The morning call., 1894-03-10
A LITTLE HITCH.
Railroad Managers Still
Negotiating.
A Settlement Seems to Be Practi-
caIIy Assured - Another
Santa Fe Cut.

There Is just one little hitch 10 the negotia-
lions pending between the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe looking toward an adjustment of the ir
differences, and that is that The Santa Fe wants
all matters placed back upon The same basis
which they occupied last September, while the
Southern Pacific Is not willing 10 cOncede
this.
Such step, the latter officials affirm, would
Decessiiate the annulmeDT of the ntnety-day
notice given by that company to the Santa Re
Cd November % OF last year and taking effect
on February % Of the present year discoH-
tinuiDg the agreement between the TWO roaGs
by which the Santa Fe was permitted to TICKET
passengers from The East to San Francisco by
way OF Los Angeles.
The proposition which the Southern Pacific
is willing 10 accept, as explained by Vice
President Croker, is that rates shall be imme-
diately restored 10 their former standing and
that the questions at issue shall then be taken
up. al such time and place and by such repre-
sentatYes OF the two companies as may be
agreed upon. and discussed and settled sepa-
rately.
There seems to be In the present outlook
confirmation OF he prediction made by The
CALL day or two ago hat the trouble will
soon be settled. The disposition Of the Santa
Fe, now that the fight has been transferred TO
the direction of Its local officials, is not near so
warllKe as it at hrst appeared. although IL must
De confessed that the road still keeps right on
making reductions. the last one being that of
making The late cut of $40 from Demlng and Ell
Paso TO Los Angeles, San Diego ana MoiaYe
apple bic in both directions. This latter move
went into effect Wednesday and was not &C
cOmpanied by the usual three days notice, nor
were The Southern Pacific people aware of II
until Informed that 1t was already in opera
ton.
Notwithstanding this fact. gentle peace will
probably spread her wings over The warning
actions In few days.
off the present rates are called of there will
probably be great demand for tickets during
the ten days which must eiapse between the
time when such notice is given and the putting
OF II into effect. Would-be purchasers are only
holding back now in expectation that the rates
will 90 lower, and when the troubles end they
VIII make haste 10 avail themselves OF the now
really cheap fares.
j. A. Hanley freigh. traffic manager of the
Santa Fe, Is In the city.
The Kansas City Star, in long article de-
seriptiYe OF the annual passes issued by the
different roads, has this to say of the Southern
Pacific:
"Ihe Southern Pacific pass is harder TO get
than prize In lottery. 1t is plain-looking
thing when one gets it. Il has picture of a
sunset behind mountain-the Southern Pacific
is the Sunset route, 1t must be remembr ed
and 1t has picture OF train all alone on the
plains, with nothing but mesquite brush and
pralTie-dog mounds 10 keep IL company. 1t is
southern Pacific train. though, and Is sup
posed 10 be scootlng along toward San Fran.
cisco al forty miles an hour. The Southern Pa
ciic lass is plain thing, in black aud white
made after design selected by Mr. Towne, the
yce-pres ident and general manager, and people
| IL is not so pretty as The annual of the Podunk
and Pacific Railway, which can be had for the
asking"
The Southern Pacific Railroad has lately put
! In use set of quadrupex telegraph instIu-
| ments on the line between New Orleans aud Ell
/ Paso.
William +. Skunk OF Harrisburg, Pa, has
lately sent TO the printer his report on the sur
! vey OF the IDLeTcontnental Railroad. and he
tells the newspapers some of the points which
| IL contains. From New York To BueDos Ayres
! the distance Is 43O0 miles, which could be re.
| duced to 1000. The cost OF the ro.dbed and
bridges on the line 10 be bull would be $30,O 600
/ mile. and for road and equipment ready for
operation $4,000 The northern division OF
! the line surveyed lies along the Pacific slope
from Iehusntspec TO the bay of San Miguel,
crosses the isthmus, thence to The river Atrato,
and ascends the Sucio. an afiluent OF that
river, 10 the vicinity Of Anti0quia. The south
| erD division ascends The valley OF Cauca River
| for 300 miles, and thenceforward occupies an
! upland ranging from 1000 to 2 600 feet above
| the sea, between the great Cordilleras OF the
Andes, blocked by occasional cross ridges.
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