The morning call., 1893-08-02
FIELD OF TRAFFIC.
Sensational RumOr About
G.. P. Huntington.
TR AVEL EAST VERY LlGHI.
The Southern Pacific's Effort to De.
stroy Excursion to Ukiah-Light
Wheat Movement.

The most interesting piece OF news in
railroad circles last night was that con-
viewed in telegram from New York to a
gentleman in this city stating that C. P.
Huntington had thrown overheard $4,000
shares of Santa Fe stock. This, coupled
with the statement that he was making
desperate efforts to get rid OF his Pacific
Mail holdings, caused the belief that the
big magnate must be in hard financial
straits.
Any financial developments affecting
Mr.. Huntington would necessarily
affect. to greater or less extent. his
fellOw-holders of Southern Pacific STOCK.
and not little curiosity was manifested
on the street last night among railroad
men to know what effect this action of the
president of the road will have upon the
road itself
The big slump in pork was also the sub
ject of considerable comment and its pos
sihle effects upon railroad interests here
abouis were thoroughly canvassed.
Although the extent of the present
troubles centering in Chicago Is not as
yet well defined, 1t seemed to be the pre-
vailing opinion among well-informed men
that however widespread they should be-
come, aside from the effect in a general
way traffic in California would suffer but
little. That is 10 say the trouble will
have no direct bearing upon local inter-
eSts.
Said one railroad man: "Pork's fall of
So barrel in one day is something almost
without precedent. and it means the failure
of many men. But these failures will be
confined to the speculative class and legit-
innate business will. comparatively, not
suffer- Shipping interests, in fact. may
derive direct benefit from it in that it
may unloose many Of the holdings Of the
article now held in store"
The Dnnahue line Is preparing to give
an excursion next Sunday to Ukiah. at
which point the Third Regiment. National
Guard of California, Will go into camp for
eight DAYS, beginning Saturday next A
fare OF 81 for the rOund trip will be offered,
and ARRANGEMENTS may be made for sham
battle and exhibition drill as an extra in
ducement to pleasure-st ekers.
Discomfort is plainly notice al BILE in many
of the Southern Pacife's employees when
discussing the pay due them.
what are we going IT, do about it ?'
asked one of the men yesterday. Many
of US are men OF families and we can't go
on strike if We felt so disposed But
even the single men see no possibility Of
utilizing such means to obtain Justice
Times are so hard that thousands of rail-
road men are out of work throughout the
country, and the places IF POSSIBLE strikers
would soon lie filled. The company is a
hard master. and all of US are very careful
what we say. Dismissal would SCUM over
take the mall who was unguarded In his
utterances, and dismissal TO many Of us
would mean little less than lives of
poverty"
About the only thing noticeable in
freight matters is some movement of
wheat. But this is not large. The banks
Il To-
age In interior warehouses, and c0nse-
quently farmers are compelled to shin TO
tideM alter. The prevailing low prices
cause most farmers Who are able to store
away their grain on their farms.
Vest rday was the first day the new rate
over all routes east TO Chicago went into
effect, and passenger agents report that
the increase. if any. in travel has not yet
hecome appreciahle. The tendency of the
Oregon roads to slaughter prices may vet
have a more direct bearing upon rates
from this city, and tourists may find 1t
much cheaper to travel via Portland than
by tie direct route. The present rate from
this city to Chicago is S51 rs or frst-class
passage and SAT % for sec0nd-class.
The steamship Gaelic. of the Occidental
and Oriental line, left Yokohama on July
90. coming by way of Honolulu. and has an
unusually large list of passengers. She
Will reach here about August 10
L
of the Davie Ferry Company to place on
sale coupon bucks of tickets. They are
sold in books of twenty and fifty. the for
mer for 81 and the latter for Sc 50s and
seem to be meeting with great favor with
the public.
In keeping with its usual policy to de-
stroy that which 1t cannot control or util-
lie to advance lis own ends, the Southern
Pacific is now engaged in an effort to an
tagonizp the manufs ctnrars Of this civ
against the Traffic Association Of Calfor-
MIA. The means employed is to assert that
the North An. erican Navigation Company,
in which the Traffic Association is much
Interested, was the means OF importing,
through its low rates, msny grades of man.
ufactured goods from the East that are
brought directly in competition with like
goods Of home manufacture. The asser-
ton is so transparency false that 1t will
find little crpdence among well-iuformPd
men. The Sunset route was responsible
for the low rates mentioned, and they were
established solely for the purpose OF de-