The herald., 1894-12-25
NEWS ABOUT THE RAILROADS.
Construction Work on the Ne
vada Southern.
Extension Of the San Luis OblspO
Line.
LscAl Travel Reported Brisk-A New
Ksseivsr for the Oregon Short
Eine Wanted.

Eaet-bouad passenger traffic is slack.
No one is going east these days unless
important bveinesa calls them away.
Nor is west bound traffic particularly
brisk just NOW. Peopls are hugging
their own firssidss for the holidays, and
the railroade CO NOS anticipate as great
< fush Of business as prevailed until e
few days ago before Janusry let.
But il through travel 10 lacking In
Volume, none OF tho railroads have
complaint to make o! local business.
This is brisker this year than sver be
fors. Los Angeles 10 crowded with out
OF town shoppers and holiday visitors
from radius OF nearly. u hundred
milse. Railroad officials are conss.
quently in a reasonably cheerful state
o. mind and are not TO be nun bsrsd
among the kickers.
General Manager Siebert, of the Ne
vada southern railway, in company
with several other Los Angeles men in
terssted il the project, have gone to
Denver to obtain meeting OF stock
holders for tho purpose OF reorganizing
the road. They expect to return within
10 or II days and, if successful in their
errsud, construction work between Van
derbit and Milford will be commenced
by the 10Th of January.
The Southern Pacitc's new midday
train from Santa Ana has proved pop
ular and profitable enterprise so far. aud
there is every prospect of the service
being continued after the holiday sea-
| son
ID. H. Gates, the Southern Pacific's
agent at the sodiers home, was tempo-
rarily relieved yesterday by II. l.. LIE
Grand. MIR. Gates is the happy recipi-
ent of leave OF absence during the
holiday season.
j. B. Wright, superintendent OF the
Sacramento division, arrived here from
his eastern wedding tour Friday even
i ing. Saturday afternoon ne went north
i'll the directors oar, attached to train
Is. Mr.. Wright recently married Judge
Clark's daughter. of Sacramento.
Out-oftown people who attend the
races at Agricultural park TODAY and
Wednesday, may take the Santa Monica
train that passes University at 4 :42 in
the afternoon and arrives at the Arcade
depot Il minutes later, which will give
them time to connect with the outgoing
| traine TO San Pedro. Whittier, Santa
Ontario and Chino.
ANOTHER RECEIVER WANTED.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 2l.--A petition
for separate and independent receiver
Of the Oregon Shcrt Line and Utah
! Northern Railway company. was fled in
the United States court today by Joseph
Simon. representing the Inerican Loan
and Trust company. trustee of the con-
soiidated bonds OF that company. Judge
Gilbert ordered thata hearing on the
application for an Independent receiver
ne held the 18th day of January, at
which time the present receivers OF the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern,
who arc also recevera of ths Union
Vaclhe syetem. are cited 10 appear to
show causs why the application should
not he granted, and an ndepend don't psr.
son or persona be sppoiu led to the re-
ceivership OF these railways.
Should the application bs grsnted, it
means e dvOscemeut OF that road IRON
this Union Pacific syetem and its oper-
alton as an independent property or
prsgibly In close connection with the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com-
pany. IL means that the Oregon gate
way to Portland will be opened to the
Burlington, ths Rock Island, ths Santa
Fs. tbs Denver aud Guli, ibs Missouri
Pacific and tina Rio Grande, sl of which
will be given sn outlet from Denver via
Ogden, ovar the Snort Line to Portland.
THE SAN LUIS EXTENSION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec "a. H f.
Huntington, OF the Southern Pacific,
said today:
"A track 10 now laid seven and cne-
.enth milfs sonth of San Lais Obispo.
On December 81 it is expected to re.
commence track laying and lay uninter.
ruptedly at the rate of one half mile per
day to tie north bank OF the Santa
Maria river, near Gusdalupe. distance
OF 231a miles from San Luis Obispo. In
this 231e miles there occur four steel
bridges on masonry abutments, with
spans 90 and 100 feet, and at Santa
Maria river there will 5e required seven
stoel spans, each of 1S0 feet, to pan that
river. The work of construction OF the
foundations for this bridge ia very con-
eiderable and will require into some
time in April TO complete, at which
time the steel bridge will. be rapidly
erected on masonry ahutmen and the
track completed into Guadalupe in o few
days thereafter, Guadalupe being "a
miles from San Luis Obispo"
TAE BURLINGToN's PRESIDENT
CHICAGO, Dec. "a. For the last three
days rumors have been thick regarding
the coming resignation of President
Perkins of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road. One story was to the ef-
iect that Mr.. Perkins was to be sue
ceeded by Vice. President Harris, who,
in turn, was to be succeeded by General
Manager Merrill. Ths latter official, in
speaking of the matter today, aeid:
There is not the slightest truth in the
story, and there nevai has been any
truth in it. There has been no talk
whatever OF such a change. How such
stories are set afoat is more than can
understand. guess some brakeman on
our line has not had enough work to do
and has amused himself by talking"
RECEIVER SUCCEEDS THE SHERIFF..
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec, 24.-Sheriff
Booth has received notice from the au-
perior court of Loe Angeles to turn over
the Nevada Southern railroad to r. S.
Seibert. who has been appointed re-
ceivar. Il
Footpads Ia Omaha.
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