The herald., 1894-09-25
NEWS AMONG THE RAILWAYS.
A Fast Train Over the South
ern Pacific Line.
Pulling Up the Rails of Colorado
Road.
Passenger Agent TInohsr's Romans
Shipped to His Home In the East.
Other General News of
Interest.

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cihc company announces that it is the
intention OF the company to put on a
last train from San Francisco to Ne "
Orleans. beginning Thursday week. The
new train will reduce the time between
the points at least 16 houre. Between
Los Angeles and New Orleans the run
ming time will be SO hours, q rsducti on
OF ii hours.
The train will be similar If not equel
to the New York Central Empire State
express. and the New York and Uhica-
60 limited of the Pennsylvania company.
1t will consist OF regularly made up
train. with four Pullman coaches, vesti-
buled throughout. The Pullman cars
Paso Robles, San Ardo, San Lucas and
San Vicente will be put on, making one
OF the most unique and convenient
traing in the west.
The fret train will leave San Francis.
co at 1880 a. No., reaching this city the
following morning at 4 q. m. The flyer
is scheduled to reach El Paso Saturday
at 3 80 a. M, San Antonio Sunday at
2:l0 q. M. and New Orleans at 7:4O
p. M. making the through time from
San Francisco to the Crescent City in
79 hours.
SAN FRANcIsco's NEW ROAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-An import
ant meeting of the executive committee
OF the Traffic association was held yes.
terday, at which the plan of the San
Joaquin valley road and the list of trus-
tees, whose names will be submitted to
the capitalists in the appeal for sub
w ara ,D1a taA nd
DIR. Leeds says he expects to see active
operations commenced on the construc.
tion OF the road before many weeks.
There are one or two minor details in
the contract which have to be amend
ed" said Mr.. Leeds in an interview,
but in two or three days at the most it
will ready to submit to the public, and
the work OF securing subscriptions will
commence. We want $3.50, 900, and un-
til that amount is subscribed no sub
scription will be binding. Under the
laws OF the state there must be $1,000
subscribed for each mile of road incor-
porated and 10 per cent paid
in. Tho projected route from Bakers
field to Stockton is but 230 miles,
but as we expect to ultimately extend
the line from Stockton to San Francisco,
we have incorporated that mileage in
the plan. The entire distance ia con-
siderably under $50 miies, but we have
seen tit to 60 beyond that limit. At
$1,000 per mile, the amount required by
law, we need $3.50 200 before we can in
corporate, and no subscription will be |
valid until that amount IL subscribe
We will probably incorporate for Sc, ,000,-
300.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WINTER TRAVEL.
ern Pacific company is making prepsra-
lions to increase winter travel from the
ssst over the Sunset route. aud to that
snd will offer superior advantages to |
Tempt travellers away from other roads. |
Beginning with November lst. first |
class train will leave every Thursday !
from New Orleans for San Francisco,
and similar trains will run from San
by railroad people that these trains will |
be unsurpassed west of Chicago. The |
cars will be vestibuied, with frst-class /
dining car, q smoking car with writing |
tables and stationery, bath room and |
barber shop, and the whole train will be |
heated by steam and lighted by gas. |
The time from New Orleans to San
Francisco will be 771a hours and 70 |
hours east bound. This change will re-
duce the time to New Orleans 20 hours
and to New York 321a hours, giving the
same quick service as over the Central
Pacific. Connection will be made at
New Orleans without an hours delay, |
passengers being transferred to the linn
tied express Of the Piedmont Air line
for New York.
PULLING UP THE RAILS.
A dispatch sent out from Denver says:
The management of the Gulf road has
decided to permanently abandon the
Sunset line, and Boulder man has
taken a contract to remove the rails and
pile them up at Boulder freight depot.
The abandonment is not unexpected as
the line was losing venture from the
time of its completion, IL yearsG ago. 1t
is q narrow guage, IA miles long, leading
from Boulder up the caf1on to sunshine.
The grade is the stsepest continuous
grade on the continent, averaging per
cent, and in one stretch OF four miles
the line crossed 40 bridges previous to
heavy flood last spring, which carried |
the 40 bridges down to the bottom OF the |
mountain, and distributed large sections
of the sides of the Gallon. The engineers
estimated that it would cost $4,000 to
repair the damage. As the wagon rate
for hauling ore down the cafion has
been one-hRlf the railroad rate, the busi-
ness was very small. The disaster last
spring virtually settled the fate OF the
narrow-gauge line, and it is not thought
probable that any attempt will ever be
made to reconstruct the road.
PASSENGER AGENT TINCHER's DEATH.
There were universal expressions OF
regret among the acquaintances of
George T. Tincher when his death was
announced Sunday morning. He was a
general favorite among the railway men,
aud had been city passenger agent of the
Santa Fe for three years. He was
graduate of Ann Arbor, Mich, univer-
sity. and was q member OF the law de-
partment OF that institution afterward.
He eervsd two terms as city attorney of
Danville, Ill. His father WAS state
senator and president OF the First Ma
tional bank of Danville, Ill. The de-
ceased was a knight Templar, and an
e-cort from Coeur de Lion commandery,
under Eminent Commander Hervey
Lindley. escorted bis remains to the
Santa Fe depot, whence they were
shipped to Danville, Ill.
READING REORGANIZATION.
New YORK, Sept. 24.-The plan OF re-
organization of the Philadelphia and
Reading company adopted by the Olcott
COMMITTEES will be presented by the re-
oa;varo 70 tha amt at Pniiodal n bia tn.