The herald., 1897-09-29
President Ripley Of the
Santa Fe Coming
ANOTHER LINE CONTEMPLATED
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S RE.
PORTED OIL PURCHASE
Southern California Making Improve
ments at San Diego New De-
pots to Be Erected

E. p. Ripley, president Of the Santa
Fe system, is expected to arrive here
from Chicago early next week on spe-
cial train. accompanied by several other
officials of the road. Just what is his
object In returning here at this time will
not be given out by local officials. but 1t
is intimated that he comes to look over
the ground with view to getting the
Santa Fe into San Pedro. It has been
known for several months that this
road would make efforts to secure a
right of way and build there just as
soon as the location Of the harbor was
definitely settled. This being practical
ly decided the Santa Fe officials are now
believed to be taking the preliminary
steps in that direction. 1t is said the
most feasible route and about the only
one that is being seriously considered
is from Santa Monica, thus extending
the line from the latter place to San Pc
dro. The Santa Fe company realize the
enormous freight business that will be
transacted at San Pedro should the
deep sea harbor be built there, and they
IMPROVEMENTS AT SAN DIEGO
The Southern California Railway COM
pany have force Of men at work in San
Diego, where extensive and much need
ed improvements will be made. The
passenger depot is being remodeled,
additional switching facilities are being
laid and it is reported that the grounds
surrounding the depot will be planted
to flowers, Shrubbery, ETC., on amuch
more artistic scale that at present.
REPORTED PURCHASE OF OIL
It is reported that the Southern Pa
cific Railway company, through local
official, yesterday contracted for $4,000
gallons Of oil from firm of producers in
this city, which will be used in: the COM
pany's oil-burning locomotives The
price paid is said to have been 80 cents
per barrel. The report could not be
confirmed, but 1t is known the company
is In the market for all the oil It can get
at reasonable prices.
TO BUILD NEW DEPOTS
The Southern California Railway
company expects to commence at an
early date to build several new depots at
points along their lines. 1t is said that
Monrovia will be the first place to re-
ceive attention in this direction. An at
tractive park will be laid out at the
latter place and other improvements are
to be made. Tne addition to the depot
at Pasadena will probably be commenced
next week.
A NEW TIME TABLE
A new time card will shortly go into
effec; on the Santa Fe system. 1t is said
the local train service will be only
slightly altered but the overland trains
will be changed on account Of the "Cal-
ifornia Limited which will go into SER
vice in two weeks. Superin
Perry Of Albuquerque, Denair Of Bar
stow, and Beamer of San Bernardino,
are at the latter place now arranging for
the new schedule.
CULLINGS FROM THE RAIL
c. G. Halliday Of the auditing de-
| partment of the Fort Worth and Denver
City railway, with headquarters at Fort
| Worth, Tex, arrived here yesterday on
a thirty days vacation trip. Mr.. Halla-
day was for several years in the employ
of the Southern Pacific company at Ell
Paso.
General Baggage Master Harry
Isaacs of the Southern California rail-
way company is back from an. extended