The herald., 1898-11-11
NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
SANTA FE STILL WAITING FOR
HUNTINGToN'S ANSWER
General Traffic News Matters of Inter-
est and Personal Mention Of
Railroaders

The Valley and Santa Fe railway people
are going ahead just as if they did not ex-
pect to receive favorable reply from Hunt
ington relative to the proposed trackaee
arrangement from Mojave to Bakersfield.
The company had not received any reply
from the Southern Pacific up to the time of
Mr.. Ripley's departure last week, and none
was expected for two or three weeks. En-
gineer Story of the Valley road has COM
pleted his preliminary survey for an indie
pendent line from Mojave, by way Of the
Tejon and old Fort Tejon route, and is all
ready to put out the force of men needed to
make a permanent location of route. The
annual meeting of the Santa Fe is to be held
in Topeka on the 9Th of December, and the
Southern Pacific has been notified that an
answer must be given by that time, SO that
the directors can act on it without further
delay.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Both the Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
cife have made all preparations at Riverside
to handle what is expected to be the largest
output of oranges ever known from that
part of Southern California. The side
tracks and freight yards are in apple pie
order, and full accommodations have been
provided for shippers.
Ralph Montgomery, clock and watch in
spector Of the Santa Fe-Pacitic, has gone
east to visit his father at Topeka.
General Passenger Agent Byrne Of the
Santa Fe-Pacihc has the advance sheets Of
a new book on Southern California, issued
by the company. 1t is written by the
noted author and scientist Charles A.
Keller, and will be profusely illustrated
from drawings by well known artists. 1t
will be out on December lst. For the pur-
pose of, to some extent, meeting the great
expense of getting out the work, the nominal
sum of twenty cents a copy will be charged.
Mr.. Byrne will receive applications for the
book now, and will fill them in the order in
which they are received.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Dick have returned
from their honeymoon trip. Mr.. Dick is
the rate clerk in the passenger office of the
Santa Fe.
The schooner Mary Gilbert, loaded with
lumber, arrived last night at East San
Pedro.
The Terminal railway will run special
trains to the Sharpshooters tournament at
Glassells on Sunday.
The Terminal railway have issued very
comprehensive folder of Catalina and Mt.
Lowe resorts, which they are distributing
among the hotel and railroad offices.
Edward White, treasurer OF the Erie
railroad, has resigned, and will be succeeded
by Andrew Donaldson, who will assume the
duties in addition to those of third vice
president, which office he now holds.
1t is stated that the shipments of iron ore
from Michigan the past season will reach
the l4,0O0 900 ton mark.
With the close of the seasons navigation
the steamer lines on the great lakes have
done the most profitable business in their
history, due, in great measure, to the war 8
keeping the people at home rather from
travelling abroad.
Lyman McCarty, who for many years has
been general eastern agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad an New York city, has
been complimented for the good services
rendered his company by being promoted to
the position of assistant general passenger
agent, while Sam B. Hege, division passen-
ger agent at Washington, d. c., has been
made general agent of the passenger depart
ment, with headquarters in the same city
+. l.. Brown, who for many years has
represented the Nickel-Plate railroad in
Cleveland, o., as city passenger and ticket
agent, has resigned, and is succeeded by e.
A. Akers, formerly chief passenger rate
clerk OF the same company.