The herald., 1894-08-14
THE LOCAL RAILROAD WORLD.
President Robinson of the A.
I. and s. f. a Railroad Man.
Heavy Tunnels ON the Coast Line
of the s. p. Co.
Tho Progress of the New Postal
Telegraph Limo From the
East-To Cost tho Sum
of 100000.

The new president of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, Col. 8. D. Robin
son, who has been the first lieutenant
under Mr.. Reinhart, is an able railroad
man. 1t was he who took hold OF the
Mexican Central and built it up to a
point where it paid. He also built the
Sonora Limited and the Colorado Mid
land. Both OF these roads have paid
under his management. Now that he
10 in charge of the Santa Fe, it is ex-
pected that some changes will follow
which will show his worth as a railroad
manager. AS for Mr.. Reinhart, the
most that has been claimed for him is
his financial ability. but from the re-
port of Expert Little, there are those
who now believe him to be overesti-
mated, even in that field. The change
of presidents will have no local effect
on this end Of the line or upon the
Southern California. In fact, as the
Santa Fe 10 in the hands OF receivers the
change will not be as noticeable as under
other circumstances.
THE NEW TELEGRAPH LINE.
Manager r. R. Haines, of the Postal
Telegraph company, stated yesterday
that his company were progressing very
rapidly with the new telegraph line
from the east. They opened an Office at
Ration, N. NJ, some time ago, and are
expected to be in Peach Springs in a
day or two. Six or seven gangs of men
are at work. All the material for the
line as far east IS Albuquerque is
shipped from California.
Mr.. Haines said that he was expecting
some of the officials to arrive out here
very shortly. He said the new line
was requiring an outlay of $500, 900.
This was evidence. he sold, of the faith
the company had in the future of Los
Angeles. The business of the new line
would all have to come from Southern
California, as the region through which
the line WAS now being built was a
barren waste.
AN HAWAIIAN RAILROAD.
H. S. Readon, who lives at 712 st.
Julian street, civil engineer by profess
sion, expects to leave for the Hawaiian
island in few days and build railroad
around the island at Oahu. He expects
to take from eight to 10 men with him
from here to assist on his staff. Up to
about the time OF the revolution Mr..
Resdon resided at the islands. and his
recall is now by Mr.. Dillingham;, presi-
dent of the road. The latter has been
to England and secured the money to do
the work with. At present the road is
but 10 miles in length, and runs from
Honolulu to Pearl harbor.
LARGE PARTY ON THE SANTA ROSA.
The following persons took passage
from Los Angeles yesterday on the
steamer Santa Rosa for San Francisco !:
Mrs Lizzie Green. Mrs. @. N. Dimick,
M. Cohen, ]. 0. Conner, j. Dominguez,
f. E. Gates, Mrs. G. H. Morgan, Mrs.
F. N. Msntz, Mrs. J. Smith, Mrs. L. NJ.
Burkhardt, Mrs. W. H. Burk hardt, ].
Williams, H. A. Bruce, Miss A. Wight
man, Mrs. J. Scott. Miss E. Bennett, E.
A. Benson, r. G. Goats, O. A. Leavens,
A. Roos, H. L. Chase, E. I. Dunning,
Mrs. L. D. Whipple, Mrs. +. N. Jones.
Mrs. L. Temple, H. r. L. Burr, M.
Dozer. Mrs. l.. Eversen, j. H. Morgan
and wife, Mrs. H. Nolan, L. W. Morgan,
Miss Annie Ogilvie. Mics Della Borden,
Mrs. Sarah Borden, Mrs. K. Durham, E.
Hill, Mrs. Ida Hancock, G. 4. Han
cock, L. S. Rosenb latt, j. Fl. w. Riley
and wife. Spencer Riley, N. Sentee, Mrs.
l.. Fitzpatrick, Chss. Jacobs, Mrs. &.
Jacobs, j. Ii. KcClintock, ]. G. Scott
and wife, Mrs. F. Hardie, Mre. G. Har-
die, G. D. Parish and Mrs. II. Chaplin.
THE GAP ON THE COAST LINE.
G. H. Phillips, who is in the city from
San Luis Obispo, says that there ia much
activity along the coast line OF the
Southern Pacific and the gap connecting
San Luis with Elwood will be closed up
within q reasonable time. Up to the
present time over $2,000.000 has been
expended by the company in building
the IL miles so far constructed. 1t can
be judged by this how difficult the road
has been to build. In that distance
there are seven tunnels whose combined
length is 7849 feet. For distance the
road ia but one succession of tunnels.
The extent yet to build is ITO miles.
Contracts have so far been let for about
half OF it, or far enough to reach the
town of Lompoc. Work will be COM
tinued until the line is completed.
MOTIFS.
W. D. K. Gibson, treasurer of the
Oceanic Steamship company, of San
Francisco, accompanied by his family
and Miss Bell Conner, was in the city
yesterday on his way to spend short
time at Coronado Beach.
The travel to San Diego on the South
ern California 10 increasing very rapidly.
The trains from here each day now car
ry four coaches.
DR.. Dudley, of San Diego, on his way
to this city yesterday. had two of his
fingers broken. He had his hand in
the door jam of one of the cars when
some one passed through and violently
slammed the door. His fingers were
caught.
An extra baggage car was taken to
San Diego yesterday to bring up the
camp equipage Of the Seventh regi-
mel t of National gusrds, on Wednes-
day An extra car will be supplied the
soll.er boys at Riverside and Santa Ana.
Division Superintendent ]. A. Muir
left yesterday in his special car for an
inspection OF all the local lines under
his Jurisdiction. He WAS accompanied
by the various heads OF departments.
The roads to resorts and beaches did