The herald., 1896-01-30
ALONG THE RAILROAD LINES
California congressman Oppose
the Funding Bill
SANTA FE CONSOLIDATION
II. U. Nudge Assumes the General Su.
perintendency
Only One Road in the Western Passenger Ass
sociation viii Extend GAR. Tick
ets-Raiiroai Notes
Associated Press specill Wire.

tbc SaiitOIuid tOIlETtSSlOHll utltgdliOus
Bowers and Barham, addressed the house
committee on Pacific railroads today in
opposition to any funding pill for Pacific
railroad debts. They recommended that
the government should proceed to foreciose
upon the railroads when default is made in
payment of obligations. and also denounced
the methods by which Huntington and his
associates had managed the property.
SANTA FE CONSOLIDATION
DENVER. Colo. Jan 29.--A special 10 the
News from Pueblo says.
Commencing February LIST, by order of
j. j. Frey, general manager Of the Santa
| te. the system will no longer be divided
into two grand divisions. as it has for sew
eral Years past. known as The eastern and
| western granu divisions
Both grand divisions will he consolidated
on Saturday next under h. U. Nudge who
! has been general superintendent of the
! eastern grand division. with headquarters
at Topeka. where his office will continue.
Charles Dyer, who has had charge OF the
western division for some time. with Offices
at Colorado -prings. becomes division SUI
perintendent of the western division, The
Offices Of which will be at Pueblo after
February l, they now being located at La
| Junta.
r. H. Sears, the present superintendent
master under MIR. Dyer, with offices at La
| Juuta.
H. j. Stanley, the present trainmaster at
La Junta. has asked for and been granted
an extended leave of absence. The step is
! taken i'll the interest OF economy.
c. A. r. RAqEs
| CHICAGO, Jan. 29.--One road in the
Western Passenger association will grant
the thirty day extension on the G. A. F.
tickets. This is the Great Western. which
has appealed to The chairman of the asso-
citation against the action of the meeting
yesterday in refusing to grant the demands
of the Grand Army. Under the associa-
ton agreement Chairman Caldwell is
bound to decide within five days whether
or not the road is entitled TO relief. If he
decides against the Western, it will give
notice that it intends to grant the limit
asked for. There was some likelihood to-
day that the other roads would ignore the
action of the Great Western, but the
chances are That by the time next Septem-
Der rolls around the rate will be
generally met, if the encampment is
held at t. Paul The Joint Traffic as
ISOLATION dealt out cold comfort TO the
Grand Army today. for it took action in re-
latiOn to cheap excursions that practically
announced that it will not grant as low a
rate as has been given by the western
| roads, and will not extend the time limit
as long the western lines have already
done 1t has issued orders that no rate be
made lower than one fare for the round
trip, and that the longest limit be three
days from the expiration OF the meeting
for which the reductions are made. A
declaration has also been issued to the
effect that the ARRANGEMENTS for The meet
I ing of the National Educational society at
Buffalo are unauthorized and must be re-
voked. J he Joint Traffic association claims
| jurisdiction over all business going through
Is,,(Ta 10 II 10 vaI hat
the cheap ra es for the meeting of the edu-
ltonal socie y, the Central Traffic assoc
cIation went beyond its powers,
INDIANAP LIS. Ind, Jan 20. - Com
mander.in-Chief Walker of the G. A. H.,
who returned from Chicago today. where
he attended the meeting of the Western
Passenger association. said he thought
! the roads would eventually grant the con.
cessions demanded by the q. A. Il. He
was informed that the Great Western rail-
road would allow the thirty-day extension.
| The commander will call the executive
committee of the council of admiuistra-
ton to meet at Indianapolis, February II.
| and if the railroads have not made the
concessions by that time the encampment
will be taken away from St. Paul.
AFRAID OF WATER
DENVER, Col, Jan. 29.--The owners of
the Florence and Cripple Creek railway are
considering report of Engineer Kelly
upon the cost of building new grade for
the road beyond possibility of floods. The
| cost of the change to higher level is
placed at $4,000 mile, or $3.50 900 or
| S400. 900 for the distance of nine OF ten
miles required.
\ NEW PROPOSITION
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-A new proposition
has been submitted to the western roads
authorizing reduced rates from Denver to
New York for the opening of the New York
Mining exchange. The last propo't 'tion
abandons the idea of a special train and
provides for the passage of those interested
| in the opening of the exchange going 10
New York in body or individually. The
roads are voting on the proposition.
SANTA FE EXCURSIONS
Following are the names OF those who
arrived in the city yesterday from the east
by the Santa Fe excursion in charge OF f.
| Il. Shelaberger, agent:
j. b. Feigle, Miss M. Olsen, Miss E, e.
! Reynolds. Miss Lizzie Lyons, Mics NJ E.
| TrehI. E. B. Towne, Boston. Mass. Jos.
Duchaine. Portland, Me-; Mrs. Anna
Bowes, Manchester, N. H.; Albert Bar
rington, Lowell, Mass; o. S. Nichols, St.
Johns, Que. Frank H. Peters and family,
Mon real. One; K. L. Tomson, Chas. I.
Dorland, Mss E. A. Jones, G. S. Stanhops,
Albert Brown, d. f. Brown, Chicago,
! ILL.,; William >. JACK. Chliicothe,
H.; B. L. Balsley, Eft. Scott, KAN;
NJ. E. Balsley, Fort Scott, Kan; n. E.
Hall, Ogdensburg, N. y; Mrs. A. Schroe-
der. Manistee. Mich. Mrs. w. Collins and
family Cleveland; Thomas W. Rash,
Madisonville. Ky.;- Henry Johnson and
family. Oskaloosa, Iowa; DR.. 4. j. Miller,
Marion, S. D.; G. A Anthony and family,
Will j. Anthony, Rushviile, Ind. Miss
Helen Spittle, Bellefontaine, Ohio ]. B.
Wassen, It. Louis A. Holes and wife, st.
Paul; NJ. Payne and wife, Mrs. r. Hanson,
| Mrs. Nj. tobert, Denver; Mrs. E. B. Tay-
lor, Kansas City. Mo.
| LOCAL RAILROAD NOTES
f. H. Mccormick, general freight agent
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad, with headquarters in San Fran
F, cisco, who has been in the city for the past
1 three days, will return home today.
| Fred w. Thomson, passenger agent In
this city for the Rock Island, left yes,er-
day on a trip to the City of Mexico. He
was accompanied by his wife and is ex-
pected home in about three weeks.
w. H. johnson. the advertising man Of