The herald., 1898-05-25
SIX TRAINS OF TROOPS
WILL ARRIVE HERE FRIDAY
MORNING
NEWS ABOUT THE RAILWAYS
State Railway Commission-Waiting
for the Railroad Rate War-Notes
and Personal Mention


The city on next FRIDAY Will pc 1uii Oh
soldiers on their way to san FRANCISCO
to embark Tor the Phlipplnes. yesterday
the Southern Pacific ofnciais mere received
word from their offices IN New orleans
that six train loads OF troops nao JUST ieit
that city over the sunset route LOT san
Francisco. These men, IL Is tnougnt' as
near as the schedule can now be ngureo'
will commence to arrive In this city next
Friday morning, ana Will continue 10 drop
IN during the day, with all the TRAINS on
time. II mas peen suggested that some
attempt be MADE TO give them warm
welcome and to see that proper re1resn-
ments are provided Tor them. Tney Will
nave Just lett one desert 10 cross another,
SO Is eVioeht that plenty OF Iruit anu
potaDies wouid not De amlss' Inere Will
De IN the neighporhood OIL TWO tnousano
men IN the cars ana tnat they Will De NOT
ana tnirsty' goes without saying.
The Railway Commission
C.. p. Huntington was seen in Astoria,
Ore, Sunday and was asked why he had
left San Francisco and the railway COM
mission so abruptly, and replied that he
had left because. he had finished his bust
ness with the commission Whether the
commission has finished its business with
the president of the Southern Pacific re-
mains to be seen. So far, however, the
members of that body seem to regard the
old eentleman's withdrawal from the scene
Of action with considerable relief. While
thew NAV have had the right of the case,
he had too much brains for them.
At present the commission is not
in happy light before the pub
lie, the members faiied 10 score
point when they and Huntins-
ton before them, and now they nave so
many and so complicated series OF cases
against the Southern Pacific as to make 1t
very doubtful If any of the measures I'M
der consideration can ba pushed to any
finale satisfactory to the people.
The one most important question OF
grain rates, which largely caused the
present activity of the commission, VIII be
largely settled without any help from the
commission, for the completion OF the VAL
ley railway to Bakersfield Will put wheat
and barley rates at a price that the farm
ers can hope to pay, and still leave them
something over. Heretofore the farmers
Of the valley have, as put by Hon. Blinker
Murphy, paid the railway for hauiing
their grain, the difference between the
cost Of raising 1t and the price it sold for
The rate has already been reduced by
MIR. Spreckels' road, and will soon be fur
Their lowered. Two railways beat all and
any commissions IN .he way 'hey WV
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'AAppe'
There are number OF people VINO by
watching the fevered articles IN the san
Francisco papers have been waiting 10
travel under the impression that rate
war in passenger tickets across the con-
tinent is about to break forth In all pos
sible fury. These tourist reconcentradoa
seem, however, to be nguring withou'
theirrhost. Tor the officials mere 40 not ap-
prehend that any tomahawks Will De used
here to slash rates. egsH
Charlie White OF the southern racine
said yesterday afternoon, when asked
about this matter that ne had heard no
indication OF any war, ana DID not expec'
that anything. OF the KIND would occur IN
this part OF the state. Inc iact remains
however. that people VINO are not IN
hurry can save twenty-five 10 thirty DOL
lars BY patronlzing the CANADIAN racine
from this city to the east, via victoria
and San FRANCISCO. This mas had some
little erect on overland trarnc' Out IL must
have more pefore IT Will reduce the rates
by the direct lines.
Notes and Personals
Conductor H. o. Strong of the Santa Fe
mas been dischargeo 1or Deine concerned
IN the recent cohlsion at I'll nita IN Ne"
Mexico. the accident was the tauit en-
tireiy OF the operator at Lasuna, VINO
raiied TO SEND STRONG messages ana VINO
at the time OF the accident acknowledged
tnat the rault alone was MS put resigned
pe1ore ne couio Dc oiscnarseo. Inc ac-
ton OF Irainmaster Alien Is oaseo on the
curious statement that strong was not
discharged Tor being directly responsible
FOR the accident, put ior letting MS de-
sire to get over the road overbalance his
good Judgment.
CHIEF Engineer Fred i. Ferris OF the
Southern California railway mas been