The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

was appointed assistant general passen-
ger and ticket agent OF the latter, and
whom that road was consolidated Janu.
airy /, 1890. with tbs Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe, he was given the samo
title with the latter road. which he held
until January l, 1892. when he Was ap-
pointed assistant passenger traffic man
ager. From April l. 1885, to July l.
1887, he was with tho Oregon Railway
and Navigation company, and WAS for
morly connected with the general pas
senger department. Of the Missouri
Pacific and Michigan Central roads,.
Mr.. @. H. Spesrs, assistant general
passenger agent Of tho Atlantic and Pa.
cifc. will remain In San Franoisco, re-
porting to Mr.. Byrne.
WESTERN PASSENGER AFFAIRS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Westsrn passenger
affairs have gone to the bad all at once
and are now In . worse muddls than
they have been at any time during the
past ak weeks. The Union Pacific is
the cause of the difficulty and to say
that the representatives of the other
lines are weary OF the manner in which
that line acts is putting 1t very mildly.
To begin with, General Passenger Agent
Lomax of the Union Pacific announced
today that his line did not intend to
open mp the Oregon Short Line as was
announced ON Saturday. 1t was hrss
| claimed that the regulation offered IN
the meeting BY Mr.. Lomsx opening MP
the Oregon Short Limo was mieunder-
stood BY all the other lines and IN
| reality the Union Pacific had no inten-
ton OF opening up the line. The other
lines intimated very positively that they
| had not misunderstood the resolution.
and the Union Pacific then claimed that
it had been entrappsd and that in any
event 1t would not open up the Oregon
Short Lius. This sent matters back
with jerk to the original position. the
boycott against the Union Pacific by
the Rock Island and Burlington was
again declared in force and matters were
worse than at the beginning. for every
body WAS full of wrath and sign- oil an
agreement were far less numerous than
symptoms OF fight. The Unien Pacific
then demanded the insertion of a rule
in the rate sheet giving the impression
that rates from Missouri river points to
San Francisco and other California
points applicable only over ito line. This
was virtually asking the other transcon-
tinental lines to admit that the Union
Missouri and California. The other
lines lost no time in refusing this prop
osition and there the matter rests for
tho present. The situation has been
further complicated by the announce
ment Of the Missouri Pacific that It will
not be member of the Western Trunk
committee until the Union Pacific has
joined it.
ELEcTRIo LINE TO SANTA MONICA.
The electric railroad proposition to
Santa Monica was revived last evening
at the meeting OF the Northwest I'm.
provement association, ct the corner OF
Bsllvue avenue and Montreal street.
Thomas Kelley reported that the Los
Angeles Consolidated Electric railroad
company has paid $4,000 rs q guarantee
that it will build the road to Santa
Monica. Representatives. have gone
east to purchase rolling stock necessary
for the road. amounting to $500
II the property owners on Bellevue
avenue will agree to grade the street to
q grade Of five per cent the new line will
run from Buena Vista street. and If that
proposition 10 not acted upon favorably,
the cars will connect as Second street
and Beaudry avenue.
1t ia not known exactly when work on
the new road will he commenced, a.
It depends upon the regarding of Belle
vus avenue, Al least 500, 900 will be
expended in labor. and the northwest
ern section will receive an impetus by
this new movement.
II the electric railroad should fail to
carry ont its intentions, il 10 said that
other capitalists are ready to build the
- H. e.
$40, 1000 bonus for its franchise.
The Santa Fe has donated q car to
send carload of oranges to tho Ne-
braska sufferers. The oranges have
been donated by the fruit exchange.
SEPARATE RECEIVERS ASKED FOR.
Counsel representing tho trustees for
the first mortgage bondholders OF the
Union Pacific on January 10 fled q bill
in the United States circuit court,
Judge Walter II. Ssnborn, at St. Louis,
asking for an order OF foreclosure and
the appointment Of separate receivers
for that division OF the road covered by
the mortgage and known "a the main
line. The mortgage is for $32, 900, 600
and covers the line from Omaha, Nsb.,
to Ogden, Utah, 1884 miles. Tho court
handed down its decision January 81,
granting the application. The receivers
| appointed are the same as those now in
charge of the entire system, viz, 8. III.
Clark, Oliver w. Mink. 4. Elery An
dsrson. John W. Doane and Frederick
r. Condert. The order, which embraces
IL clauses, provides thst funds already
earned by the road. shall be used by the
receivers to settle debts and just claims
under the present receivership. In add.
ton the court reserves the right to order
that any deficiency in such funds shall
be made mp from future earnings under
the separate receivership. In effect, the
decision simply sequestratss the old
main line from the rest Of the system
only go far as accounts are concerned,
80 that the property covered by the first
mortgage shall be within easy reach OF
the mortgages. Before he issued the
order Judge Sanborn stated that he had
changed one clause, making future earn
ings to a certain extent liable for present
indebtedness, az he felt that too much
protection could not be given the PRES
ent receivero in the Ames case. He
stated. however, that before making any
order to pay any of the present operat-
ing indebtedness he would always give
the plaintiffs in the foreclosure suit the
privilege OF a hearing.
FROM THE EAST.
The following passengers from the
east arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday
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