The herald., 1898-10-22
NEWS OF THE RAIL WAYS
SANTA FE ON IT'S WAY TO GAN
FRANCISCO
General News Notes Of interest and
Personal Mention Of Railroads
and Ralroaders

to the purchase of the Valley road by tn
Santa Fe the interesting question arise
whether the extension will be of much ben
eft to this city. If, as is proposed, the Sant'
Fe contents itself with trackage right owe
the Southern Pacific to Bakersfield to
connection with its northern hall, it will b.
in a very little different position from thai
it now occupies, for it can if it wishes nov
operate its trains to San Francisco over tn,
Southern Pacific and in fact does do thil
with its Pullman cars from Mojave. Tht
Santa Fe has not, under its present manage
ment, posed at all as a competitor with thu
| Southern Pacific, but has rather taken the
part of partner, dividing the business with
careful attention that rates do not suffer
as witness the alleged contract with the
Southern Pacific by which the orange ship
pers were simply parceled out between the
two, and found that there was absolutely
no competition, neither road caring which
did the carrying. The presence Of the line
has been of inestimable benefit to Southern
California, however, in freeing the people
from the absolute rule of the Southern
Pacific, and like result is likely to follow
its entry over it's own line to the north, for
no one believes that it will be satisfied with
any such arrangement as the talked-of
trackage to Bakersfield over its opponents
road.
President Ripley is expected here in a
very SnorC CiHle now anu ne may eHeh pc
willing and able to throw some light on the
situation, one of the utmost Importance to
the people of both extremities of the state.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Association Of Superintendents Of
annual meeting at Richmond, Va. S. F. Pat
terson of Concord, n. H., is the secretary.
PULLMAN'S EARNINGS
The annual statement of the Pullman COM
pany for the year ending July 3lst, shows
gross earnings of $l0,674, 1868 and disbursc-
ments of $8,2S0,9 ,9S5, the net earnings being
S., ,393, 1888. With such earnings, there
is no question but that the price of
sleeping car berths could be materially re.
duced and the company still be able to pay
handsome dividend to the shareholders.
WILL PAY DIVIDENDS
Railroad men are looking with great sat
sfaction upon the financial report of the g.
NJ & st. p railway for the first week in Oc-
tober. Gross earnings are 1922, l04, as COM
pared with $S02, ,404 for the corresponding
period of last year, an increase of $ll9, 100.
These earnings break all previous records
of the company and are something to be
proud Of
A PROSPEROUS RAILROAD
The common stock of the Boston and AL
bany is now the highest priced stock in the
country, selling at $3.50 per share, $50 share
more than in January last. The sharehold-
ers invariably receive per cent dividends.
A FOREIGN STRIKE
The Railroad Workers union of Paris,
France, including the Algerian provinces,
recently posted placards ordering strike
and at the same time informed the public
that if dangers threaten the country the
strikers will Immediately return to their
1hn1,, 4 1,
return to their duties Immediately as the
war cloud now overhangs France.
HAS RESIGNED
1t is said that Frank P. Sargent, grand
master of the locomotive firemen, who was
recently appointed by President Mckinley
a member of the national labor commission,
has resigned from the commission in order
to retain his position with the brotherhood
DIFFERENCE SETTLED
The differences between the railroads and
the ticket brokers in Pittsburg, Pa, have
been patched up, by the railroad companies
agreeing to refund to the brokers all the
money they had paid for tickets previous
to the injunction suit brought against them.
NEW RAILROAD OFFICERS
The Bakersfield and Los Angeles Railroad |
company, which was recently organized to
,uild an extension of the Vallew railroad
from Bakersfield south across the Tehachapi
and the Mojave desert to Los
Angeles, has elected officers as follows:
President, Claus Spreckels; first vice epresi-
lent, Robert Watt; second vice-president,
A. H. Payson; secretary, Alexander Mackie;
treasurer, l. w. Hellman.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
The Santa Fe is giving all former en-
loyes who enlisted and have been honor
,bly discharged the preference over those
Who took their places.
Downey and Whittier people wish the
Southern Pacific to put on MONDAY train
from and to this city and those points
The Santa Fe has put up signs on its east
ern stations conveying the glad tidings that
they play golf all the year round in Cali
fornia and it is only seventytwo hours away
by the Santa Fe.'
H. A. Rehrbook, general roadmaster of
he West Virginia and Pittsburg railroad,
who was quite prominent in that official |