The morning call., 1894-10-25
MOVINU UPIUWN,
The Pacific Mail Offices to
Be Changed.
c. P. HUNTINGTON IS BUSY.
Wants to Settle Difficulties With
Competitors.
:. P. HUNTINGTON IS BUSY.
TWO MEXICAN ROADS COMBINE.
The Great Northern Increases the
Speed of Its Trains-Many Second.
Class Travellers Coming.

The Pacific Mail Company officials have
under consideration the removal of The
general offices from First and Brannan
streets 10 a central location. There are
various reasons given for desiring to make
a change, first of which is the unsuitable
ness OF the old place on the wharf. almost
Immediately over the mouth of a large
city sewer. Noisome exhalations from be-
meath the ufice building make it intensely
disagreeable during business hours for
those employed on the dock. Another
fault found with the location is its dis
tance from business centers, and public
convenience demands a change.
While 1t is not vet determined where
the new offices will be, whether at Fourth
and Townsend streets or in the building
adjoining the Union Trust Company's
building Oh Market street. it is pretty
we'll assured fact that the clerical staff of
about fifty men and the officials will move
uptown before long.
General Manager Schwerin of the Mail
Company denied the dispatch from New
York stating that c. Z. Huntington is ne
gotiating for an adjustment Of the differ
ences between his company and the steam
shin line that Is supported by the Panama
Railroad; also that the steamships of the
Navigation Company on the Pacific will
be leased to the Pacific Mail Company.
1--WE are not running freightboats," said
he; ''we are not in the freight business.
We run passenger steamers"
His explanation was frank, though not
particularly newsy.
The announcement from the City of
Mexico that The Iuteroceanic and Mexican
Southern railroads will be combined under
one management on January 1, 1895, is
causing some speculation among railroad
and steamship men in this city. E. W.
jackson, recently resigned as general man
ager of the Mexican Central to assume a
like position on the Interoceanic line, will
Oe elected president OF the comb bined CON-
panies. The union is made on economical
grounds, as the same parties in London
own the mi jority of stock in each corpora
ton.
With port of entry Oh the Pacific Coast
for this system of railroads. il is believed
there ought to be very important field
opened for California commerce. Freight
can be carried from this city by sea TO the
western terminus, whence the distribution
through Southern Mexico, as far north as
the capital. is possible without much out.
lay. Besides the product of many indus
tries and of the fertile valleys, such as
coffee, cotton, etc., will supply an import
sut return traffic to the sea.
The Great Northern Railway does not
propose TO be outdone in the natter of fast
through service, which is being in rod uced
by the Canadian Pacifi There Is an in
clinaiioa toward reducing the time of
ha
and this one is next in order after The
Sunset limited, which is to run only one
day each week over the Southern Pacific
line. This trsin, by the way is the most
widely advertised OF all through trains,
even the cigars and beer for use in the cars
being provided with an original Sunset"
label
The Great Northern is joining hands
with the Canadian Pacific at Winnipeg in
order that fast system or trains may be
introduced. The following are the most
important changes: Passenger-trau 9.
leaving ST. Paul at $50 p. NJ. as usual, will
arrive in Winnipeg at 1850 p. NJ, instead
of $40 P. NJ, "a now; No. 10 will leave
Winnipeg at 20 P. NJ, instead of 1915
A. NJ, as now. and will arrive at ST. Paul
at 80 A. NJ, instead OF Z :05 A. NJ, as now,
the time in each case being materially
shortened.
A large increase in second-class pas
senger travel TO California is noted by the
railroad people. Ooe day this week as
many as 1876 second-class passenger s
passed Ogden for this State. The first
class travel has increased but little.
The Rock Island and Phillips excursion
offices and the California Transfer Com
pany will forsake their present quarters at
Sc Montgomery street on November /. The
railroad Offices will move 10 30 Mon gomery
street
The wild rumor that Richard Gray, gen.
eral traffic manager of the Southern Pa
cific Company, intends rbsignIng through
| ill-health was denied Yesterday very en-
phaiically. Instead of being in falling
health, Mr.. Gray Is always at his desk at
Fourth and Townsend streets during Office
hours. and is one of the hardest-working
officials of the company. So far as can be
learned there is a cessation just now In the
work of reconslructing or reducing forces