Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
THE 4. T. < S. r.
Likely to Do Included in the Agreement Between
 the Could and Huntington Roads.
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Chicago Tribune. November 29l
 The agreement between the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Texas Pacific and other roads of Gould's Southwest ern system was finally ratified and signed Saturday. It provides that the tracks of the two systems shall be joined when they meet about 100 miles east of Fl Paso, and both are to use the line be- tween the junction and Fl Paso on equal terms, the Texas Pacific reservIng the right to run its trains into Fl Paso on paying one-half the cost of maintenance, taxes, and interest on the cost of con struction-Sl0,000 a mile. Through business is to be done on a pro-rata basis by both companies all the way to San Diego, Los Angeles and San Fran cisco, although the franchises Of tbe Texas Pacific were limited by Its charter to San Diego. The rates between com petitive points are to be be as low as any of the transcontinental routes. The agreement does not prevent the comple- tion of the Huntington road through Texas by way O. San Antonio and Houston, but provides that, after the completion of this road, the New Or leans and seabOard business shall be divided equally between the lines. The Huntington road is to be accorded the privilege Of using from eighty to 100 miles of the Texas Pacific tracks nearest New Orleans on equal terms. The through Galveston bus Dess to and from Fl Paso and the Pacific Coast IS to be divided on the basis of one-third to the Texas Pacific and two-thirds to the San Antonio line.
 In consideration of the privilege of using the road into Fl Paso Jointly l,and of the perpetual privilege into Los An geles and San Francisco, as well as San Diego, the Texas Pacific relinquishes its claims to land grant, right of way, and franchises west of Fl Paso to the South ern Pacific railroad. The Texas Pacific engages not to extend its road west of El Paso, and the Southern Pacific agrees not to parallel the Texas Pacific line east of Fl Paso or either of the roads of the Southeastern system, Tn the States of Texas. Arkansas or Missouri. The usual provisions for arbitration of any disputes arising under the agreement are made.
 The junction by the Southern Pacific and the Texas Pacific will be made in few days at Sierra Blanca Springs, in Western Texas. The Huntington line across Texas will not be opened before next June. Through trains between New Orleans and St. Louis and Fl Paso will be put on the lines about January.
 It now transpires that Mir. c. c. Wheeler, General Manager of the Atch- isou, Topeka and Santa Fe, accompan- jed by F. l.. Parker, Assistant to the General Manager, !. F. Goddard, Gen eral Freight Agent, and W. r. White, General Passenger Agent, have also gone to Fl Paso to meet the officials of Gould's southwestern system of roads and those of the Southern Pacific. This indeed looks as if an arrangement was to be made by which the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe is to be accorded the same privileges by the Southern Pacific us the Gould roads, and the time of trains or the Santa Fe roads will probably be 80 ar 'anged as to meet the Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific trains at Deming, and have through cars attached to the same train at that point. IL is also quite probable that an arrangement will be made by which the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and GOuld's southwestern roads will agree to charge uniform freight and passenger rates on Pacific coast business.