The morning call., 1894-07-07
LOCAL TRAINS ON TIME.
But Fresno Men Lament the Absence
of the Canal.


FRESNO, July. 6-The Fresno locals
arrived and left on time. Travel was
light. Overland stage and express lines to
and from all points is the latest mode of
travelling. Bakersfield is made In fourteen
hours. Visalia has three services, one
morning and one night. Stages arrive
from Whites Bridge and connection Is
made there with Eoat by passengers from
San Fran cisco. Instead of the old pony
express Fresno will boast OF bicycle ex-
press carrying letters to San Francisco and
intermediate points. The first express
leaves at A. NJ.
The saloon men met with defeat to-day
in the proposed advance in beer from to
10 cents; one man refused to pay and as a
result the nickel goes.
Fireman Warner has finally been dis
covered. He was sitting in the courthouse
yard. and was seen by local railroad men.
They talked quietly to him at first and
then stronger language was used. He was
badly frightened, but would not promise
the men anything. No violence will be
used on him.
A mass-meetiDg has been called to-mor-
row night at the courthouse. and citizens
will be requested to express their views on
the situation. The armory still has a
guard on duty.
The ice companies gave notice to-day
that there was no more ice. Later on they
said the Southern Pacific company would
let them have 1000 pounds. This hue and
cry about an ice famine is uncalled for, as
Wells, Fargo & Co., can deliver it TO the
companies at 2 cents pound.
The following telegram was received TO-
night:
"SACRAMENTo. July g.
ITO General M w. Muller. Fresno. Cal:
Companies A and b are on duty and doing
we'll. Don't believe reports of demoral-
zation. ALLEN"
The local from Lathrop arrived at 10 SO
P. NJ. bringing only last nights papers,
very little mail and express and lots Of ice
and coffee. Travel is light.
The last three nights an engine has been
kept at Kingsburg. Being unable to get
reliable information in that vicinity The
CALL correspondent sent a messenger
there this evening. He has just returned
and reports it is live engine awaiting Or
derS from the Southern Pacific Company.
The engine is in charge of Engineer
Thorne and Fireman Horniston. The
messenger says it is impossible to get any
other information as the men will not
talk.
The Tuars railroad men had a mass
meeting at Tulare tonight and adopted
resolutions.
The fruit output from Fresno last year
amounted to S800.O0O. The amount of the
output at this time last year was S60,000.
This season the shipment amounts to S10,-
900. The fruit-growers are now losing
about $4,000 day.
The Expositor says editorially: "The
fruit-gr overs of California are plainly
shown where the responsibility will rest
for the loss of their crops this year. Yes
terday Leader Knox. at Sacramento. reply
ing to an offer of the railroad to send for
W ard all fruit trains, emphatically de-
clared that under no consideration will
they allow a freight train to leave the
Sheds" The editorial adds: eff Fresno
had that canal dug she would to-day be in
dependent of the railroad and the strikers.
1t would take little longer to go to San
Francisco by water. but people would get
there just the same, while freight would
get through nearly as quick and at a
cheaper rate.