad people, but he declared that
the object was to meet the Canadian
Pacific competition, rather than the
competition by water. He said there
was no thought OF dissolving the Trans
continental association.
Manager Leeds of the Traffic associa-
tion ia jubilant over the situation, and
while admitting that the Transconti-
mental association is not likely to go to
pieces just yet, he says that the compe-
tition will continue, and that there will
be great advantage to the business in
terests on this coast" asa
There seems to have been one little
part lost sight Of in the above, and that
is the generally admitted fact that the
Santa Fe is very weary of the Transcon-
tinentai association, and is desirous OF
going 1t alone as regards Pacific coast
business. Il is very possible that the
Santa Fe will be heard from when the
meeting is called in most emphatic
manner. $40 eFf e31g'h
Tom McCaffrey, Southern Pacific
train dispatcher, leaves today for
weeks vacation trip to Catalina.
The Terminal company has arranged
for gala time at Terminal island on
SUNDAY. w ei iiH ttt4 -skt it