The San Francisco call., 1907-06-22
In Railroad Circles

TULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT, director
of maintenance and operation for
81 the Hartman system, is expected
to arrive in the city next Monday.
He left Ogden yesterday but it is not
known how long he will stay on the
road or whether he will come direct
to San Francisco.
According to the statements of rail-
road men who keep in touch with trans
portation matters in Nevada, ]. Ross
Clark is quite a disturbing element. for
he has cut freight rates throughout the
whole Nevada district by 25 to 80 per
cent, and the Southern Pacific and
Brock lines have had to do likewise
Clarks object is to build up the Los An
geles trade and to secure this he is ex-
tending his road 75 miles from Beatty
to Goldf1eld, paralleling the Brock road.
Clarks line will be completed about
September 15 and will give Goldfield an
Is hour communication with Los An
geles. Later on Clark will extend
the line to Tonopah. Brock Is not idle,
either. and he is contemplating build
ing his line 200 miles to Ely to con-
meet with the Nevada Northern road
which is owned by the Guggenheims
Schwab. too, is going to build from
Goldale on the Brock line to Saline val
ley, the road TO pass through Fish Lake
valley between the Gold Mountain
range and the White range of noun.
tains and will open some good prop
critics.
There is a report current in Los An
geles that the Santa Fe will operate
the Brock system in a short while and
extend it from its present connection a +
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Sonora pass. and there connect with the
Sierra Valley railway. This would
make Goldfield about $50 miles away
by rail from San Francisco.
Nor does the Western Pacific escape
the close watching of railroad men in
Nevada, for the statement is made that
typographical survey parties are in the
held for a short connection with Los
Angeles to a point between Beowawe
and Battle mountain. which road would
give through parallel line TO Los An
geles. The survey party, it is said. IL
working for the Western Pacific COM
pany.
Notice was made in these columns
some time ago that the cement rate of
80 5-cents from points on the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy east OF me
Missouri river had been cancelled. thus
red !HS no through rate less than rs
cents per hundredweinht from noip+s
in Minnesota. r. II. Countiss of the
transcontinental freight bureau now
advises members that as early as pos-
sible rate of 44h cents per 100
pounds will be published from Man
kato Mimi. to southern Pacific coast
terminal points. The minimum weight
will be 10000 pounds
The Los Angeles office of tie New
York Central fast freight line,s which
has been under the supervisions of the
San Francisco Office. and the Seaztle Of
fee, which has been under the turfs-
diction of the Portland office, will from
July l report direct to their eastern
superior Offices. The reason for the
change is said to be to expedite busi
ness, as the traffic to the coast has
grown to an extent that it Is believed
that the interests OF the line would
be better served by making the terri
tories separate and distinct
The freight transcontinental bureau
has issued the following notice. whicb
will be of interest to bicycle men. that
a rate OF $3.50 has been imposed upon
fined territories to Pacific coast ter
minals in packages in carloads, mini
mum weight 10000 pounds. This is
class rate. and is published as a com
modify rate SO that shippers may avail
themselves of 40-foot cars at a min
imum rate OF 10000 pounds.