Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-09
The Santa Fe's Santa Monica
Right of Way Secured.
Work on the Line to Begin at
Once.
The Status of the Southern Pacific's
Coast Line.
The Santa Fe to Build to Santa Monica
as Soon as the Weather Permits.
The Southern Pacific's Cut
in Sugar Rates.

Inc SANTA re company yesterday Sc
cured the missing link in the right of
way in the recently acquired railroad
franchise to Santa Monica, and it is
stated on excellent authority that work
on the road from Inglewood to that
place will commence as soon as the
weather permits.
Vice Presidents Stubbs of the Southern
Pacific company returned yesterday at
noon, says the San Francisco Call of
Sunday, after an absence of three weeks
in New York, whittier he was called on
business connected with the traffic de-
partment of the line which he repre-
sents. Mr.. Stubbs was interviewed
briefly yesterday evening concerning the
recent meeting of the advisory board of
the Western Traffic association, at which
time charges of rate cutting against
several OF the overland roads came up
for a hearing. The sugar case in which
the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe
are interested were talked of extensively
at this conference, and Mr.. Stubs says
it Is his opinion that nothing unusual
will result.
In regard to the alleged sugar-rate
cut he said: There is no established
rate on sugar from this coast. When
Spreckels Bros. came to us recently with
large shipment we could see no good
reason why the ordinary course should
not be pursuad. We called Mr.. Bissell
of the Atlantic and Pacific and Mr.
Monroe of the Union Pacific into coun-
ell and decided to make the rate on the
shipment referred to. The matter was
reported to the advisory board of the
Western Traffic association, and the re-
suit was disagreement as to whether
the rate had been cut or not.
Mr.. Leeds, Gould's Missouri Pacific
man, had been discharged for rate-cut-
ting, and certain members of the asso-
citation looked upon the rate made by us
as q violation of the agreement. No
definite decision was arrived at, for the
matter will again come up for discus
sion on the second Tuesday in April,
when the board will meet again."
THE COAST LINE.
Of the Southern Pacific Coast railroad
the San Louis Obispo Tribune says:
Our Santa Margarita friends have
rather neglected us of late, which is the
more unfortunate, as just now that en-
bryo city is the cynosure of all eyes
from San Jose to Los Angeles. It is the
present theater of operations of the
Southern Pacific company, whose move
ment toward the completion OF their
coast line is regarded as of profound i'm
portance, all along the line. We get no
advices, however, as we really under
stand, because the grand movement
which is expected, the incursion of the
army which is to attack the formidable
job of making the tunnels has not yet
appeared, and the present work being
performed has lost it's air of novelty.
Nevertheless the bublic will be glad to
know that there has been no cessation
of work, that there are still some sew
enty-ive men actively employed, and
that the force is in fact being pushed
even to the extent of working gseven days
in the week. The necessity of this
haste is explained as being called for to
prepare the way for the contractors,
whoever they may be, who are expected
shortly to undertake work on large
scale. The dam of which we have
spoken has progressed rapidly, and now
the foundation has been securely laid,
30 that work to conclude it can go ahead,
rain or shine. Material is still accumu-
AnplhS az Odhtn MAI SdlIb1, hWO vi tuTeS
carloads arriving every night. So far
there has been piled up at the end
of the track from 100000 to 800, 900 feet
of lumber, all evidently intended for
tunnel work. 1t consists of sawed tim
bers 10x14, and three-inch planking for
tagging.
NOTES.
All Southern Pacific trains were re-
ported on time yesterday.
The Terminal officials will be there
before the last of the month.
The 90-cent orange rate has been oi
little or no use to orange shippers, as
the rain has prevented picking and
packing.
Engineer Tasheira informs us, says
the Redlands Citrograph, that the motor
line will be extended to Redlands juno
ton as soon as material can be had.
Motor trains will meet the overland
trains east and west. This will be in
addition to the direct local trains be.
tween Los Angeles and Redlands.