The morning call., 1894-07-09
TRAINS MOVE.
Run on the Santa Fe
Tracks.
ALL WELL GUARDED.
Pullman Cars Went With
Them.
NO TROUBLE TOOK PLACE.
Managers Believe the Blockade
Is Broken.
AND PROMISE REGULAR SERVICE
Strikers JubiIant Over the Decision OF
District Attorney Denis, and Say
They Are Sure to Win.


road companies have the best of the situa-
tion with regard to the operating of local
lines. Since the troops arrived each new
day saw an improvement in the service of
small trains which ply among the towns
and thickly populated districts of South
ern California, particularly those con-
tiguous to this city and around the valley.
which people call the chief routes. From
business point of view these lines are
very remunerative, being constantly
travelled by thousands of passengers. TO
open them up again was the first endeav or
of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Off
cials, and locals once running smoothly
over them could be utilized for breaking
in recruits.
They began to run without hitch to-
day, and the only train deemed unsafe
without guard Of troops was the Santa
Barbara local, passing the strikers head
quarters on San Fernando street, opposite
the Southern Pacific freight yards. Very
little attention seemed to be paid to these
local trains by the strikers, but for that
matter it is not easy to get an expression
Of opinion from A. r. U. officers on
either local or overland trains, as those
men keep their own counsel
An overland train left the Santa Fe
depot for Chicago at 80 A. NJ. being the
second to go out since the strike began.
There were ffty-seven through passen-
gers on board and company of soldiers
went out thirty miles with it, when they
gave the train TO a guard of ten United
States deputy marshals. who will act as
guards until relieved far in the interior.
The train was made up Of mailcar,
baggage, day coach and two Pullman
palace cars. It's route will be via Bars
tow to the Needles. Albuquerque, Las
Veg as, through Colorado, Topeka, Kansas
and Illinois.
Superintendent W. 3. Beamer of the
| Santa Fe Company said he began the regu-
! lar overland and local service to-day.
I'VE sent seven locals out today" said
he. lover the Southern California Rail
way. One Of them went to San Diego and
the others around the valley. So far, but
few of our old men are in the service, only
seven Of our former employees remaining.
but DO not wish to state their names.
The remainder came to report for
duty and 1 notified them that they
were no longer in the service of
are manned by new men as a rule, who
are examined first in their business. We
have pilots going with new crews who
have not been over the road, and in this
way familiarize men with the work. The
train that left yesterday arrived all right
at The Needles and passed there already.
| propose to keep up the regular service
from now On over this division of the
Santa Fe system"
a significant type written announce
ment as follows was pinned on Superin-
tendent Beamer'S door this morning:
Los ANGELES, July 8. 1894.
Notice-Parties looking for employment
will please call at cashiers window at
freight depot.
Some gradual change was apparent at
the Southern Pacific depot, although ef-
fected with considerable difficulty by Off
cials who have worked in all onceivable
capacities. in the yards or on trains, night
and day since the soldiers camped be-
tween the tracks. AS many as thirteen
local trains were dispatched, and the
same number arrived. giving the depot
some semblance of its former activity
They were nearly all on time. AS people
made up their minds that they might leave
town with the certainty Of getting back.
crowds went down to the seaside and into
the valleys. Mails and express were
moved also.
The majority of people seem in favor of
keeping the local lines open, as it relieves
congestion in and around Los Angeles
and helps merchants and farmers consid-
erably.
The Government officials go step farther
and say that all roads should be kept in op-
GRAFTON regardless of the Pullman trouble.
Santa Fe men have so far saved them
selves by getting out mails and overland
trains. but will be required to operate
freight trains as we'll. Southern Pacific
people are on the Governments blacklist
completely and Federal authorieties as
much as swear they will be sorryIfor the at
titude taken in the present crises. Pullman
or no Pullman, DOtn passenger and freight
trains must be moved.
District Attorney Denis made positive
statement this afternoon that the railroads
must move both, and if this cannot be done
with Pullman cars attached, then the
sleepers shall be abandoned. Said he (:
''The law does not say that mails must be
carried alone, but the act includes both the
mails and commerce. The law is as bind
ing on the movement of merchandise as it
Is on the transmission of the mails, and the
Government is bound to see TO it that not
a portion of the laws are carried out, but
all the laws. / wish to say that the i'm
preston that the Government is assisting
the railroads is erroneous. If anything
the Government is more favorably disposed
to the men. Between the two the men
are the more kindly disposed toward tn e
Government, and have aided 1t in the
preservation of order, as far as this district
is concerned.
There is no trouble in this district, and
there is no likelihood of any happening,
The men are orderly and exceedingly well
behaved and are solicitous about the
preservation of order. They are sober,
discrete and temperate. II these men de-
sire to leave the employ of the railroads
they have the right to do so. But under
the law the railroads must move all trains.
freight and passenger, with or without
Pullmans, and perform their obligations to
the public. What .has the movement of