The morning call., 1892-07-10
RAILROAD NOTES.
Promising Outlook fOr the New
Clipper Ships.
The Sou hern Psoifc's Receipts Getting
Smaller Every Six Months-The Railroad
Commission to Meet To- Morrow

The firms who control the new line Of
clipper ships from New York to San Fran
cisco mean business, and it only depends
on the support they receive from the loca
merchants whether they Will become per
manent and flUurishing in the future OIL
whether the whole enterprise will never q
beyond the experimental stage It now is in
There is not the least trouble about Sc
curing all the freight for San Francisco the
shippers can carry, ana il it depended upon
the wesibound traffic alone very large
feet could easily be constantly employed
for the purpose.
1t remains to be seen how these vessels
are patronized after their arrival here and
when they are looking for return cargoes.
j. w. Grace IL Co. have lready one shin
on her way here now, the Charles Z.
MOODY, and a second one, the L. I. Cakes,
will follow soon.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have chartered
the ship Annie johnson aud will shortly
put her into service on the new line. The
freight rates made by these firms are by
far more advantageous than those OF the
old lines.
MeTch ants in all branches of business
consider the outlook for a relief from the
heavy taxes they have Tor years been CON-
PEELED 10 pay to the Southern Pacific Com
pany. and transportation lines under thai
corporations control, very encouraging,
and great many large shippers state freely
that they viii patroniZe the clipper lines as
much as possible.
It is calculated that in the future freights
which are now 81 and SO per ton will be
reduced TO IS 80 and IS per ton.
For long time and previous to COM
meDcement OF The present agitation the
charges on New York treights were So 80
and SIS per ton, which plainly shows what
a benefit the local trade receives from the
INTRODUCTION of the new Cape Horn route.
The Southern Pacific Company, Williams,
Dimond d Co. and Sutton, Beebe IL Co. are
already hard al work in making c0ncess ions
TO the merchants IN this city and are max
Ing them all kinds of promises If they will
only consent to patroniZe them in the fu-
tuTe as they were compelled to do in the
past, but the Independent lines are the
favOrifes in business circles, because IL is
well known that were it not for them there
would be no concessions or solicitations of
patronage on the part Of the old monopoies.
The receipts OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany during the six months just ended
were, according 10 a statement made by an
Official In authority yesterday, by far less
than those for similar period last year.
The exact figures Of receipts are not as yet
prepared, but we know that they will be
considerably lower than they were at the
end Of the first six months in 1884," said
the officer, 'but the outlook for the tall sea-
son Is good and we hope that at the end of
the year the balance will be all right"
The trouble in Texas, where the Railroad
Commissioners recently reduced the freig lit
rates. the Traffic Associations constant
agitation. the new clipper lines. the League
of Progress and generally all-around dis
satisfaction on the part of the people with
the methods of the Kentucky corporation
are the reasons why its receipts are getting
smaller every six months.
The Railroad Commissioners meet to-
morrow morning to have the answers read
which have been flied in the Shiyely COM
plant case by those roads that have had
time TO make answers. They Will also hear
the attorneys Of the CONF anies who desire
continuances