Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-02
RAILROAD NEWS

The Cananea Rio and Yaqui River roads
have been extending their lines from a
point near Guymas on the Sonora rail-
way south through the state of Sinaloa.
They have completed one line and have
also about completed a branch from Nav
aJo to Almoas, and have built an extern
sion north From Corral, on the west bank
of the Yaqui river, to a point called La
Concentration. This line will shortly be
extended up to Naccozari, where 1t will
connect with the Naccozari railroad,
which runs to Douglas, where it makes
connections with the El Paso & South
western. This line will pass through con-
siderable mining properties and viii event.
ual!y open up vast mining regions which
to the present have been hindered from
being worked to advantage by the lack
of transportation facilities.
The Randolph lines are going to build
from point called De Rio, on the Can
anea, Yaqui river & Pacific, over to
Nogales, where connections will beemade
with Southern Pacific and Sonora lines
This will permit the Hartman system to
set freight and passengers in and out of
Cananea without having to divide with
Phelps-Dodge) El Paso & Southwestern
at Naco The same railroad Is now
Thousands of Chinese, Japanese, Russian
and Mexican laborers are employed on
the various extensions.
A prominent railway official recently
returned from business trip through
Mexico, when asked about the conditions
in the southern republic said: "Smelters
and mines around Cananea have been
reduced to minimum. Only enough men
are employed t. keep the works up and
8 great number of native Mexicans are
practically destitute. understood while
there that General Torres had ordered
troops sent there to prevent a possible
outbreak or uprising. On account of the
drop in copper Bisbee, Douglas, Globe and
Cananea are depressed"
III. K. Gregory, assistant general freight
and passenger agent of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake road, with head
quarters In San Francisco, is in Los An
geles for few days on business trip.
w, r. Scott, general superintendent of
the Southern Pacific operating depart
ment, coast DIVISION has been advanced
to assistant general manager T. A. Law
son, who for several years held the posi-
tion of assistant superintendent of the
Chicago & Northwestern road, will sue
ceed Mr.. Scott
r. H. Fish, chief clerk of the traffic
department of the Tonopah & Tidewater
railroad, will make a trip to Soda lake
today for the purpose of opening a ticket
office at that point
j. Ross Clark president, and c. o.
Whittemore, vice president of the Las
Vegas & Tonopah road, returned to Los
Angeles from Goldfie,d yesterday morn
ing. They say Goldfeld conditions are
good.
j. F. Bate, commercial agent of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway. made
a business trip yesterday through On
tario, Riverside and Redlands.
The last rail connecting Beatty and
Rhyolite by the Tonoopah & Tidewater
railroad was laid at Goldcenter, New,
October 80. After the track has been
ballasted the road will be open for traffic.
Passenger rates on the new road will be
reduced from Los Angeles to Beatty
from 5000 to $16.25; Los Angeles to Rhy-
olite from s21.O5 to $685. and Los Angeles
to Go,dfeld from $500 to s20T0, Round
trip tickets will be sold at 90 per cent
discount of the one way ticket. Chair
cars and Pullman sleepers will be rum
and first class service is assured. The
Tonopah & Tidewater is the first road to
iuaugurate the lower rates to Goldfeld.
b. T. Lewis, who was formerly en-
ployed in the auditors office of the South
ern Pacific at San Francisco, has accepted
the position of chief rate clerk of the
passenger department of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake road at Los
Angeles. Mr. Lewis will enter on his new
duties November 4.