The herald., 1894-10-19
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
The HoRds of Departments of tho South
ern Pnciiic Out on tho Road.

The HoRds of Departments OF tho South
ern Pacific Out on tho Road.
Ga Saturday, October 9th, the new
station building at Oapistrano on the
Southern California lire of road will be,
thrown open to the public. The strue-,
ture is unique in design, in as much asq-
it is modelled after the style OF the old "a
missions. On the day OF opening an
excursion rate OF the single trip fare OF
SIS will be made for the round trip
The return will be limited to the day Of
sale.
PRESCOTT AND ARIZONA CENTRAL.
The suit brought against the AtchisoR, q
Topeka and Santa Fe and associate roads-
by the Prescott and Arizona Central,
wherein S50O,000 ia claimed by way oFg
damages, will develop some interesting
features. Ths damages are claimed for =
violation Of a contract entered into June
8. 1885, by which the Atlantic and Pc
cifc cold to the Prescott and Arizona
Central a right of way at Prescott juno.
ton, and also through certain lands Of
the Atlantic and Pacific. There was
provision that the majority OF capital
stock should be deposited with the Az
lantio and Pacific as trustee. to vote
upon any extension of the Prescott and
Arizona south of Prescott. 1t ia claimed
that the Prescott and Arizona Centralo
was paying its bonded interest and
gave promiue of paving dividends on its
stock. In the fall OF 1891, it is alleged
that the Santa Fe tried to purchase 8
majority of the stock of the Phenix
and Arizona Central, but that it's offer
was declined, whereupon the Santa te,
Prescott and Phoenix wac organized to
build O competing road. contract
was made between the new road and the
Santa Fe, and the PbnniS and Arizona
Central was paralleled and frozen out OF
business.
The new road opened June, 1893. The
Atchison road, il ie alleged, then refused
to sell through tickets to Prescott via the
old road, and all freight was sent over
the new road These unjust and illegal
proceedings, it is alleged, necsssitated
recevsrship of the Prescott and Arizona
Central, which has since been forced to
suspend operations.
NOTES.
General Manager Muir of the South \
ern Pacific left for trip over the road
yesterday in his private car. He was
accompanied by Trainmas,er Pfief,I
Resident Engineer Swaine, Master Nc.
chanic Sheedy and Mr.. j. Donnatin of
the car department.. The trip is eesen-
italy one for inspection purpose. but
incidentally the engine drawing the
private car will be thoroughly tested, as
it ia ths one that will take cut the first
FLYER" through to New Orlesne.
The New York and Boston special \
flyer through to Chicago, which ordi-
dinarily reduced the time from two to
three hours, and for which extra fare L
was charged, is now running on iiret-
clasa rates. ~
The sale of the Pennsylvania, Pough-
keepsie and Boston railroad, which WAS
TO have taken place at Trenton, N. j.,
Thursdsy, has been postponed for
week.
James Means, division freight agent
OF the Chicago, Cincinnati aud st. Louis
railroad, was indicted by the United
States grand jury at Pittsburg for DIS
criminating in the matter OF beer ships
ments from Cincinnati to Pittsburg. i
Baltimore and Ohio officials have been
indicted for the same offense.
The annual report of the Northern
Pacific railroad System for the year end.
ing June 80, 1894, shows: Earnings,
$l7, 7,902,075; operating expenses, Sf5..
SIG, 555; net earnings, "a 565, 52l charges
for rental. interest, etc., $ll, ,9l5,05s;
deficit, So, 503. 900.
1t is reported on thoroughly reliable
authority that the Southern Railway
company, having failed to gain control
of the Cincinnati Southern, Ii esekinE
western outlet through st. Louis. 1t1s
naid arrangements are quietly golngocn
looking to the purchase of the padncah,
Tennessee a3d Alabama. which hha
been completed to Florence, Ala.
At the annual meeting OF the North
arn Pacific railroad stockhoiders 6he
Ives board of directors was elected with b
out opposition, as follows: august Bel
mont, 81. L. Burnett, j. Horace Hard
ing, MarceIle Hartley, e. q. Heggler,
CLAYTON Ives, Bernard Mackay. II y.
Redmond, William E. Rogers. John =.
Searles. A. 8. Sanders, Wilired Smith,
Cnarlemagne Lower. jr. Ths new
members are Burnett, Heggler, Red
mond, Rogers searlss and Lower, who
took the places OF Anderson, Barney,
Bull. Livingston and Button. The total
vote for this ticket was 300, ,00l shareA