The herald., 1898-01-05
Randsburg Road Directors
Are Reorganized
VAN ETTEN MADE PRESIDENT
PROBABLE EXTENSION OF THE
ROAD NORTHEAST
Arrivals by the Sunset Limited-Notes
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The Randsburg railway people held
their meeting yesterday and did lot
of business about which it is impossible
to get much Information. One thing
they did, however, which shows that
they are here for keeps, and that was to
change the personnel of the directory
in way that indicates that the rich
eastern men who have put their money
into this enterprise intend to stay with
1t and to manage their own interests.
An election Of directors had been called,
according to law, and the result Of the
balloting was more or less complete
change, the following being chosen:
Edgar Van Etten, j. N. Beckley, A. A.
Dougherty, Charles Wier, Walter Rose,
Mr.. Warren Of Rochester N. Y; Messrs.
Crowley and Leonard of Arizona, and
Albert Smith of Rochester.
The board at once organized and
elected officers. President Dougherty
stepped down and made way for Edgar
Van Etten, the general manager of the
New York Central Railway company.
Albert Smith, the president of the con-
struction company which built the line,
was chosen vice president. Mr.. Smith
is a close friend of Mr.. Van Etten and
Mr.. Beckley, the two eastern nabobs who
have taken up the work, and will repre-
sent them. He will remain here and
take an active part in the direction of the
road and it's development.
Charles Wier will serve as treasurer,
and A. A. Dougherty was chosen secre-
tary. The other officers will be changed,
in accordance with the new policy Of the
controllers of the property. AS the COM
pany is only chartered to build the %
miles Of line between Kramer and
Randsburg, 1t cannot build any extern
sions under it's present Incorporation,
as the Randsburg and Northern railway,
but this will be obviated by the forma-
ton Of new corporation, the papers of
which will likely be filed in short time.
SUNSET LIMITED PASSENGERS
The sunset limited train came into the
Arcade depot last evening with seven
coaches, the largest train of the season.
The passenger list to this city was as
follows:
NIL dlQ 3uAS. -. w llildiLlS, INdSH-
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ]. Cate, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Boeck, c. Adler and ]. w. Spen-
gler, San Francisco; Prescott Ely, Cleve-
land; L. B. Fleming. Pittsburg; T. Far
rett,, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Sayre. H. w.
Tregg, Mrs. J. A. Norris, New York;
Frances r. Massaglio and maid, Phila-
delphia; M. MayfeId, Boston; ]. W.
Blaisdeil and Mrs. Mary Grace, Yuma,
Ariz.; Georgia Crandall, Kansas City;
Florence Osborne, Los Angeles; w. 8.
Noyes, Maria; D. Mills, jr., and C. Da-
Wis, Philadelphia; F. A. Smith and w.
p. Delaney, Chicago; c. l.. Coward. Ell
Paso; A. F. Belo, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs.
w. F. Baird, Phoenix.
PERSONALS AND NOTES
A couple of notable railway men from
Arizona are in the city enjoying them
selves. They are George w. Kretzinger,
general attorney for the Santa Fe Pres
colt and Phoenix and the Monon lines,
and Frank Murphy, the president of the
former road. They are in consultation
with the officers of the Santa Fe Pacific
about matters affecting both roads.
Superintendent Wells Of the Santa Fee
Pacific was at his desk yesterday, after
an absence of some days, during which
he made complete inspection Of his
line.
Albert Smith. Edgar Van Etten and
]. N. Beckley, eastern railway men of
note, who are owners In the Randsburg
line, spent the day up on the mountain
and at Alpine tavern, enjoying a fine
view Of a sea of mist in the valley.
Contractors Ramish & Marsh, who are
building the Randsburg line, will have
the surfacing all complete by the 18th,
and at that date the road will probably
be turned over to the railway company
for operation.
DR.. Baldwin and family of New Haven
will arrive here in the special car Con-
voy on the 18th. DIR. Baldwin is one Of
the New York Central people and will
spend the winter with his family at the
Coronado hotel.
greatly since the holidays. The South
ern Pacific up to New Years day sent
from fifty to sixty cars east day; since
that time they have been shipping about
twenty-five. until yesterday, when the
list jumped to thirty. Unless the rain
prevents picking. the output will soon
reach fifty and more cars day.
Resident Engineer Swaine of the
Southern Pacific is out on the Colorado
desert experimenting the work Of the
rail-laying gang. The entire track from
this. city to Yuma is being relaid with
sixty-two pound steel in place of fifty
pound. The work will be completed by
the first of next month and will enable
the operating of much faster trains
than is at present the case. On all por-
tions of the Southern Pacific line where
there are grades or severe curves the
rail used is seventy-four pound.
Those familiar with the situation
claim that the Randsburg road will pay
for itself and all of its indebtedness in
three years time. In 1887 the San Pc
dro branch Of the Southern Pacific line
paid its cost three times over in the
twelve months. Little railways often
make money when long lines go bank
rupt.
Assistant Passenger Traffic Manager
Thompson of the A. T. & s. #. company.
who has been here on visit for some
days past, will leave today for San
Francisco. He has been chaperoned
while here by Assistant Passenger
Agent Gregory.