The herald., 1898-02-25
NEWSOF THE RAILWAYS
THE TERMINAL TO BUILD A LINE
TO CHINO
THE RIGHT OF WAY SECURED
Criticisms on the Defective Manage
ment Of the Santa Fe Which Are
Not Well Based--Notes

minal Railway company In deciding to go
ahead with a number of extensions which
1t has had in view for some time, but which
depended on the outcome of the harbor
matter. Some days ago the Herald in
formed the public that a number of right OF
way agents were seeking way for rail-
way from Manhattan junction. which is the
point of crossing of the Santa Fe and the
Terminal railway southeast of the city 10
Chino. most OF the way exactly paralleling
! the Southern Pacific. At that time the
| officials of the Terminal denied that they
| were at all interested In the matter or that
| they knew anything of 1t at all,
| Later on this paper also published the
| fact that the locating engineer of the Ter
minal had gone to the Baldwin properties,
with H. A. Unruh, the manager of the
property, for the purpose of securing a
| right of way through the Santa Anita
| ranch This was also denied with consid-
cradle vigor and emphasis.
Yesterday, however, the announcement
was made by one of the high OFFICIALS oil
the Terminal company that The Herald
had been right all The time and that the
| line under contemplation was from this
| city to the beet sugar factory at Chino,
exactly on the route outlined in the issue
of this paper. which first mentioned the
matter. f'
The right of way has now been secured
| for most of the way, and there Is littie
doubt but what the remainder can be mad
all right as the agents are still at work
and meeting with great success.
The new line will tap most of the stations
now depending solely on the Southern
Pacific for transportation. and 1t should
be a good field for both freight and pas
senger business. 1t will cost in the neigh
borhood of $500. 900 and may form portion
of the main line of the company, II 1t
should as will probably be the case, decide
to build the road to Salt Lake City by way
of Banning and the mountain pass which
is there available. The money Tor the pro-
ject has been secured, or at least Is where
IL can be had when it is needed, and the
only thing that is wanted 10 make the COM
mepcement of the work fact accom-
plished is the beginning of the work al San
Pedro, or rather the awarding OF the con-
tract.
The Terminal company is also consider
ing the building of a branch TO Ventura to
get the business of the beet sugar factory
In that county, but this project has not yet
received full attention of the owners or the
line, and may or may not be adopted. There
are several other projects OF extensions
which the Terminal is giving much atten-
ton to and which will be taken up In some
part in very short time.
FEELING AGAINST THE SANTA FE
The feeling of hostility against the pres
ent management of the Santa Fe line has
not been abated by the publications in the
newspapers of the past few days The
press of Southern California seems to be
agreed that something is wrong with the
management of the company, but In some
instances the criticisms are not well based
and the deductions are wrong. This is
notably the case in an article pup1sned IN
the San Diego Union of yesterday, in which
the assertion is made that number OF
cases are on. record in that city where peo-
pie purchased tickets in Chicago for San
Diego and found that on arriving in this
city they were charged. So for being taken
from here to the City of Lamentation. The
facts. of these cases are altogether differ
ent from the representations.
The tickets In question were good to san
Diego and no extra charge was made by the
Santa Te for transportation from here TO
that place. but as the passengers came
here on the limited train. which does not
go through to San Diego. the people des-
tined for that town had to remain over
night her& Beforf sgd3hS to their destina-
ton In their talk about the matter they
have possibly included their hotel bills
while in this city in what they imagined
they were charged by the railway COM
pany. In one case one of these passengers
was charged for a seat in chair car on
the San Diego train, but this was returned
to him as soon as the office here was in
formed of the case.
General Passenger Agent j. j. Byrne has
always conducted his office with the idea
of being more than ready to do what was
right toward the public He is a man of
tact and unquestioned ability. and what |
ever may be thought about other depart |
ments of the line, the railway public can |
have no just cause for complaint against
him. There seems to be plenty of material
for those who wish to criticise the present |
policy of the company without resorting to |
the use of idle rumors and ill-based asser- |
tions. |
CLOSING THE GAP
The Santa Barbara people may take |
heart, for 1t Is more than likely that the |
incomplete coast line of the Southern Pa !
cific company will be closed as rapidly as |
men and money can do 1t. H. e. Hunting |
ton has been in the east on the main pur- |
pose of seeing c. p. Huntington, and urg-
ing him to prompt action in this matter. |
The Santa Barbarenos gave most of the |
right of way to the company on the under |
standing that the line was to be COM |
pleted as soon as possible. The condition |
of the money market has delayed work |
and many and strong remonstrances have |
been sent to Mr.. Huntington. On Mon |
Qay last EuWdru lViSOni the CHAIRMAN Oh |
the citizens right of way committee, re- |
ceived letter from Mr.. Huntington, in |
which he stated that his nephew had come |
to New York to confer on this matter, and |
that as a result the two portions OF the |
road would be united "as soon as 1t can |
we'll be done, even If the pushing of the |
work causes us, the builders. considerable |
inconvenience"
NOTES OF TRACK AND TIE
The Bakersfield people are holding |
meetings frequently. arranging for the cell |
ebration of the completion of the Valley |
road to that city. There will be an ex- |
cursion from this place and from San |
Francisco. 1t is estimated that 5000 per- |
sons will take advantage of the occasion |
and the low rates.
The passenger department of the Santa |
Fe showed great skill in the management |
of the service to Redlands on Washington's |
birthday, when the military exhibition took |
place. The people of Redlands are giving !
full expression to their appreciation of Mr.. |
Byrnes efforts.
The Pasadena electric railway has pur- |
chased two new dynamos with generators, |
boilers and all the accessories, at cost |
of $3S, 900.
Mitchell Harrison, who deals in sugar
and has so much money that he travels by |
special trains and In special cars, is back |
in this city from Coronado He is living |
In his car at the Arcade depot with his |
friends, who form a jolly party of million |
aires.
On two occasions the Southern Pacific |
has sold the privilege of having a special |
car attached to its Limited" overland train |