The herald., 1894-10-30
NEWS OF THE RAILROAD.
THE SUNSET LIMITED ASSURED
OF PROSPERITY.
Some Inssrsasipg Gossip Regarding the
Nevada Southern and tho Pro-
posed Route to Salt
Lake city.

The Suuaet limited train being put on
by the Southern Pacific gives promise
OF being very popular. Already two
drawing rooms and three sleeping sec-
tions in the Loe Angeles car have been
retained by intending passengers and it
looks as If full complement would go
out from this city on November 1st.
The car will arrive from the Sacramento
shops on Thureday, and if report speaks
truly, is the finest passenger coach on
the Pacific coast. The Sunset limited,
in the time made and the comfort OF
passenger accommodation, will not only
com pare with any fast train in the
country, hut is the peer of the Empire
State express, which has established
reputation aa the Pennsylvania flyer.
THE NEVADA SOUTHERN ROAD.
Considersb bic gossip is going on among
men interested in railroad development
regarding the plans OF the above road.
and particularly to its relation to the
new organization the Incorporation
papers Of which were filed short time
ago.
Yesterday gentleman who has some
knowledge of railroad matters spoke re.
garding the most economical and, all
things considered. the bsst route that
a new line could take in connecting Los
Angeles and Salt Lake City. While the
fact that the Nevada southern rune
short line from Blake, on the A. and r.
ia indicative of the general course OF the
road proposed to be built, according to
the data furnished yesterday, 1t would
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the moet economical.
1t appears that about seven years
ago L. J. Rask, an engineer who was
connected with the Los Angeles and
Glendale road, and is also we'll known
in connection with the cable rosds OF
the city. ran survey which seems to
offer ready facilities for rapid work and
at minimum OF coat. In general out
line the route may be traced as from
Los Angeles via Pasadena to La Cana
da. penetrating the Sierra Madres by a
canon, offering no engineering difficult
ties. and then pursuing straight
northeasterly course, passing between
the towne OF Kramer and Harper, the
latter on the line OF the Atlantic and
Pacific road, to the Virgin river and SO
into Utah territory.
The claims put forward for this route
are that it would reduce the distance
between Los Angeles and Salt Lake, ae
compared with the line carried from
Blake, by 40 miles. The grades would
be light, in no case exceeding 21a per
cent, while should the Nevada South
ern run their trains from Blake over
the Santa Fe syBtem into Los Angeles,
tine grades are in the neighborhood OF
the Csjon Pass 31a and nearly per
cent. then, again, the cuta on this
line would be very light and the bridg-
ing exceedingly low.
In advocating such route junction
with the Terminal road is almost pre-
supposed, in order that there be open
communication with the ssa at San
Pedro. Such contamination OF the
railroad gossip now being INDUCED in is
to be 1eeired, and as new Los Angeles
and Utah line would not only open up a
woundrousiy rich mineral country, but
would command a large through traffic
between the great Salt Lake and San
Gabriel valleys, each of which desires
the products of the other, it seems as if
the road must be completed at not re-
mote day.
EMPLOYEES SALARIES.
Inc taDlo given IN tne laHt new 1orR
Central report under the above caption,
is OF interest to laymen as we'll as rail-
roadmen. The average n1mber of II
different classes OF employees is given.
with the aggregate compensation paid
each clssG. This enables ue to ascertain
the average pay per man per year in each
class. Beginning st the top, which
every ambitious candidate ior brakeman
aims to reach, the New York Central hrd
50 general ofiicers," with the comfort
able average salary Of $6OS0 each. The
year before there were but 62, but they
averaged s63ll apiece. Next in earnings
come the locomotive engineers. 1850 Of