The herald., 1895-10-19
A SMALL BUT MERRY WAR
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
Railroads in II
" hat the Rate VIII Be to Santa nonica
Today Is ProblematicaI-Charter
and Bicycle Tracks

Merry war IS on between the South ern
Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads. True,
the war and the cutting Is confined only
to the branch lines which stretch to
Santa Monica, but. limited as 1t is to
these, the acrimony displayed warrants
the chal lacterization with which this par
agraph commences. The situation as
published in yesterdays Herald will bear
repeating, and 10 as follows:
The bicycle track at Santa Monica will
be opened today. and for the occasion the
Southern Pacific railroad is making re-
turn rate from SanBernardino and other
interior points of $l.50, which will in
clude tree admission to the grounds. The
$1.50 railroad rate was practically agreed
on by that corporation and the Santa Fe
road. The latter, having no proprietary
interest in the race track grounds, and,
conseq uently unable to offer its patrons
free admission, viewed toe action OF the
Southern Pacific in the light OF cut in
rates, and get 1T by making return rate
from interior points of $1.25.
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock the
Southern Pacific rate from San Bernar-
uino and interior points to Santa Monica
was $1.25 and from Los Angeles so cents,
each ticket holder being entitled to a
free ad nj isson into the new bicycle track
b
Southern Pacific ticket will be charged
so cents admission to the races. AT the
same hour the Santa Fe's rate from San
Bernardino and neighboring points to
Santa Monica was 81; so cents from Pasa-
dena and 25 cents from Los Angeles.
What the transportation will be today
is problematical, but every indication
suggests that it will be lower. Assistant
General Passenger Agent Gregory yester-
day stated to reporter that Santa Fe
agents in the interior towns had received
instructions to cut any rate the Southern
Pacific road might make so long as the
latter gave It's patrons, and them only,
free admission to the bicycle track
grounds.
General Manager Crawley OF the South
ern Pacific was seen and in reply to q
question, stated that there was nothing
new in the situation. "Our road, said
the gentleman, ''has constructed at large
expense handsome and fast track for
whee linen, and it did this in the expect
ancy that travel over it's line would be
greatly augmented. 1t is business prop
osition solely" Asked as to whether OF
no the charter OF the Southern Pacific
road warranted the construction and
maintenance OF bicycle track, Mr.
Crawley said: ~ don't know, can
ject, do theyP 1t Is big thing tor the
public. is it not?"
A trip to Santa Monica will cost bu
very little today and, perhaps, tomorrow
The end is not yet.
RAILROAD MEN AND MATTERS.
f. b. Henderson of the Santa Fe rail
road, General Manager Wade's private
secretary, returned yesterday from the
east. He looks we'll and handsome as
ever.
T. Ii. Dugan. agent for the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy road, returned
yesterday from San Diego.
The Southern Pacific and the Santa Ft
are standing up in the ring and exchang-
ing body blows with the recklessness
that characterized the Began Frazer bout.
Biff; biff! One undercut invites another
in quick succession.
How low will the Santa Monica fares &c
todayP Neither road seems inclined tt
recede from the position each has taken
w. A. McGovern. chief train dispatche
for the Santa Fe. has returned from tn,
east. He was gone two months.
Professor 7. s. U. Lowe has been grant
ed permit to operate electric cars on the
line OF his mountain railway.