The herald., 1894-10-26
NEWS OF THE RAILROAD.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TINE CARD
FOR THE SUNSET FLYER.
Itinerary of the Raymond sad Whit
csmb Excursions-Progrcss Made
on the PhOufx and Pros
colt Road-Notes.

The Southern Pacific are now Issuing
the new time card which will 90 into
effect on November lat. Several im-
portant changes have been made. On
mence to run. Each Thursday evening
the Pullman will be placed at the Arcade
depot at p. M. A box car will also
be placed with the Pullman go that all
passengers taking the limited train at
this point may retire comfortably to rest
In the assurance that their baggage goes
with them. These cars will remain at
the Arcade depot until midnight when
they will be taken to River station and
course will make it incumbent upon any
belated passengers to 60 down to River
station.
The incoming flyer over the Sunset
route will run into the Arcade and the
entire train will be handled in the usual
manner.
On end after November Let the On
tario and Chino train. 81, formerly lesv-
ing at 5 AS .. in., will leave at 5 20 p. m.
At 80 a. IN. the Monrovia train will
be an accom- mediation instesd OF a fast
passenger, and instead of leaving Mon
rovia at :45 a. m. train 62 will not
leave there until 1906. connecting at
Los Angeles with the Long Beach. San
Pedro, Santa Monica and Santa Fe
trains.
Train 60, instead of being an accom-
mediation. leaving Los Angeles ct IL :45
q. M, will be fast passenger and will
leave the Arcade depot at 2:15 p. m.
RAYMOND EXCURSION ITINERARY.
Parties OF excursionists are dated to
come from New Orleans over the Sunset
route and will leave El Paso, west
bound, on the following dates: Janu.
ary 18th, February 9th, March I'd,
1895.
They will 60 to Riverside direct. and
thence to San Diego Various points OF
interest will be visited ca route to San
Francisco.
Parties will leave San Francisco re
turning east, via Ogden and the Rio
Grande System, on the following dates !:
March 11th, April 1st, April 22d, May
18th and June Sd. The time OF these
trains is being so arranged that the
Sierra Nevadas will be crossed by day.
light and full opportunity afforded for
the tourists to enjoy the mountain
scenery.
On April 22d one party will leave
San Francisco, making continuous trip
through to Philadelphia. This is for
the tourists whose time ia of necessity
limited.
On April 23d and June Sd excursion
parties will also leave San Francisco,
going east via the Southern Pacific
Shasta route and the Northern Pacific.
UNITED VERDE AND PACIFIC.
1t is reported from Jerome, Ar. that
II miles of track have been laid on this
road which is under construction from
Jerome to Clear Springs, 2534 miles.
| Two bridges are being built ahead OF the
track layers and the entire line will be
completed within month, the grading
being already finished.
SANTA FEE, PRESCOTT AND PHOENIX.
| Over 1900 men are now at work for
this company and the contractors in the
construction work of this road south of
Prescott. The railroad is in operation
to that point from Ash Fork on the
Atlantic and Pacific. distance of so
miles. The entire distance to Phoenix
la l4U mlle5, ana OF THIS ~ miles mas
been graded south OF Prescott. The
track has been laid for 40 miles.
NOTES.
The Southern Pacific tugboat Coils
left Port Los Angeles yesterday for San
Francisco to go on the dry dock. She
has been in constant service for over q
year, and it is intended now to give her
thorough overhauling.
There will be an old-fsshioned clam
bake at Redondo on Saturday, when the
Populsts will alternately eat CLAIMS and
vent their eloauence to those who call
to take advantage of the 20 cents return
rate made by the Southern California
road.
T. NJ. Schumacher, chief clerk in the
Union Pacific freight department. at
Omaha, will take the place OF G. w.
Luce, who has for long time been gen.
eral freight agent of the Union Pacific
freight department.. Mr.. Luce goes to
the Southern Pacific, into the office of
assistant general freight agent. The
change will take place November 10Th.