The herald., 1898-10-06
NEWS OF The RAIL WAYS
HUNTINGTON, DE GUIGNE AND
BOREL IN THE CITY
An Elegant Train for the Knights
Templar-Unmome Meeting
of Car Line Men-Notes

H. e. Huntington, Mr.. De Guigne and
Mr.. Borel, who, with Huntington, recently
purchased the street railway system of
the city arrived In town yesterday. This
is the first visit De Guigne has made tc
the city having invested several hundred
THOUSAND dollars here simply on the say sc
OF Hun tington, in whom he. like most other
financiers. has the utmost confidence.
Borel has been here once before, but he
knew nothing about the railway system,
except what he was told. Huntington
brought the two gentlemen down here to
show them their property and to give them
an idea of the wonderful city they had be-
come interested in.
After making tour of the system of
street railways, which took them the great
er portion of the afternoon, both gentle
men expressed themselves as more than
satisfied with their purchase, and exhib-
tied a keen interest in the city and thor
ough idea of it's possibilities. They will
remain here for day longer, perhaps, set
Ting some questions of extensive improve
ments which are to be made notably the
repaving Of Broadway and the change of
the Seventh-street track from light to
heavy rails and the removing Of the cable
slot. 1t Is probable, as fast as new cars
are required, 1t will also be decided to re-
place the present rolling stock with more
comfortable. up-to-date cars, heavier and
easier to ride in such as are used ON the
Market-street system.
Huntington and his associates confirme d
General Sherman's statement about their
not having purchased the Santa Monica
or the Pasadena line.
An Unmomentous Meeting
The refrigerator car men met yesterday
at the offices of General Freight Agent
Chambers of the Santa Fe Pacific, to out
line their campaign for the coming orange
shipping season. They were reported to
have done nothing more than to arrange
schedule of arriving and departing re-
frigcrator cars, and to try to outline, as
far as possible, system which will pre-
vent any trouble about shortage of cars
and annoyance to shippers. They kept
the door locked during all of the meeting
which lasted during the afternoon, and
all that could be learned was from the
outside agents. 1t was positively stated
however, by the Santa Fe freight officials
that the meeting had nothing to do with
the interesting question of minimum Or
arge car loads; that this point was not
even discussed. 1t may be some satisfac-
ticn to growers to know that one who Is
very close to the freight throne of both
the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
yesterday said that it was about settled
ttat there would be no change in the mini
MIN required. as the opposition among
tre shippers and the growers had become
Sc decided that 1t was felt that it would
bn unwise to further agitate the matter.
A Beautiful Train
The finest train that has ever been seen
IN this coast left yesterday morning over
the Santa Fe with a load of knights Tenn
plar, bound for the Pittsburg conclave.
The train Is made up of the same coaches
which will form the Santa Fe limited this
winter, and will be run on the same time
landing in Chicago in two days and half
General Passenger Agent Byrne and 9TH
er officials of the road accompanied the
train as far as Barstow, feeling interested
IN seeing how she would maintain the try
ing time schedule.
Among the knights who formed d the par
ty were the following: Thomas Ewing and
wife, Mr.. Waterman, George w. Larance,
f. A. Conant, Mr.. Hassinger j. C. Will
son, James l.. Miller, E. NJ. Guthrie, o. j.
Slough and wife, c. A. Logan and wife,
Fl. M. Dobbins, Mr.. Bardwell, Mrs. Will
liam Sheldon and son, Mrs. NJ. Shaw, Mrs.
A. NJ. Lechey, DR.. Janss and wife, Mr..
Deyoe and wife, James Gunner, J. A. Moore,
j. Fiscus, G. w. Beck. J. r. Paul and wife
Mrs. Parker, J. P. McAllister and wife, T.
j. Jeffrles and wife, John King and wife,
g. A. Scraggs and wife. T. H. Knowles,
r. H. Prittie, Miss c. Muller, Mrs. F. Neu-
bauer, DR.. F. A. Cunningham, Miss M
Variel, e. Lenz, Mrs. l.. Helm, A. p. West,
M. M. Morrison and wife. v. c. Gray, H.
n. Harmon, II. krOrt, II. Gray 5. q. Long,
B. Kingsbaker, e. B. Dukeman, w. E.
Sibley, A. A Hubbard and wife, j. H. Trout
and wife, J. H. Braly and wife, r. H. Her
ron.
Notes and Personals
J. A. Rimpau, the First-street agent Of
the Southern Pacific, is off on a vacation.
Assistant Superintendent Prior Of the
Southern Pacific has returned from trip
to the mountains at Keene, and Is sending
his friends launches OF venison galore. He
shst umpty-ump deer and steenty-steen
bear while he was away.
There are forty-two engines being con-
stantly used on the Needles division of the
Santa Fe and more are needed.
The Southern Pacific Is experiencing a
regular freight car famine. 1t cannot be-
gin to get cars enough to take care of the
immense east-bound traffic In California
products, something never before equaled
in the history of the line. The freight cars
are not allowed to stand on the side track
an hour longer than is absolutely necessary
to throw the load out and send them where
they are wanted.
Chief Blacksmith Bob Moore Of the Santa
Fe shops at San Bernardino has resigned
to take better position with the Southern
Pacific.
The Perris and LakevieW Railway COM