The morning call., 1892-03-27
HUNTINGTON And GOULD.
They VIII Meet at lei PasO del
N0rte To- Morrow.
A Conference Concerning the Construction of
Bridge Over the Rio Grande TO Be Used
Jcintly-Towne Goes to FL Paso.

Officials at Fourth and Townsend streets
give little credence 10 the telegraphic re-
ports that Huntington and Gould are to
hold conference at Ell Paso relative to the
extension of the Texas and Pacific into Mex
leo. They say that if the railway kings
should meet at the aforementioned point.
which is probable. it will be purely mat
ter OF chance, and can have no particular
significance. Messrs. Huntington and
Gould have been together nearly all winter
in New York, and il is looked upon as an
abSuraity that they should find it necessary
10 20 to I'll PaSO for the settlement of bush
ness that could be as we'll transacted in
New York. huntington is due at Ell Paso
tomorrow evening, and always lays over
there for few days.
Gould has been at Ell Paso for some days,
and it would be strange if they did not
meet, but as TO any important confer
ence being on the tapis, this is thought TO
be unlikely.
GoULD's PROJECT.
Tie report of Gould's intention of extend
ing the Texas and Pacific into Mexico said
a prominent official of the Southern Pacific
yesterday, probably came from his supposed
intention of building a bridge across the
Rio Grande at + Paso del Norte. lie has
long threatened to do this, and on his pres
ent trip has. | understand. made move
toward the contamination OF his lOng-talked-
of project. 1t came about this way:
The Southern Pacific and Texas and Pa
ctic connect at Cerra Blanca. From this
point on 20 FL Paso, a distance of about 90
miles, both roads use the same track under
the terms OF a traffic agreement which has
proved very satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned. From this point connection is made
with the Mexican railways at Ell Paso del
Norte over a bridge owned by an independ-
eGt corporation, which eXactS tell from both
the Southern Pacific and the Texas ald
Pact'. GOuid's proposed extension into
Mexico amounts simply to this: lie don't
want TO pay toll, and proposes to construct
bridge of his own.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT,
This would necessitate traffic arrange
ment with our company, and if any confer
ence taxes place between Gould and Hunt
lngt0n IL VIII be in regard to this matter.
The Southern Pacific Company has no con-
tract with Gould whereby il agrees not 10
parallel his line. the Texas and Pacific. Mr..
Huntington will arrive here about April l.
His nephew Is coming to California aud will
probably take position in the employ of
the company, though it has not been de-
cided what Office he will take One thing is
ceriain-he will not be general Manager
while Mr.. 1owne is able TO attend to his
duties, for Coils Z. has a very high opinion
OF the latters ability, and, besides this, he
does not believe in putting young men in re-
sponsible positions
FRUIT RATES.
President Anderson and the California
Fruit Union returned Friday from a trip
TO San Diego made in the interest of cheaper
overland fruit rates for the coming shipping
season. 4 delegation of frutmen went
down on this mission, the occasion being
the meeting at Hotel Coronado OF the
freight-rate committee of the Transeonti-
mental Association. La the party, besides
the gentlemen named, were Edwin 1. Earl
Cf the Earl Fruit Company, Nj. Langley of
Cook Il Langley, the principal green-fIuit
shippers of Southern California, and II. E.
Parker Of Penryn. representing the fruit
growers organization OF Placer County.
All were given an audience by the freight
rate manipuat0rs, and, so far as could be
judged from after discussion, the impression
made WAS good. They united 10 urging
three essential needs: First, q general
scaling OF carload overland rates on green
fruits by fully % per cent; second, the
adoption of a uniform freight time-schedule
between California terminals and Chicago;
third. the fixing Of twelve tons as the mini
mum carload.
RATE CUTTING.
\ bus line has been recently put in
operation between Alameda and Oakland,
on which the fare is cents. The train
fare is 10 cents and the Southern Pacific is
much annoyed at the opposition.
c. 4. Croker yice-presideBt of the South
ern Pacific Railway Company, states that
work on the roads cut Of Fresno and Bakers
field Will be commenced in very short
time. The line from Fresno will run II
miles west TO point on the Tracy branch
aud across the middle valley. The Bakers
field road Will run through Kern Valley to
the bitumen beds and will be 80 miles long.
General Manager a. y. Towne of the
Southern Pacific left yesterday for FL Paso,
where he viii meet hlr. Huntington.