Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-06
THE RAILROADS.
Mr.. G. P. Huntington on
the s. P.'s. Intentions.
HE APPRECIATES SAN PEDRO.
Financial Reports Of the A. T. &
s. +. and the G. B. u o.
Depot Gleanings.
THE RAILROADS.
HE APPRECIATES SAN PEDRO.

The following is the interview re.
Gently obtained with Mr.. G. P. Hunt
ington by San Francisco Bulletin
reporter, an extract from which has
already appeared in the telegraphic
columns of this paper:
II can say that have found all
matters on the system out here very
satisfactory - said Mr.. Huntington,
when questioned regarding the results
of his visit. Everything is extremely
satisfactory except that the lines are
not making the money they should
not the money warranted by the cap
ital invested. Yes, we had very
pleasan trip north. We went espe-
cially to look at some property
acquired recently by the COM
pany on Vancouver Island.
There are some 1000, 900 acres
there and about 100000 acres
of coal land. l was delighted with
the purchase and with the country
there. The coal deposits are of excel
lent quality, very similar to the We'll
lington. The nearest port to them is
Port Augusta. We are going to put
on q line of steamers between that
point and San Francisco. The fuel
supply here must be cheapened, the
people deserve to have it so, and the
railroads need it. There is nothing in
the report that my company is con-
sidering plans for building north from
Seattle to the Canadian Pacific. Such
q road will doubtless be built--they
are talking of it up there-but it is
out of our bailiwick.
1--WE have laid out many plans OF
work. Colonel Crocker and | have
just been looking them over. Nearly
all are feeders for our lines in Califor-
mia. We have thought Of several
branches in Central and Southern
Oregon, but we cannot do anything
about them now. The road connect
ing Templeton and Santa Barbara will
b5 completed in due time, but not
zlished. 1t will go directly through
San Luis Obispo, and there will be a |
branch line from some point to con-
meet the Salinas and San joaquin |
valleys. Already about ninety miles
on the branch down the west side Of
the San joaquin river have been
built. This will go down and join
the main line, but on which |
side of Lake Tulare has not yet
been determined. We do not know
that the Santa Fe is back OF that other
line in the San Joaquin. 1t is my
judgment that gentlemen are building
the line independently, hoping to sell
it out when done. Our line to Santa
Rosa will be running in about three
weeks. We are going to build down
the foothills from Oakdale to Sumner,
and the line from Visalia will form
part Of the same branch. We have
been looking over the country in the
foothills north through Ell Dorado,
Placer and Butte, but have merely
looked things over. We will build
into Lake county, and doubtless in
time get up into the northern coast
COMMITTEES. We are at work now build |
ing twenty miles west from Huron,
and possibly somc day connection
will be made from there with the end
of the line in San Benito county.
PROSPECTIVE PLANS.
1--WE are soon going to extend the
Monterey line around by Cypress
Point and Carmel Bay. The Pacific
Improvement Company has some
1000 acres in there, and near Cypress
Point are banks of fine glass sand
about the best on the coast. 1t is
beautiful at Carmel Bay. The climate
is delightful. 1t is planned to build
large race-track and establish other
attra tions there.
"We will keep our Occidental and
Oriental line up in good shape. We
have just lost a ship, but we never in
sure on land or sea, and we could lose
several such steamers without the ac-.
count being against US. We have Just
leased the Arabic to come out and
take the place of the San Pablo. We
have no thought OF taking up the
Australian or Hawaiian trade-all our
lines run east and west. Our coal
steamers from the North will make
regular trips to San Pedro. That, /
am convinced, is the best port in
Southern California, far better than
San Diego, because more accessible,
and it is also well protected.
''The coal we have just found on
the line in Monterey county is excel
lent in quality and we feel fairly con-
fident as to quantity. 1t will be a
good thing for the State if it turns out
as we hope. 1t is soft coal and will
doubtless be of value on the railroad"
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