The herald., 1898-05-12
MATERIAL FOR THE SAN DIEGO
HARBoR MINES ARRIVES
HUNTINGTON AS A WITNESS
Canadian Pacific Injuries Business Of
American Transcontinental Lines.
Notes and Personals

pends somewhat on the action of tn,
freight bureau meeting now in Milwaukee
The Southern Pacific company and tn,
Santa Fe have conferred on the matter
and we have come to conclusion on oul
line of action in case we have to go to war
but there are many contingencies yet Il
happen before that may arrive"
Despite this sanguine view. there Is con
siderable reason to believe that rate wal
on transcontinental business Is very prob
able. The action of the Canadian Pacific
| in slashing rates so as to secure almost al
| of the Klondyke traffic, has hurt the otfel
| lines and has been met by the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific com.
panies: but the Southern Pacific and Santa
| Fe companies had to sit by and see theil
| traffic cut in two by the rate cutting lines
| If the cut is met, 1t will be between San
Francisco and Los Angeles, and Chicago
| and New York.
The two California overland lines have
at last acknowledged that the rates of the
Canadian Pacific have cut into their bust.
| ness sadly, something they have refused to
admit for some time back The fact is
that these slashes have caused an almost
entire embargo on the immigrant business
which now goes from Europe to the
northwest almost entirely, to the exclusion
of California. 1t has also injured the
profitable tourist business.
General Ticket Agent Goodman of the
Southern Pacific, when asked in an inter-
view as to what rates would be used to
start the war if 1t came, replied: 1.-THE
Canadian Pacific Is now making rate of
$40 first class and $50 second class from
San Francisco to New York, via the steam
ers of the Pacific Coast Steamship company
from here (San Francisco) to Victoria, and
by rail from there on. The service is ir-
regular, and the route is roundabout, ar1
for these reasons we would not attempt
to make the same rates. The net local rate
from here to Portland is $11, and the rate
from Portland to Chicago via st. Paul is
s2t.5O. making total of $780, think that
would be a proper rate to make from here
to Chicago by the direct lines second class
To New York we might make a rate Of
s425o second class. For the present we
will not disturb the first class rates."
Moving Volunteers
The Santa Fe company secured the con-
tract for the transportation of the
volunteers from Santa Fe, New Mexico,
and Prescott, Arizona, into San Antonio,
Texas. and have already about completed
the work. These men are "Teddys Ter
rors,' being Colonel Roosevelt's cowboy
regiment, which intends to be among the
first to go to Cuba. The Santa Fe moved
about seven hundred of the men.
Valley Road Celebration
The celebration to be given by the citi-
zens of Bakersfield on the 9th instant
promises to be an interesting affair. The
proceedings will not have much formality
about them. the speeches being set for
very brief portion of the time. Among the
other attractions are a bulls head break
fast, drives all about the county, and ball,
in which the famous Bakersfield girls will
be prominent and lasting attractions. The
Southern Pacific company has made a
round trip rate of $780, and the Pullman
charge will be 49, Travellers will leave
here on the evening of the 26th, and arrive
home on the morning of the 2sth.
Plays With the Commission
President c. P. Huntington of the
Southern Pacific continues to monkey
with the state board of railway examiners
in his own inimitable style. He has chosen
to take the role of being non-communica-
tive, and while assuming all of the urban
ity and willingness possible has succeeded
in answering all of the questions asked
him. without telling the questioners any,
thing.
He explains all of the transactions of the
Southern Pacific and subsidiary COM
panies. but the result is that the more he
elucidates, the less the listeners know of
the subject. The whole series of the
meetings have been devoted to the efforts
Of the commission, aided by skillful law.
yers, to ascertain the cost of the railroads,
owned by the Southern Pacific company,
but they are no nearer to that informa-
ton than they were the day Mr.. Hunting
ton was subpoenaed. In reply to such a
question on Monday, the old gentleman
said: II cannot tell you what the road
cost. I wish you could find out, for l
would like to know myself, but do not
believe that 1t ever can be got at for
there are so many things to take into con-
sideration." And there you are.
Mines for San Diego
Yesterday the Southern Pacific COM
pany transported from San Francisco to
this city several carloads Of cables and
electrical apparatus for the mines which
are being placed in San Diego harbor to
protect 1t from any possible invading force
number of electrical engineers Of the
army accompanied the shipments, and will
be added to the force of men employed IN
the work.
The government has now placed San
Francisco and San Diego beyond the
reach Of any damage from the Spanish or
any other foe which might attempt an
attack from the sea, but Los Angeles, the
second city of the coast, has been left ut
terly unprotected. even the men who had
been trained as soldiers here being with
drawn. This is an oversight and neglect
which the people will be more than apt 10
hold the congressional delegation respon-
sible for 1t is said in railway circles that
the promise of the war department 70
send some artillery here for the use Of the
volunteers was due to the action of Super
intendent Muir of the Southern Pacific
who secured the cooperation Of c. T..
Huntington in bringing the matter before
the department.
Notes and Personals
Superintendent Buckhalter and the mas
ter mechanic of the San Joaquin division
of the Southern Pacific have just completed
a thorough inspection of the Ventura and
Ojai railway. recently absorbed by the
Southern Pacific, and which will be under
the jurisdiction of Mr.. Burkhalter Tho
little road was found to be in the best
Of condition. considering that 1t has only
been completed for few weeks.
c. W.. Colby. the agent on this coast for
the Erie Dispatch line. is in the city.