The herald., 1898-06-05
NEWS OF The RAIL WAYS
THE SITUATION AS REGARDS
CUT RATE TICKETS
Orange Shipments Liable to Extend to
August-Lemon Rate Suspended.
Railway Earnings-Notes

The rate war situation continues about
the same. In a dispatch from General
Agent Hitchcock, of the Union Pacific tC
the agents in this city, the substance oil
which was published in The Herald yes
terday, it was stated that the rates woulC
apply to Missouri river points as well as
far eastern cities. This was denied yester.
day by General Passenger Agent Byrne
of the Santa Fe Pacific. but the Union Pa
cific agents assert still that such were Mr.
Hitchcock s instructions and unless con-
trary orders are received they will be fol
lowed. If this proves to be the case II
will open the rates to interior points which
so far have not had any benefit from the re.
dcutions, but it is hardly to be expected
that the Missouri river points will be in
cluded, for this would be a subversion oil
the motive for the war, which was not tc
reduce rates generally, but only to stop
the effects of the Canadian Pacifcs cut
ting, which certainly cannot affect travel
to Kansas City or Omaha AT the Union
Pacific offices last evening it was stated
that further advices are expected today.
The report was printed in the San Fran
cisco papers of Thursday that the Southern
racine had also announced the rate to
Kansas City, SO that, all in all, the cut
rate news partakes in this respect of the
features that chara cterize the dispatches
about Cervera's fleet.
Increased Railway Earnings
The last report of the Santa Fe company
for the ten months ending with April 3Oth
last show most satisfactory condition of
the company's finances. being far in excess
Of anything ever known in the history OF
the line. The gross earnings show an in
crease of $4,S12 1856 over the corresponding
period of last year, and the net earnings
have increased $1.S23, 116. A decrease in
amount paid out in taxes and rentals, in
creases the actual income from operating
$2,S29,SO4. For the month of April there is
An increase of $42S SOB, and of the net earn
ings $31S.S60. The gross earnings of the
road from July 1st last amount to 1892 1920, ,13O,
the operating expenses were S23 ,6O7 ,6OS,
leaving net earnings S9226, ,436. Taxes
and rentals absorbed $1,423O35, leav-
Ing the actual income for operation
S,SO34O1. The average operated mileage
was 6934 miles, an increase of forty-one
miles as compared with last year. Busi-
ness was excellent all along the line, but a
very large share of the increase came from
the tourist travel to this state, which was
the largest on record
The Central Pacific has also issued cir
cular giving the statistics about its busi-
ness for the first three months in this year,
which shows large increase over that OF
last year. For the month of March the
gross earnings of the company were ST.
5S9,67S, as against 81, 462, ,691 for the same
month last year, an increase of S135, ,S97
The net earnings after deducting operating
expenses were $496,SSO, as against $427, ,137
last year, an increase of $6O,743.
The gross earnings of the company for
the three months ending March 81, were
S3,25l612, as against $2,665, 1893 for the same
period in last year, an increase of $5S5, no.
The net earnings for the three months
were 81 ,14O,OO2, as against $500, ,432 for the
corresponding period of 1897, an increase
OF $2iy,51O.
Orange Shipments
There is nothing to induce orange Shin
pers now to send their fruit to market,
and it is probable that as much as can be
kept on the trees for two and three weeks
or more will not be touched. In fact there
is every probability that shipments will be
made into August.
California were 279 standard cars of 1886
boxes each, as against 1O7 for the same
time last year, and 126 for the year before
that.
The total to June 1st for the Sc: or
12,326 carloads, as against 6S17 for Is n
6234 for 1896. There are, it is said r-
authority of the San Bernardin,
several hundred carloads of iced fru r.
In the east which will have to be S, .
fore there can be any more shipped 1,
any profit.
Lemon Rate Suspended
That special rate of 81 per humid
lemons, made as an emergency foc tl
benefit of the lemon growers of So, e-
California, which was announced on -f
6. will be cancelled on June 6. Th il.
was an abject failure, as far as any ...
fit went to the growers. for the raj
had string tied to it which made it
oppressive than was the former r.
e1.25, which will again be in effect
date mentioned. The dollar rate .s
Stated a carload of 10000 pounds
minimum weight, while the old rate 4.
called for car weight of 24OOO pc nt
1t was found that the former weight og.
Why NC hdu ny pdChlllS the ITulL so |.
that 1t could not be ventilated and itra
from want Of air.
Notes and Personals
The telegraph wires on the Maricc
Phoenix railway last Sunday foreno,
fused to work and no reason cou
found. Linemen were sent out, and
find no trouble. Suddenly the fluid
ID again and all was right. On Monds
same thing happened for few hour.
after prolonged search for the reas
was found that one of the gang of d.
men was troubled with rheumatism, and
he was In the habit of throwing copper
wire over the telegraph line and attaching
the end to his game leg, thus getting cur
rent, but effectually grounding the catch
line. He is cured now and the line not
interrupted any more.
The National City & Otay railway has
contracted with the Coronado Beach COM
pany to deliver $50 tons of rock from the
Sweetwater quarries.
The National City & Otay Railway COM
pany held it's election last week, resulting
rs follows: President, B. F. Cheney; vice
president, J. e. Boal; assistant treasurer
Ind secretary, E. A. Hornbeck: treasurer
Ind assistant secretary, c. d. Lanning.
The Orange Belt line, poster of the
Bouthern Pacific issues by Assistant Pas
Ienger Agent G. w. Luce, is work of art.
L. H. Hardness. travelling freight agent
Of the Erie railway, is making his initial
trip to this part of the country.
Mrs. A. E. Shepherd. wife of the general
freight agent of the Southern Pacific, who
has been residing in this city left yester-