The herald., 1898-02-03
The Santa Fe and the Price
of Coal
LABORS UNDER DISADVANTAGE
BABY ENGINE ARRIVES FOR THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
largest Locomotive in the West, and
Weighs Some Eighty Tons-New
Arizona Road-Track Notes

The Southern Pacific officials yester
day held that they had been misprere
sented by publication to the effect thai
company such a high rate for haulin
that company's freight from Deming t
Cotton on account of the blockad
caused by the burned tunnel at Williams
the price of coal would have to b
increased dollar ton. In the genera
offices of the Southern Pacific the state
ment was made that the STORY is en-
tirely without basis. We have nothing
to do with the freight rates in hauling
the Santa Fes cars over the gap caused
by the blockade on their line. We charge
them 80 much car for the work, anC
this rate is figured very closely down tt
cost It makes no difference to u:
whether there is silk or coal in the cars
or how much that road gets from the
shippers. 1t is the same with their pas
senger trains which we haul-the limit
eds. We charge them so much trair
mile, and we have nothing to do witt
the tickets of the passengers. The Santa
Fe makes it's own passenger and freight
rates and we have no more to do with
that than you have.
THAT line Is at considerable expense
just now, on account of that blockade
and it may have to increase some of its
charges. I know nothing about that
and it is none of our business, but it is
neither true nor just to put the Southern
Pacific in the position of increasing the
price of coal when such is not the case.
AS a matter of fact we have not hauled
a single car of coal for the Santa Fe: we
have not hauled a car of any kind of
freight for them west-bound until to-
day, and there Is no coal among this lot
there will not be any coal hauled for
some time as we are under contract to
take their time freight first"
The above statement was corroborated
in the Santa Fe general offices. 1t was
said that the company might after a
time have to increase the rate on Gal
lup coal, but this was not certain.
Whether it did or not the price now
charged for coal would be sure to go
down as soon as supply was delivered
in this city, which would be just as soon
as the conditions would permit. The
Southern Pacific had nothing to do with
the rate and no action of theirs was re-
sponsible for the price of coal.
THE BABY ARRIVES
The Southern Pacific company's
"warm baby" engine arrived in the city
yesterday. 1t is bigger than a great
many houses and will do the work of
three ordinary engines. The great ma
chine is well worth visit, for it is the
most impressive machine of the kind in
the whole west. She weighs eighty tons
fifteen tons more than the huge hog
engines, which have heretofore held the
palm for size and efficiency on this road.
Her size can be imagined when her
weight is compared with the ordinary
engine, the latter tipping the scales at
from twenty-five to thirty tons. Her
cylinders are twenty-five inches in
diameter and twenty-siX inches stroke
and she carries $50 pounds of steam.
She will be used exclusively on the
Beaumont hill in taking heavy freight
trains up both sides of the divide It is
estimated that her presence will effect
large saving in operating expenses.
A NEW ARIZONA ROAD
Sheriff D. r. Williamson of Globe. who
is now in Phoenix, is the authority for
the statement that the long projected
railway from Globe to Geronimo will at
once be built. That portion of Arizona
has not progressed of late owing solely
to the deficiency in transportation IA
cilities, for the mines there are of con-
siderable value. Mr.. Williamson SAYS
that work will commence on the tenth
of this month at both ends of the route,
and will be rapidly pushed to compile
ton.
NOTES OF THE RAIL
The Santa Fe's tunnel al Williams
continues to give great trouble. The
fire in the east end seems to be about ex-
tinguished, and the men have made con-
siderable advance in clearing it from
debris and preparing it for the roof and
bents. The west end, however, is still
too hot to enter.
Assistant General Passenger Agent O.
X. Wilber of the Lake Shore railway is
passing the winter at Pasadena. He is
an enthusiastic wheelman and is maxi
ing himself familiar with all Of the roads
from Monrovia to Santa Monica.
The projectors of the San Pedro cleo
trio railway state that they are almost
in readiness to commence building op-
erations as the right of way matters are
about completed.
T. X. Gabel, who was formerly general
superintendent of the Atlantic and Pa
cific, is now in the grain brokerage busl-
ness in this city.
The longest stretch of double track on
the Santa Fe Is between Emporla. Kan.
and Florence. Col.
The Santa Fe last week sent a carload
of oranges from San Bernardino to Sa
lima, Kan, in three days and two hours.
almost passenger train time
Look out for boom in Santa Fe stock
Since July last the net earnings of the
road show an increase over those of last
year of $740,0
j. F. Parker, general superintendent
of construction work on the Southern
California railway, is at Hemet plan
ming some improvements in the line in
that region.
II. F. Keeler is again the Southern Pa
cific night operator at Mojave he hay
ing taken a vacation for several months
past
The Southern Pacific is losing a num-
Der of its men who are Klondike bound
The latest to hand in his resignation is
James Murphy, who has broke" be-
tween this city and Fresno for MANY
years past.
1t is said among those who ought to
know that Tower Keeper Joseph Morey.
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