Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-07-29
THE COMING RAILROAD WAR.
Jay Gould and Leland Stanford Strip.
ping for the Fray-The G. II. People,
Make Light Of the Enemy.

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Nevada and California has attracted
general attention throughout the coast
There is now no longer any doubt tina
Gould is preparing to wrest from The
Central Pacific people the railroad su
premacy of the Pacific coast. Such d
struggle between two such gigantic
money powers as these men head, viii
be Of more than usual interest to the
public. 1t will be veritable battle Of
sacks backed by the skill, cunning and
Experience of two men of equal deter
mination and resources.
Day before yesterday Record Union
reporter called upon gentleman OF
San Francisco who is well Informed
upon railroad matters, and asked his
opinion upon the new corporations, and
| whether they were part and parcel of
the reported scheme for bringing an
other overland railroad to San Francisco.
The gentleman said that whether the
projected roads would be built Or not
the future could alone determine, but
| that the two interpretations were made
for a purpose was certain. sit has
been known in railroad circles for a
long time," the gentleman said, "that
Jay Gould has determined to control a
trans-continental railroad. Some months
ago he endeavored to make an arrange
ments with the Central Pacific man
ayers to obtain that road, in which en-
deavOr he failed; nor could he offer in
ducements enough to get possession of
either of the Central or Southern Pa
cific. Failing to attain his object in this
way, Gould set about to accomplish his
aim in another direction. He began
securing railroads in the South and
which was the system in Texas con-
troled by the late Tom Scott, and has
finally succeeded in mapping out plan
that will enable him to have virtually
two trans-continental roads from the
Pacific coast-one by way of Southern
Nevada to Salt Lake valley where it
joins the Union Pacific, and the other
through Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas to the Gulf Ct Mexico or the
southern seaboard ON the Atlantic"
AT this point the interviewed gentle
man called the reporters attention to a
dispatch from Omaha published last
Monday, in which it was stated that
prominent railroad man had informed
a reporter that Gould had perfected his
system for his continuous overland line,
and giving an outline of it. "This rail-
road man." continued the gentleman,
"was none other than s. II. III. Clark,
the right-hand man of Jay Gould, and
who runs Gould's immense business in
the West and South. The fact of Clark's
talking shows that Gould has made up
his plans, and that he sees his way clear
to attain his ends. Whether Clark has
given the public correct information of
Gould's projects or not,every one will
have to Judge for himself. The plan
outlined is to run a road from Santa
Cruz to some point in Pahranagat valley,
Southern Nevada, there to connect with
the Utah Southern (Gould's private pro-
perty), and another road to be built by
the Texas-Pacific another affair of
the Atlantic and Pacific, and
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
roads. Gould does not control the last
two named roads, but, as the dispatch |
says, has made satisfactory arrangl =
ments with them, and will undoubtedly |
be the boss in the new coacern. &c."
the gentleman added, Gas was stated |
previously, if Gould carries his plan out
he will have two ways of getting to the
Pacific coast from the East, at least as |
far as Pahranagat. By this system Gould |
expects to head off the
Central Pacific, or force that company
to come to his terms. But"-here the
gentleman's eye twinkled-"Jay Gould
will find he has the biggest job of his
life before he captures the Central Pa
,ific people. They have their eyes open;
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