The herald., 1897-09-08
RESTS WHOLLY WITH ALGER
A LUCKY SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SUPERINTENDENT
Many Railway Employees Out Pros
pecting-Reduction in Rates
on the Valley Road

about concluded arrangements to elec-
tricize their road and build branch to
San Pedro, General Manager Garnsey
said yesterday afternoon: 1--WE are just
as anxious, and perhaps little more
so, to make these improvements as some
Just when the work will begin rests
wholly with Secretary Alger, for as soon
as we know definitely that the deep sea
harbor is to be located at San Pedro
tensive improvements already contem-
plated. We would then necessarily have
70 spend great deal of money, and such
a move would naturally give goodly
number of worthy people employment.
We already have made arrangements for
the rails to be used in the new branch
road to San Pedro, and have purchased
other things necessary in carrying out
our new project, but every deal will pos
itively have to go by the board if the
harbor is not located where the majority
of Southern California property owners
want it. We are very anxious to sub
to Redondo, and also to build the exten-
sion, as we have reason to believe that
our business would be more than doub-
led We have figured matters down to
a fine point and find that by electriciz-
ing our line and putting in branch to
San Pedro we can out-distance all COM
peting lines both for quick freight and
passenger service to Redcndo and San
Pedro. If we ever get an electric line
into the latter town you will see some
lively hustling for summer business to
the seashore. We are now waiting for
Secretary Alger to give the order"
MOVING THE GOLDEN GRAIN
A. c. Hardiman of the San Francisco
and San Joaquin railroad arrived here
from the north yesterday. why, it is
remarkable the amount of business the
Valley road is now doing. Hundreds up
on hundreds of bushels of wheat are be-
ing shipped out Of the great San Joaquin
valley every day" said Mr.. Hardiman
last evening. land we have hardly COM
menced to do business yet. And those
farmers. why you should see them
smile. Owing to the high price their
golden grain commands and the low
rates we give them in moving it they are
the happiest and most encouraged lot
f. of men I ever saw. / made trip all
along our line recently and met a great
many grain growers. All declared that
the harvest this season would place
them on better footing financially than
they have been for years. 1 think next
year California will harvest grain
crop that will surpass in quality and
quantity any state in the union. not ex-
cepting Kansas. The Valley road has
slashed both passenger and freight rates
to such an extent that the people up
there begin to breathe easier and feel
that life in Central California is worth
living. When the road is completed to
Bakersfield. which will be in the near
future, the great valley of the San Joa-
quin will boom as it never has before.
Uncle Coils monopoly on the people will
be thing of the past and everybody up
there will rejoice"
LUCK OF A SUPERINTENDENT
Speaking of lucky railroad men," re-
marked a prominent Southern Pacific
official last evening to a Herald reporter,
II know of one down on our Arizona
division, and that is E. c. Randolph,
superintendent of the Southern Pacific
road, with headquarters at Tucson.
Why, do you know that a few months
ago an old miner came across the super
intendent and asked the latter to grub
stake him as he thought he knew of a
gold mine? After some hesitation he
decided to equip him with the necessary
articles for prospecting trip, and in
short time the old miner returne
and told of his lucky find, which was To-
Gated in the mountains of Yuma county
A company was Immediately organized
to work the property and as result
large quantities of ore is being taken
out daily which pay $4,000 per ton
Superintendent Randolph, who is the
largest share holder in the Arizona
King gold mine has already amassed
goodsized fortune from his side enter
prise, and Indications are very favorable
that before many months he will be able
to come to Los Angeles and live in a
manner becoming a rich retired mine
owner. A. F. Siebert, the assistant
superintendent at Tucson, is also inter.
ested in this mine, which is reported to
be one of the richest of it's kind in the
territory of Arizona"
RAILWAY MEN PROSPECTING
The mining fever has struck quite a
number of railway employees both on the
Santa Fe Pacific and Southern Pacific
roads, and report has it that a small
army of them have during the past three
weeks been granted leaves of absence
of from thirty to sixty days for the pur-
pose of trying their luck with pick and
pan in different parts Of California and
Arizona. The fact that freight brake
man, who formerly worked on the San
Joaquin division of the Southern Pacific,
some weeks ago got furlough from his
employers and struck a rich claim near
Goler. for which he has refused an offer
OF $4,000 cash, has had strong tendency
to stimulate many of his co-workers in
starting out with hopes of discovering
q rich mine.
MORE REDUCED RATES
An official circular received in this
city yesterday by all the wholesale mer-
chants from the traffic manager of the
San Francisco and San JOAQUIN rail-
way company announces a material re-
duction to commercial travellers in the
price OF mileage books over that road.
IMPROVEMENTS AT RIVERSIDE
General Manager Ncvin and General
Freight Agent Chambers Of the South
ern California have returned from a