The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06
ALONG THE RAIL.
Work on the California and Ne
Vada Will Now Begin.
Max PlOuez, the Texas Snowman, Induces
the Southern Pacific to Waive the Fifty
Cent Mileage Rate-Personal

Vice-President A. A. Grant Of the Cali
fornia and Nevada road. who is now East,
is expected back about the 9th inst 1t is
reported on good authority that he went
East for the purpose of raising funds for
pushing the little line through to Salt Lake.
1t is given out that the extension to Walnut
Greek will be built during the coming sum-
mer. The present terminus on the Moraga
Ranch is about twelve miles from Walnut
Creek. Work is being carried on by the
Pacific Construction and improvement
Company, corporation which bought out
both the California and Nevada Railway
Company and the Moraga Land Company.
1t is singular fact that all the head men
In the organization were formerly asSOci-
aed with the Santa Fe Mr.. Williamson is
still Land Commissioner Of the Atlantic
and Pacific, Mr.. Grant built nearly all the
Santa Fe lines in Southern California, and
Mr. Beal the Superin tendent, was once Di-
vision Superintendent Of the Atlantic and
Pacific, with headquarters at The Needles
The coming convention of the American
Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents will be held at Del Monte,
and not in this city as announced. The
opening session will be held on Tuesday,
March 10Th.
Heavy rain in Southern California has
seriously interfered with the movement of
the orange crop. It has ceased now. and
the rush to the Eastern market will be
general.
HE HAS MOVED EASTWARD.
Max Pl0ueZ, the wOuld-be Snowman, was
moved eastward Yesterday by the Southern
Pacific. This company waived the 50-cent
mileage, and the man from Texas had his
Wonderland" hooked on to a fast freight
10 drn rAF Of hl
disastrous ride in the Indian Territory,
when his wax figures were cruelty demol-
lshed. There is not much TO destroy now,
for the "curiOs" have nearly all been dis
posed OF to pay expenses. Max alone re-
turns TO Dallas. He has his car left, and
considerable experience with which to
commence life anew. He has sworn SOL
emily in the grove OF his ambition to cleave
to his trade hereafter and refrain from In
dulgng in wild speculatlons, where honesty
ana economy are counted second-rate YIr-
tues when counted at all.
Eighteen English settlers arrived yeSter-
day at Bakersfield. With few exceptions
tl.ey Will engage in the fruit Industry in
Kern County. Nearly all OF them are peo-
pie Of mea us.
RETURNING HOMEWARD.
e-PTe5ident Stubs of the Southern
Pacific will arrive here to-day at noon. He
went East early in January to attend the
has since been in conference with Mr. Hun
tlngtOn AMI attending to other railroad
business. L. ii. Goodman, who went East
for the same purpose, is also returning.
After the meeting he was Ill for some time
at Sandusky. Ohio. his former home, and
when better he went with a party of friends
70 the City OF Mexico, whence he Is now
returning.
1t is reported that at the conference held
lately in New York between MeSsrs. Hunt
ingtOn, Stanford and Fred Croker, the
long talked-of bridge over CarQuineZ Straits,
just above Vallejo Junction, was seriously
discussed Mr.. huntington is said TO be
fayoring the project.
A local mandatory. the JudsOn Dyna-
mite Company, is helping the great North
ern Railway TO push its route from Spokane
Falls TO an ocean outlet at Seattle or some
point on the sound. Two shipments of ex-
plosye, of 100 tons each, and one of fifty
tons, have lately been made.
W. A. Bissel OF the Atlanta and Pacific
has returned from an Eastern trip.
MADE NO SUCH PROPOSITION.
l. r. Wilbur. the protector of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
denies emphatically that he has laid any
proposition whatever before the Traffic As
ISOLATION, as has been reported. lie SAYS
he has not met Mr.. Leeds nor has he had
any communication whatever with any
members of the association respecting rail-
, road building.
West-bound travel is light. Many who
have made arrangements for a trip to Cali
fornia this winter have been obliged to can
eel the contract and remain at home. The
cause ascrbed by local passenger agents is
sickness. which at this season Of the year is
everywhere.
Contracts for building the Port Angeles
Southern will probably be let by March 1st.
The road will be built from Port Angeles
Wash, to Junction City, 3212 mi les The
officers are f. S. DE Wolf, Seattle, President;
c. +. Mallette, Port Angeles, Vice Presi-
dent, and A. J. Blackwood, Port Angeles,
chief engineer.
w. A. Boyle, passenger agent of the Santa
Fe at Chicago, is in town.