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Show t - ' T 3 ' . m.Km 's a - " s I m.j aw , j.., a, ;. a . -. . Officials Kow In Xnllfcrnla' Planning . for Connection , r Vitli Orcion Sliort Line. J'. - ' ' ' " s ' i SAN FRANCISCO, Jlay J4.1-A party of ofSclals pf the Diamond Match cpjrpany ha3 arrived ftere from the Cast and London. It consisof Q. W. Pay-yea Pay-yea ef the firm of Dryaa A May of London; WJUJam Cross, its general mana-ferj mana-ferj J. KoblniBon, chil engineer of the concern; C. F, Clpugb of Ohio, Pacific eoaEt inanag-er, and A, F, Jpnes, attorney for the .company new interest, near Chi eo. . . -' They expected to meet President Harrlmsn of the Southern Paclfle to confer with tllnai but found tiro gone. The company owns large lumber interests in JJutte county, and is about to build a railroad from Chtco to Pqwelltoa, a dis-tare dis-tare of forty-two jniles. The rails for the new road will arrive here in a few days, O, 0, Earber of Barberton, near Philadelphia, president of C5e company, is expected next week. As George Gould is connected with this company as well as the Western Pacific, it is believed the new road to Sterling will be extended ex-tended in time to connect the Western Pacjflc road with another branch to the Oregon Short Line, |