The herald., 1894-08-29

iiOrnla WASH, IL miles below FalrDRnR, (,
will be reached late this evening. Here
the laying of rails will cease for several
days till the bridge now in coulse OF con-
! struotion is completed. The road will
reach Fairbank about September 18th.
THE GAP is CLOSING.
]. L. Truslow, general agent of the
Santa Fe at Santa Barbara. is in the
city. He says the prospects for the
early closing up of the gap between El-
| wood and San Luis Obispo are excel
lent. One OF the big contractors has
just moved to new section and work is
progressing all the tine. The company
intends to keep ct work until the con-
nection is made, judging from appear
ances.
A BIG DAY AT REDoNDo.
The Southern California company ex-
pect big travel at Redondo on Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday, owing to the
unusual attractions at the latter place.
The German singing society, with 100
voices, will be there, as we'll as the On
tario city band. Swimming matches
have been arranged, and big crowd
W i'll naturally go down. The round trip
rate will be in effect for three days.
THE MoNRovIA LINE REBUILT.
The Southern Pacific has lately COM
pleted laying new 50.pound steel rails
upon the Monrovis division, and the
light so and 40.pound iron heretofore
down has been discarded. A new time
card will be put into effect very shortly
which will shorten the time from 90
minutes to 35 minutes on two of the
local trains.
NOTES.
The Phillips excursion sent out party
OF 3S yesterday for the east and expect a
party OF 60 to arrive this morning.
w. L. II. Adams, manager of the Santa
Fe eating house of this place. and pur-
chasing agent for the entire system,
which embraces 30 houses and extends
to Topeka, Kan, states that nearly ali
the fruit and much of the supplies used
by these houses are purchased in this
city. The contract with the company
for maintaining eating houses along the
liue recently expired, but Mr.. Harvey
has renewed another contract for five
years.
G. G. Carpenter, travelling passenger
agent of the Santa Fe Of Ell Paso, Tex,
has lett for home.
The JUdson excursion party left on
Monday with party OF ID for eastern
points.
Among those leaving on the steamer
Eureka for the north last night were the
following: @. L. Quirey, J. T. Hanold,
Q. E. Haas, d. t. Duncan, FL. II. Mat
lock, J. A. Hamilton, B. j. Gardner and
Mrs. M. Iribsrme.
Superintendent Burkhalter of the
Molave division OF the Southern Pacific
was in the city yesterday.
Harry Fraser. the Westinghouse air
brake inspector, is in the city.
). N. sutton, superintendent OF the
Redondo Beach railway, is in San Fran
cisco on business for his company.
The Southern California company has
made q single fare rate for round trip
from all points on the system to San
Diego during the Cabrilio celebration.
Fl. Curran, one of the men who struck
on the Atlantic and Pacific last June,
and who, in conjunction with others,
petitioned Judge Ross to compel the re-
ceiver to gay them their back salary,
and Judge Kosa decided yesterday that
the receiver should pay Currsn the
amount due him, some $66.
In the uptown ticket Office OF the
| Santa te were some fine specimens of
oranges and lemons from San Diego
county.
The Gila Valley Globe & Northern
railroad 10 now open for freight and
passenger business between Bowie
! Station and Solomonville.
The Atchison is moving division
headquarters from Coolidge, Kansas, to
Granada, Colo. A 1b-sugine round
house has been commenced at the lat
ter place.
There now arrive and depart at the
union station, Chicago, 148 trains por
day.
The A. & P. have secured not little
of the green fruit shipments from San
Jose this year. Over $4,000 pounds
were shipped in one week recently.
G. g. Marklsy, Southern Pacific
brakeman ont of Tucson, has left for
Portland, Ore, where he will take q
train on the Northern Pacific.
Many OF the employees of the Atlantic
and Pacific at Argentine, N. NJ, who
went out on the strike and who have
failed to get reinetated. are leaving for
new ields.
A. @. Christnot, yardmaster at Ben
con, Arz., ia vieiting in Los Angeles.
j. W. Dunn, brakeman on the
Southern Pacific, has secured posi- ton
as conductor on the Atlantic and Pacific
in New Mexico.