Show SHORT HORT IT LINE MILS GALLS OFF ITS LABORERS Many Workers V on Grade Are Discharged 3 SURVEYS SUR EYS NOT COMPLETE 4 MAY MAT WATT WAIT FOR FOB CLOSE O LITI GATION CATION With the completion of the Oregon Short Line railroad to Nev the gangs gang at work on construction have been given their time until the number of workmen left surfacing the new BeW roadbed and grading in Meadow valley wash wah in a desultory fashion is small in comparison compari on to the size ala of the forces heretofore employed Yesterday morning two of laborers ar arrived rived In m this city from front the south hay hav tag pg C been brought up by the Oregon Short Line train from They were told their services longer required Not all nil of the passengers ers up from froni southern rn Nevada yesterday were dis din discharged charged employees of the Oregon Or Short Line construction de department Some were of the kind who ho hoare are intensely interested ted in m the comple completion com tion of a railroad to Los Angeles via the short southwest route for tor they have mining and other interests along the route which will feel teel the effects of rail connections with the outside world The passengers of this class noted what t was to be seen een and heard beard along the newly newl constructed const ted forty miles and beyond ad ard while they are disappoint disappointed ed eel at the apparent chill chili that has come over the Short Line powers powen they are taking consolation in m the statement of oft t of ol the company that just ju t as soon ROOn as th the surveys are completed con contracts contract contracts tracts tract will be let for a rapid construe construction tion of the gap between n and anda a connection with Los Angeles as was 1 originally intended Int I By the curtailing curta IUn of the working forces of the Short Line there are now II no more graders employed by this II company it is I declared than are work working working ing log for tor the San Pedro company in throwing up a grade beyond Calientes in the wash country Another muster mustering mustering I ing out of the men mel in the construction department would wo Jd convince persons who are disinterested and not III in touch I with inside information that there is isan Isan isan an intention on the part of the Short 1 Line people to play playa a game until the many cases casee involving the ownership owne of rights of way claimed I by the San Pedro Ped company any are liti litigated litigated gated to a finality ty There is still a great amount of work to be done surfacing the Short Uses Lines new roadbed from to and aDd it is II said sakI the remaining gangs will willbe willbe willbe be kept at this work for fer a considerable time yet pending a decision as a to fu ta future future ture movements in the t th direction lIr of ex cx extending extending tending the road further toward the coast The roughness of tile the new DeW roadbed is 19 given as the cause cau e of a handcar jump jumping JumpIng jumping ing the track aCk about fifteen miles mUe this aide side of Calientes on Saturday and in injuring injuring juring Alex Manios Kani a young Greek employed on the work wark He suffered su ered a 8 I fracture of the thigh and scalp wounds which are now DOW receiving attention at I St Marks Mark hospital |