Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-11
AMONG THE RAILROADS,
The Santa Fe at Work at Santa
Monica.
Rapid Transit Change Of Guage
Nearly Completed.
The Inside History of an Interesting Case
Promised-The Rapid Transit
to Go to the Terminal
Company Very Soon.

l. u6 IlEHALD . pdutd 4uOhAN" SNAAO
spondent writes as. follows about the
Santa Fe work on its branch to that
place. The inside history of the oppo-
sition will make mighty interesting
reading:
The Santa Fe, when once they deter
mine to reach town, are like Tenny-
sons brook. Suits may come and suits
may go, but they continue just the
same. All day they were hard at work
just as if nothing had happened, and
they made considerable progress.
The little African is beginning to show
his head above the wood pile, and in a
dav or two l hope to be able to give the
HERALD readers full particulars of the
causes for the suit.
One thing is certain: Santa Monicans
can rest assured that the Santa Fe will
be here on the allotted day, and here
with determination to do everything
possible for the upbuilding OF the place.
CHANGE OF GAUGE.
The work of changing the gauge OF the
San Gabriel Valley railroad from mar
row to standard is being rapidly con-
cluded, and it is officially stated that by
the first of the month the road will be
turned over to the Terminal company
for operation. This will make the line
the favorite for tourists trips, as it goes
through the most interesting portion OF
the beautiful San Gabriel valley.
To Mr.. f. @. Story of Alhambra is due
great credit for the way this property
has been conducted. He has virtually
had to manage it since the collapse oi
the boom, and the fact that he has sue
ceeded in keeping the property intact
and at last put it in such shape as to
make it profitable, evinces wonderful
powers of resource and executive talent.
TRAINMEN's GRIEVANCES.
There is an important conference 60
ing on at General Superintendent Fill
more's office at Fourth and Townsend
streets this afternoon according to the
San Francisco Call. The matter un-
der consideration is the grievance sched-
ule presented by the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen. The men have been
reinforced by two of the general officers
of the organization, one of whom is
Chief Wilkinson.
The presence of these two moguls OF
the railroad mems brotherhood has led
some OF the younger and more highty
union men to predict strike. None Of
the members of the committee on the
one hand, or the railroad superinten-
dents on the other, think there is any
danger of serious trouble.
The schedule of grievances is very
long, covering about dozen type-writ-
ten pages, but most of the demands are
of q rather trivial nature. The outlook
now is that most of them will be waived
by the men, some of them acceded to by
the railroad and the rest compromised.
The men would like to get little
more money if they can, but will not
make any great fuss about it if they can
not.
The division superintendents OF the
Southern Pacific, with General Superin-
tendent Fillmore and the members Of
the grievance committee, with Chiefs
Wilkinson and Scott, commenced the
conference with closed doors at o'clock.
Before the session is concluded all the
questions will undoubtedly be settled
one way or the other.
just before the conference commenced
General Superintendent Fillmore was
seen. He said:
"We have always been able to reach
satisfactory conclusion with our men
without any trouble, and expect to do
30 this time. We wish to be perfectly
fair. / believe an arrangement will be
arrived at without any particular clash
ing"
w. T. Mead, superintendent OF the
Santa Ana and Newport road, was in
the city yesterday.
w. A. McGovern, superintendent of
telegraph for the Southern California at
San Bernardino, was in town yesterday.
Superintendent Beamee and Train
Master Hubbard of the Southern Cali
fornia, whose headquarters are at San
Bernardino, were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Wooster, late of the Southern
California roads auditors Office, left re-
Gently for Arizona, where he will take a
position with Grant Brothers, the cele-
brated contractors.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
S. B. Hynes of the Southern California
spent yesterday at Redondo.
DR.. M. II. Morrison, the Santa Fe's
surgeon, is suffering from blood poison
ing Of the hand.
H. K. Gregory, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern California,
has brought his household goods from
the east and now resides at 25l6 East
First street.
There will be change of time on the
Southern California road beginning on
the 21st inst. to meet intended changes
on the Atlantic and Pacific road.