The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07
Jay GOuld's Scheme.

A Washington special to the Philadel-
phia Record says: Jay Gould has his
hands on good portion of The railway
system west of st. Louis, and his eyes
on the remainder. Before two years roll
around it is believed that the entire Pa
cific railway system, with the exception
of the Northern Pacific, will be under
the control of Gould. OF course. it will
not be the man individually, but the
great syndicate of which he is the head
and front. The most remarkable activity
has been manifested in the construction
of lines in the great West during the
past year, and everybody is endeavoring
to excel his competitors. G. b. Hun
tington has extended his Southern Cali
fornian line nearly to Ell Paso on the Rio
Grande, and there awaits the coming OF
Colonel Tom SCOTS Texas Pacific, which,
it is said, will be at Ell Paso the LIST Of
next January. That Is the calculation
now. In the meantime jay Gould is
pushing the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
down in the direction of Ell paso, so as
to steal away part of SCOTS business.
By com bining with the Southern Califor-
MIA Gould has long loop from San Fran
cisco, which extends like bow down to
near the Mexican line, then up again,
and strikes the Union Pacific near
Topeka. He controls all the roads of
any account which run into the lower
section of Arizona and New Mexico, and
he and Huntington are hedging in on
the Texas Pacific wherever the oppor-
tunity is afforded The secret of Gould's
movement is for through line from
New York city to the City of Mexico.
And there does not seem to be much
doubt but that he will get it. General
Grant is going to Mexico, and what he
reports upon his return will decide the
future movements of Gould and his
friends. They have a charter already in
their possession for line from the City
of Mexico to the United States line,
and will soon have all the money
they want to build it. General
Grant is to use his eyes and ideas
as an engineer as to the best route at
the least cost of construction. He will
be accompanied by half dozen assist
ants. and an engineer has been Of
fered 50 900 to accompany him. Grant
will probably be made president of the
amalgamated lines. Huntington stole
march on the rest of railroad kings and
obtained an exclusive grant for road
through California, 80 as to keep the
Texas Pacific from reaching San Fran
cisco. When the Texas Pacific meets it
there will either have to be consolida-
ton of interests, or else Col. SCOTS plan
will be to push on to San Diego, and OBJ
tain water communication. That was the
original idea for there is fine harbor
at San Diego. There is good authority
for the statement that within few
years all the Pacific roads. with
the exception of the Northern,
will be under one management. so as to
protect the varied interests of each, and
prevent cut-throat competition. The
Texas Pacific expects to get into New Or
leans by next September, at the eastern
end, and other sections of the road are
being laid as fast as the rails and ma
terials can be put on the ground. There
is very little grading to be done. and the
work is not stopped by the igors OF win
ter. In June of 1882 the time for the
completion of the road will expire in so
far as the giving of land by the govern
ment is concerned. There will be a cry
raised by the Congressional committee,
as there was few weeks ago over North
ern Pacific lands; the stock market Will
be temporarily affected, and then things
will go on as usual. The ROAD will be
completed, if not by the present man.
agement, by some one else designated
by Congress: but it is believed that
under the recent decisions of Auditor
French, there will be no trouble eX-
perienced.