The herald., 1898-02-15
AGENTS ARE IN THE FIELD
THE VALLEY ROAD DUE IN BA-
KERSFIELD IN A FEW DAYS
Southern Pacific to Hasten Completion
of the Coast Line-A Minnesota.
Excursion to Arrive Today

after new business which may amount
to considerable. President Leighton
who is here, and Vice President Gibbor
admit that they have some scheme fol
extensions, but they will not give out
any details as yet. The Herald printed
some time ago the report that this CON-
pany intended to build to Pomona OF
Chino, for the purpose Of securing the
traffic from the sugar factory there, as
well as it's share of the passenger trade
This was in a way denied by the road s
officials, but the right of way men have
kept steadily at work, just the same, from
Manhattan junction to Pomona.
Yesterday H. A. Unruh, who is the
manager for all of E. J. Baldwin's prop
erty, made an engagement with Mr..
Stocker, the engineer of the Terminal
company, to go out to the Santa Anita
ranch for the purpose of looking over
right of way that might be made to
suit both parties. So far as could be
learned, if the transaction with Mr.. I'm
ruh is carried through successfully, it
will leave very little Of the right of way
unsecured. The Terminal people may
deny this, but If it is not for them, for
whom is it? There is no question about
the facts that men representing them
selves as from that company have been
negotiating for rights of way on line
to Pomona, which almost parallels the
Southern Pacific-in fact, does parallel
it from Puente to Pomona.
Then, again, from Ventura way come
the reports that some of the Terminal
men have been at work thereabouts, but
what the plan can be in that region can
only be surmised. There is a beet
sugar factory nine miles from Ventura.
which would make good freight center
and it may be that the Terminal, be-
coming ambitious, seeks some connec-
ton with the Valley line, by which it
would have virtually a road from this
city to San Francisco.
The only information which has been
obtainabe from the officials of the com
pany is to the effect that so soon as there
is no room for any doubt as to the prose-
cution of work on the San Pedro harbor
works, the much-talked-o and long
promised line to Salt Lake City would
be built as fast as men and money could
force it through. If this is to be done,
it is not so wild surmise as it may ap-
pear at first glance to predict that an
alliance will be entered into with the VAL
ley road at Bakersfield.
President Leighton and Vice Presi
dent Gibbon of the Terminal returned
yesterday from San Francisco, where
they had been to watch the opening of
the bids for the construction of the San
Pedro breakwater. Mr.. Gibbon would
not say anything about the talk of these
various branches, further than to ad
nit that the road was contemplating
some extensions that would be an
nounced when the right time comes. A
corroborative assertion comes from
some people in st. Louis, who assert
that the road, which is largely owned
by st. Louis capitalists, intends to float
quite a large issue of bonds in very
short time, the proceeds to be used for
some of the extensions mentioned.
Then, again, from Santa Ana the re-
port comes that the company intends to
build a branch that will tap the business
Of Orange county, extending from Blk
by on it's San Pedro line to Santa Ana,
reaching the Alamitos beet sugar fac
tory and the celery region, as we'll as
the larger towns.
THE COAST LINE
There is now little question but that
Mr.. Huntington intends to quickly close
the gap that exists in his ong-projected
coast line between this city and San
Francisco. He has all of the men who
can be put to work Strengthening out
! the kinks in the line between Soledad and
Templeton. 1t is between these points
| that the line was built following the
turns and angles of the Salinas river,
making it full of curves which forbid
quick time or economy in hauling heavy
trains The work now under way will
give a line devoid of trying twists, and
which would permit of remarkably fast
time both for passenger and freight
trains between this city and the north.
PROGRESS OF THE VALLEY ROAD
The Valley road has had it's progress
estopped of late by an annoying delay
in securing sufficient ties, the graders
having completed their labors as far as
Bakersfield some days ago. Ties are now
being sent to the front by the trainload
and it is fairly certain that the loco
motives whistle will be heard in Bakers
field in a couple of weeks.
The Southern Pacific has evidently
abandoned any idea Of building tC
Bakersfield from Kern, but is going te
build up the latter place at the expense
if possible, of the former, so as to secure
at least share of the traffic from that
region. The company has lately beer
negotiating for the old Central hotel al
Kern, and it is announced that, if it Sc.
cures the property, it will build a very
complete depot and hotel combined, ant
will do all possible to attract business
to Kern.
THE MINNESOTA TOURISTS
| The Minneapolis Journals excursion
is twenty-four hours late. 1t will ar
rive this morning about o'clock. The
travellers will be met at the depot by 9
committee from the Minnesota associa
tion, composed of President John NJ
Miller, T. 3. Barnard, j. A. Buchanan
/. P. Channel, F. F. Davis, II. l.. Cor.
don, F. C. Howes, ]. H. Rolfe, A. N. o.
nun, j. X. Moore, ]. r. Newberry, T.
L. Yerxa and Herbert r. Yerxa.
A reception will be extended to the
visitors this evening at the chamber OF
commerce, a committee from thai