The herald., 1898-01-15
LOCAL RAILWAY NEWS
BAKERSFIELD LOOKING TO LOS
ANGELES FOR BUSINESS
Santa Barbara Has Kick-New Bag
gage Cars for the Santa Fe.
Sunset Limited Passengers

The people Of Bakersfield have taken
new heart since the coming Of the VAL
ley railway has given them fresh COM
mercial hopes, and they are showing
most commendable spirit of activity.
Naturally they are looking to this city
for relief from the treatment they have
been getting from the merchants Of San
Francisco, whe have had them in their
power for so long. On Tuesday meet
ing was held in that place for the pur-
pose of arranging for an excursion from
this city to Bakersfield, so that the peo-
pie here can see for themselves what a
promising field is at their door. 1t was
decided to send commissioner here as
soon as the question of railway rate
could be settled, to make the necessary
arrangements at this end of the line.
SANTA BARBARA KICKS
The Santa Barbara people are mur-
muring about what they call the mex
cusable Incidence of Mr.. Huntington In
not completing the gap that exists In
the proposed shore line" between Los
Angeles and San Francisco via Santa
Barbara. 1t Is now seven years since
the people gave the railway company the
right of way through that county, on
the condition that the road be built "as
fast as money and men could COM
plete it, promise that the people there
are reminding Mr.. Huntington of as
often as the opportunity presents itself.
SUNSET LIMITED PASSENGERS
Following is list of passengers on the
Sunset limited, which arrived late last
night:
Kate Sweeny, Mrs. E. Martin, s. F. Mar
tin, Philadelphia; Mary Rice, Ann Arbor,
Mich; Clara Lunnegan, Adelaide; P. Rich
ards, Erie, Pa; Mary Wells, c. w.
Heinrich and wife, F. E. Brookman and
wife. A. X. Line, J. F. Newmaster and
Muehner, Chicago; Mrs H. Sample.
Pittsburg; S. A. Lawton and wife,
Cleveland; Jas. E. Duffey, Oberlin, N. Y
Mrs. j. B. Mann, Jas. Parker, New York;
G. Goetzon and wife, Washington. D. c.:
c. H. Tyler and wife, st. Louis, Mo-; Flor
ence Freeman, B. Wyne, F. w. Abbott
and wife, H. R. Gamble and wife, G. S.
Meyers and wife. St. Paul. Mimi; Edith
Bates VIM. Borns, Philadelphia; Emily
Street, Henry Lyons. E. NJ. Burton and
wife. J. S. Carvatho. S. r. Carvatho, H. c.
Leete, New Orleans, La; Mrs. c. Harper,
Mrs. G. Huckley, Chicago; Mrs. F. B. Nc
Neder, San Marcos, Texas; George L. Will
sey, Comstock, Wis. F. L. Gates, Georgia
Gates, st. Paul. MINI.
NEW BAGGAGE CARS
The Santa Fe company has given an
order for an equipment Of new baggage
cars in which the pattern is to be alto
gether different from those heretofore
in, n "a
with no platforms or end doors. The
new management of the road has come
to the conclusion that platforms but
weaken a car, and in case of wrecks
they are usually so crushed as to be of
no use. Their absence also makes it
more difficult for train robbers to work,
and also reduces the repair expenses,
besides giving more space to the interior
of the car.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
c. S. Stone, Southern Pacific station
agent at Pantano, Ariz., who has been
visiting friends in this city, returned to
his home on Wednesday.
The Santa Fe company is carrying
out it's policy of beautifying it's depot
surroundings by putting its chief land
scape gardener, Mr.. Hesp, and Fred AL
den at work on the station grounds at
Riverside with instructions to produce
the best results possible.
Hon. C. w. Kretzinger, the general
counsel for the Prescott and Phoenix
Railway company and the Monon
route, has left Phoenix, where he has
been for some days, and returned to
Chicago.
Court Perry, who was formerly di-
vision superintendent on the Santa Fe
route in New Mexico, is in this city,
where it is said he will likely remain,
taking place with the company here.
From San Pedro the news comes that
the Santa Fe company has announced
it's intention of building branch to the
free harbor by extending it's Redondo
Beach line. 1t is reported thas a depot
for the new route Is being built at Flor
ence now.
Vice-President T. E. Gibbon and Cen
eral Manager S. B. Hynes of the Ter
minal railway will arrive here on next
Wednesday from the east.
President Chauncey M. Depew of the
New York Central railway will arrive
on this coast early in February. He
comes to inspect the situation regarding
the Randsburg railway, Of which he is
an owner.
The Santa Fe company has put on a
through tourist car between this city
and Pittsburg, via the Pennsylvania
railway. 1t will leave here every
Wednesday.
Superintendent j. A. Muir and Assist
ant Superintendent G. e. Prior are out
inspecting the newly laid heavy rails
on the Colorado desert.
The Santa Fe company has made an
advertising circular of the chapter from
Kipling's Captains Courageous" de-
scriptive of a race against time across
the continent from San Diego via the
Santa Fe route.
Sunshine will eventually puncture the
thickest cloud,-Chicago NeWs