The herald., 1897-08-20
RAIL ROUTES
For Eastern Tourists to
California
FIRST CLASS FROM CHICAGO
TOURIST EXCURSIONS FROM
PITTSBURG
FIRST CLASS FROM CHICAGO
Jamestown Rejoices in the Certainty
of Becoming the Terminus Of the
Sierra Road
Associated Press Special Wire.

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OMAHA, Neb., August 19-In local
circles it is said that if negotiations
new pending between the highest tariff
officials of the Milwaukee and Rock Is
land reach a successful termination
there will be new through line
for first-class passenger travel from
Chicago to the Pacific. 1t will be via
Omaha and will include the following
roads, The Milwaukee, from Chicago
to Omaha; Rock Island. from Omaha to
Colorado Springs; Colorado Midland
from Colorado Springs to Grand June
ton and the Rio Grande Western from
Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. Ever
since the Union Pacific entered into
the contract with the Northwester for
through train service from Chicago to
Salt Lake other Western railroads have
endeavored to plan way in which they
might compete for through Western
travel on something like even terms.
About fortnight ago A. c. Bird. gen
eral traffic manager; George H. Heaf-
ford, general passenger and ticket agent,
and Fred A. Nash, general Western
ed Western trip. The object of the trip
was to thoroughly study the proposed
route for the new service between Chi
cago and Salt Lake City. The party
went from here to Colorado Springs and
from there over the Colorado Midland
and the Rio Grande Western. They sue
ceeded in making favorable arrange
ments with these two lines. The COM
bination is awaiting the return to Chi
cago of w. H. Truesdale to complete the
deal.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSION
DENVER, Col, Aug. 19.-Arrange-
ments have been made by the Colorado
Midland railroad of this city for week
" tourist car service between Pitts
burg and San Francisco. 1t will be
known as the Midland personally con-
Quoted tourist excursion" A courier
will accompany each car. The first car
will leave Pittsburg October /. 1t wiz
leave San Francisco on the return trip
October g.
THE SIERRA ROAD
JAMESTOWN, CAL, Aug. 19-T. s.
Bullock, president of the Sierra Con-
struction company, which is building
the Sierra road, was in Jamestown this
evening, and gives the Associated Press
espondent permission to announce
his acceptance from the people of this
town of a subsidy for making he present
terminus of the road al jamestown. The
residents of Stent made rather liberal
offer of money and land, and hoped that
the road would be built to that town.
The jamestown people raised about $4,000
for the depot site here. The clinching
argument in favor of jamestown was
made by Capt. w. A. Nevills who went
to San Francisco in behalf of himself
and those interested in the Rawhide
and other mines with him, and offered to
take $4,000 of the bonds of the railroad
The announcement that the
offer had been accepted caused much re-
joicing here. Mr.. Bullock says that
rains will be running into jamestown
inside of six weeks.
LOTS OF CURVES
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 19-Articles
of incorporation of the Los Angeles and
Pasadena Railroad company were fled
here today. Among the incorporators
are Andrew McNally and D. B. Dewey
of Chicago. J. w. Hugus of Pasa dena,
and Gen. M. H. Sherman of Phoenix
1t is proposed to build a road from Los
Angeles to Pasadena, distance of
twenty-five miles, at an estimated cost
of 81 600 600