The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-03


era for e aeparats receiver five distinct
suita have Dsen commsnced by mort
gage interesta in the Short Line prop
erty four OF these interests have been
satisfied with tbs appointment of--the'
present receivers OF the Union Pacific.
and it ia not likely that the American
Loan and Trust company, which is
thought to be hostile to the present
management, will bs able to change ex-
isting conditions. For time it looked
as il the Short Line would be allowed to
drift away without a struggle, but now,
however, the line OF battle 10 forming
and the American Loan and Trust COM
pany will have good eized fight on its
hands.
OIL sUPERsEDING COAL.
Thomas B. Barnett, independent OF
the Los Angeles railway, stated yester-
day that the road was doing large
business in lumber from San Pedro, and
that they were also getting their share
OF the sea coal traffic.
"The coal shipments this year are
much smaller than those of the previous
one," said he, land they will continue
to fall off in the future. Many people
are using the New Mexican coal in
preference to the sea coal. This former
is of much lighter grade and considet-
ably cheaper. The real reason, how
ever, OF the decrease in the use OF coal is
he introduction of oil and gasoline.
Many of the manufacturing industries of
the city have substituted oil for coal ns
| fuel, and the outlook is that many more
will follow their example. until it will
De very generally used everywhere"
STEEL RAILS TO ALTADENA.
The Terminal company has has re-
Gently laid 100 tona of steel rails on its
Altsdena division. It has been grad
ually gu bstitutug heavier rail than
the one formerly in use, and this last
lot practically completes the entire line.
The new rail weighs 56 pounds against
40 pounds OF the former ono.
LAND BUYERS COMING.
A. E. Cronenwett of Chicago, the trsv.
cling agent of the Phillips.Rock Island
excursion, has been spending the holi-
DAYS with his family at Monrovia.
DR.. Cronenwstt reached this city last
Sunday, and reports that the weather
was very cold in Chicago. Business
among the railroads" said he, sic pick
ing up, but the general travel is west.
The lines leading into this part of Cali
fornia are doing more business than
those of any other five states com bined.
| There is great interest manifested in
| Southern California, aud this eeason will
see a large exodus OF eastern people to
this section. The best part of it ia that
90 per cent OF the people are coming
| here to locate permanently. and the in
Quries which are made regarding cheap
land for farming purposes would sur
prise you"
CLIMATE REFUGEES.
This following persons from the east
on the Phillips Rock Island personally
onducted excursion arrived at the Ar
cade depot Yesterday morning:
Miss Ella Wade. Beaver City. Mich. ;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Woodruff. York, Neb. ;
Miss Mary II. Arnold, Galesburg Ill. ;
Mrs. f. A. Barrier. Galesburg. ILL.,; q. @.
Mead, GAINESVILLE. Wis; w. D. Norton.
Chicago, Ill. E. B. Stone, Chicago. Ill. /;
j. Q. Kelley, Pacific Junction, Iowa; N.
T. CLARK. Omaha, Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. J. Dittmar. Hastingo, Neb. Mr. and
Mrs. II. Miller and family, Charlton,
Iowa; James Lemon, VillscG, Iowa.
TO SETTLE PASSENGER TROUBLES.
Chicago, says: Today tho meeting of
the western road0 will again convene for
the purpose of seeing if the transcon-
tinentsl passenger troubles cannot be
ad jus.ed. The Canadian Pacific will not
be represented. The Union Pacific will,
it declares, insist on the lifting of the
boycott against it before it will agree to
anything tending to anything OF form
ing the association.
NOTES.
An official circular is Issued by D. B.
Robinson, the general agent for the
receivers of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad advising the appointment OF 4.
q. Wells as the general superintendent
Of that company, with headquarters at
Albuquerque, vice I. r. Gsbel, who has
resigned to accept position with an
other company. The change took elect
the frat of the year.
X. II. Wade, the general manager OF
tbs Southern California railway, re.
turned yesterday noon from Coronado.
S. B. Hynes, general freight agent OF
the Southern California railway and j.
NJ. Crawley. assistant freight and pas
eenger agent of the Southern Pacific,
left yesterday afternoon for San Fran
oi6co.
Mrs. w. H. McDael and daughter, the
family OF the vice-president of ths
Monon route, arrived in this city yes
terday over the Santa Fe route in the
private car Monon. They left in the
afternoon for Coronado, where they in
tend to spend the winter.
Last night the S outhern California
railway WAS compelled to run special
trains from Redlands and South Rivers
side to Riverside, in order to accommo-
date the crowds desiring to attend the
Sslvini performance in the latter city.
A Phillips Rock Island excursion,
personally conducted by d. G. Mitchell,
left the Arcade depot yesterday morning
for the east.
]. w. Adams, the travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago and Alton road,
left for short stay in San Diego yester-
day morning.
Joe Willett, the genial manager of
one of Phillips excursion, arrived yes
terday with large party from the east.
j. j. Finn, yardmaster for the South
ern Pacific at River station, who has
been recently married. left last night
with his bride for San Francisco. where
he will remain about. week.
Judson excursion of the Chicago
and Alton arrived yesterday morning
over the Santa Fe. The party numbered
80 persona, coming from Boston, New