The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-21
MERRY WAR WAKES WARM
Steamer Passengers Seem to
Enjoy Cheap Fares
THE MAGNATE'S MOVEMENTS
A Possible S. P. Extension Down to
BayncIimate
The Overland Limited Reaches San Fran
cisco SquareIy on Time "A Past
Regular Service
THE MAGNATE'S MOVEMENTS
Associated Press Special Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-The rate
war bewteen the Southern Pacific COM
pany and the Oregon Railway and NavI-
CATION COMPANY continues to wax warm.
At present honors are about even and
both companies seem to hold their own,
though the steamship company claims to
have the best of the fight so far
The steamship Colum bia, which sailed
for Portland today, carried away great
load of passengers. A II the bsrths were
taken and the second-olass department
was full to OVERLOOKING.
Many of the passengers on the Columbia
were for the sound. By going TO Port
,and by steamer and then overland to
Seattle they save about one-third in the
fare. This state OF affairs has already
drawn other com panies into the fight.
The Pacific Coast Steamship company
found that many passengers were travel
ing by the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion companys line for the purpose Of
going to the sound from Portland by rail,
and IN order TO save their patronage they
have met the cut of the other steamship
company. Today tickets to the sound
were sold for IS for hrst-class and S. Sec
ond-class including bcrths and meals.
At tho cut rates the Pacific Coast COM
pany is receiving many extra passengers,
and the steamer which sails tom orrow is
expected to carry an unusually large
number. The railroad company is hav-
ing its share of the Portland business,
and the train which left for the north to-
DAY was full OF passengers.
OFF for the East
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20.-C. P.
Huntington and party left for the east
this afternoon. The magnate was accom-
panied by his wife and the ladies who
came out from New York with her; his
secretary, Mr.. Miles; Mr.. Worthinr ton,
General Manager Julius Kruttschnitt and
H. E. Huntington. The latter two gentle
men will 30 only to New Orleans with
the party.
The party will have its own special
train and will travel only by daylight.
There will BIS various stops along the
roai, the most imp ortapt OF which will
be at Los Angeles. While there the mat
ter Of possible extension OF the Southern
Pacific into san Diego will be thoroughly
gone into and Mr.. Huntin ton will deter
mine whether the desired extension can
be made without a violatiO1 of the agree
ment with the Santa Fe. II is Just 20 81
BILE the road will be built anyway and the
Santa Fe dstied, but If that is done, Mr..
Huntington will not make his intention
public until after he shall have reached
New York. He is not sure yet, 1t APP
pears, whether the Santa Fe is not be-
hind the San Joaquin valley project or
at all events, inclined to be friendly with
it, and 1t depends upon that whether Mr..
Huntington will | carry the war into the
Southern country.
The elations of the two big overland
roads are somewhat strained, anyway,
OWING to the rival fast train service, and
1t would be ONLY step in the same dirso-
tiOn for them to evade each others rri-
tory. There is nothing to show that the
Santa Fe boxing tho San Joaquin val
ley project, anu there are a great many
reasons Tor the belief that 1t is not but
Mr.. Huntington has had his fingers
burned a couple OF times or so already
and he does not propose to get caught
again. II the Santa re, which he has
heretofore succeeded in stopping in the
middle Of the desert at Mojave, is TO have
. line OF its own into San francisco, then
he will build G. road to San Diego.
This whole matter OF the eXIension of
the Southern Pac ic is in the hands OF
Mr.. huntington, and that gentleman has
a justiishle desire to shine as builder
of railroads. Also, he is enthus astic in
his wish Tor the San Diego branch.