The herald., 1897-10-11
LOCALTRAFFIC
President Ripley and Party
Arrives
DIRT FLYING NEAR KRAMER
MANY TOURISTS ARE COMING
THIS WAY
DIRT FLYING NEAR KRAMER
The Southern Pacific Drops Twenty
Four Men From Their Pay Roll.
Notes Of the Rail


system. accompanied by Paul Mortora
| third vice-president; James Dur, chief
engineer, and w. A. Bissell. assistant
freight traffic manager, arrived in a
special car Saturday afternoon from
| Chicago. The party immedia tely went
to the Van Nuys hotel, where they en-
gagged quarters. When a Herald re-
porter called upon President Ripley
shortly afterward that geutleman po-
litely declined to be interviewed. stat
ing that he was too tired and had moth
ing of Importance to give out for publ
cation. The entire party, in company
with several local officials of the South
ern California railway, enjoyed them
selves a the Los Angeles theater in the
evening.
The visiting officials have beer. ten
days en- route to this city. but in the
meantime have made thorough inspec-
ton of the roadbed and equipments al,
along the line. They will probably re-
main in Southern California duric.g the
entire week. While the object of their
ported from a semi-official source that
It may be in reference to the building
Of a new line through TETON Pass to
connect with the Safs Francisco an6
San Joaquin. railroad, which is now near
ly built into Bakersfield.
DIRT FLYING NEAR KRAMER
A. H. Glascoe, ar, employe of the
Santa Fe-Pacific al Barstow, was in
the city Saturday and called at heaG,-
quarters. Mr. Glascoe states that al
ready large force of men and teams
are It work on the new branch road 70
be built from Kramer to johannesburg,
| ard that if the contractors make as
good progress in the next few weeks as
they have the past seven days. the new
extension will be completed by Novem-
Der 20. At present 100 men and 80 teams
are making the dirt fly near Kramer.
and next week a force of so men and 20
teams Will be put to work this si6is of
Johann burg. The railroad compaesy
nope to be running trains regularly ir;o
Ran1sburg by December 25 a large
excursion Will be run from Los Angeles
20 the mining camp when the last spike
driven, and the occasion is to be cele-
brated oeH an elaborate scale
SEVERAL HEADS DROPPED
During the past ten days about eight
freight crews or twentyfour employ es
lave been dropped from the Southern
| Pacific company's pay rolls and raw
nen appointed to take their places The
officials, when asked why the men Were
SO sudden : dropped, refused to discuss
the matter but it is saidi it is due 10 tbs
fact that OF late great many hobos
have been carried on the trains ag,d
money collected from them
HEAVY TOURIST TRAVEL
A. Phillips of the firm of Phillips &
Co., excursion agents in speaking re-
Sarding the fall and winter tourist busi-
ness said: During the month of Septem-
Der we brought to California from the
east about 500 tourists who will spend
the winter here and some talk of Iocat-
ing in Southern California permanently
This Is the best business that We have
done in five years and we have just COM
menced. think there will be more peo-
pie come to California this season than
ever before, judging from the hundreds
f, Of inquiries we are receiving from all
over the eastern states. l recently
IL
found that on all sides times are i'm
| proving wonderfully. The farmers are
| beginning to receive returns for their
crops, and money is becoming more
plentiful When times are good people
will travel and that Is why We are count
ing on doing an unusually large busi-
| ness"
A NEW TIME TABLE
superintendent Muir Of the Yuma d.
vision and Superintendent Burkhalter
Of the San JOAQUIN division are at work
| arranging a new time table which will
go into effect at an early date. 1t is said
both the local and overland service will
be affected by the change.
CULLINGS FROM THE RAIL
The Southern California Railway COM
pany has a large force Of men a work
ballasting the roadbed near North Po-
mona with decomposed granite. The
entire road between Los Angeles and
Barstow will be improved in like man
ner.
Detective Miles Bowler is at Riverside,
where he is assisting in ferreting out the
parties who attempted to wreck the
Southern Pacific overland few nights
since.
C. c. Wray has been appointed chief
train dispatcher for the Santa Fe Pa
cific railroad, with headquarters at San
Bernardino, vice w. A. McGovern, re-
signed.
J. E. Mcneil, roadmaster, ]. F. Park
er, superintendent Of bridges and build
ings, and A. Harmann, assistant civil
engineer of the Southern California rail-.
way, have returned from an inspection
trip as far as Riverside. They visited
Pasadena, where much needed improve
ments will be made for carrying away
storm water from the company's tracks
Several new culverts will be built at
| once.
| A new depot is being built at Lamanda
Park on the Southern California rail-