The San Francisco call., 1913-07-18
SANTA FE'S PLANS |
FOR SACRAMENTO
Options on Property Said to
Be in Railroads
Interest

Following the exclusive story in The
Call that negotiations had been begun
by the Santa Fe system for the pur-
the following corroborative news comes
from Sacramento:
"It has been positively ascertained
that within the last week two officials
of the steam line have made a thor
ough inspection of the Northern Elec-
trio railroad, In company with an Of
fetal of the electric line.
'The total distance over the lines of
the Northern Electric company Is 140
miles. All of the most fertile section
of the valley is tributary to this road,
and it is so located that it would be a
very feasible proposition to make fur
ther extensions, which would enable
it to get lumber and ore and other
forms of freight outside of the agri-
cultural products.
This fact, together with the general
belief that the Front street property
which the d. w. Hobson company has
been busily engaged in bonding for
the last month, Is to be used by the
Santa Fe. makes the probability very
strong that it is the Santa Fe's in
tention to enter the Sacramento valley.
within the last 10 days movement
similar to that along Front street has
begun along r street by Hobson and
two other firms. r street is now the
southern end of the Front street strip
that is being bonded.
The principal design that is appar-
ent in the bonding OF the r street
property is an effort to secure a con-
tinuous strip from Eighth to Front
street Eighth street is the thorough
fare on which the Central California
Traction company enters the business
section of the city. and everything
would indicate that ii is the intention
of some line to turn down r street from
Eighth to the water front, where the
other bonded property is located"
The Southern Pacific has begun con-
struction of 81 mile extension from
Susanville. Cal, to the plant of the r.
B. Walker Lumber company.
Officials of railroads operating both
eastward and westward from Chicago
are planning to organize what will be
known as railway fire protection
association. A meeting will be held In
Chicago October to perfect a perma-
nent organization. The purpose of the
organization VIII be to promote in
terest in the best methods of protec-
tion against fire and to standardize
practices
At meeting of the Southwestern
Passenger association held in st. Louis
last week an understanding was
reached to concur in certain amend
ments to the baggage rules which has
been recommended by the standing
committee. Drum cases and cylinders,
which had been eliminated as sample
baggage were reinstated. The same
general basis of winter tourist fares
was adopted by southwestern lines as
had been previously in effect, with the
usual selling dates and limits.
" n
Returns from the election held re-
Gently by the employees of the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain show that the
following have been chosen members Of
the board of hospital service managers
of the system for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1914: J. B. Corn. conductor.
Little Rock, Ark, representing train.
engine and yard service; Chris Deans,
boiler maker, Argenta, AK, represent
ing shops, roundhouses and repair
yards; H. e. Billman, general road
master, ST. Louis, representing en-
ployes of maintenance of way and
structures, Il. r. ADAMS, local agent,
st. Louis, representing telegraphers.
Office and station employees.
The following officers of the COM
pany have been appointed members of
the board to serve for the same period:
J. w. Higgins, general manager. st.
Louis; T. L. Phillips, assistant to vice
president and general solicitor. st.
Louis ]. G. Livengood. general auditor,
ST Louis. and ]. J. Knapp. chief dis
patcher, Wichita, Kan.
The hospital service on the Missouri
Pacffic-Iron Mountain system is main
tanned and conducted by the employees
and officers of the road through the
board of managers, the entire property
of almost 100000 in cash, in addition
to valuable real estate, having been
turned over to the men by President
B. F. Bush last October.