The herald., 1897-03-25
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Charles E. Menefee. purchasing agent
for the Texas Midland railway. is en-
route to Los Angeles and Coronado, ac'
companied by his bride.
B. d. Curl, the operator for the South
ern Pacific at Volcano Springs. arrived
here yesterday on visit to his relatives,
he having been granted thirty days
leave of absence. c. F. Donation Is
filling the position.
f. L. Mayberry,, jr., local agent for
Phillips tourist excursions. states that
quite a large eastern party is booked
TO arrive in time for La Fiesta, party
of forty Phillips excursionists having
arrived yesterday.
w. H. Snedaker, general Pacific coast
agent for the Rio Grande Western rail-
way. with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, will arrive here today.
Genei al Superintendent l.. w. Storr"r
os the Postal Telegraph company is ex-
rected to arrive here In few days :ruin
San Francisco.
Traffic and Excursion Agent Warner
states that about four hundred people
took advantage Of the excursion 70 Mt.
Lowe yesterday.
The Southern Pacific company has
just placed a large fog whistle at the
end OF their wharf at Santa Monica. 1t
is sad to be one of the largest in use
on the Pacific coast.
A. d. SHEPPARD assistant general pas
senger and freight agent of the South
ern Pacific, returned yesterday from
trip to Ventura and Santa Barbara.
The Southern California Railway COM
pany is engaged in hauling large
amount of gravel from their pits near
Lamanda Park, which Is being used in
improving their roadbed betweel this
city and San Diego.
1t is said that the Southern California
Railway company is taking a keen In
terest in the development of oil in the
Whittier district and that they are fig
uring on securing a large portion Of the
output. They are the largest consumers
of oil In the state.
P. ]. Hartt. formerly assistant agent
at Pomona for the Southern California
Railway company. and well known In
this city, Is in the employ of the same
company at Randsburg.
Circular No. S42 received at Southern
California headquarters yesterday, an
nounces the appointment of A. Landry
as special agent of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway company with
headquarters at New Orleans, vice M.
w. Joyce, deceased.
Assistant General Passenger Agent II.
X. Gregory of the Southern California
made flying business trip to San Ber-
nardino and Redlands yesterday.
L. H. Fletcher, passenger and freight
agent lOT TIC MiSoOAti I-otAhS y tait"oJ,
with headquarters In San Francisco.
came down yesterday and is stopping at
the Nadeau.
Road Master C. E. Stephens of the
Southern Pacific, spent yesterday at
Tustin experimenting some new i'm
provements.
There is renewed talk that the Los
Angeles Terminal Railway company is
about to commence the construction of
a long pleasure wharf at East San Pc
dro and that work will commence imme-
diately upon the return Of president
Gibbon from Washington
Division Superintendent Muir will ac-
company President Huntington and par
ty to San Diego.
will shortly commence making improve
ments in their roadbed along Alameda
street. Already several carloads of de-
composed granite have been hauled
there.
r. r. Ritchie of San Francisco. general
western agent for the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, left last night for
the north after brief stay in this city.
T.. l.. Mayberry, agent for A. Phillips
& Co., the Rock Island excursion men,
has just completed report showing the
relative amount of business transacted
in February of this year as compared
with the same month of 1895, which
gives an increase for this year of nearly
Is per cent.
The Rock Island, Mt. Lowe and Ray
mond & Whitcomb offices will be re-
moved the first Of next week to 214 South
Broadway. The change is made to af-
ford more room for the offices.
Phillips Rock Island excursion brought
over thirty people into the state Tues
day. They also sent out thirty-five by
way Of Ogden.
Ralph Lockwood came up from San
Diego yesterday en- route to Pomona on
a brief business trip. Mr.. Lockwood is
connected with the Citizens Traction
company of San Diego.