The herald., 1897-12-22
ANovEL EXCURSION TO INVADE
ALL MEXICO
Large Party Arrives Over the Sunset
Route - Notes and Personals.
News Of Track and Tie

4hduuSOuA6 AoHAo0o' AvAA' OAA ASSSSAA . .
the advance guard Of party of several
New York railroad men and capitalists
who are interested In the new railroad to
Randsburg, and who are due to arrive
here next Sunday. In conversation last
night, Mr.. Van Etten said: "The report
that the Rapdsburg road is owned by
the Vanderbilt system is absurd, for they
have nothing whatever to do with 1t. Do
you suppose that they would interest
themselves in little road twenty-seven
miles long, away out here in California :?
The fact of the matter is this: Three or
four other New York railroad men in
connection with myself became inter-
ested in the Randsburg mining district,
and we concluded 1t was to our interest
to construct railroad to connect with
the outside world open to both passenger
and freight traffic, and we did it. Now,
that is all there is to it. Those interested
in the road have come to this section for
the purpose of looking after their prop
erty. and also for pleasure trip. 1t may
be that in time we will extend this road
q distance of sixty miles northeast to
Resting Springs, where the borax beds
are located. but that will not be done un-
til we know that sufficient business can
be secured to Justify it,"
THE AK FALLS SUDDENLY
No little comment has been occasioned
In local railroad circles on account of the
dismissal of several we'll known passen-
ger conductors running on the Southern
Pacific railroad between Los Angeles
and Fresno. which took place several
days since. The men in question are:
George H. Odell, A. M. Drohan, w. D.
Perkins and w. d. Coleman.
These conductors are among the old
est in point of service on the road, and
they are unable to give any reason why
they should be discharged, but 1t is sup
posed that spoilers" have been getting
In their work. The deposed men are un-
der the jurisdiction of Superintendent d.
Burkhalter, of the San Joaquin division,
with headquarters at Bakersfield, and
as the latter official Is not In the city, no
reason for his action could be ascertain
ed. The matter has been the chief topic
OF discussion with railroad men for sew
eral days. and others are trembling with
fear, for If reports are true, there will
soon be several similar dismissals on Su-
perintendsnt Muir's division. The dis
charged employees claim they have not
been given fair treatment in the matter,
and 1t Is said that the Order Of Railway
Conductors will take up their case at a
meeting to be held next Friday night.
TO INVADE ALL MEXICO
General Passenger Agent John j.
Byrne of the Santa Fe Pacific railroad
Is In San Francisco arranging for an ex-
N1lr0iOn Vvhtp1 fc tn
January 18th and Los Angeles one day
later, In special Pullman car for a
tour of all Mexico under the auspices of
the American Tourist association. The
Californians will Join large party of
eastern people at Ell Paso and from that
city the tour of the United States of
Mexico will be commenced. It will cover
q period Of thirty-five days Sightseeing
ana unalloyed pleasures and indications
are that several Los Angeles parties
VIII make the trip. The train will con-
sist OF Pullman Palace sleeping and din
ing cars, vestibuled throughout and will
have the most luxurious fittings, with a
1uli corps OF attendants, including chefs
porters and waiting maids One of the
unique features Of the train will be an
observation car without a top and with
sides only as high as the window sills
or ordinary cars. The car will accommo-
date seventy-two people and will be
used IN certain portions of Mexico to af-
1ord faculties for viewing the scenery
on all sides. This is the only car of it's
Kino IN the world. 1t Is now nearing COM
pletlon at the Pullman car factory near
Chicago.
SUNSET LIMITED PASSENGERS
The following passengers arrived at
Arcade depot on the Sunset Limited via
the Southern Pacific at 4 p. m. yester-
day afternoon:
X. c. Gushing, Mrs. r. G. CUSHING.
Baltimore; 8. Quinn and family. Hart
ford; Mary ]. Lynn, San Francisco.
E. 8. Hughes, H. Sheffield and family
=. ]. Trevis, 7. McCooley, Mrs. It. Nc
Cooley, Chicago; Katherine Gaylord.
MISS Gaylord, Cleveland; Anna Upton.
Mrs. M. Bushnell. w. F. Studebaker.
Louise Thompson, Edward Sigler. Alicn
Sigler, chicago; Mrs. Samuels, Dallas.
Tex; y. M McKinnon, Mrs. u. NJ. Nc
Kinnon, Pittsburg; o. B. Conklin and
family, Grand Rapids; Henry Bartlett.
Mrs. Henry Bartlett. w. B. Valentine.
81. Louis; George w. Hoadley, Graeme
Turnball, Phoenix; J. G. Merithew and
family, 6earsport;; Mrs. c. A. Spreckels.
8. f.; Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Kerr, Ironton:
Alice Without, Stockton; w. H. Thomas.
Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Decoto; w T. Hill.
Mrs. w. 7. Hill, Columbus; ]. r. Hanson.
st. Louis; L. A. Thompson, Chicago:
=. sahra, Appleton; D. G. Wilson, Iron
town; Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Tatum, st.
Louis; Mrs. and Mrs. M. Blackeman.
bridgeport; L, A, Dubbs, Pittsburg:
Miss T. Brown, Los Angeles; S. r. Ri
naldo. San Francisco; Mrs. e. J. Terrell,
Terrell, Tex; J. Athen, Berkeley; Mrs,
r. Smith. Roseburg Mrs. C. Harold,
J. B. Harris. Monrovia; w. H. Barnes,
Ventura; D. Johnson, Cincinnati.
Matthew Weston, Champlain; M. s.
West. Mrs. M. s. West, Pittsburg: q.
A. Cook. Oakland; Miss Irwin, Pittsburg:
Mrs. Remington, Philadelphia; W. ].
zeamer and son, Honolulu.
NOTES OF TRACK AND TIE
Peter Harvey, Pacific coast agent for
the Baltimore and Ohio road. is hers
He has just returned from trip east