The herald., 1898-01-12
SAYS Superintendent MUIR
SANTA FE WILL OPERATE THE
RANDSBURG LINE
A "Kite SNAPPED Track" for the South
ern Pacifc-Sunset Limited
Arrivals-Tourists Coming

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at an end.
reporter yesterday heard that the
Southern Pacific officers in this city had
been making rates for royalty on stone
for the San Pedro breakwater from their
quarries at Declez and Casa Blanca. The
rumor further had it that the rates
quoted were at a figure which would
make the stone available for the work,
instead of prohibitory, as was supposed
would be the case by the Huntington
phobists. Superintendent J. A. Muir
was seen and at once frankly admitted
the truth of the reports.
1--WE have had a number Of inquiries
about the stone in the quarries owned
by our company in this part Of Southern
California said Mr.. Muir, land 1t is no
secret, l suppose, among those interest
ed. 1 do not feel called upon to make
public the figures we have given intend
ing bidders, but l suppose you can as
certain what they are by inquiring from
the contractors.
THE fight against San Pedro is over
point of fact it was ended at the time the
Ahehi iOPOit VI bAC w dihCl OOdId was
made. l do not wish to give you to un-
derstand that we have changed our
mind, for we believe that Santa Monica,
or Port Los Angeles, Is the best place;
but we bow to the outcome, and have no
more interest in the matter than as our
business calls for. We have large prop
erty interests at San Pedro, and will be
all right when the harbor Is built there.
The fight is over absolutely, and you can
say so as emphatically as you please.
I'VE will by no means abandon our
interests at Port Los Angeles, for ex-
pect we will find the big wharf profit
able affair even after the deepwater
harbor at the other place Is finished.
We have simply contended for what we
thought, and still think, was the best
place, and we have been grossly misrep-
resented in this matter as far as our
attitude is concerned after the boards
decision. We are not making the con-
test any further
LOOKS LIKE ABSORPTION
The trip of General Manager Nevin,
Superintendent Wells and General Pas
senger and Freight Agents Byrne and
Chambers of the Santa Fe over the lit
tie Johannesburg railway on Monday
has resulted in an arrangement which
looks suspiciously like the absorption
of the little road by the big one. Com
mencing Monday morning, the Santa Fe
will in consequence Of an arrangement
made with the owners of the line, oper-
ate a train over their road through
from Barstow to johannesburg via
Kramer. There will be two trains a
day from Barstow, one connecting with
the train that leaves this city at $3.50 in
the morning, passengers arriving at
johannesburg at $3.50 in the evening.
Returning, the train will leave Johan-
nesburg at $3.50 in the evening. and pas
sengers will arrive here at $3.50 the next
Connections will also be made
at Barstow with the westbound over
land trains.
This looks as if the Santa Fe had
either arranged to purchase or other
wise absorb the little line" said a rail-
road man yesterday. in talking about the
matter. This arrangement gives the
operators a greater trackage on the
Santa Fe road than on the new line,
which will of course give the big compa-
ny the lions share Of the pro rata in
fares and freights."
None of the high officials could be
seen yesterday in reference to the deal,
and it was said that Mr.. Van Etten and
Mr.. Beckley had gone east from Bar
stow and all of the Santa Fe nabobs
had gone down to Coronado for the
aight.
KITE FOR THE 8. P.
The Southern Pacific company evil
iently intends to have a kite-shaped
rack of it's own, perhaps two or three |
If them. 1t was learned from source |
which cannot be questioned that the
company will at once complete it's line
rom Pomona via Chino and Corona to |
riverside, where it will hitch on to the
motor line from Cotton and will thus
orm the second "loop" in the kite"
ormed by this line and the Monrovia
,ranch. 1t is this matter as we'll as the
,lans for the reconstruction of the Col
on line to Riverside that has kept H. E.
huntington and Chief Engineer Hood in
his part of the state for several days
,ast. but it is believed now that the
Lffair has been all arranged so that Mr..
will leave today for the
lorth.
There are but one or two insignificant
title details of the right of way to settle
n the Chino ranch, which 1t is said will
,e determined today or tomorrow, and
hen the construction crew will be put
t work. In corroboration of this the
nv 1t can be stated that on Tuesday last
he company placed on record the deed
rom Richard Gird and the other Chino
and owners for the right of way with
he few exceptions referred to.
1t is by no means improbable that this
rejected bit of track will form por-
ion of the main line, as it Is no longer
han the route now followed, and will
an more of the large shipping points
uch as Riverside, Chino and Corona.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
D. B. Schenk has been appointed sta
ON agent at whittier, succeeding ]. D.
lnox.
]. A. Bodman, agent for the Southern
'acific company at Tehachapi, has re-
lgned. Ii
The Southern Pacific company has
,ade a rate of one fare for the round I
.ip to San Francisco good going from t
ne 10th to the 23d. and returning to Il
anuary 81 This is done to accommo-
ate visitors to the golden jubilee In that HI
ty. lE
Both the Santa Fe and the Southern Va