The herald., 1898-09-28
NEWS OF TIE RAILWAYS
TALK OF NEWPORT RAILWAY
EXTENSION DENIED
Record Making Time-The Santa Fe
Preparing for Its Winter Train
Servioe-Railway Notes

What appears to be body blow was ad-
minstered to the talk that has blown up
here from Orange county about Mr.. Nc
Fadden's building his Newport railway to
this city by Il Santa Fe official, who was
talking about the gossip. There IS nothing
at all In it," he stated. "Mr. McFadden, 1
do not believe ever made such statement,
and am sure has never had the idea Of do
ing any such wild thing as to try to build
road from the Peatlands to this city for
the purpose Of hauling celery. There is no
difference among the connecting lines as
to his proportion of the rate, and he knows
we'll enough that if it came to question
Of direct competition his little line would
stand no chance in the world # the South
ern Pacific or the Santa Fe wished to get
into fight with him on that celery freight
question.
''McFadden is an adroit, shrewd railroad
man, and he has good thing in his little
road, which he is not likely to disturb by
trying I'd get into a scrap with lines which
could swallow his property and never know
they had eaten anything
RecordMaking Time
The Santa Fe general officers, Manager
Nevin and Superintendent Wells Will re-
turn this morning from a trip over their
Inc to Albuquerque and back, which they
took for the purpose Of inspecting the re-
cent work of improvement looking to the
Installation Of the overland limited train
service to Chicago this winter, which VIII
commence about the list Of November This
train Is to make the trip in two days and
q half, the fastest time on record for trans
continental trips AS the time will neces-
state running the train at the rate Of
sixty miles an hour for a good portion Of
the time over the old Atlantic and Pacific
tracks, these have been put into perfect
order for the ordeal
Superintendent John Dena,r Of the
Needles division and /. L. Hibbard Of the
Albuquerque division will come back with
Mr.. Nevin and Mr.. Wells for the purpose
Of finishing the work of preparation for
the fast train and to make the final ar
rungements for the time table, which vii,
be issued Nov. 1st- This table will make
some decided changes in the service On the
Southern California railway, as well as in
the regular overland service Of the road.
Notes and Personals
Chief Clerk Hyde Of the office Of Cen
eral Passenger and Freight Agent Byrne
of the Santa Fe-Pacifc is quite Ill through
overwork.
General Passenger Agent Byrne of the
Santa Fe-Fac.fic Is in San Francisco on
business for the road
Superintendent J. A. Muir of the South
err Pacific went to Santa Ana yesterday
Ito inspect the gravel.ng ct the Santa
Ana branch" It was Officially given out,
but IN view @; the Southern Pac:flcs nten-
t.ons Of building several loop" lines IN
Orange county he may see something more
than gravel while he IS away; possibly a
right Of way may ut across his vision
The Terminal ra;lwo.: is going into tho
business Of granting immortality to great
men. For example, It has, with the conni-
vance CT the Santa Fe. changed the name
Of Manhattan, the crossing of the two
lines south Of the city, to Hobart, thus
making the name of the vice president Of
the nation permanent and unforgettable
Another instance Is the change of the
name Of South Clearwater to Hynes. i'm
mortalzng the name of the very able
general manager of the Terminal system.
Gibbon is one of the coming towns Of the
line. 1t has not been named yet or built,
but will be as soon as the road commences
Dor at San Pedro.
The carload rate on pianos goes up from
IS cents to 50 next week. The rate en-
piano players remains the same.
The citizens union of Riverside county
Is to hold It's convention at Perris today.
The Santa Fe will operate special trains
from Corona and Riverside and from San
Jacinto to Perr!s for the accommodates
of politicians.
On the 1st of November the Southern
Pacific company will move its general and
ticket Offices from the Los Angeles thea
ter building to the new Douglas block on
the corner of Third and Spring streets. The
ticket office will occupy the corner store
room and the offices of General Freight
and Passenger Agent Luce will be up
stairs. The whole place will be fitted ur
IN the highest style Of luxury and beauty
Of decorations, even to the clerk and the!r
clothes. Agent Charlie Herr is having
some clothes made in dear old Lunnon''
now for the occasion.
]. o. Dodge, formerly train dispatcher
for the Terminal has returned from the
Klondyke. He did not bring sack with
him. but Is understood to have done very
we'll in the land of nuggets and ice.
The Terminal company will hereafte,
operate a regular theater train from Sar
Pedro every evening. 1t will leave there
at GAS and Will return from here at I1:3
o'clock.
Assistant Superintendent Prior Of the
Southern Pacific, who has been in the
Tehachapi mountains for some days on hi.
annual vacation, is due to return oni Sat
urday. His friends have not yet received
any launches of venison from that region
Terminal Signal Statiois
Terminal trains will hereafter stop OF
signal at the following stations, which art
not on the time card:
Pasadena div.sion--Mountain View
Orange Grove avenue, Fair Oaks, Wyatt
HighIa nd Park.
Glendale division-Rossmoyne, Glendale
church, Tropco school house, Gassens
Bennington.
San Pedro divsion-Willows, Mitchelrs s