Arizona citizen., 1879-11-22
SOUTHERN AND TEXAS PACIFIC UNIFIED.
Connect. m New Meuco HIthIH Two
 Years.

For a long time it has been evident that the Texss Pacific Company had abandoned all idea of building its railroad to the Pacific Ocean, and whatever Es stern terminus the South ern Pacific has had in view it is now clear enough that this company will build 1O farther east than the Rio Grande and there unite with the Texas Pacific. In recent conversations in this city Judge Underbill gave expres- sion to this purpose of the company. He said the Central Pacific Company (which includes the Southern, being a Pacific Coast organization, desired to confine its system of roads to the Paci- fic side, nd did not care to build to the Atlantic Coast, provided they could have as favorable privileges for through business on Eastern roads as they were willing to extend to Eastern companies over the Southern Pacific. From various Western sources it is given out that the Southern Pacific will be extended very rapidly to the Rio Grande. Now comes a confrma- tion of this programme from Col. Thomas A. Scott, President of the Texas Pacific. Accompanied by a large pa ~ty of influential railway men, Col. Scott recently passed over the Pennsylvania Centrals many leased lines in tho Vest. He was in Chicago on the 12th instant, having passed through St. Louis the day before, where he was interviewed, as follows {:
 How about the Southern Pacificg'
 We call it the Texas Pacific. That road is developing rapidly, and is al ready producing a trade beyond the expectations Of it's friends. 1 expect when 1 get home [ complete contract for the extension Jf 75O miles west of Fort Worth, to be finished in two years, connecting it in New Mexico with the Southern Pacific road. which is the western part of the Texas Pacific. This connection will form another through line from St. Louis to San Francisco" ,"
 How long will it be before the read is completed through, so that pas senger can run from St. Louis to Cal ifornia by the Texas and Southern Pa cificg'
 The proposition of the parties is to have it complet" in two years from the signing ( th- contract l referred to. By the time we get to the western boundary of New Mexico the Southern Pacific will have reached that point coming east"
 Will that route be any shorter from St. Louis than the old one"
 About 100 miles. Texarkana will be the eastern terminus for the main road. At that point WI will connect with the Iron Mountain road, and at Denison a connection will Se made with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Thus through direct connection will be made with St. Louis by two lines"
 The San Diego people have aban-  doned all hope from the Texas Pacific and are offering the land and terminal facilities to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, which had been rendered to the former. All utterances of the Southern and Texas Pacific represen- tatives now point tV the certain and early connection of the two roads on the Rio Grande Thel is hardly a doubt but that Arizona will soon have the advantage of an overland railway, and being centrally situated, will be benefited by the choice of Atlantic and Pacific markets in which to buy and sell.