The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-18
Thursday, Nov. Is. 1880.
WHAT Is CONTEMPLATED By CAL
IPORNIA RAILROAD KINGS.

quarters, corner OF Fourth and Town
send streets. TO inquire regarding the
truth Of certain statements recently
published in city journal. professedly
Ola the authority of Charles Croker.
President Of the Southern Pacific,
which we're, briefly stated. that thar
road would within two months form q
junction with the Atchison. Topeka aud
Santa Fe line at FL Psso; tina. the
Southern Paci was TO be pushed on
from Ell Paso 10 connect with Galveston.
Texas, $50 miles further; and that a
line OF heavy freight aud immigrant
steamers was to be put on and run
from Galveston TO Liverpool. Hamburg
and Bremen. 10 carry Of our wheat pro
duct aud bring out immigrants from
those ports ct 80 per head. landed IN
San Francisco. q rate established solely
to induce immigration. and by means Of
which /. was confidently expected that
several millions Of people Of desira-
BILE class will withia ten years DE in
duced to come TO California and settle.
Mr. Croker was inaccessible to the in
terviewer. being in New York City. In
Ills absence the reporter was referred to
one of the railroad msgnates even
more prominently associated in the
public mind with Pacific coast railroad.
ing than he. The gentleman talked
freely on the subject, but with the
great modesty characteristic of railroad
magnates. he stipulated that his name
should not be used in any account Of
the conversation that might be pub
lishsd, saying that be made the request
for personal reasons. He said; The
statements are partly true and partly
not true, or, at least. are premature. So
far as the connection with the Atchison.
Topeks and Santa Fe is concerned it Is
now effected to all intents and purposes.
Our road is graded beyond the point
where the other ID TO irtersect ii. They,
like our company, are deferred by the
lack OF steel, consequent upon the rail-
roads having 80 much to do that they
cannot carry the rails as fast as they
are needed for construction. although
they are all ready for the rolling mills.
But for this the junction would have
been effected before now. We are now
practically ct III Paso. although we
have yet some seventy miles OF rails to
lay TO reach that point. With regard
to the terminus OF the road we have
not yet determined upon the point. but
all OF us recognize the fact that it must
be some suitable point on the Gulf Of
Mexico. The enterprise will not stop
until it has reached such terminus,
and that will probably be found at New
Orleans. There are many eastern,
southern and southwestern roads anx-
ious to connect with ours. We are
weighing their propositions. comparing
the terms they Qffor aud the advantage
of communication they afford. They
are the Atchison. Topeka aud Santa Fe.
Tom SCOTS line running southwest
down through Texas, and several others
reaching out towards us. The one that
seems to afford tho best opportunity.
and which has offered terms that are
satisfactory to US. is the road known as
Tom Persons. running from Galveston
west to San Antonio, Tex. We shall
probably make our junction with this
road. Our present plan 10 follow south
eastward along the Rio Grande from FL
Paso to point about the southwestern
corner Of FL Paso county, Tex, which is
about due west from San Antonio, and
from there strike east across Texas.
When we get the road completed to El
Peso we shall begin work at both ends
TO complete this junction. The distance
from III PAso to San Antonio is about
600 miles. II 10 a favorable country
for railroad making, and the work can
be done and trains running over the
road from San Francisco TO New Or
leans. for the Pierson road Is alread y
constructed from Galveston TO New Or
leans. before the close Of the year 1881.
The distance by this road from San
Francisco 10 New Orleans Is $500 miles.
A glance at the map Of our country
viii show 10 the most inexperienced the
advantages of this route over sll 9th.
ers.
Here the railroad magnate turre cd 10
the wall and pulled down large roller
map. tracing upon IL the rail- load of the
west and southwest. completed, build
ing. projected aud anticipated, with a
auenoy showing how frequently and
deeply he has pondered the subject.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe,
running from the Rio Grande northeast
through New Mexico. Kansas. &C., on
TO tbs Mississippi. and connecting with
the great trunk lines. extending from
them 10 the Atlantic seaboard, Tom
SCOTS road. running through Texas,
and on northeast to like important con.
nsctions. and several other roads trib-
utary 10 the Southern Pacific. aud ira
vcrsins the great southwest aud middle
west we're duly explained. Then the
index finger Of the railroad protector
traced upon the mind future roads, yet
in the embryo Of conception, for carry.
ing the grain and other produce Of
Washington Territory and Oregon east
Of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada
mountain ranges. southword along the
eastern frontier Of California. To
empty this vast commerce into the
Southern Pacific sonew here about the
southeast corner Of the State, another
parallel road for draining Idaho, Wy.
oming. Dakota and Colorado into the
Southern Pacific viii be built. and 90 On
until be made the continent west OF the
Mississippi q net work of interesting
roads like the street map Of grea. city.
And through the whole conception ran
the Southern Pacific as the grand trunk
line. to which ell the others were mere.
ly feeders. Upon this theme the great
rAilrosder became eloquent.
The reporter asked him about the
truth OF the cheap immigrant aud
freight steamers from Galveston. he