The herald., 1898-04-16

Grand total miles. 22S4 IL
The combination, it will be seen, does not
include the Central Pacific, which would
seem to indicate that Huntington does not
suppose that he will long have control of
that property. The combination is for the
purposes of economy and avoidance of
complication in management, and results
in one of the most impressive business ar
rangements in this age of combines. Hunt
ington and his associates hold three
fourths of the stock in the new company.
Why Not Confer?
The suggestion made in this column some
days ago, that it would be a good plan for
the chamber of commerce, the board of
trade and the Free Harbor people to meet
c. P. Huntington when he returns to this
city in few days, has been well taken in
some quarters. Huntingdon as far as per-
sonal knowledges goes, is ignorant of the
traits of the prominent men of the city, as
they are of his. The railway man and the
citizens have long been at odds on the har-
bor question, and may so continue, but it
is possible that conference would result
in an understanding on his part of the tenn
per and determination of the community
that might bring about change of policy,
ness and hostility. When Huntington
chooses to be amiable, no one can excel
him. though it is true ii is not often that he
takes the trouble to try to win any ones
regard, inore's the pity.
1t is said, from San Francisco sources.
that the president of the Southern Pacific
will in a few days leave for the south. lie
will have plenty of time to hear and see the
N q nf he nit 6
and the result might be a removal of his
trocha about San Pedro.
Jobbers N OF Affected
The Denver papers are rejoicing at a
piece of news which at first glance looks
very bad for this part of the country
being nothing less than a modification of
the freight rates by the meeting of the
freight bureau at Monterey, opening Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Texas to the iob-
bers of that city in almost all of the staple
articles of manufacture and produce. Ac-
cording to their statement of the case
the Denver 1obber can now enter the ter
ritory named In competition with tho NOR
chants OF st. Louis and Chicago and anv
eastern city, via the Santa Fc rond.
According to General Freight Agent
Chambers of the Santa Fe Pacific. this
Will not make any difference 10 thc Coli-
fornia jobbers. The rates on east boupd
goods are and have been such that tho cal
fornia merchant cannot do any business
east of HolbrooB, Arizona. the nlace whore
the line of demarcation runs. The corrad
goods, fruits, and beans which the Derver
men will sell in the southwest will have
TO be bought from Southern California he
shipped to Denver and then sent bocl,
again to the place of being consumed ,rrie
situation is in face of another anomaly, II,
railroad rates, which is that on almost
every article in the tariff the ratio fron,
Tar eastern points to Denver is from, ono.
third to one-half higher than from tbo
same place to either San Francisco NJ, T &c
Angeles. Why? Because tho roads how
water freight to compete against +o tbo
last named places IF the good Lord ha Il
not given the world oceans. the railroads
would have owned the whole football
Years ago
That Alligator Again
The eleven foot alligator which an 1rdiar
captured at Yuma some days ago b.e q,
last had its history discovered. If did pot