The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-28

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tbs Atlantic n Patlil hofhWesij and ifpm
tho ona of Teas n Paonc hoftbweet, sll a
oncs, 10 build tbs California llhe will TAX
probably eighteen. months or perha "A tso
,esrs, according W how fast material can b
obtained. II u calculated W complete thu
Mexican line 10 the City OF Mexico inside oi
two yenrs. Those routes are oil constructed
under four different construction aud I'm
provement companies that build them foI
their actual cost and then turn them over t.
the companies. The cost will average about
$50 900 ser mile. General q. NJ. Dodge IL
NJ tho head of all these construction COM
panes."
"This system, | suppose, will have is
outlet TO the coast by The Southern Pacih,r'
WHERE THE OUTLET WILL BE.
"No, sir, it will have its own outlet by a
syst m of extension about winch nothing
definite has vet been made known to the
public, but Which can explain to you. This
sys,em west of the Rio. Grande is an extension
Of the Texas Pacific from Ell Paso north west
through Silver City, Prescott, or to the RIO
Pecos, to connection with the Atlantic aud
Pacific. These two routes cou bined then
extend northwest TO the PsrsDahagnt valley,
in Nevada. where they are Joined by al OK
tension of the Utah Pacific, branch OF the
Union Pacf lc, and the three companies Will
build "A trunk line from the Paranahsgat
valley, y ssiDg near Ovens Lake, " the CIT
of San Francisco, Gal. The bonds (S25,O0O,
000) for this line, were negotiated iu Europe
III o her day. This line to Ca iforDis 10
shorter line for the Texas Pacific, ard for
the Atcbison- Topeka, aud for the Union
Pacific than for any now built, and runs
almost It's whole length through the
mining regions of New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada and California. II tunnels
the Sierra Nevada, thus avoiding The heavy
snows. IL drains the pick of the western
mining regions, the whole OF Them, ana tne
country We have known from 90 The
Southern Pacific built their line right up 70
the ella Valley; now we strike right northH
west, entering nearly every mining camp
through there"
"This plan when completed will leave the
! Central Pacific system out in the cold, won't
| il?"
"Oh, no; guess not"
OUT IN THE COLD.
"But it will leave it without any outlet
east. spd the U. p will then have its indie
pendent line to the coast and competing
line with the @. F."
nYss: but the Southern or Central Pacific
are extending their road from FL Paao
south, intending to connect with what 10
known IS the Pierce system in Texas, ~ 5 N
Antoi TO- They have bought the Pierce
road from San Antonio TO Houston, the
| Terry rnsd and tho Adams road from tons-
ton to Vtrmilionv,lle, paying about $5l-
900 n n lie for road that cost only about
$40 eco per mile. That le.s them into New
OriesHs.'
"What effect do you think will this vast
plan If raj rosd development, when com
pleted, have on the commerce Of tho coun-
Try and the growth of the different trade
centers?"
swell, 1 think there is no doubt but what
the whole wheat ard grain crop Ut every
thing west uf tee Missouri will fad an outlet
ut New Oriesns. We expect TO take the
grain, every bushel of grain that Is raised In
California, over the line to New Orleans and
ship it from there 20 Europe. 1t Can be done
within SIXTY days. The land haul is not 30
long ~ it il to-day on grain from here to
NsW York, and there is there the fnest har-
Dor on The gulf at New Orleans. 1t takts
Elk months to 90 round the horn. and how
many bu bells of grain do you think will gn
that way when it can be sent right through
New Orlean,"
Then one of the inevitable effects of it
YOU think, will he to add to the commercial
importance of New OrlesLs?
Yes. The barge system is Only one part
of this system of roads. We have lines
reaching right. from the center of x 'nsas
into New Orleans. in 1000 miles OF road.
Texas is one of the faest states of the union,
wanting nothing but development. There
are cotton felds on nearly every mile OF road
built. 1t has pretty good water, and 'icn
soil"
THE CHICAGO INTEREST,".
"Will not this system, when completed.
take away portion of Chcsgo's ierrlt,ry !"
"l do not thil k il will. The Whole coun-
try grows so fast that it makes up any such
apparent deficiencies. This scuthwest sSs.
tenn develops new couLtrv, but D Airy
unlike the nor Invest, when we y frtOok
its development. Then we ran 'rrdines OF
road tn ough vast stretches of 't1sn COUP
try; now we are building new Ids through
old cotton tlelds We have got through
with the northwest completed all the
roads; stocks are high, and the people take
their money out TO putSnto the southwest,
where il is u new counS Z, to grow up with
the roads. That is now about tho only
undevelopsd couutrv there is"
In conc usion, / asked this gentleman
Whistler there was any peculiar eng
niflcsnee in connection with these
| plans IN the appointment Oh Mr.
Strong and Mr.. Mutt as presidents OF
the Atchisop. Topeka & Santa Fe
and Atlantic & Pacific rosdiS He
replied that Y ese promotions came naturally
along, Mr.. Goolldpe, the president of the
Atchison, gopslIa & Santa Fe, went in slmp-
ly to bridge over certain time He Is nosa
railroad man, is wealthy, and did not want
TO pay the attention necessary to the position.
and il was from the beginning intended thst
rs sbon as they could they would put in
prSctical man like Mr.. Strong. Colonel
Nat. who goes 10 IS president of the Allan
tie s. Pacific, has been FOR many years a
friend and CO. worker with Mr.. Strong.
fheir acquaintance and association began
when Mr. Strong came to Council Bluffs IN
1869 TO represent the Northwestern Road
here, OF which time they became associated
in the transportation business across the
river TO Omaha. Mr.. Mutt now becomes
president Of the Atlantic & PaciSc. which is
controlled by the Boston or Nickerson inter
est in the Atchison, Topeks q Santa Re
company.