The morning call., 1892-06-10
In RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Manager Leeds Is Made the Tar
get Of Unjust Attacks.
The Democratic Delegates Will Travel to the
National Convention at Chicago in
Great Style.

The best possible proof of the fact that
the Traffic Associationlis doing good work
lies in the abuse which that organization
and its manager, j. s. Leeds, are constantly
being subjected to by the henchmen ana
organs of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
heap of personal abuse has been piled
upon Mr.. Leeds head. Stories of his past
career rehecting upon his integrity have
been circulated publicly, only to be retracted
again in private, and it is only due to that
gentleman'S patience and forbearanee that
correspondence of a nature which would
show some people connected with the South
ern Pacific In a very unfavOrable light has
not so far been made public.
The ticket brokers representing the
various Eastern roads were busy yesterday
discussing the cut of seeond-class fares from
Kansas City to California, which will go
into effect to-day. The reduction does not
directly interfere with the local business,
because the rates going east from here re-
main as usual; but whenever cut of some
kind is made the maDipulatOrs Of the paste
boards commence to speculate upon what
the possibilities for the near future may be.
The officers Of the Atchison say that the
New York agents who sent passengers
second-class to California receive $50 20
commission on every $50 fare, and that to
break up this Kind of business, which gives
road has decided to carry people from Kan
sas City or st. Louis to California for Sl4 so,
which makes the fare from New Y FORK 70
this city or Los Angeles S41 70 instead of
S62, as heretofore.
1t is expected that many people will take
advantage OF this low rate and that the
secoId-eIass travel via the Atchison line
will be heavy this summer.
Arrangements have been completed for
the special train which Is TO carry the Cali
fOrnia delegation to the Chicago Democratic
convention. The train will be handsomely
decorated and consist Of four Pullman
sleepeTs, dining and baggage car. 1t will
leave here at $50 O'clock A. NJ on June 10
under the special supervision of ID. w.
Hitchcock, the general agent of the Union
Pacific, and L. a. H0lbrook, general traffic
agent OF the Chicagoand Northwestern, who
Will travel with the party. At Green River
the Californians will be joined by the dele
cations of Washington, Nevada and Oregon,
and at Omaha the L tab delegation will be
met, so that the Western States representa-
GYes Will arrive in Chicago all in one train.
The first invoice of California fruit for
the season destined for the Eastern market
left Sacramento yesterday morning. 1t con-
sisted OF seven refrigerator cars loaded with
cherries and apricots from Vaca Valley
The train will be expedited all along the
line, and will reach Chicago in five days
time.
a new tfHle-cdIu went INTO elItCt Oh q uue
on the route TO Milton and Calayeras big
trees. Leaving here at A. NJ. the train
reaches Stockton at l :08 P. NJ. and Milton at
. %; returning the train leaves Milton
at 40 and arrives here at :45 P. NJ.
The following order was issued by Gen
eral Passenger Goodman of the Southern
Pacific Railroad yesterday:
For the accommodation Of residents at Sun0I,
Pleasanlou and LtYeFmOre, and more particu-
IaFly foT the benefit OF campers at or near those
points, a special swing train Will be placed in
service TO-DAY between Niles and Livetmore, 10
run daily (exeept Sundays probably uHIll July
81 next.
This special swing train Will leave LIveFmOre
al 40 p. N, Pleasanton 6 :54 P. NJ, Sunol Z 100
Z. NJ, arriving at Niles at ;22 2. NJ connecting
with train 90 for San Jose, and train Sc for Oak
land. Returning, leave Niles at :26 P. NJ,
making connection With train 90, leaving San
Francisco 6 z. NJ, and train Sc leaving San
Jose 5 40 z. NJ. This IN addition 10 train 81,
leaving San Francisco al 4:30 P. NJ