The herald., 1896-01-01
Brings Anxiety to san Francisco
Merchants
FLOUR TRADE ENDANGERED
By Cessation of Competition by the
Pacific Mail
Western Passenger As ociaton Still Wrestling
With Ticket Troubles Huntington and
the Pass-Genersi Trait Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
! SAN Francisco, Dec. 3l.-Local mer.
chants are awaiting with apprehension the
announcement of the new freight taiiff
schedule of the Pacific Mail steamship
company, consequent upon the Withdraw Al
of the Panama railway opposition. There
| is much reiicence at the steamship office,
| where it is not even acknowledged that
| there is to be an advance in rates.
That such will be the case is not doubted
in commercial circles. Those houses in
terested in the transportation of fl iur to
Gnayaquil are in fear of losing consider
able trade. Until the Washtenaw left on
her last trip south, December IL, they we're
able to ship their -four to the South Ameri-
can ports at $ll a ton. OF this amount
So so went to the Panama railroad steamer
and 25 cents was paid for transferring.
Under this rate it was possible to success
fully compete with the Chilean supply of
fl ,ur.
Now the flour men are compelled to ship
by the Pacific Mail, and the best terms
that can be obtained are $13 a ton.
San Francisco is in danger of losing its
-four trade with Gu.yaqnl. This amounts
to 400 tons a month. 1t is claimed by
- a ton on freight from San Francisco to
Qua, aquil is sufficient to entirely destroy
this -four trade with California and throw
it into the hands of the Chleans.
RATE TROUBLES
CHICAGO, Dec. 81. - Another effort is
| about 10 be made to settle the late troubles
in the west. meeting has been called of
the Montana lines at Omaha on January 2,
and if this IN anv way succeeds in straight
ening out the difficulties meeting will be
held in Denver on the following day.
This secord meeting will take up the
question of q ah rates and the differences
betw cen lhe Union Pacific and the Denver
& Rio Ora, de.
The California lines are having son g
trouble in their passenger rates in connec-
ton with landse,srs excur-ions. Some of
the land agents who are working up the
business for these excursions have adver-
tised that they will run free sleeping cars
from Chicago to alifornia. The roads not
engaged in the excursions claim the roads,
which are to carry the sleepers are in con-
nvance with the land agents, while it is
asserted on the otner hand that the lines
Tu hing t&e excursions are receiving full
fare for all lhe eXcursionists they handle
THE complaining lines threaten to take
action in the near furure which will even
up the rates which they declare are being
cut to the extent of $l5 for the free
sleepers.
FRANK STONES PASS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-United States
District Attorney Foote has again conclud.
ed that President G. P. Huntington of the
Southern Pacific company has not violated
the interstate commerce act in issuing a
pass to Frank M. Stone, an attorney and
politician. Foo,e commenced his inves;i-
ga,ion a month and at the instance of the
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evidence by Attorney George w. Monteith
thai Stone had travelled to Nevada OH Feb
ruary 3, 1894. on an interstate pass furn-
ished by Huntington. 1t transpired that
the pass was issued by the late A. N. rowne,
when general manager of the Southern Pa
cific. Foote, therefore, reported to the at
torney-general that there was no case
against Huntington.
RAILROAD LANDS SOLD
SAN FRANZ IsCo, Dec. 3l.-W. II. Mills
reports large sales of timber lands by the
land department of the Central Pacific
railroad during the last year. The receipts
from lands in the distric, of the state north
of Stockton wer' $4,000 in excess of
double of those of the preceding year.
THE VALLEY ROAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l.-Two large
lumber contracts were awarded today by
Valley railroad. One for 500, 900 feet of
Oregon pine was given to the Reliingham
Bay improvement company. and the other
for l42 900 feet of redwood to G. A. Hoop
er and Co. This will be practically all of
The lu'uber required until the road reaches
| Fiesno.
TANK CARS FOR OIL
SAN FIR ,NCIsCo, Dec 31.-Twelve large
tank cars are being constructed by the
/ Southern Pacific company at its shops in
| Sacramento. they are designed for trans
| porting southern California fuel oil from
! Los Angeles to this CITY, and every tank
will have C .pacity of Ga 900 gallons,
SOME MONEY WANTED
| MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 3l.--Johnston
Livingston, chairman of the Northern Pa
! cific bondholders' committee, filed petit
/ ton in the United >iates court this after
noon asking that The receivers be required
to pay interest on the neral second mort
gage amounting to $3,170.640 He alleges
! that the receivers have that am ,unt on
| hand. The hearing is set for January 13.
THE OVERLAND LIMITED
| CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-As special feature
of their three days service to California
the Chicago-Uuion Pacific Northwestern
line will, beginning January st. place in
service The Overland Limited," leaving
hicago daily at 8 pm, with buffet
library and smoking cars.