Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-21
The RAILROADS.
Prospect Of Orange Freight
Rate Reduction.
Apparently a Likelihood That
1t Will Be Made.
Ne Question About the Wharf at
Santa Monica.
Probabilities of the Orange Rate
observation-disclosures Refugees
Arrive-RafII Dad
Gossip.

Assistant General Freight Agent Of
the Southern California road Whitmore
yesterday told HERALD reporter that
there was little doubt but what the
freight rate ON oranges to Chicago and
common points in the territory west OF
that city would be reduced from $1.25 to
80 cents per cwt., while the former rate
will apply to points east OF Chicago. The
matter has been favorably passed on by
the Transcontinental association, and is
now in the hands of the Western Traffic
association. There is no opposition to the
reduction, Mr.. Whitmore stated, and it
is almost certain to be made.
General Agent John M. Crawley OF the
Southern Pacific company made the fol.
lowing statement about the matter:
Il have received no positive informa-
tion regarding the 9Oc rate on oranges.
The matter WAS proposed by Mr.. Stubbs
at the Transcontinental association
meeting last week, and was adopt
ed, but there we're roads not
represented at that meeting who had to
be heard from, and up to the present
moment the expected favorable reply
could not have been received, though no
doubt the association as a body was in
correspondence with the traffic man
ayers of these roads.
~ is very desirable that the rate of
90c should be made. 1t is a relief that
ought, and no doubt will, be afforded
shippers. 1 expect to hear from Mr.. j.
G. Stuhbs today, and hope for favorable
news; but it would not be safe to say to
shippers that such will be the case. 1
do not think it would be good policy to
buoy up shippers with hopes, and in
duce them to hold back shipments for
which they could find market. and
finally give them information contrary
thereto and of a very disappointing
nature. According to the rules OF the
interstate law, if the 90c rate is finally
adopted, it could not be put into effect
until after notice had been in possession
of the commissioners three days; 30 if
we received favorable notice today,
according to the rules of the interstate
commission, it would not go into effect
until three days from now"
CLIMATE REFUGEES.
The following Santa Fe route excur-
sion party arrived here yesterday:
Frank M. Trafton. Miss E. W. Trafton,
Somerset. Mass; Ed. Johnson, Carlton,
Minn.; Mary e. McCarty, Boston,
Mass A. @. Group, Ogden, Utah A. j.
Neil, Worcester, Mass. K. Dennis,
Worcester, Mass. George G. Parker,
Brooklyn, N. Y; E. D. Frye and wife,
Misses Gertrude and Estella Frye, Thos,
w. Frye, Hyde Park, Mass; B. H.
Price, Vermont; Walter Rues, Portland,
Me-. d. Coons and wife, Grand Rapids,
Mich Miss Minnie Hess, Cincinnati,
o. Miss Maggie Welborn, Chicago, ILL.,.
@. G. Hanson, Iowa; A. Z. Williams
ST. Joseph, Mo. /; Joseph Newbanks and
family, Arcadia, Mo M. S. Coe, Omaha,
Neb.; Il. Cahill, New Sharon, Mo-;
w. G Young, Kansas City, Mo-, Mrs. A.
J. Austin, G. H. Turner, Marie Turner,
A. j. Turner, II. Thorson, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Mary Brucker, Petersburg, ILL.,,
r. G. Miller end wife, Ames, Ia, 7. j.
Davis and wife, Topeka, Kan, Chas. A.
johnson, Minneapolis, Mimi, H. p.
Williams, Kansas City, Mo-, Mrs. G.
Locke, John Hedrick, St. Louis, Mo-, N.
l.. Huebner, Evansville, Ind, John F.
Gross, Clarksville, Tenn, j. M. Young,
Kansas City, Mo-, Samuel M. Weekes,.
New York City, N. Y, Tom Cole. Los
Angeles.
The first Pennsylvania Railroad excur-
sion party OF the year arrived yesterday,
and proceeded to San Diego. The roster
is as follows: Commodore R. P. III.
Abel, Sewaren, N. j.; Mrs. R. p. IL.
Abel, Sewaren, N. j.; Mr.. A. Ahrens.
Mrs. M. E. Ahrens, Mrs. L. H. Camp,
New York city Mrs. II. r. Colt, Miss
Bertha Colt, Litchfeld, Ct.; Thomas
Cooper, Philadelphia, Pa. H. p. Dill
worth, Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Augusta N.
Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa, Miss M. e..
Duggan, Toronto, Can; Mr.. and Mrs.
John M Earle, Hartford Ct.; d. e..
Focht, Pottsville, Pa; Miss Margaret
Greble, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Minnie
r Guild, Sewaren, N. j.; Mrs. Anna
ID Hagenbuch, Miss Nellie Hagenbuch,
Mahanoy City, Pa. MIR. and Mrs. G. w.
Hills. Hartford, Ct; A. McReynolds,
New York city; w. H. Namely, Phila-
delphia, Pa Feorge F. STREET., Altoona,
Pa. DR.. Edward H. Williams. Mrs. E.
Wright, Miss Wright, Philadelphia, Pa.
Santa Fe Passenger Agent E. +. Bar
nett was in charge of the party.
THE SANTA MONICA WORK.
Progress on the work OF construction
on the extension of the Southern Pacific
at Santa Monica is being rapidly made,
and the line will be completed to the
wharf location in about months time.
There has been considerable doubt ex-
pressed as to whether the company
would build the wharf, and HERALD
reporter yesterday queried Superintend-
ent J. A. Muir on the matter. That
official stated positively that the wharf
would be built, probably in the next
three months. This should settle the
dieoussi0n