The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-25
NEWS or the RAILWAYS
WHY THE s. r.. CUT SAN FRAN
CISCO TICKET RATES
Caused by the Valley Road COMPETE
ton to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yuma Arrival-Notes

The state railway commission has just
discovered what was published in the
papers down this way month or more ago,
that 1t is possible for travellers to buy a
ticket to Bakersfield and then from that
pace to this city at a less cost than one
would cost If purchased through between
those places.
Chairman Larue made this discovery.
which all the rest of the world knew, and
presented the information to the board at
its meeting in San Franlisco on Wednes-
day. The point was discussed, but the con-
covering the case and nothing could be done
with it by the members.
When General Passenger Agent Good
mans attention was drawn to this, ne ad-
mitted the fact, but said that the railway
had not suffered from It, because pass
to get the benefit of the difference would
have to get UP late at night ard BUY
ticket at Bakersfield and recheck their bag
gage at the imminent risk of losing their
train while attending to all OF this.
However, the point seems to have made
some impression on the railway company,
for an Associated Press report states that
the announcement is made in San Franc SEQ
that after the LIST of July the company VIII
sell limited first-class tickets between Los
Angeles and San Francisco for $lo, re-
ductiou of 50 from the present rate.
Found for the Land Owners
The Jury in the case of the San Jacinto,
Lakeyiew and Northern railway against the
land owners of the San Jacinto valley re-
turned surprising verdict in the Riverside
IT.. dnr m
for the land condemned were not really ex-
cessive, but appeared so, as II mas peeh
the practice of juries of late TO make per-
functory and nominal AWARDS 10 lano
owners under such circumstances, the sup
posed benefit accruing from the construction
of the railway being considered generaiiy as
too much of an offset
The awards of all the defendants, lnciuo
ing the New Bear Valley company, amount
ed to about $10,605. The case mas peeh
fought for over week. The railway COM
many mentioned is one of the subsidiary
corporations of the Santa Fe system IN
California, and the land was wanted Tor an
extension of the branch to Lakev,ew'
A Distinguished Arrival
Superintendent Muir and Assistant Prior
were on hand yesterday to receive the train
from the east at the Arcade depot, Tor II
had on board noted individual who VIII
snend some time at Santa Monica FMS is
nothing less than the great alligator "hlch
was captured IN the Colorado river rev
months ago by a Yuma Indian. The MS
torv of the creature Is not known PACK OIL
the period mentioned. when 1t was caught
How IT came to be in the Colorado, Where
there are not known to be any more OF KS
kind. is all a mystery. The creature is APP
parently about fifteen years OF age, at least
If is pronounced to be by people who claim
to know. 1t is something like fifteen feet
,onp and is most attractively ugly. 1t Will
he placed on exhibition at Santa Monica Tor
tho Measure of Sunday visitors and their
best girls.
Notes and Personals
Ticket Agent MCGEE of the Santa Fe lef
Yesterday for the east. He Will be gone
several weeks.
John Garvey, a section hand on the South
ern California railway, was FOUND deao
near Hesperia on Monday, having evidently
been run over by train. 1t was thought
for a time that he might have been killed
and robbed and his body placed on the
track, as he was known to have mad con-
siderable money and none was found on the
body. The theory, however, has not been
sustained. :,
"White Cans" as the railway men call
the Christian Endeavorers, were prominent
at all of the depots yesterday. 1t is evident
.1,a deIeuates vera not in at