The herald., 1894-11-09
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS,
GREAT SUCCESS OF THE SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC LIMITED. o
Luxurious Quarters and Fast Time-An-
other Mexican Extension to Tap
tho Mani Forests-Private
Freight Cars in Chile.

uee to have good success with the flyer.
The first trip made each way resulted in
fast time being made, and while COM
fort and even luxury count for some
thing. time is also an important factor
to be considered by the travelling public.
Yesterday the second Sunset limited,
eastward bound, LETT San Fran ncisco, and
while the time is too close to election
day for the bookings to be very large,
quite a number OF passengers from Los
Angeles have secured sections.
ANOTHER MEXICAN EXTENSION.
The road to tap the Mani forests will
be built from Ixtlahuxco, ON the Mexi-
can National line OF railroad. A gentle
man recently returned from the south
ern republic states that work on this
extension 10 to be begun at once, and ss
the timber lands, which are immensely
valuable, are owned and operated by
Americana, it is no doubt true. A 81
kilometer branch will be constructed
which will reach the border OF the tim.
ber district, and an eight kilometer
cable line will penetrate to the heart of
the forests. This latter step has been
taken to avoid the possibility OF any
disastrous conhagration being started
by sparks from the locomotive. The
Mani forests cover an area of 5000
acres, and for the present only the homo
demand for the precious woods will be
attended to. About 1000 men are to be
given immediate employment on the
railroad and cable lines, which are esti-
mated to cost about 5000 900. The lines
are expected to be in operation about
February, next year, when q large
wagon and furniture factory will be
erected.
TRANSCONTINENTAL ROADS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-Anothe. effort will
be made to revive the Transcontinenta
Passenger association and meeting for
that purpose may be held in Chicago on
November 10th, although the date is
not certain. The Southern Pacific is, as
before, the principal mover in the
scheme. and it is understood that it will
make considerable concessions to the
direct California lines to induce them to
enter the association. These conces-
eions must be Of a very tangible sort to
get the Atchison into any plan for the
reorganization of the association. This
road is not at the present time in posi-
tion to enter into any association obliga-
tions, nor will it be until the present
troubles between the stockholders are
finally adjusted. The Union Pacific, too.
has objections, and they will take some
time to remove. Altogether the pros.
poets for the revival of the association
are not brighter than at the time when
the Southern Pacific tried to warm 1t
into life two months ago.
PRIVATE FREIGHT CARS.
Curious innovations are being in
troduced on some railroads. The Chill.
can minister OF public works has ap.
proved resolution of the state rail-
roads council allowing private persons
to run their own freight cars on the
state railroads. The road will load,
clean and oil the cars and will make
good any damage caused by negligence
OF employees. Damages from unavoid-
able accidents will be repaired in the
shops of the railroads at the owners ex-
penee. The owners OF cars will be en-
tariff rates. Sidings into private
parties desiring them All private cars
plans approved by the railroad authors
ties.
The railroad indebtedness for the
third quarter of the year is s11, ,551, 1922.
and for the year to date, $5S, 1852, ,5l7.-.
A. J. de Russy, Pacific coast agent of
the Texas Pacific railroad with head
quarters at San Francisco, came south
yesterday and met General Passenger
and Freight Agent E. S. Sargent. of the
same line, who arrived in the city dur
ing the day.
1t is reported that on the first OF the
new year a new schedule OF freight rates
will be put in force by the Southern
Pacific, by which considerable reduc.
tion will be made in the cost of hauling
grain from interior points to tidewater.
The reason assigned for such a reduc.
tion is that at present rates farmers can
not possibly raise grain. To prevent q
falling off in grain production the reduc-
ton will be made especially great at
points remote from tidewater. Apply.
ing the reduction on the tonnoge to tide.
wator in lS93-94, it amounts, practical-
ly, to 1888, 900.