The herald., 1898-04-01
LOCAL RAILWAY NEWS
MR.. STILLMAN TALKS ABOUT
THE COAST LINE
Curious Demand for Freight Prepay.
ment--How to Save Money in
Going to San Francisco

T. E. Stillman. one of the anti-Hunting-
ton directors Of the Southern Pacific com
pany, passed through Santa Barbara Tues
day and told some Of the people there thai
the company would at once recommence
work on the gap between Elwood and Surf,
and finish the coast line as rapidly as II
could be reasonably done.
Whether Mr.. Stillman talked as he did
because of his wish or because of definite
information, the matter will be brought up
at the meeting of the directors of the COM
pany to be held on the 9th of the month.
and it is a foregone conclusion that active
measures will be decided upon.
McMurtrie Brothers. the men who have
the contract for the building of the line,
have reported to the management that
they can complete the work in eleven
months time, and they have made ali
preparations to go ahead If the directors so.
order.
HAD TO UNLOAD THE SHEEP
A curious instance of the arbitrary rule
of railways occurred near Bakersfield re-
Gently, when large firm of sheep raisers
sold seventeen carloads of sheep to a firm
In Wyoming. The animals were driven 10
the stock yards near Kern and loaded into
the cars, when the agent came along and
wanted the money for the freight. The
Blanc Brothers protested that they had
SOiu the sheep 10 De uellVereu III WyOm-
ing and that the freight was to be col
lected there, the same as with any other
class of freight sent C. o. d. But the agent
said this was against the company's rule,
and that unless the money was put up
forthwith the cars could not go. Mr.. Blanc
did not have the cash with him, and he did
not wish to pay before consulting the men
who had purchased the sheep, so the seven
teen cars had to be unloaded and the
l,.;x- h,nl 10 In oh
BEATING THE RAILWAY
A Bakersfield paper shows how the
Southern Pacific can be done out OF some
of Its spoils by the discerning traveller:
MANY Los Angeles people have discovered
way of travelling to San Francisco and
save money and increase the comforts of
the trip. The way it is done is to buy
ticket to this point: arrive here at clock;
remain over night and go on to the city
the next morning. Counting the charges
for sleeper, those who adopt this plan
save $2.65, besides sleeping in bed instead
of berth. The fare from Los Angeles
to San Francisco is s15 from Los Angeles
to Bakersfield IT is $685. and from Bakers
field to San Francisco it is $500; total,
$3.50. Hotel accommodation is 81 less than
the sleeper rate. The only drawback is the
loss of twelve hours time"
The paper might have added that the
passenger can buy his ticket to Bakers
field and while the train is waiting there
can step to the ticket agents window and
purchase another ticket from that place
to San Francisco, thus saving the money
spoken of and at the same time going oil
the same train he started on.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
The Valley road will not be operated into
Bakersfield until May LIST.
c. H. Chiffon, the Santa Fee agent at
Santa Ana, has had to stand color-sight
test by an oculist.
The Santa Fe has established new sta
ton in Riverside at the intersection of
Prospect street and Pachappa avenue.
Superintendent ]. A. Muir chaperoned
Director r. f. Stillman OF the Southern
Pacific company. who passed through here
on Monday for San Francisco. Mr.. Still
man was shown all over the line, particu-
larly the region about Riverside.
j. C. Kippur, who has been the Santa
FEES agent at Winslow, has resigned his
position.
LATE STREET CARS
Tonight the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany begins its late car service, which,
while not all that has been asked for by
the public, in that it does not provide all
night cars, still will prove great accom-
mediation. Hereafter cars on all lines in
the city controlled by this company will
leave Second and Spring streets until 80
oclock-one hour later than has hereto
fore been the case. This will enable per-
sons who have been in attendance at the
theaIters, entertainments and balls to get
home and still enjoy their evening to the
limit, having time to take lunch if they
desire. The only persons likely to object
to the new service are the cab drivers.
In line with the move of the foregoing
company the Main street line announces
that, commencing tonight additional cars
will be run on its line as follows: Leave
Agricultural park for Temple block at II 81
p. M, 1912 and 1888 a. M; leave Temple
block for Agricultural park at 1920, 1910
and / o'clock a. m This will leave the
Traction company as the only main line
which runs no cars later than 11:4O. On
Saturday evening the last Traction car
leaves Third and Spring at midnight.
The best way to make a slow horse fast
is not to feed him.-Chicago News.