The herald., 1898-02-10

| perintendent J. A. Muir Of the Southern
Pacific. went to the Soldiers home yes
terday to arrange for the sidings ano
switches for the new branch of the elec-
trio road to that place, in connection with
the matter of crossing the Southern fa-
cific line. The electric company think
that they can have the line completed In
| very short time.
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD
Some days ago The Herald published
the fact that a number of right OF way
men were securing land for an electric
road from Manhattan Junction OF the
Terminal and the Santa Fe, to Pomona,
paralleling the Southern Pacific line. 1T
was thought that the scheme was
move on the part of the Terminal people.
but this was officially denied. and since
then no indication of the identity of the
men interested in the project has been
obtained. Yesterday it was learned
from property owner in Pomona that
the agents were again at work, and had
been dickering with him, offering him
very fair price for his land which was
needed. 1t seems that the agents will
try at first to get right of way donated,
and If this proves unsuccessful they will
pay for what they want. Some of them
are also at work in the southern part of
Boyle Heights on the same enterprise.
NOTES OF TRACK AND TIE
The San Diego papers never miss
chance to build a railway. one OF the
latest being indicated by the following
clipping from the Union Of that city: IA
prominent railroad man of Bangor.
Maine, who is visiting in Ell Cajon, ex-
presses himself as confident that the
new Vanderbilt purchase of a road from
Maine to Utah means a continuance to
the coast, with San Diego as its termi-
nus. He advises his friends to hold on
to their lemon orchards, "for there will
be change in the program when Van
derbilt gets to the coast"
A Phillips party of excursionists ar
rived yesterday to the number of forty,
coming from the east via the Central
Pacific. They were delayed one day in
Colorado by the snow
On Tuesday, the 22nd, the Southern
Pacific will operate several special ex-
cursion trains to Redlands, where there
will be parade and competitive drill
between six companies of the National
guard, besides barbecues and other at
tIdctlOIlS. ne rare Will pe one anu one
third for the round trip.
The second Raymond and Whitcomb
excursion to come this season in a
special train will arrive here on Friday
on the Southern Pacific at Cotton. 1t
will then be taken to Redlands, River
side and San Diego by the Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
cific companies have at last put uni
formed watchmen at the street crossings
in Riverside. The men are to be special
officers, and will have the power to make
arrests for fast driving or for crossing
the tracks after warning of approaching
trains.
The reports of the interstate commerce
commission show that the railway rates
have greatly decreased in the past ten
years. The passenger rate per mile has
decreased from 2.349 cents in 1883 to 2019
in 1896, and the freight rate per ton
per mile has fallen in the same time from
1.001 to .S06.
On Sunday last the motor on the High
land line broke down near Harlem
Springs, and it took four hours for the
thing to be patched up and the passen-
gers to reach San Bernardino The brake
of the engine dropped down while she
was running at good rate, and, falling
against the blow-off cock of the boiler,
killed" the engine in few seconds.