The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-22

The Boston PbH u Dec. II has the
follo~ing: On Saturday has, vAs eon-
cludet an asreemrn, Ia this city be-
tween the Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Re and the -. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad Companies, for tho compl.,ion
of the old Atlantic aud Pacific Read.
along the thirty-afth parallel from .
point in New Mexico to San Francisco.
the COS; 20 be betrayed By both the coa
tracing parties. IL Is reported that
work viii begin Immediately. the rr-
pectaiion being tina, The line viii b. en-
ished within from tx" 10 three years
This would make = thorough line from
-. Louis to the Pacific coast. The ~.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Com
psny Is the Successor IL the Atlantic
and Pacific Company. having been or
gsnized in ls16. The Atlantic aud Pa
cifc charter Mas granted by Congress.
on July q, 1896. for the purpose cf
~s;ructing a new railroad "a the Pacific
The road vas built to Sinita. Ia the In
dian Territory. 325 miles from 81. Louis.
and was opened in 1871. Having de-
faul,ed is interest on the funded deb,.
the company was roorganiEed- The ~.
Louis and San Francisco Company has
nearly competed = branch road from
Pearce City, Missouri. To Wichi-a. Kan
sas, connecting \, the latter place with
the Wichita Branch Of the Aichison, To-
peka and Santa Re Road.
The road just named a \ line al
ready completed from Atchison and
Kansas City Ia Santo Domingo, beyond
Las Vegas, i'm New Mexico. At this
point il strikes the charter ont on the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. By the
contract just concluded, the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Re acquires a hall
interest in the Atlantic and Pacific Com
pany's charter, and likewise receives
one-half Of that company's stock. From
Santo Domingo il is proposed Ia build
the Atlantic and Pacific Road To the
Pacific coast, reaching San Diego and
San Francisco. Eastward the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fc Line j. Ia be used
To Wichita. and the ST. Louis and san
Francisco Road from that point 10 81.
Louis. From 81. Louis la Wichita j.
mingo about Goo miles, and from there
To the Pacific about 1000 miles.
An officer Of the company SAYS a.
follows of the new project: ave do
not intend Ia abandon the project Of
building the old Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad from Vini,a through the In
dian Territory and Texas to Santo Do
mingO. That road will probably be
completed a short time after the line
west Of Santo Domingo is finished. In
the meantime, however, We desire to
obtain an outlet Ia San Francisco, and
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Re
furnished us with GOO miles of complete
road. That road ends at Atchison in
the East, but at the West II ended no
where, and rs there was no feasible
route, except ours, by which il
could reach the Pacific, il saw the adj
vantage to itself of combining with us.
Ii is part Of our agreement with the Bos-
ton people, however. that the Atlantic
and Pacific Road through the Indian
Territory shall be built Jointly with the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. Yes,
this agreement practically results in "A
consolidation of the two companies, but
not formally. In the course of time the
St- IJbuiS anu ptu TiilNio'p iNtiii'ai
will probably be leased Ia the Atlantic
and Pacific Company, or its stock bought
up so rs to make us "A continuous South
ern line To San Francisco. We have the
right Of way for our line through the In
dian Territory. and will not have to
wait for the opening of that Territory tn
the white people. But once let us get a
road built into the Territory. and the
Indian question would be brought Ia a
by the necessity of events.
are promised a heavy cattle bust
ness from Texas when our line through
the Territory is opened. Meanwhile. we
shall 90 on with the construction Of our
Western section of road, and when it is
we will have u line from 81.
Louis To the Pacific, far enough South To
the snow blockade and far
enough North to be removed from the
dangers of yellow fever. The Atlantic
and Pacific Company has land grants
from the Government to the extent Of
about 10000, 900 acres. Why, our lands
will pay for the cost of the pro-
posed road three times overt