Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-23
THE NEW ROADS.
Important Information In News.

The following letter appeared 6ome
time ago in the Salt Lake Tribune, writer
by a citizen of Beaver, Utah:
EDITOR TRIBUNE-If surveying parties
mean anything, there are strong indica'
tions of another railroad being BULL
through Southern Utah, Nevada, and to
California before long. There are three
parties now out making preliminary sur
veys in the interest of the Utah, Nevada
and California Railroad Company-one
between Manti and Beaver, one between
Beaver and Cedar City, and another
between St. George and California. One
route was surveyed up the Sewer river
and crossing into Parowan valley through
Fremont's pass, another via Buckskin
caflon into Paro wan, while third left the
Sewer river, going west through Clear
Greek cafion via Cove creek and Beaver
Into Parowan valley. From Parowan they
went south through Cedar City to st.
George and on southwest. This COM
pany has also secured the services OF Mr..
P. B. McKeon to claim for them the
right of way through Southern Utah.
Mr.. McKeon was interviewed and asked
what so much surveying meant, to which
he replied, "It means business" He
said that their company would have q
road built to the Coast now before the
Utah Central extension got there.
As the surveys indicate that this road
may 60 via Fremont's pass and leave
Beaver in the cold, that seeming to be an
easier grade, the energetic people OF
Beaver City have been exerting them
selves for some time to induce this rail-
road company to come through Clear
Creek can On and via Beaver. Last Thurs.
day evening g rousing meeting was held
for this purpose in the Central school.
house, at which $40, $50 was subscribed
under the following conditions:
In consideration that the Utah,
Nevada and California Railroad Com
pany will construct standard gauge
railroad into and through Beaver City,
in Beaver county, Utah Territory, we, the
undersigned, and each Of US, on account
of the public and private benefits accru.:
ing to US, and each of US. by reason OF
such construction, hereby promise and
agree to pay to said Utah, Nevada and
California Railroad Company, the
several amounts set opposite our respec-
tive names 80 soon as said railroad shall
be constructed ready for the rolling stock
to and through Beaver City and Beaver
county, Utah.
This subscription is made by us to in
duce said railroad company to so con-
struct its railroad, and shall be void I'M
less said railroad is built ready for the
rolling stock to and through Beaver
City, Utah, on or before June l, 1891.
The Beaver people are we'll aware OF
the advantage that would be derived by
a railroad through their city, and they
will spare no efforts or means within
their power to secure one. @.
Beaver, Utah, November 20, 1889.
The San Bernardino papers of last
Saturday published the following notice
without comment.
Articles of incorporation of the South
western railroad were filed with the
County Clerk yesterday.
The capital stock of the corporation
is Sc 900 900, and the number Of shares
10000. The amount of stock paid in is
$242 900. The directors are Samuel
| Merrill. OF Des Moines. Iowa; Richard
Gird and John WATSON, Chino, Cal. /;
George L. Joy, R. B. Taylor, South
Riverside, Cal. F. H. Head, Elsinore,
CAL, and H. Palmer, Berkeley, Cal
The term for which the corporation is to
exist ia fifty years, and the principal
place of business is San Bernardino.
The purposes for which the corpora
ton is formed are to construct, maintain
and operate railroad of standard gauge
with telegraph line, from and between
the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles
to a point in or near the Cajon pass, in
San Bernardino county, an estimated
length OF 220 miles.
This is evidently the Union Pacific line
from Cajon pass to this city. The con.
tract existing between the Santa Fe ano
the Utah Central provides for the com
mon use of the track of the Santa FL
from Barstow through the Csjon pass
It is we'll known that from this point or
there will be an independent line to thii
city. The Southwestern Railroad Com
psny ID an allied organization which will
ultimately be merged into the Unior
Pacific combine. 1t is supposed that thu
|; line will run to the south of the Southern
Pacific line through the Chino ranch.
The Salt Lake Tribune has this to ga,
with regard to work on the Utah Contra
extension to Bsrstow:
Engineer Mccartney, of the Union Pa
, cifc, returned yesterday from the soutl
NSuhNy, hC Lad OCOu AOi cCNCIh
weeks looking over the proposed new
line. He did some tall rustling in gettin
over the country, and has applied him
: self assiduously to his work, but he ha
been able to walk about in his shir
sleeves while Salt Lake people were il
overcoats, and to suck the succulen
orange and roll under his tongue tn
} sweet, festive pomegranate, while Sal
, Lake people we're glad to get fall apple
at from So to "a per bushel. He say
. the work on the extension begins just a
soon as Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins ca
D fire their men, tools, and supplies int
} the country, and train loads of thes
, may be expected along most an
time. While the line to Phoebe j
of course settled upon, the eng
neers will be kept busy figuring out o
} locations beyond. Phoebe hill will b
reached from a stub by the main lin
3 which runs by the foot Of th
7 mountain, and then turns south by wei
: toward the California line. There are tw
or three routes laid off between Pioch
and Ash Meadows, and by the time th
8 contractors have the first piece Of ii
road completed, the rest. will be def
nitely decided upon and ready for th
graders. The climate in Southern N,
vada is beautiful, especially in the vicil
ity of the Los Vegas ranch, and fruits
!. all kinds abound. The line to the A
lantic and Pacific junction will be onl
d00 villas onJ aorpoofiov, nor thans