The herald., 1894-09-18

is probably some mistake about the
name OF the company and OF the proper
ty which it will take in.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
Tony Mesmsr. chief clark OF the
United States hotel. averted a probable
accident on the Southern Pacific. 5atur-
day evening. He went down TO Cerritos,
just this side OF Long Beach. After
alighting at the station he followed the
train down the track for half mile.
About hallway down he found a brake
rod. piece OF steel eight feet long and
an inch in diameter. 1t was sticking up
in such way that AN approaching train
would have rolled ii across the track, in
all probability, and the consequences
would have been q derailed train. The
rod must have been lost by freight
train.
THE RECEIVERS MAY SIGN PASSES NOW.
A man presented pass recently on a
Santa Fe train signed by one of the re-
ceivers OF the company. Technically the
conductor had no right to honor the
pass and he told the man SO, because
rule OF the pass circular does not give
the name of the receivers among those
authorized to sign passes. In order that
no more errors may occur Assistant Su-
perintendent Strohm has directed con-
ductors to honor passes signed by re-
ceivers, by all means.
AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DECISION.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. lin the United
States district court here today Judge
Hallett's decision in the case of We'll
lington Adams ct al. vs. the Lindell
Railway company was handed down. 1t
is in favor of the defendant. Though
local in title. this suit directly affects
practically every pstentable feature of
all the electric street railway motors
now in use. Adams claimed priority of
invention, and his claim was not only
contested By the actual defendant, but
the General Electric company was also
represented by counsel.
FROM ALONG THE LINE.
Tracklaying on the Gils Valley, Globe
and Northern railway, down in Arizona,
has been resumed and the construction
forces are pushing into Thomas as fast
as possible.
Chief Clerk Abbey, OF the Southern
Pacific company, at Oakland mole, is in
Los Angeles on short vacation.
The steamship San Mateo will arrive
in day or two at Port Los Angeles with
1900 tons OF Comax, B. c., coal for the
Southern Pacific company.
The Southern Pacific company had an
extremely large business to the beaches
ON Sunday. TrainmaHter Prior saws
that 80 long ss the present heated ter m
continues no attempt will be made to
diminish the present Sunday train
schedule.
J. A. Muir, the very able superin-
tendent Of the Southern Pacific COM
pany's Yuma division, including Los
Angeles and particularly Southern Cali
fornia, is still in the north taking a
needed rest. A few days ago he was ct
Lake Tahoe with a party OF friends.
The Southern California railway
people are anticipating a very large
business to San Diego. beginning with
the 26th. Tho Cabrillo celebration on
the 9th, 2Sth and Goth will be OF such
a character that most OF Los Angeles
will want TO go down and help San
Diego keep up the interesting custom OF
reviving the memory OF the old Spanish
adventurer.
John @. Portes, the Southern Pacific
compaly's agent at Florenee-- who has
Ueen on vacation to Catalina, has re-
turned to his post and D, HI. Gates. who
gees about and temporarily relieves the
agents now goes to Long Beach and takes
g. w. Caldwell's place while the latter
takes trip up north.
Harry Stanford. the temporary agent
at Cameron, has returned and on
Wednesday will take charge of the
Fifth street station at San Pedro once
more.
Special Officer Bowler arrested
couple of .bloods on the town from Santa
Monica Sunday evening for using OBJ
scene language and otherwise misbe-
having. They paid $5 each for their fun.
S. B. Hynes, general freight agent of
the Southern California railway, re-
turned Sunday night from the east.
Jay Adams, western agent of the AL
ton, together with .. Bowers OF st.
Louis and Robert Summerville Of Chi
cago, both OF the same company, de.
parted yesterday afternoon for San Fran
cisco.
Detective Will Smith OF the Southern
Pacific company is back again from q
trip into Arizona.
Thomas F. Gray. the operator in
short vacation.
Travelling Engineer Russell OF the
Southern Pacific company has gone to
Ell Paso, Tex, on . flying visit.
Superintendent Noble of the Arizona
division of the Southern Pacific COM
pany has returned home. While here
he visitsd Catalina and enjoyed his short
vacation very much.