The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-25
NEWS OF The RAILWAYS
M'FADDEN OF THE NEWPORT
ROAD DENIES AN INTERVIEW
The fractions Proposed San Pedro
Electric Road-The Carson and
Colorado-Personal Mention

Mr.. McFadden, president of the s. o.
railway of Santa Ana and Newport Beach
was in the city yesterday and is often here
now. The g. o. stands for Sunday observ
ance, as his Line is the only railway In the
United States which Is not operated on
that day.
Some time ago Mr.. McFadden was quoted
as saying that he intended, to extend his
railway from Santa Ana to this city, be-
cause he was threatened with competition
by the Southern Pacific's proposed extern
sion into the PeatlanG' country, which Mr.
McFadden has heretofore controlled.
Yesterday the orange county railway
king, when seen by a Herald man, con-
tradicted most vigorously his asserted in
tervew, which had appeared In a Fuller
ton paper about his building to this city.
but at the same time he was very shy Of
denying that he had such an Intention
saying that he had no condolences to make
with the public as to his plars. He spent
a good portion of the forenoon however, in
talking with General Manager Hynes of
the Terminal line and Judge Lamme, the
attorney for the Hook street car company
II have absolutely nothing 70 say about
my railway plans" he stated. in reply TO a
reporters questions, "but 1 am willing 10
say forcibly that never made the state
ment I was credited with doing about
building to this city,
The fractions San Pedro Line
Judge Lamme was seen yesterday re-
gar6ing the proposed electric line Of the
Traction people to San Pedro. While the
harbor matter was under delay owing TO
the Alger method Of hanging 1t up as long
ba az I'D hof
soon, as 1t was settled the line would be
commenced. AS there is now no longer any
doubt about the construction Of the har-
Dor, 1t was thought that Judge Lamme
might have some authoritative statement
to make, but he was very coy on the sub
ject. Mr.. Hynes Of the Terminal, who was
present at the conversation, was the au-
thority for the statement that he knew the
Traction company had ordered thirty miles
of sixty-pound rails from the east for the
purpose Of constructing the road, but as 20
this Judge Lamme would have nothing 20
say, one way or the other.
"You can say that we intend, to build the
line, and that when 1t is constructed 1t will
not be found to be on any public way. The
will own the right Of way from start to fin
!sh, and the road will be kept up to the
standard Of excellence already set I'M all
details by the Traction company"
The Carson and Colorado
The statement about the extension Of the
Carson and Colorado railway, which now
terminates at Keller. to Mojave, 1t Is true,
continues to lack verification, but among
railway men 1t Is still thought that the
news Of the awarding Of the contract Will
SOON be made public, for there Is little
doubt but what Mr.. Mills, the owner,
wishes to extend the road, and sees in
the coming railway activity hereabouts that
this is a good time to take his road from
nowhere to somewhere.
Preparing to Beat Time
General Manager Nevin. General Superin-
tendent Wells, Master Mechanic Lapes and
other officers of the Santa Fe-Pacific rail-
way are touring the line in a special train
Intending to test the track as far as AL
buquerque In It's preparation for the sixty
mile an hour limited train, which will soon
be put into service on the Santa Fe line
between this city and Chicago. The Of
fcials will also inspect the shop work,
which will have to be kept up to the highest
point in order to>meet the demands Of the
heavy traffic The line now has.
Notes and Personals
That steamer which was to leave San
Diego on Oct. LIST. making the first trip Of
the new Aslatic line from that city. will
have to do some tall travelling in order 70
be on time, She has not arrived yet and
her smoke is not yet visible on the horizon.
Assistant Superintendent Prior Of the
Southern Pacific is taking well-earned
vacation. Mr.. Prior is one Of the hardest
working men in the service of the COM
pany and none could be more conscientious
or Intelligent In the discharge Of their du-
ties.
Arthur Green, a Southern Pacific brake
man on a construction train on the desert,
near Ogilvy, had both feet cut off on We'd
nesday night. He went to sleep on the
main track while his train was on a siding.
A freight train and a switch engine COL
lided at the Needles on Friday morning,
and Engineer Elliott Of the switch engine
had his skull fractured and Fireman Nc
Donald of the same engine had five toes of
his left foot cut off. The men were not to
blame, something having gone wrong with
the engines machinery.
H. S. Van Syke of the Santa Fe-Pacific
has been promoted to an important business
position at Ash Fork.
Excursion Agent E. T. Haggin of the
Terminal has resigned his position to take
position with the Santa Fee He will be
stationed at Winslow, Ariz.
w. T. Bridges, Terminal railway agent,
who has been ill for some time and had to
have surgical operation performed, has
recovered and is again at his post.
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