Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-29
The Santa Fe's Last Whack
at the Southern Pacific.
It Gets to San Pedro Via
the Terminal.
The Deed to the Santa Fe of the
Santa Monica Road Filed.
The Terminal Company Make a Traffic
Arrangement with the Santa Fe.
Marcus Pollasky In Town.
Other Matters.

The Santa Fe company has just com
pleted deal which is another invasion
of the Southern Pacific company's ter
ritory, and which fits exactly into thu
aggressive policy it seems to be follow
ing lately with the latter company.
This last move is traffic arrange
ment with the Los Angeles and Ter
minal by which the Santa Fe virtually
secures road to San Pedro. The
agreement has been pending between
the roads for some time past, but thii
week definite conclusion was reached
and the matter is settled. This gives
the Santa Fe three ports, Redondo, San
Pedro, and as exclusively announced in
yesterdays HERALD, Santa Monica. The
last two were the biggest plums of all,
the Southern Pacific having had hither-
to monopoly of their business.
General Manager Burnett of the
Terminal yesterday when queried about
the matter admitted that the statement
was correct. He further stated that in
about two weeks his company's wharf
on Terminal island would be ready for
business, and that then the Santa Fe
would have full opportunity to do all
the business it wanted at that and inter-
mediate points.
THE SANTA MONICA DEAL.
Yesterday morning, as was exclusively
stated would be the case in yesterdays g
HERALD, the deed conveying the prop
erty of the Santa Monica Wharf and
Terminal Railroad company to Mr.. K.
HI. Wade, general manager of the Santa
Fe, was put on record in the county
recorders office.
Some time ago some schemers in
Santa Monica tried to work in on the
proposition and caused the circulation
of report that the Santa Fe had pur-
chased the property and paid $4,000
for it. This was all done for effect and
virtually give the Santa Fe the prop
erty, receiving nothing in return, except
the increased value which will attach to
some land they retain.
THE L. A. AND P.R.R.
Mr.. Marcus Pollasky of Fresno, the
reported buyer of the Los Angeles and
Pacific railroad, arrived from Fresno
yesterday, and held number of consul
tations with those interested in the
corporation. While he says that be is
here for his health, and that he is
simply looking over the property, there
is hardly any room for doubt that he
has concluded negotiations and that he
and his hackers are now the owners OF
the road. So at least says one of the
stockholders, who addedlthat it could be
put in operation in very short time.
THE LOWER CALIFORNIA ROAD.
The San Diego Sun, speaking of the
railroad being built in Lower California
by an English company, says:
The two survey parties which were
sent out several weeks ago, have been
laboring under difficulties along the
worst section of the road. A letter from
Engineer Shaw states that himself and
party are now at Real De Castillo, at
the north end of San Rafael valley. MIR.
Wright is at the head of the Trinidad
valley and expects to emerge on level
ground in few days. The survey will
then progress much more rapidly. The
parties are now about seventy miles
apart. 1t was learned this morning
that Mr.. Drout, the managing director
OF the road, sailed from New York for
London five or six days ago. Mr.. Drout
has inspected the work done
by the company's contractors and has
gone to England for the pur-
pose of reporting the situation to the di.
rectors. A report is expected from Mr..
Drout not later than February5 9th. This
report will definitely decide whether OF
the road. There can scarcely be a
doubt but what the report will be favor
able to the railroad project, as it is the
most feasible and practical of any OF the
schemes projected by the Lower Califor.
MIA Development company. The com
pany has already expended over 100000
in the construction of this road and fur
therance of this project, and it is
scarcely probable that they will care tc
give it up without an effort. Further.
more, the day that the road is com.
pleted and accepted by the Mexican
government the company receives sub
sidy OF 900 per mile, which means 9
cash transfer of So, 100000 from the cof
fers of Mexico's capital to the treasury
of the railroad company. There is an
other great project afoat, which in
wolves the building of an immens
flume, a stone dam and the construction
of complete irrigation system, whicl
will be given to the public later on.
NOTES.
The Santa Fe is sending east an aver
age of two trains of oranges daily.
The Electric company yesterday re
ceived three new cars for the Universit
branch.
The Terminal road has changed tn
name Of Rattlesnake island to Termina
island.
Mr.. Richard Kerens, of the Termins
road, is still i'll at St. Louis, and his visl
here is Indefinitely postponed.
MASONIC INSTALLATION.
The Officers of Lexington Lodge Pleas
antly Inducted Into Office.