The herald., 1898-03-16
THE SANTA FE AND SOUTHERN
PACIFIC AT DISCoRD
The Matter Of Dividing the Spoils Of
the Orange Growers at Issue.
Notes and Personals

many railway men expressed early in the
season, when it first became known that
| the two lines had combined, is being ver-
fed, that they would repeat the lion and
the lamb story, and lie down together. only
that Ripley would be the lamb in
side OF Huntington. The main rea-
son why orange growers find that they
have to pay s1.25 on their oranges year
after year is this form of combination. Ii
| has always existed of late years between
! the two lines to small extent, but this
season It was formed on a large scale by
Mr.. Ripley, who thought that he could not
| get too much of a good thing, and, like
many others before him, classified Mr..
Huntington as the good thing. Now he is
beginning to think differently.
| 1t seems that the Union Pacific and the
| Rio Grande Western have not been satis-
| fled of late with their share of the orange
business under the agreement, and that
Mr.. Ripley has also had his eyes opened to
the mistake that has been made in finding
the hostility general in Southern Caiifor-
| MIA against his road.
| During the closure of the Fairview tun-
mel on his line he was obliged to turn over to
the Southern Pacific the orange traffic,
and now the latter line has 1100 cars the
advantage of the Santa Fe. According to
| the terms of the agreement, 1t is necessary
| for the Southern Pacific to turn over to
the Santa Fe shipments enough TO keep the
| account even, but this Mr. Huntington it is
said has declined to do, but instead has
| rendered to Mr.. Ripley check for the diff
| ference between the cost of transporting
the fruit and the money received. in other
words. the profit Mr.. Ripley. however,
was curious to find out what it cost the
Southern Pacific to carry freight so he
asked for bill of details. and this seemed
TO be too large, and he has demonstrated.
calling for his balance of 100 carloads, or
a settlement on basis of what it would
| have cost the Santa Fe to have hauled the
| same fruit. There is considerable feeling
about the matter among the men con-
cerned, but it is thought that Mr.. Ripley
| finds himself in such a position that it is
better for him to swallow his discomfi:-
ure and finish the season without rup-
| ture Of the pooling agreement
| But there are two other lines. the Union
| Pacific and the Rio Grande Western.
| which claim that they have not had their
share of the shipments, and they propose
| to bring the matter up before the trans
continental freight bureau. at its meeting
at Monterey this month. The fight is in
teresting, but meanwhile the orange
grower has to be content and get his ten
cents box for his fruits while he watches
| the railways quarreling about the division
of what they have spoiled from him.
| NOTES AND PERSONALS
! The Southern Pacific has put a time table
into effect which permits of the round trip
| to Catalina in one day, giving thirty min
utes on the island.
| The Santa Fe has thrown away all its
brooms and busters, and cleans its cars en-
| tirely by compressed air. administered by
| means of a hose. 1t does not leave an
tom of dust In any corner.
| All of the Santa Fe cars are being fitted
| with electric lighting apparatus.
Los Angeles commercial travellers are
| trying to get rate of 21s cents mile be-
| tween points in Arizona and New Mexico
| and this city.
| Richard Kerens of the Terminal railway,
| who intended to come to Los Angeles this
month, states that he will stay in Wash
ngton until the San Pedro harbor matter
| is settled.
| The San Francisco papers are urging
the construction of line between Mojave
| and Bakersfield. connecting the Valley
road with the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe. The gap is only sixty-eight
miles long, and would give the state an
| other overland railway.
| Peter Harvey, general agent OF the Balti-
more and Ohio, is in the city.
| General Agent Claudlus Colby of the Erie
is in Southern California for a short stay.
| A. ]. Stratton, general agent of the Chi
cago and Great Western, is in town.
| LOWER ORANGE RATES
| It appears now as if the general freight
agents of the railways would make a
small reduction in orange freight rates
for the remainder of the shipping season.
| Yesterday afternoon the growers com
mittee appointed by the recent conven-
| ton of orchardists met the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific agents and had long
conference on the subject. The commit
tee consists of Messrs. Packard, Griffith
Johnson, Blanchard, r. H. Young, Ruggles
| and Major Klokke.
| Nothing more was done than to discuss
the matter in a general way. but the rail.
road men held out some idea that a con
cesson might be made, though the de.
mand for a reduction from s1.25 to 70 cent.
| was considered to be too extreme. Fur.
| lneF conferences VIII De nelu, ana as SOOr
as possible the question will be laid before
the general freight agents of the two lines
1t is probable, however, that the final &C
ton will be taken by the transcontinenta
freight bureau, which meets at Monterey
on the 2ist instant. At this tASne the freight
authorities of all the line concerned viii
be present and they will have full power
to act.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY OFFICERS
1t has been reported for some time thai
the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Elec.
trio company intended to erect handsome
building on a lot of their own on the south
side of Fourth street, between Broadway
| and Hill, for their general offices. Pres
ident E. p. Clark yesterday said that the
| company had intended to put up good
| edifice there, but the matter was now at
| a standstil. A movement has about sue
ceeded to cut an alley through the block
| taking twenty feet off the frontage of the
| lot. The matter Is now in the hands OF
| the commissioners, and it will be several
months before the company can come to
| a decision as to its plans. Mr.. Clark thinks
that the ruling taking so much of his
| frontage is very unjust.
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COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED
Police Detectives Told Where to Go to