Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-11
RAILROAD TOPICS.
True Inwardness of the Sale of the Mo-
jave Division to the A., T. and 5. f.
COmpany.


True Inwardness of the Sale of the Mo-
jave Division to the A., T. and 5. F.
Company.
TSan Francisco Call. July lOth.l
General Superintendent Fillmore, of the
Central and Southern Pacific, states that
arrangements have been perfected for the
transfer of thirty cars of freight per day
across the river at Ydma. There is no de-
lay whatever to passengers, and but little
to freight. 1t will be impossible to repair
the bridge and thus close the break until
the water recedes. On Monday orders were
telegraphed to New York to resume the re-
ceiving of freight for shipment via the Sun
set route. This was made possible by the
fact that the lines east of FL Paso are nearly
over their troubles with water, and have
announced that by the 18th instant they
will begin running trains regularly again
This will give through transportation from.
New York to San Francisco, broken only
at Yuma.
MALICIOUS AND FALSE"
Of the article in the New York Times
relative to the disposal of the Mojavc divis-
ion of the Southern to the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, Colonel Fred Crocker
said, in an interview held with him yester-
day: The article is malicious, false, and
in the interest of stock iobbers 1t is
continuation of the TRADE of abuse and
warfare against us, by which it is sought
by some parties to show that the credit of
the Central Pacific Railroad is ruined, and
that it is not able TO held its own against
the other railroad companies A wrong
construction has been placed upon the
nature of the proposed agreement. NeSo-
tiations have been pending for some time
htttT III hat
pleted. If they had been. 1 think that |
would have known of it. The Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad has moth
ing to do with the matter, nor has the Cen
tral Pacific. The parties are the Southern
Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe. The terms are not agreed upon. The
idea is, practically, for the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe road to purchase the in
tercst ofthe Southern Pacific Railroad in the
Atlantic and Pacific road from Albuquerque
to the Needles, and to lease or obtain
track right, the right to run trains over the
Moiave branch OF the Southern Pacific
road from the Needles to Moiavc.. From
MOjave to San Francisco they could have q
close traffic arrangement with us, as other
roads have. But they will have no right
to run trains into San Francisco, and will
have nothing to do with the road further
than Mojave. They will have nothing to
do with the timetables or running arrange
mentS of the trains. The Times article
makes it appear that the transaction is in
the nature of a last resort to save ourselves.
There is nothing of the sort in it. The ar
rangement was talked of for the mutual
benefit of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe and the Southern Pacific. There are
one or two sheets i'll Wall street which are
working in the interest of the bears. They
first pick up one stock and then another
and bear it to suit themselves during the
present stage of the market. That is the
nature of the Times article which car1e by
telegraph. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fc will own nothing beyond the track of
the Atlantic and Pacific road at the Colo
RADIO river.
THAT c. D. AND Q. THROUGH ROUTE.
The rumor that the Chicago, Quincy and
Burlington Railroad Company had secured
a through route to this city is not credited
by Mr. Ristine Commissioner of the
Transcontinental Association The Chi
cago Burlington and Quincy Company
owns the Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad, running from Omaha and Kan
sas City to Denver, and that is about as far
as it is probable the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy road will or can extend its line
TO San Francisco
The latter's ownership of the Burling-
ton and Missouri River road is not even
settled fact, as the two roads are under
separate arrangements, except the general
manager, Mr.. Potter, who holds that posi-
ton i'll both corporations. The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, in addition to the
road already mentioned, have been getting
into San Francisco by way of the Denver
and Rio Grandc to Ogden, and thence by
the Central Pacific to the city.
What rumor has probably been led astray |
over has been the efforts of the Atchison, |
Topeka and Santa 'Fe TO get into this city |
These efforts have comprehended the con- |
solidation of the Atlantic and Pacific and |
the st. Louis and San Francisco and a |
trackage contract with the Southern Pa |
citic. The AtchiSon, Topeka and Santa Fe |
now have a road from Kansas City and |
Atchison to Deming, where it connects |
with the Southern Pacific to Albuquerque, |
from there by the Atlantic and Pacific to |
Needles, 513 miles, and from Needles to |
Mojave by that branch of the Southern Pa |
cific and thence to San Francisco.
Even the st. Louis and San Francisco |
and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe |
each are supposed TO own so per cent of |
the Atlantic and Pacific, and are equally |
in the above scheme for getting |
into this city. The trackage contract which |
this consolidation will have to make with |
the Southern Pacific will doubtless be a |
favorable one, as the Southern Pacific peo-
pie will be glad to make any contract which
will make business for even a part of its |
road. While this consolidation Is in course |
OF completion, which will give the ambi
tious Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe a |
clear way to San Francisco, the connections |
of its equally ambitious northern rival, the |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, are in a
" peck of trouble, as railroad man said |
yesterday.
Men live great deal faster than WON
en-, says a writer This must be true be- |
cause you never see woman quite as old |
as a man born in the same year.