The herald., 1898-11-02

They win have ample facilities for steerage
traffic and limited first-class cabins.
"No, have nothing new to say about the
local road here 1 find everything in good
condition, and the business seems to be ex-
cellent. We have no new local branches
of any consequence in contemplation, and
there is absolutely nothing new to tell on
that line. shall stay here and hereabouts
for some days looking over the road"
T.E. GIBBON BACK
T. E. Gibbon, vice president of the Ter
minal railway returned last night from a
visit to St. Louis, where he has been at
the annual meeting of the principal owners
of the road.
"There was really not very much done
there except to talk over our proposed i'm
provement," he said. eve discussed prin-
cipally the electrizing of the suburban por-
ton of our line, and it was decided to go
ahead with it as soon as the matter of fran
chses could be settled. The system will be
very comprehensive, and vii! bring many
localities, now more or less isolated, into di-
rect communication with the city.
"The San Pedro harbor? That is all
right. I did not see either of the contractors
while away, but | met men who had talked
with them, and there is no question but
they will go ahead as fast as they possibly
can with the work of building the break
water. I talked with Major Davis in San
Francisco, who is the head of the United
States engineering office there, and with
whom the contractors have most of their
business with the government to do, and he
is thoroughly satisfied with the outcome of
the project.
eve did not do anything about the Salt
Lake railway PLAN but there is no question
but what that will be built right through
now. The Southern Pacific company has a
party of surveyors at work there, but this y!
do not consider ANYTHING but bluff. Now
that the Oregon Short Line and the Union
Pacific have come together. as shown by
there is certainty that they will take up
this project in earnest. In fact. ] am as
sured that they are backing the McCune
people. who are now building from Milford
to some mines owned by McCune and
others"
SANTA FE CHANGE OF TIME
The winter time card on the Santa Fe
when several important changes occur.
The California limited will arrive at 1:50
p. IN. every Tuesday. Thursday and Satur-
day, and will depart at l 20 p. m. every Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday. The morn.
ing train for San Bernardino, Riverside and
Redlands will leave at s a. m instead of 7:3O
as heretofore. The daily overland express
will leave at 1920 a. m. instead of $3.50, as
heretofore, and will arrive at $50 a. m, in
stead of S:25. Trains for Riverside by wav
of Orange will leave at s:55 a. M, 10 a. m.
and sos p. M, the 10 a. m. train being
new train, which arrives at Riverside at
l2:l5 noon. This train will leave Riverside
at S:45 a. m. and arrive in Los Angeles at
IL a. m. The San Diego trains will leave at
$3.50 a m. and p M, and arrive at l2:O5
noon and 5:45 p. M, the running time being
materially reduced. The Santa Ana trains
will leave at s;55 a. m. . p. m. and sos p. m..
and arrive at S:45 a. M, 1905 noon and s.: As
p. m.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
1t is reported that Wells, Fargo's Express
company has partially receded from their
position of refusing to pay for the stamp re
quired by the war revenue bill to be af-
fixed to receipts. and are providing the
stamp themselves in the case of their larger
patrons, who object to being forced to pay
the tax. Attorney General Fitzgerald is
pushing the litigation against the company
in the supreme court. Cases in San Fran
cisco are being filed almost daily by people
annoyed by the little stamp extortion, and
as damages in most of these cases is put at
fifty dollars if the law should be finally
found to be against the company, they will
have large bill to pay.