The Arizona champion., 1884-02-16
The A. & P. Reported to be Transferred to
 the A., T. & s. F. Control.

For months rumors have been cur rent in all sections that the Atlantic x Pacific railroad was either to pass into the control of the Southern Pa cific or the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe companies, and the people were prepared to believe any report having the semblance of authority as possibil- ity in reference to such change. The last report which we clip from the St. Louis Globe Democrat of the Sth inst, that paper having copied it from a California exchange, we publish Tn full below, but it is thought not to be true, in fact no credence is given to it. The people are aware of the fight that has long been going on between the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe for the possession of the Atlantic x Pacific, and we pre- sume sooner or later one of the com panies mentioned will get such con- trol, but no change has taken place as yet:
 Captured by the Santa Fe.
 The Atchison and Topeka company have now complete control of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, and will either extend into California or take the Mohave branch of the Southern Pacific at their own price. The Atchison and Topeka road have won the fight and they are the masters of the situation. The gap between San Bernardino and The Need les will now be closed, and San Diego will at last become the Pacific terminus of the Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe system of roads the greatest over Its own lines, the Alta ntic and Pacific and California Southern. The fight was a hard one, but the bulldog grit of the Boston people won the contest.
 Seligman, who played traitor to the Boston folks by letting Huntington and Gould into the control of the "St. Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad" had, himself and friends, about S2o,ooo, 900 of Atlantic and Pacific bonds, upon which some 5000 900 interest was falling due on January The directors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe polite. lyiinformed MT. Seigman that they would pay no interest on these bonds until this mat ter was righted, Seligman then wente to Bos- ton to impress them with the terrible effects q default in the interest would have upon them land himself) but they stood firm, and Selgman came to their terms and threw over board Gould and Huntington, and thus the Atchson folks gained control of the St, Louis and San Francisco raiload, virtually giving them all the Directors of the Atlantic and Pacific road, and they propose 10 hold the situation.
 The complications are over, and the Cali fornia Southern can now hold up its head as part of the great Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. If there is to be any more fighting, 1t will not be big bully and small boy, but it will be between giants, and when such time comes, we, the people, will be the gain ers.-San Luis Key (Cal.) Star.
 And now comes the following dis patch from Chicago, which puts a new light on the subject, and we hope it may prove true;
 CHICAGO, Feb. B The statement IS pub lished that the indications now are that the Atlantic X Pacific will after all be extended to San Francisco, and independently of either the Southern and Central Pacific railroads. It is declared that two years ago when the road fell under the control of Gould and Huntington, their object was 10 prevent the Atchison. Topeka X Santa Fe from gaining an independent outlet to the Pacific coast. It now appears that Gould and Huntington have lost their hold on the St Louis & San Francisco and the Atchison, Topeka X Santa Fe are again in complete control. ltis claim ed that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe people propose at once to extend the Atlantic & Pacific from The Needles on the Colorado river, to the coast, and make San Diego the principal terminus. '