The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-13
TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL
The Weather East and West Affectint
Freight Business
Agents of Foreign Roads-A Big Elk.
cursion Coming

81 don't complain OF this wheater, per-
sonally,n said General Freight Agent
Gay of the Santa Fe yesterday. as he
gazed out OF his window at the down
pour of rain. Such weather as this at
this time of the year would be considered
good back East, and you can't rig up any
worse weather here than | have left in
Chicago; but do kick against this rain
ON other grounds than personal comfort
The intense cold back east simply put
stop to anything like big freight west
and although it is getting better every
day, still it is not improving as fast al
we would like.
We didn't mind the loss of eastern bus
mess so much, as we had California
oranges and vegetables to haul, but here
comes along a rain that knocks the
orange shipments. There is one consola-
ton, however, and that is it thawifig
back East, and the weather prophets out
here say it simply can't rain for more
than day or two, and so | hope to be
in the best OF spirits, and very busy by
the end of the week.
,'How do you like your new BERTH
asked the reporter.
II am charmed with Los Angeles as a
place for home, replied Mr.. Gay, land
! believe it will some day be great city.
1t is busy one as it is and a beautiful
one as we'll. | am indeed pleased with
the change from a climate where the
mercury is oftener below zero than above
it from November until March. Yes, |
like Los Angeles, y and the general freight
agent sat down to desk piled high with
papers and went to work.
Nearly every railroad having offices in
san Francisco has representative here
A oil
agents are doing is to watch the other fell
low and try and find out what he is down
here for. All of them admit that the
local agents keep this field pretty we'll
harvested, and it is very seldom, No mat
ter how suddenly they drop in, that for
eien. passenger or freight agent finds a
tourist looking for ticket or a man with
big consignment Of freight and no con-
tract
The Southern Pacific officials here state
that Robert Miller, general superintendent
of the Michigan Central Railway, will ar
rive here on special train tomorrow, and
from this point go north to San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Miller has large party with
him.
T. NJ Schumacher, general agent OF the
freight department of the Union Pacific
Railroad atSSan Francisco, is in the city.
W. d. Sanborn, general agent OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway
w. IL. Snedaker, general agent OF the
Rio Grande and Western, and Frank Nc
Cormick, general agent of the freight de-
partment of the Rock Island Railway at
San Francisco, are here hunting business
and swapping stories with the local agents.
William de Dell, the veteran district
passenger agent of the Vanderbilt lines,
in the city.
Jay W.. Adams, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago and Alton Railway.
is in the city.
There will be large Raymond excur-
sion party arrive in this city on Friday.
The passengers are booked for all parts Of
the state.
John j. Byrne, the newly appointed
general passenger agent of the Southern
California Railroad, who arrived here
from Chicago on Sunday is now fully in
stalled in that Office at the Santa Fe head
quarters in the Bradbury Block. His
presence is specially fortunate Just now,
as Mr.. Thompson, who expects to as
sumo a very important position at the
Chicago headquarters soon, is quite jill.
Mr.. Byrne was busy all day yesterday
with General Passenger Traffic Manager
White OF the Santa Fe system getting
hold of the details of his responsible
position aided by Assistant M u Passenger
pleased with the change of resi-
dence he is making. He likes California
generally, and is specially partial to Los
Angeles as place Of residence He has
been with the Santa Fe eleven years, the
past eight years in Chicago, where he has
hosts OF personal friends. His fam ly
will remain in Chicago till May and then
come to Los Angeles to remain. For so
young a man Mr.. Byrne has had large ex-
perience as a railroad official filling most
creditably every position to which he has
been called. He brings to his new field Of
labor not only practical experience but all
the qualities of thorough executive Of
icer who knows how to make friends for
himself and for the enterprise with which
he is connected.
General Manager Wade, General Passtn-
ger Traffic Manager White, General Pas
senger Agent Byrne, General Freight
Agent Gray, Andrew McNally and few
other invited guests, spent the evening at
the home of Hon. Daniel Freeman at
Inglewood where very enjoyable time
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