The herald., 1893-12-02
NOTES ABOUT THE RAILROADS.
The Southern Pacific Changing
Its Tracks from Pine Street.
The Santa Fe Makes a Departure in
Fast Fruit Freight.
A Big Subscription TO the Nevada south
ern-The Southern Pacific to Con-
fine Its Tracks to Alameda
street-News Notes.

President Blake OF the Nevada South
ern is making fine progress in securing
the 1000 subscriptions. to the bonds of
his company, for the purpose of extend
ing the line to the coal fields.
On Thanksgiving evening he received
a telegram from Allen G.. Campbell of
Vanderbilt, subscribing $4,000 to the
fund. Mr.. Campbell is one of the rich
est men in Utah he is now in Wander
bilt looking over come OF his mines in
that region.
His example is one that should do
good in arousing public spirited men
hereabouts to stand in on this project
which means 30 much for Los Angeles.
President Blake reported that another
$4,000 subscription was received yestsr-
day, which only leaves between three
and four thousand dollars to be OBJ
tanned. which will be made up probably
today.
CHANGING IT'S TRACKS.
Yesterday the Southern Pacific COM
pany commenced changing its tracks
from the north end of the Briswalter
tract on Pine street to the south line OF
that property on the city limits. When
this is completed the company's trains
for all it's coast points will pass over the
Alameda street tracks to the city limits,
thus bringing the magnificent property
spoken of sauarely into the city without
railroad tracks interfering with its easy
access. 1t is expected that immediate
steps will be taken, in consequence oi
thisschange on the part of the company,
to develop the region spoken of as a
residence and business region, as it will
then be without drawback.
Superintendent Muir has been de-
sirous of making this change for some
time, and hopes to soon accomplish the
task, which will be done shortly, barring
unexpected impediment.
FAST FRUIT FREIGHT,
The Santa Fe company has issued a
circular announcing that from Decem.
ber let. they will start from this city on
each Friday refrigerator Car for Chi
cago and Denver and intermediate
points, including Albuquerque. This
car will accommodate less than carload
shipments of perishable property orig
mating at points on the Southern Cali.
fornia railway. The car will leave here
at & 20 p. m. on Fridays, and arrive at
Chicago at l 80 p. m. on the following
Friday. The rate will be 81 90 per 100
pounds on fresh fruits and vegetables,
which includeD ice and refrigeration.
FILLING IN THE TREsTLE.
The Southern Pacific company some
time ago discovered that the expsnse
of keeping up the three mile trestle be-
tween San Pedro and Wilmington was
something tremendous, owing to the
way the teredo worm eat up the piles.
For some time past the work OF filing
up this trestle with rock from Catalina
island has been under way, and yester-
day the steam shovel was put to work
completing the work with earth. This
will in few days give the company q
solid roadbed between the two places,
barring bridge or two.
RAILROAD WORK AT SAN LUIS oBIsPo.
The Nordhoff Ojai: Mr.. John J.
Burke, who returned to Nordhoff from
San Luis Obispo a few days ago. per-
sonally inspected the work being done
there just before his departure. Two
thOubhAO AOA hiO WI Ou tAO bOVCu
tunnels scattered along the IL miles or
80 between Santa Margarita and San
Luis Obispo. The track is laid from
Santa Margarita to the big tunnel, a dis
tance OF four miles, 30 there remains to
be completed only about eight miles Of
before the town of San Luis Obispo is
reached. On the big tunnel work is 60
ing or night and day, and they are ex-
tending the tunnel about So feet each
week. 1t is confidently believed train
will be running into San Luis Obisbo by
the frat of next May, and with that un-
derstanding preparations are now being
made for picnic on that day, to cele-
brate the event.
Mr.. Burke says the culverts are all
completed to San Luis Ohispo and lit
tie beyond; and all the bridge abutt-
ments are finished for the same dis
tance. The masonry, as all the work,
is of the very best, which of itself would
indicate that the Southern Pacific in
tend to put the main part of their traffic