The herald., 1894-10-06
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE TO
SANTA ANA.
Adoption of an InteriockIng System.
Increased Activity in the Freight
Depnrtments-Aprico
Go East.

During the past day or two Uncle
Sans boys in blue have been seen on
the streets of the city without any
cause being apparent for their presence.
1t appears that at present certain
changes are being made in the location
of the various military detachments.
Yesterday Company Q, Tenth regiment.
infantry, arrived from San Diego and
went out on the regular 80 p. m. train
from La Grande station. en- route to
their new station at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
territory. The detachment occupied
two special passenger and their baggage
two special baggage cars. Colonel kel-
logg, in command of the Tenth regiment,
left for the territory by the came train.
At San Diego the departing company
has been replaced by Company I'll, First
infantry, detached for duty from Angel
Island, Captain Darlington commanding.
THE NEW INTERLoCKING SYSTEM.
Manager Wade and Chief Engineer
Perris OF the Santa Fe, Resident En-
ginser Swaine OF the Southern Pacific
and Manager Burnett OF the Terminal
have agreed to adopt new interlocking
system of signals for the railroad crosses
ings at the new iron bridge OF the South.
ern Pacific on the Mission road. The
old system was for only one crossing,
and by the adoption OF this improvement
additional safety to traffic will be Sc
cured.
Two new freight crews have been put
on on the Southern Pacific through
freight to Yuma. This makes total OF
16 crewo, or just 100 per cent more than
were working before the strike. What
this means in tonnage 10 nice and
comforting problem for ali who are in.
terested in the development OF the
southern country.
Some OF the boys OF the Southern Pa
cifc were in a facetous humor vester-
day. One related with great glee story
that has travelled from the east, and now
all the department. officials down to the
Office boy are enthused with zeal for the
service.
APRICoTs FOR THE EAST.
A special train consisting OF IL cars of
apricote left for the east yesterday over
the Santa Fe route. They were sent out
on consignment by the Tustin Fruit
Growers association. It appears that
the dried fruits are not going into mar
ket as lively as usual at this time OF the
year, owing to differences existing be-
tween the growers and the commission
men. Fruit growers have now mastered
the intricacies of curing end this renders
them independent, to O large extent, OF
the Intermediates between them and
the buyers, for the very simple reason
that it is no longer compulsory that the
fruit be rushed through to a good or bad
market, as the case may be, before it
spoila on the growers hands.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE.
The Orange county fair, to be held ct
Santa Ana, and the interesting racing
programme arranged is the reason for
the special service to be put on by the
Southern California road. The special
service will obtain from October OH to
18th, both dates inclusive. with one and
a third fare for the round trip. Trains
will depart from the city at Z 40 and IL
a. m. and 2:30 and $40 p. m. From
Santa Ana trains will leave at B :47-aiter
the races. eui s-f+a ,I,.
RUNAWAY,
One of the light carts belonging to ].
Houser, the wholesale butcher, came to
grief yesterday at the entrance to La
Grande station. The horse became
frightened and ran against one of the
posts at the entrahcs, breaking one of
the shafts of the vehicle, smashing the
harness and throwing the driver out of
the cart. The driver got heavy fall
and was much bruised, but q good coat-
ing OF arnica soon set him to rights.