The herald., 1898-07-23
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
TALKATIVE. MR.. CURTIS OF THE
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Sandy Andy johnson Scraps With In
dams and Mexicans at Wingate.
Santa Fe Changes

w. G. Curtis, superintendent of mainte-
nance of way for the Southern Pacific conf
pany, came into this city yesterday from
Riverside, where he had been recuperating
after an exhaustive service as witness be-
fore the state board of railway commits
sioners. During this session he made the
remarkable statement that the company
had been held up for $4,000 by the city
officers of Los Angeles about two years
ago, when the Southern Pacific got fran
chise for double track on Alameda street
south from the Arcade depot. Mr.. Curtis
omitted to state who got that money, some
thing which the then city officers and coun-
cilmen would like to have made public, fol-
now the smirch rests on all of them. Mr..
the tiresome ordeal through which he went
as a witness that he had to come south for
rest.
Santa Fe Changes
A number Of changes has taken place in
the personnel OF the force of the Santa Fe
at San Bernardino. o. T. Cassin who for
ten years has been roadmaster Of the
Southern California railway, has resigned
and W. F. PERKS has been appointed In his
place. Mr.. PERKS Is son of Chief En-
gineer Ferris of the same company and
has for some time been employed in sur
veying for the company. He Is thoroughly
qualified for the responsible position.
w. L. Burbeck, ticket agent at the depot,
has resigned and Agent Mullen has as a
consequence promoted all the sub-em-
ployes. Revising Clerk NJ. e. King Is ap-
pointed depot ticket agent, Day Car Clerk
F. L. Hope is made revising clerk, A. E.
Lawrence. night car clerk, Is made day
car clerk, and J. E. Bernard, yard clerk,
Is advanced to night car clerk.
Sandy Andy
Andy johnson came from the east to this
city some time ago to take charge of the
press work for the Santa Fe, but his health
falling him he had recently to go out on the
desert at Wingate station and take place
as agent. Thursday was pay day and a lot
of the Indians and Mexican laborers got
drunk and commenced to make ugly gun
and knife demonstrations. A couple Of
them made after Johnson, who to their
surprise stood his ground and disarmed two
Of them and gave another such a thrashing
as to make the others not anxious to con-
tinue the feud
To Reduce So1edad Grade
General Manager Nevin OF the Santa Fe
Pacific while In San Diego recently an
nounced that he knew the Asiatic steam
ship line would be In operation by October
first and that the company was making
preparations to increase their wharf and
warehouse facilities as rapidly as possible.
He added that he appreciated the difficult
ties which the high grade on the line from
San Diego north, particularly the Soledad
grade, presented to doing an economical
freight business, and he was confident that
the company would spend considerable
money to reduce the grade to proper
point This work will involve the expend-
iture Of several hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. 4'ir"
Notes and Personals
Superintendent Burkhalter of the Mojave
division Of the Southern Pacific 10 In the
city.
Superintendent Muir and Assistant Prior
Of the Southern Pacific returned last even
ing from their trip OF inspection over the
desert line.
Captain Sterry, the Santa Fe Pacific gen.
eral attorney, returned yesterday from the
east. Superintendent Wells and family
came in at the same time from Chicago and
will summer at Redondo.
Special Agent Percy Ross Of the Santa
Fe has been out in New Mexico at the scene
of the Santa Fe road washouts. He states
that more rain has fallen in that country
than has been the case for many years and
as a consequence the crops are all -four
ishing.
The Terminal railway will put a new time
card into effect on Monday.