Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23
TRAFFIC ON MANY
LINES is CONTINUED
ON SLOW SCHEDULE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 22.--Condi-
tions on the Southern Pacific lines we're
greatly improved today and nearly all
of the passenger and mail traffic which
has been congested here was sent
through to destinations, although by
roundabout courses and with scarcely
the semblance of schedule.
All of the main line trains bound for
San Francisco, which have been tied UP
here during the last few days, were dis
patched by way of Stockton Thursday
night, and today all main line trains
are kept moving, although many hours
behind time.
Many Of the San Francisco trains
were sent on the long course through
Stockton, Modesto and Merced to F'res-
no, and back only a few miles to the
west through Coils, Firebaugh, Tracy
and Niles to Oakland This afternoon,
however. the San Joaquin bridge be-
tween Stockton and Tracy was placed
in condition to support traffic, and a
much shorter route to the bay is now
open.
Slide Stops Traffic
The line to the east is still handi-
capped by the slide at Applegate. Trou-
BILE continues there and the line is no
more than opened until there is a re-
currence of the slide and the work of
repair has to be done all over again.
A pile driver is busy filling in a tres
tie around the slide to meet the re-
peated encroachmentS of the earth.
Many trains are being sent in that di-
rection. however. and are getting past
the slide at frequent intervals.
Several trains arrived from San Fran
cisco today by way of Stockton and are
now being forwarded on their way east |
as the track permits.
Southern Pacific officials state today |
that they hope to get train through |
to Marysville tomorrow morning, but |
so far traffic in that direction is blocked !
beyond Wheatland The water is fall
ing between Wheatland and Marysville |
and a large force of men is making re-
pairs.
North of Marysville the track to Oro-
vile is still under from four to six feet |
of water, and no guess is hazarded as
to when the line to the orange district |
will be opened.
One of the most damaging results of |
the railroad tieup has been the difficulty |
in forwarding mail, but that situation |
is also relieved. Mail is now being sent !
to and from San Francisco both by boat
and rail.
Main Line Blocked
The main line to San Francisco is |
still washed out between Washington |
and Webster stations. The water is |
running over the tracks all the way be- |
tween these two points to a depth of |
from three to ten feet, and it will be |
many days before traffic can be re-
sumed.
No effort is being made to repair the |
embankments and none will be made |
until the water subsidies.
The Portland line is still blocked be- |
yond Redding, and several days will |
elapse before trains can be sent through |
on the west side of the valley beyond |
that place, and it is probable that the |
service of running through trains by |
way of Ogden and over the Oregon |
Short Line will be continued indef- |
nitely.
One of the serious results of the rail- |
road tieup is the congestion of mail at |
this point, but this situation has also
been relieved and tons Of mail matter
have been sent to and from San Fran
cisco both by rail and boat during the
last twenty-four hours.
Great quantities Of mail have been
sent down the river by steamers and |
more than a dozen carloads have been
taken through Stockton, much Of it by
the long route through Fresno.
It is thought that no further trouble |
will be encountered in getting mail to |
and from bay points.