Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-17
THE RAILROADS.
Developments Regarding the
Salt Lake Road.
SOME IMPORTANT PROJECTS.
Progress of the Santa Fe's Line
Between This City and
San Diego.

The announcement that appeared in
the telegraphic columns OF this paper
on Friday to the effect that the Utah
Central has decided to extend its line
from Milford to the Nevada State line, is
regarded by railroad men here as an in
dicalion that the extension to Los Ange-
les is now certain. There would be no
object in their running out more track to
the South If they did not intend to come
here, for, Jas General Passenger Agent
sTebbets, Of the Union Pacific, said to a
HERALD reporter last mouth, the Milford
line does not pay operating expenses by
a long way. 'sIn the days when the
Horn mine at Frisco was in full swing"
said Mr.. Tebbets, eve got thousand
dollars worth Of freight a day
over the road and now we
do not get that much a month" I"
The next move that will probably be
made will be the continuation OF the line
to Harper, on the A. and Z. road, over
which fine freight will then be conveyed
in its transit between Salt Lake and Los
Angeles until a through connection with
tl1S CITY ID fnuue.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
Since the above was written other de-
velopments have been brought to light
which make the situation more compli-
Gated than ever. 1t appears now that it
is believed that the Wilbur road will
make connection with tho Utah Cen
tral extension at some point considerably
north OF Mojove. 1t is said that feasible
route was surveyed some years ago, the
pass over the Hierras being near Death
Valley and south Of Owens Lake, and
it is thought that the Utah Central will
therefore come this way into California
and meet the Wilbur road at
come point not yet defined.
1t should be borne in mind that the Will
bur road has at present located its north
ern terminus at Tracy, and the California
and Nevada narrow guage line now in
operation between Oakland and San
Pablo is surveyed to the same point, and
this looks as if the approach to tide-water
will be by this means. J. w. Smith,
who built and practically owns the Cali
fornia and Nevada road is warm friend
of Jay Gould, and as he has lately re-
fused many good offers for his line, some
think that deal is probably intended
with the great railroad king. If this be
go, then Gould would have his line to
the coast, for it is said that he controls
the Utah Genital. General Beale's
agent in this city was inclined, however,
to discredit this story on its being told
him by a HERALD reporter yesterday af-
ternoon. He said that the contracts
made between General Beale and the
Wilbur people are OF such nature that
A l. -. .fx,f hat hat
road will come through the TETON Pass and
on to a connection with the Atlantic and
Pacific at Rodgers, as originally planned.
"There is no doubt whatever said he,
"but that the object in building the road
Is to obtain the trade OF the San Joaquin
valley, and besides that, it will be a line
that the Santa Fe people will want some
day, and they will doubtless look out and
avoid any possibility OF its route being
changed in the manner you describe"
ANOTHER SCHEME.
A San Bernardino paper thinks that
the Southern Pacific has finger in the
pie. 1t says that it would not be
surprised to learn that tile Southern Pa
cific's projected foothill branch from
Ramona to Grafton will meet the Utah
Road at the mouth OF the Cajon Pass
and be there mersed with it, in fact, that
the proposed foothill line is to be merely
q section of the Utah and Los Angeles
Road. This project is certainly feasible,
for as stated by railroad engineer to a
HERALD reporter the other day, in an
interview already published in these
columns, the natural course OF the
Utah line into Los Angeles would
be through the Swarthout Canon
and the Cajon Pass. There is no doubt
at all but that the Southern Pacific would
be glad to lay its hands on the vast coal
and iron deposits of the section to be
traversed by the new road