The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26
In Railway Circles

Owing to the increase in the traffic
to Santa Cruz the Southern Pacific has
put on dining cars to that watering
place and three trains are provided
with this service. The trains having
the diners leave here at $40 p. m. and
at p. m. and on the train leaving
Santa Cruz at $50 p. m.
The Santa Fe yesterday published
rates to Parker on the Colorado river.
having just completed that line from
Wickenburg. A contract has been let
to build across the river at this point,
as the company intends to extend the
road to Bengal. station on the main
line. This extension probably will be
completed within six months and will
open up a rich mineral district. The
line will be one of the most valuable of
the assets of the Santa Fe in that part
of the country. The railroad situation
in the southwest is full of in
terest, as there is keen competi-
ton on the part of the rail-
roads to get the business from the
present mining camps and also from
those that are promising rich returns.
The line the Santa Fe has built and is
now operating to Parker will one day
form part of a low grade transconti-
mental road. There remains only about
$50 miles to be built from Dudleyville
to Deming on the Southern Pacific, and
this would give an easy grade road
from Bengal on the main line of the
Santa Fe to Deming. But here comes
in the curious part of the situation. 1t
will be remembered that when the
deal was consummated that the Santa
Fe should enjoy equal rights with tire
Southern Pacific in the Northwestern
Pacific the Southern Pacific acquired
from the Santa Fe the line from Phoe-
nix to Dudleyville, from which point
the Santa Fe line had projected a line
to Deming which was eventually to
be their low grade transcontinental
route. 1t was common talk that the
Santa Fe officials were puzzled over
the deal and were at loss to under
stand why 1t was made. as 1t impaired
their supremacy in this part of the
country. Now it is declared that the
Southern Pacific will build the ex-
tension from Dudleyyille to Deming,
which again gives the impression that
Harrimans interest In the Santa Fe is
greater than what appears upon the
surface.
Peter Harvey, general agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio, has had to go to
a hospital for operation on his
throat. He expects to be out in a
fortnight.
f. w. Prince of the Santa Fe has
returned from his orange groves and
apricot orchards In the San Fernando
valley. Prince says that the apricot
crop in that valley Is q complete fall
ure.
The Elks, 125 strong, will leave for
Lake Tahoe next Friday and return on
Monday A special train will be put
at their disposal.
A large gang of workmen is being
assembled to commence piling for the
Dumbarton bridge. Most of the ma
terial is on hand.
F. w. Thompson, general agent of
the Rock Island-Frisco lines, returned
yesterday from Los Angeles, where ne
had been on business for the company.
There are about 1000 more cars Of
oranges to be sent east from that Sec
ton of the country" he remarked, "and
the fruit is in excellent condition owing
to the fact that there has been COM
paratively cool weather in the southern
part of the state. The melon growers
in the Coachella district are doing well
this year and are sending to eastern
markets from eight to ten cars a day.
They are getting big prices for their
fruit, which Is said to be remarkably
due this season.