The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-10-14

Los Angeles Express: "We long
ago expressed the opinion that
the differences between Colonel
scott and the Central Pacific peo-
pie have been comprised, and
that hereafter they will be found
working in unison. We have
lately received Information which
confirms what before was merely
a surmise of our own. Agents of
Colonel Scott are to-day in San
Francisco, and a movement is be-
ing made to persuade the mer-
chants, bankers and business men
OF that city to juin in petition TO
Congress to grant the subsidy
asked for by Scott. These agents
are meeting with great success,
and no manner of opposition is
interposed to their success, by the
Central Pacific Railway Company.
The plan agreed upon undoub-
tedly Is that Scott shall build the
direct route from San Diego to
Yuma, should it prove practica.
BILE, thus avoiding the running of
a line of railway parallel to that
of the Southern Pacific for a dis
tance of $50 miles. During the
last session of Congress there WAS
much complaint, also, to the effect
that Scott had practically altered
the original plan Of the Texas
Pacigc-the old thirty-Second
parallel railway-by DETECTING
his road to the thirty-fourth par
allel at the San GOrgonia Pass,
thus leaving San Diego practical
ly out in the cold. Many of the
Southern members dWelt upon
this material alteration of the de-
signs of those who originally con-
ceived and advocated the Texas
Pacific, and very effective capital
was made against the subsidy, in
consequence.
By the present arrangement
the wishes Of all parties will be
met. The Southern Pacific of
California will receive the benefits
of the subsidy from the Colorado
river to the point of junction.
somewhere in New Mexico, with
the Texas Pacific. It is true that
the arrangement will be even
more complicated one than that
which governed the construction
and running of the Union and
Central Pacific Railways; bat,
where there is an amicable spirit
of compromise, much may be eff
fected. Commencing at Shreve-
port, the traveller from the East
will ride on the Texas Pacific road
to some point in New Mexico or
Arizona, rs the case may be. Ar
irving there, he will be passen-
ger on the Southern Pacific of
California; and if his destination
Is San Francisco or Los Angeles,
he will ride the whole distance on
the same road. If san Diego,
however, should be his point, at
Yuma he will leave the Southern
Pacific and again take the cars of
the Texas Pacific.
AS to the practicability of the
direct route, there can be little
doubt. It will be a very expen-
isve road, however, although if,
AZ Is reported. General Cotton said
that the Southern Pacific cost an
average of $4,000 a mile, it is
not so costly after all AS re-
suit of the Reno survey, Mr..
Dvans, the resident engineer at
San Diego; of the Texas Pacific.
estimated that the two hundred
miles between San Diego and
Yuma could be built for S12, 100000
including an inexpensive tunnel,
or an average of $4,000 per mile.
AS to the probability of Congress
granting the subsidy; when Scott
and Sanford together demand 1t,
there are different opinions. Our
own is that it has fair chance,
Notwithstanding the determined
opposition Of large portion OF
the Northern and Eastern people
/ to subsidies in any form whatever.