The herald., 1895-02-09
NEWS ABOUT THE RAILROADS.
California Tourist Travel Is
Increasing.
Visiting P0mologists' Change OF
I Programme.
General Manager wads's Guests-south-
ern Pacific Engineers-rrunk Line
Matters.

The cold weather prevailing east ia
having its effect on eastbound travel,
which has been very light for the past
few days. Quite a number OF climatic
refugees, however, are headed for Cali.
fornia. The Sunset limited due here
Saturday evening has So passengers for
Los Angeles, and 43 for San Francisco.
1t will be noticed that this il proper
tion of to l in favor OF Los Angeles
and the number OF arrivals ia steadily
increasing.
THE VISITING PoMoLoGIsTs.
The delegates to the American Pomcl-
ogical society's recent convention, who
have been doing Southern California
for q week past. have returned to Los
Angeles from San Diego, where they
were most royalty entertained by the
chamber OF commerce and citizens.
They have changed their itinerary for
the rest of their stay in Southern Calls
fornia to read as follows:
Leave Los Angeles today at IL :55 p.
m. for San Pedro and take steamer there
for Catalina island, where the party will
remain over Sunday.
Returning the party will arrive at Los
Angeles at II :55 a. m. Monday, and will
leave again at :15 p. m. for Arcadia,
where an opportunity will b. given to
witness speed trials at the Baldwin ranch
track. and free carriages for drive
through the Monrovis valley will be fur
nishsd.
Leaving Arcadia Tuesday at D. m. by
special train, the party will 60 to On
tsrio. Wednesday, at II Am, they will
proceed to Chino, where the beet fields
(and sugar factory will be inspected.
From Chino the party will proceed to
Pomona, leaving the latter place at 5
p.m.. Wednesday. and returning to Los
Angeles. This ia as far aa the pro-
grsmme for the pomologists has been ar
ranged.
GENERAL MANAGER wADE's GUESTS.
On Wednesday afternoon q party OF
Santa Fe officials went out on q trip
over the kite-shapsd track in General
Manager Wade's private car. The party
comprised General Manager Wade, Gen.
eral Passenger Traffic Manager W. F.
White of Chicago. General Passenger
Agent II. G. Thompson and General
Freight Agent Gray. Also. az invited
guests were Mr.. T. D. Stimson, Mr.. An.
drew MoNally Of Chicago, Mr.. Webster
OF Pasadena. and others. The trip W as
devoid of exciting incidents, but il was
greatly enjoyed by all. Mr.. White, who
had not been over the "kite" recently,
was specially gratified, not only with
the condition OF the road, but with the
splendid appearance of the country and
the numerous evidences OF improve.
ment all along the line. The party also
visited San Jacinto and Riverside,
spending the night at the latter place,
returning to this CITY Thuradsy after.
noon.
PERSONAL NOTES.
f. J. Morris. agent Of A. Phillips &
Co. at San Francisco, is in the city for q
few days.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Gregory, of the Southern California
road, has been spending couple OF days
ct Riverside.
f. W. Thompson, local agent of the
Rock Island, was detained from his Of
foe few days on account OF tbs illness
of his little son, who is suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia.
f. X. Parke, now travelling auditor of
che Santa Fe, has been appointed chief
clerk to the general freight agent.
ATCHIsoN EARNINGS.
The approximated gross earnings Of
the Atchison system, all lines, for the
fourth week of January. amounted to
1881 1866, saideorease OF $9,7S3 from the
corresponding week OF last year. The
earnings for the month to date were
1885, 1884, an increase of $l4, 65l over
the same period OF last year. The
earnings OF the Atchison system proper
were, Tor the week, $727, 622, an increase
of $18, 761, and for the month up to
date 50, 1877 ,066, an increase OF $48, 748.
The Atlantic and Pacific showed q
heavy falling off in the earnings for the
week. decreasing, ,5S1, and for the
month $685.
TRUNK LINE MATTERS.
Matters in the western trunk lines
committee are looking brighter. Word
was received yesterday from the Rio
Grande Western indicating that it had
no intention of retarding the progress OF
the committee. At ths same time il
declared that it had matters at issue
with the Union Pacific, and it could not
consent that all points of difference
with that road shuuld be adjusted and
the Rio Grande Western be ignored
while the adjustment was in progress.
This announcement was highly satisfac-
tory to the other lines and cleared up
the sky amazingly. A more concilis-
tory spirit seems TO have taken posses-
sion of come Of the lines, and it looks at
the present time az though all differ :
ences would be arranged.
EMIGRANr CLEARING HOUSE.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads have become mem Der q
of the emigrant clearing house of the
+. western trunk lines committee.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ENGINEERs.
A San Francisco dispatch says the
grievance committee Of the Brotherhood
n of Locomotive Engineers had another
conference with the railway officials
v yesterday in reference to the proposed
Y revision of the wage schedule, which
A will be submitted for ratification TO the
lodges OF she order.
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