The morning call., 1892-08-18

his dsmay, that he will no longer be able
TO tell merchants of this city that they mus.
pay his rates or stop importing goods from
the Eastern States.
This dreadful outlook is the cause for the
meeting Of the Tralsc0ntineutal Assocla-
ton.
Mr.. Huntington's man Stubs wants the
consent of all the other railroad men IN the
association to cut rates, and MI Marun,
the smooth-tongued attache of the Southern
Pacific'S law department, who has quite
reputation as glib talker. will address the
association in benalf of his client.
Mr.. Smurr will assist Mr.. Stubs in COM
piling figures and buttonholing members,
but it will be Mr.. Martins duty TO address
the meeting and to depict feelingly how
Messrs. Huntington, Stanford and Croker
are in dire distress and in need of sympathy.
The Western Traffic Association, which is
the head of The TranscOntinental Ass0cia-
ton, will or will not advocate Mr. Hunting
toms views, as remains to be seen. But
that there will be strong opposition 10
them is certain. The "all-raiP' routes, that
is those who have no water transportation
connections, viii perhaps unite and form
combination antagOnlstic to Mr.. hunting
toms plans.
That the meeting will be very animated
one is not doubted by the local railroad peo-
pie, and the latter are all on the qui vlye as
10 what the outcome will be.
Speaking OF the employment of Colonel
Morgan as an expert Commissioner Litch-
held said Yesterday that he had no doubt
but the Ohio colonel would render $4,000
report, which would be of benefit to the
people in showing the condition and the
earnings of the Southern Pacific Company;
who will pay the cOlonel's $4,000 fee"
was asked. 'Oh, that will be- all right,
confidently replied the Commissioner.
when all this hue and cry is over. the
Governor and the Legislature will appro-
pirate the money, and until that time comes
he is willing TO take chances"
The Southern Pacific Company is putting
the mountain division between Sacramento
and Truckee into share for the coming win
Ter season. William q. Curtis. an engineer
OF tie maintenance OF way department. re-
turned yesterday from that section ana
stated that six new snowsheds are now be-
ing constructed being Truckee and Blue
Canyon. aggregating two miles in length.
One or these, 1000 feet long, is located at
the summit and will be much wider than
those formerly built at that point in order
TO allow ample room for q wide station
platform.
The track from Roseville Junction (16
miles east of Sacramento to Truckee is be-
ing relsid with 76-pound steel rails instead
OF the G0-pOund rails formerly used.
Some time ago the Southern Pacific Com
pany ordered 81 new locomotives TO be built
at once in Eastern shops Twenty of these
were to be freight engines and the other
II were for passenger service.
Several OF the freight engines have already
arrived and are now in use on the mountain
division. They are what is known as ''l2-
wheel engines or eight couple-drivers,
and cost $4,000 each. They are eminenty
fitted for mountain service and by reason Of
their double cylinders. which allow double
use OF the steam, coal saving Of 10 per cent
is made.
or the new passenger engines FIVE have
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apiece and also have fuel-sayng capacity
over the old style locomotives Of 10 per cent.
Two OF these new engines are used between
Oakland and Sacramento, two between
Oakland and Mendoza and one ON the Salt
Lake division.
The balance of the freight and passenger
engines ordered will be delivered gradually,
that is whenever they are:co mpleied
one OF the best equipped and handsOmest
trains will arrive some time to-day from
Denver or Ogden. 1t is a special train,
containing observation. drawing-room.
dining-room and sleeping cars. TIE train
will bring party OF Knights Templar aud
ladies of Joliet, H., who will tOar the
State and return home over The Southern
route.
The executive committee of the San
francisco and Great Salt Lake road held
an ther meeting yesterday. 1t was re-
ported that the enterprise is gaining
strength every day and that many capital
lists who at first were slow to subscribe are
gradually becoming convinced that the in-
yestment cannot help being a good one.
San Francisco business men are not used TO
building railroads, and for that reason they
are more timid aud careful than the capital
lists East; but since our local nabobs have
commenced 10 realize that II depended on
them alone to relieve the trade of this city
from present stagnstion and future ruin
they have come 10 the front in a very
generous manner