Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-03

vsrs lev nowsss on ths foot Of ths
bed. OtheRvise there vsre no embloma
usual ID France On such an oecasion. A
painter was seated at the foot Of The
bed, akstching ths soene.
8a1lFsaA Censsl1Aaaaeas.
CmcAoo, Jan. 2. The Times says tie
real purpose of the bill nov pending In
ConQre0 viii enable the Southern Pa
clio and other railroad companies to
consolidate - ono corporation. Il does
not Sem to be generally understood
that the idea = to allow all companies
which nov control the roads. which are
70 form the new through southern line
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to co.,
soiidate under ono management The
through line II not yet completed; but
there are only . few small gaps 10 b
filled 10 make q through unbrOken line
from San Francisco 70 Newport The
various links In the projected eonsoli-
dation are the Southern Pacific Of Cali
foFnia. the Southern Pacific Of Arizona
and New Mexico, the Galveston d Hous-
ton, the San Antonio. the Louisiana 4
Texas, vermillion 4 Baton Rouge, tho
Mississippi Valley. and the Chesapeake
d Ohio roads. The only uncompleted
roads ara the VeTmillion 4 Baton
Rouge and the Mississippi Valley, both
of which will be completed sometime
during the present year. When this 10
done through trains can be run from
San Francisco to Newport under orders
from . ainQle train dispatcher. Thu il
the line which Neosrs. Stanford, Hun
tin9ton, and Crocker have BEEN trying
for years 10 complete, and their plans
are nearly fulfilled. Il IL considered by
these gentlemen that by consolidation
Of the whole line under one manage
ment It can Be operated independent Of
State or Territorial interference.
Cincinnati Railrsaas.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2.-This city il al
ready having the Cincinnati Southern
built at cost Of oyer $4,000, 600, and
the Louisville d Nashville, two Great
lines extending through some Of the
most valuable country in the South, il
anticipating third through line South
under Gould's MANAGEMENT. The
scheme II that Gould will assume
control Of the Mobile d Ohio, a
soon AZ Il passes out of tho hands Of
the receiver, and make il part Of the
Wabash, st. Louis q Pacific system,
but operated with Gould's southwestern
system. A number Of preliminary Sur.
veys have already been made at differ
emit places ON the line of the proposed
road, and the following viii, in all
probability, b tho course taken: The
northern extension will begin at Mobile
aad will end at Columbus, Ohio. II
will takea northeasterly course, croes.
ing the Louisville q Nashville system
at Decatur, Ala. From there it viii
still run IN . northeasterly direction
parallel with, and about midway Be-.
tween the Cincinnati Southern and the
Louisville & Nashville systems, will
not touch either the Nashville or Cha
tanooRa, but they will be located faI
enough west to avoid construction shro'
the ohasms Of mountains lying west Of
the city. Il will cross the Nashville
Chattanooga d st. Louis road at q
point about Wartrace, Tenn, or, Der.
hsps, between that and Murfreesborc
in tho State. From there the course
will Be almost due north toward Shelby.
vile, KY, passing through Frankfort
the capital, thence on to Cincinnati. II
Is intended to complete il into New Or.
leans, and there connect with the south.
western system terminating at Crescent
City. This line, completed according Il
program. would give Gould . continu.
Gus r0ute from Cincinnati into Texas
and New Mexico.