Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
substantial Improvements CT the Roadbed

Substantial Improvements of the Roadbec
 Evident Preparation for Increased
 Freigh and Passenger Tramc-Has nc
 Idea of Taking back Seat. but will dc
 Its share of through business in spite
 of all opposition.
 The recent announcement that the
 Gould system and other competing
 lines m the East, would make war upon
 the S0uthe Pacific for more eduita-
 be distribution Of the Pacific coast bus
 mess, and shat better rates would be
 more acceptable, created soma excite
 ment among railroad men in the East,
 1t gave promise of a fight for the Pacific
 coas; traiii,, which would result in a general cutting Of rates. No arrange ment has siace been made looking to a
 more satisfactory solution of the inn
 pending differences. But, that the 5 utlern Pacific intends to carry out the progromme determined upon some time ago, winch was to not only do a large business in shipping wheat to LIverpOH Via New Orleans, and bring migrants in at such reduced rates as to secure large third class passenger bus mess, but IL ls theIr intention to sharply compete for through passenger and freight traffic from tine Eastern States; ana 1t looks as though they held the commanding cards in tue gama. Ever since. .the com pletiOn of tue Southern Pacific road to Deming, ;he Union Pacific, tine Atchi- son Topeka and Santa Fe. and the At lantic and Pacific, have been figuring for through line to San Francisco, but at every turn the Central and Southern Pacific have met them more than half way and they have not only occupied the ground, but they have built roads to shut of any threatened competition or interference with Pacific coast connec- tons. They met the AtchisOn Topeka and Santa Ee road ct Deming, which etectually cstoped that road from secur- ing through route 60 San Francisco, which without doubt was the original intention of its managers. They met the Texas Pacific, long before 1t reached Fl Paso, and. notwithstanding they pleaded the privilege of extending theIr line west Co the latter named place, they were forced to throw up the sponge at point eighty miles east, but vas granted the use of tue track of the Southern Pacific Go run into Fl Paso. The AtcllsJn Topeka and Santa Fe stIl chahng under their defeat, made another effort to secure through line via the Atlantic and Pacific, but here again the Central and Southern Pacific met them at the Needles, on the Colorado river, and pre- vented them from entering the territory of California.
 The Atclison road to Guaymas is in no sense a competitor for the Pacific coast freight traffic, as no sufficient ocean freight lines have been establish ed to carry irrlghts tO and from San rancisco. IL must. then, be conceded that the Central and Southern Pacific roads have, so iar, haliisd allOther roads lD tueT efforts to secure through roures C. San Francisco. They have not only ueld their own against all corners, but they have fortified their position, and are nearer masters of the situation to- day than ever before.
 For several months past the Southern Pacific folks have had a small army of men at work along the line Ot their road, cuttlug water channels and throwing up water breaks to proven wa-houts. strengthening and improving the rOIdbed, making 1t in every respect tue most complete and permanent of ali the great transatlantic lines. They have also greatly Increased their sIdings, and nave sunk number of new wells, materially increasing their water supply: they have thoroughly l stocked the road with an abundant sup ply of fuel, in fact the Southern Pacific Is now Ia perfect order, thoroughly equipped and ready for the fray. There is no doubt about the abilityof th's road l To carry the war into Egypt fl It be- l comes necessary, aud 1t IS plaIn to any one who mas studied the situation, and | observed what has been going on dur 1 ing the past few months, that they have | made ample preparations to do an i'm l nense freight and passenger business, md that It Is their purpose to secure | he freighcing of the larger portion of | he wheat from California to Europe. 'ver their road tp New Orleans, and l rom thence by steamer to Liverpool l md other European ports.