The herald., 1898-01-23
Inspection of the Southern
Pacific
THAT RAILWAY TO POMONA
THREE CARLOADS OF DELAYED
SANTA FE BAGGAGE
Quick Time Made by the Santa Fe
Limited on the Southern
Pacific-News Notes

Superintendent ]. A. Muir of the
Southern Pacific company yesterday
morning was taken by the inspection
party of the Pacific system of the South
/ ern Pacific which makes an inspection
once a year of the whole road, tracks,
buildings, furniture and ALL A system
of keen competition is brought into play
by means of this board, which is COM
posed of all of the division superinten-
dents and resident engineers OF the
road. They have a plan of marking all
of the employees, from trackmen up, and
those who receive the mark of one hum
dred are given valuable gold medals.
good plan introduced on one division Is
noted and extended to all the others.
The result is that every employe Is Kept
up to the highest mark of efficiency,
both from sense of duty and also from
a desire to hold his own in the constant
competition. The party will be gone
about week inspecting both ways.
QUICK TIME MADE
The Southern Pacific officials have
what they think Is good joke on their
rivals of the Santa Fe company. Dur
ing the blockade of the latter line to
its fast trains by reason of the burned
tunnel near Williams in Arizona the
limited Santa Fe trains have been op-
Grated on the Southern Pacific road be-
tween Cotton and El Paso by crews Of
the latter company. The Santa Fe's
limited which left here on Tuesday over
the rival roads tracks was landed in
Ell Paso an hour ahead of time, making
what Superintendent Wells of the San
ia Fe termed an object lesson to his men
In what can be done.
THREE CARLOADS OF BAGGAGE
Transfer company agents and excited
travellers formed a medley last night at
the Santa Fe depot, struggling for the
trunks and grips which came in, filling
three cars, from the transfer point at
the burned tunnel on the Santa Fe. The
passengers to whom it belonged had
already arrived, and each one had an
idea apparently that he should get his
trunk before anyone else. The excel
lent system maintained by Baggage
Agent 1saacs, however, soon reduced
order from chaos.
THAT RAILWAY TO POMONA
The news exclusively printed in The
Herald of yesterday Of the plan to build
a railway from this city to Pomona, the
track to parallel the Southern Pacific 5
from Puente to the terminus, caused
) much comment, as few people outside of
those who had been approached for
right of way through their property,
knew anything about such an enterprise
being under way. There is no question
about the facts as stated being correct,
for the agents of the mysterious COM
pany have been at work for some weeks
and have secured good part of what
they want at nominal prices or for
nothing.
None of the Terminal people profess to
know anything about the company and
deny having any connection with it, but
1t is firmly believed in many quarters
that that concern is at the bottom of it,
The fact, however, that that road is
not in a plethorc financial condition
would tend to indicate that its owners
would be shy about committing them
selves to an expensive extension.
United States District Attorney Frank
Flint has a client who was approached
for right of way by one of the agents
of the new concern, but he declined to
give it unless he was paid a good round
sum in compensation,
Vice-President T. L. Gibbon of the
Terminal returns today from the east
and will be able to throw some light on
the matter If it has anything to do with
his road.
RAILWAY ELECTION
The annual election of the Santa Ana
and Newport railway company was held
on Saturday, resulting in the following
list of officers: President, James Me-
Fadden; vice-president, Robert McFad
den; secretary E. NJ. Smiley; treasurer
Exchange bank. The extension of the
road was reported to be about com
pleted to the celery district, and its
finances were found to be in a satisfac-
tory condition.
PERSONALS AND NOTES
The Southern Pacific company Is
building $500 depot at Compton,
II. Is. Hosmer, yardmaster at Albu-
querque, has been relieved by Mr. Frank
Paimer of Ell Paso, who will take the
position at once. Mr.. Hosmer goes to
Winslow.
MT. II. SchlllingsWOrth, the Southern
racine agent at Ventura, came to this
city on his way to a vacation visit to
San Francisco.
IraVei TO Randsburg keeps up on
DOM railway and stage lines to a mar
Velous extent. The stage company since
I the opening OF the railway from Kramer
reduced the rate about one dollar and
has thus kept it's share of the business
In fact, several days last week n was
santa Fe's agent at Albuuueroue. has
been appointed travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Southern Do
cific company.
Mr Court Perry, formerly a division
superintendent on the old Atlantic NJ
necessary to put on two extra. vebio,os
Mr. j. H. Springer, who has been tha
Pacific from Williams to Gallup. is now
passenger conductor on the santa Fe
running out of this city.
The Valley road now has a camn of
graders within twelve miles of Bakers
field, making progress at the rate of +.
mile day. The Kern river. II ;s
thought, will be reached in about twenty
days, as progress will have to be slow
as the men near the town. The CON
struction trains run up on a siding in
line with Poso.
c. B. Sloat, assistant general pasen-
ger agent of the G. r. I. & r., is ii, the
city.
The farmers of Ventura county on tho
27th will give barbecue at Oxnard to
celebrate the completion of the beet