The herald., 1898-01-01
LOCAL TRAFFIC
LARGE PARTY ARRIVES ON THE
SUNSET LIMITED
San Diego and Riverside Demand a
Portion Of the Tourist Travel.
Fast Train to Former City

1.-THE last six months of the year Just
ended mark the most prosperous period
ever experienced by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad company"
said prominent official of that system
yesterday afternoon, "and If the ensu-
ing six months are as good, you can put
1t down In your diary that before the
end of the new year there will be some
improvements inaugurated by our com
pany in Southern California that few
people of Los Angeles now ever think Of
am not at liberty to express myself fur
ther on the subject. but you will in time
ascertain that my prediction will come
to pass. The Southern California road
is conceded to be the most profitable
branch of the great Santa Fe system,
and you may rest assured the stockhold-
ers have their eyes open fully to the Sit
uation. They are ever ready to make
any improvements that will bring them
more business, and the rapid develop
ment of Southern California will in q
short time necessitate building to sew
eral important growing districts
not now reached by our lines. Then there
is another important shipping point that
the Santa Fe is watching with consider
able interest, and that is the rapidly
growing town of Chino, where the larg-
est beet sugar factory in Cali
fornia is located. That town ships ten
times more freight than any place in the
state, taking her population into consid-
Grafton, and at present the Southern Pa
ciic enjoys a monopoly on all the busi-
ness. believe that by the time the
sugar campaign opens for the next year
the Santa Fe will build line there either
from Azusa via Covina or from Clare
mont, passing through Pomona to Chino,
and should they build that far the fine
would be extended to Riverside, as sur
vey over the route has already been
made.
'As an evidence of the rapidly-in-
creasing business on our road, an order
has just been placed. for the immediate
construction of 100 furniture cars, 100
coal cars, 100 ordinary freight, 25 mod
ern day coaches, which are to be equip
ped with electric lights, with fan at
tachments for comfort in summer travel
over the desert, and is baggage cars.
The latter, which have already been
commenced at the Topeka shops, will be
sixty feet long and will have no end plat
forms. It is also reported that a large
order for up-to-date fruit cars will be
placed soon, to meet the increasing de-
mands Of fruit shippers.
''The passenger business to the Pacific
coast over our line this season SO far has
been the heaviest for years, and freight
business has also been in excess of any
previous time. Taking all in all, and
with but one exception, that is the recent
freight wreck near Grant Pass, New
Mexico, at which time our company en-
tailed 100000 loss, but which was part
ly covered by insurance, the company
has every reason to feel thankful, as
few railroads have shared in more sub
stantial manner
AFTER TOURIST TRAVEL
For several weeks past the people Of
San Diego have been sending in all kinds
Of protests to General Passenger Agent
Byrne of the Southern California rail-
road because the California limited did
not end its journey at their city instead
of Los Angeles, claiming that the rail-
road was discriminating in favor Of the
latter city. and such q storm Of indig-
nation arose that yesterday Mr.. Byrne
announced that commencing on January
20 q special train would leave here at 6
o'clock p. M. to be known as the Califor-
MIA limited annex. and would carry a
sleeper. day coach and baggage car.
making the run to San Diego in three
hours and forty five minutes. This will
be the fastest time ever made between
the two points by 4 regular train. Stops
will be made only nt Orange. Santa Ana
and oceanside. on the return trip this
train VIII leave San Diego IT a. M
RiversIde peopl> h1ve ~ besn COM