The herald., 1896-08-04
Steamship and Railroad Officials
in Conference
REASONABLE CONCESSIONS
VIII Secure Commercial Privileges 10
San Francisco
Cincinnati Owns a Little Railroad and Dee
cIlnes q Proposition to Sell II.
A Road Opened

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-S. Asano.
president of the Togo kisen Kaisha, or
Oriental Steamship company. accom-
panied by *. Ottawa, S. Tomioka and III.
Kohoyashi, called upon J. c. Stubs.
vice-president of the Southern Pacific
company. today and conferred with that
official and General Freight Agent c. f.
Smurr, who was also present. on the
various matters which have brought the
Japanese visitors here. The conference
was quite lengthy one and resulted in
the establishment of cordial and friend
~ relations between the Japanese and
the railroad officials, which 1t is hoped,
Will pave the way for some definite BUSH
ness understanding when the officials
of the two companies meet again.
President Asano and his associates en-.
planned that they were here to determine
upon terminus on this coast for their
steamship line. They were anxious to
know from Mr.. Stubs what business
arrangements they could make with tho
Southern Pacific company should they
decide to make San Francisco the ter
minus of their line. and explained that
the nature of the arrangements they
could make would largely influence
them in deciding between San Francisco
and the other ports they had visited
In reply Mr. Stubs assured his visit
ors that the Southern Pacific company
was willing to make any reasonable con-
cession and enter into any reasonable
agreement with the steamship COM
pany for an interchange of business, but
until they reached a decision to make
Francisco q N Of bc
line he said he could not talk terms with
them.
From here the Japanese will go to San
Diego and then to Chicago over the
Santa Fe, where they may meet the
officials of the Santa Fe system.
AN OFFER REFUSED.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 3.--The Cinicin-
natl railroad, running from this' city to
Chattanooga, distance of 1913 miles, is
owned by the city. 1t is part ~ the
Queen and Crescent system and has
been leased to the Cincinnati. New Or
leans and Texas Pacific railway. the
latter company being in the hands of a
receiver. A proposition from Andrews
& Taylor, representing the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railway company
was recently made to buy the road with
its terminals, etc, for $40. 900, 900 The
proposition had been favorably passed
upon by the board of administration
and the sinking fund commission and
was today submitted to the people for
final action. The vote resulted: Yeas,
1882; nays. 1870. The proposition to
sell the road was lost by 33S. Just one
vote for each mile of the road.
THE FIRST TRAIN.
MENA, Ark. Aug. 3.-The first train
over the Kansas City Pittsburg and
Gulf railway, arrived in this city shortly
after . o'clock this evening. 1t consisted
of locomotive and private car, and
brought in a party of railroad officials
from Kansas City and other points to-
sether with a number of newspaper rep
resentatives.
THE CANYON ROAD.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3.-There was an
Their session of the state board of rail-
road commissioners today to hear evi-
dence in the complaint against tho
Santa Re for abandoning to Temecula
canyon line.
Warren and Frank Kimball were the
principal witnesses. They detailed at
oreat length the land and other induce
iieHts tHdl we're given 10 nave the
Santa Fe build to San Diego. The prop
erty owners union, which is pressing
the case before the commissioners, then
submitted petition signed by Isl busi-
ness men asking that the Santa Fe be
compelled to repair and operate the road
through the Temecula canyon. This
closed the case for the compliments.
In behalf of the railroad company,
resolutions recently adopted by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
of this city We're read. declE'ing that it
would not be just to force the Santa Fe
to rebuild and operate the Temecula
branch The railway company will re-
sumo the presentation of its case to-
morrow.