The herald., 1894-11-04
THE NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Southern California New Table
in Effect Today.
4. Phillips, the Excursion Agent.
Reports on Tourist Traffic.
= Now Kline OF Road to Tacoma and
Seattle - Changes In tho Per.
sOnnel OF the Santa Fs
System.

The Sunset Limited, westward bound,
arrived In town last evening at 8 10 and
left for San Francisco at $40.
To-day the new time table of the South.
ern California road goes into effect.
This table has been gotten out in neat
shape and is to be "easily understanded
OF the people," 1t fills long felt want
for while the old time table answered
admiralty as puzzle to while away an
Idle i've minutes at the depot, 1t served
no useful purpose in conveying iDtelli-
gence OF the arrival or departure OF trains
to the average traveller.
STEADY INFLUX OF SETTLERS.
Mr.. A. Phillips, who has built up a
reputation throughout the west by
means OF his excursion parties, returned
Yesterday from an extensive trip through
the eastern states. He is a firm be-
lever in the southern counties O!
California and talked in an interesting
manner yesterday regarding the out
look during the coming winter for pas
senger traffic.
THE number OF passengers brought
west last year" he remarked, was in
the aggregate larger than this year, but
then the worlds fair at Chicago and the
midwinter fair ut San Francisco more
THAI accounted for the difference. The
outlook just now is in every way en-
couraging and there is every reason to
believe the coming season will be good
one for passenger traffic. A very large
percentage Of the people coming west
now are bona fide settlers, having q lit
tie money and are prepared to engage in
agricultural or horticultural pursuits.
The produotiveness OF Southern Cali.
fornia is being made known throughout
the country districts Of the east aud
many OF the drawbacks we had to con.
tend against in the past no longer OBJ
tain"
"A year or two back we not unfre-
quently had to carry back men, some-
time, with families, who had made
fai ure. and OF course returned to their
irient. to paint in livid colors the draw
backs to a settlers life in California.
These kickers are all dead or else gone
back eaet, for we are never called upon
to carry one. small percentage OF
new arrivals make their way north
through having relatives or friends who
have already settled there, but the large
buk OF the incomers look around and
permanently settle in Southern Oali-
fornia.
'One Of the best things the fruit grow.
ers have ever done has been the adop-
ton OF cooperation tactics in marketing
their produce. These methods are
largely responsible for the mar kets that
are constantly widening out and bsoom-
In mole extensive each year in the east
Al,ng this line, it appears to me. lies
the true solution OF the difficulties at.
tending the marketing of our fruit at q
mInimrsm of expense.
Business is picking up in the esst,"
said Mr.. PHILIPPE, in concluding, "but it
ia no exsggeration to say that go far az
business prosperity is concerned Los
Angeles hea Ia the procession"
MIDLAND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Arrangements have been completed
BY which work on the above road will
be commenced without fail next spring.
1t will run from Sioux Falls, s. d., to
Seattle and Tacoma, WASH, q distance
OF about 1900 miles. Canadian and for.
eign capital has been enlisted in the
scheme and no furtner difficulty Is anti.
cipated go far as the financial arrange.
ments are concerned.
The first section OF the road from
Sioux Falls to the coal fields of WON.
ing, about 400 miles, will be built in the
spring OF 1895. The second section from
the eastern boundary line OF Wyoming
to the Yellowstone park will be COM
pleted during the season OF 1896, and in
connection with the Illinois Central air
line will afford route 200 miles shorter
than any other between Chicago and
the National park. The third section.
which 10 expected to follow the second
section Immediately, is called the Idaho
division and starts at the western line of |
the Rockies. The fourth section. the |
Washington division, will pass through
the center OF the state and have termi.
Eais at both Tacoma and Seattle.
Five eastern roads converge at Sioux
Falls, and it is in consequence O very
prosperous city. 1t is the distributing
center for all the eastern and southern
parts OF the state. Jouthwest Min nesota
and Northwestern Iowa.
Active work will be begun Juno l, 1895.
NOTES.
From the latest data it has been dis
covered that the average freight rate
in the United States is less than in anv
other country. The average per ton per
mile in Europe is 2.02 cents, while in
the United States it is but 1.22 cents.
Switzerland presents the highest rate.
1856. followed by Norway with a rate OF
5 cents.
Today Mr.. William B. Biddle, assist.
ant freight traffic manager OF the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe, will succeed
Mr.. j. A. Hanley as freight traffic man.
ager OF that road. with headquarters at
Chicago. Mr.. Bidde has been with the
Santa Fe system since 1878, when he be. |
gan as freight brakeman. He subse-
quentsy served as station agent until |
1882. when he was appointed chief clerk |
OF the general freight Office Of the At
lantio aud Pacific. In 1886 he was pro-
NOTED to the assistant general freight
agency OF the latter, holding that posi-
tion until 1887. when he was made di-.
vision freight AID passenger agent. In
1858 he was appointed assistant general
freight agent of the Atchison, Topeka
ana Santa Fe proper and was promoted
70 o oe assistant freight traffic manager in
On January Let, Mr.. James A. Will
manson, land commissioner OF the At
Iantic and Pacific, will retire from active
VOTE and take up his residence in New
OIR city, M eucceseor will ho on |