Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-05
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC r. r.
Something that Looks Suspi-
ciOusIy Like Business.

"Well, Mr.. Neale, can you give me
any new suits to-day" asked a Union
representatives yesterday of County Clerk
Dodge's courteous deputy. ''Some old
litigation" said Mr.. Neale, sis to be re-
vived at an early date, by
the continuation of proceedings in
the case of the Texas Pacific Rsiload
Company VS.. the San Diego and San
Bernardino Railroad Company ct ais,
for the condemnation of a right of
way for a railroad along the bay and
through Middletown. The proceedings
are revived in the interest of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, who seek
to condemn the lands as successor by
purchase of the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company. The hearing of demurrer
in the matter is set for The third of Jan.
uary next"
Inc reporter, concluding that the case
vas something more than mere bluff,
sought out Colonel A. B. Hotchkiss,
the we'll known railroad attorney, by
whom ne waskindly granted an interview
From the Colonel the following facts
were elected. The suit is brought in the
interest of the Los Angeles & san Diego
Railroad Company, corporation organ.
lied under the wing of the Southern
Pacific Company. A road owned by the
Los Angeles and San Diego Railroad
Company is now being built to Santa
Ana, which however, is not to be the
permanent terminus of the line, but as
fast as the right of way is secured the
work will be pushed OH until the end is
reache dat the bay of San Diego. "You
may say" said Col. Hotchkiss, "that
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
is now taking decisive steps toward se-
curing a right of way between this
city and Santa Ana. The road is one of
the facts of the near future" The
Southern Company, by purchase, sue.
ceeded to all the rights and to all the
grants of the defunct Texas & Pacific
railroad. This latter corporation, some
years ago, graded nearly ten miles of
roadbed, part OF which lies between
New Town and Old Town. 1t was to
condemn" this piece of work
that the above. mentioned suit was
brought in the first place. When the
Texas Pacific road gave up the ghost,
the suit, perforce, lost its vitality, and
it has been for some time pending in
the Superior Court of this county. But
the Southern Pacific Company proposes
to push the cause, and in the event of
successful decision, will pay all as
sessed damages. The strip of land in liti.
cation is upon the proposed route of the
new railroad. Concerning the position
of the remainder of the route, the at.
torney did not seem inclined to speak,
and the reporter thanked the affable and
obliging lawyer. and "went about seek.
ing whom he might devour elsewhere. u
Meeting a gentleman connected with
local corporations, and informing him
what he had learned from Colonel Hotch
kiss and the court house official, The
Union representative was told that
among men somewhat versed in such
matters, it was thought that the
line to be pursued by the Los Angeles
and San Diego Railroad was the pro-
rosed route Of the Central Railroad, i. e.,
through Cajon. Escondido, Poway and
out at Oceanside, II have good au.
thority for thinking this line to be the
plan" said the gentleman, who certainly
knows what 'good authority" means.-
San Diego Union.