The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-08-31
The Yuma and San Diego Rail
road.
rs. F. Chronicle, August oath

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Railroad had been sold. During the
day Mr.. Graves let contracts for the
building of the first forty miles of the
road. and work will be commenced
inside Of thirty days.
Tie Los Angeles, San Diego and
Yuma Railroad, the name under
which it is Incorporated, has a capital
stock of $5.OOO,000. The leading
stockholders are: Alfred Sully, presi-
dent Of the Ohio Southern Railway;
L. r. Bacon of the firm of j. P. New
comb & Co. of 50 Wall street, New
York; w. n. Sanford, attorney-at-
law of 2 Wall street, New York;
William E. Graves, the New York
banker. About one year ago Mr.
Graves came to this coast from New
York, and in conjunction with Will
liam H. Carlson of San Diego secured
franchise from the city fathers of
San Diego for right of way from II
street, San Diego, to Point Iona.
The franchise was bitterly opposed by
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
road, and even after the San Diego
Council granted the franchise the
Santa Fe people continued the fight,
resulting in tracks being torn up and
laid at night, and several injunctions
being granted. The new road was in
corporatcd as the San Diego and
Eastern Terminal Railway, by Carl
son and Graves. Contracts were let
and the first thirty miles of the road
from San Diego to Del Mar were soon
built. In tbs mean time the new COM
pany secured the most valuable ter
minal franchise in San Diego, to-
gether with extensive wharf fran
chise at Point Iona and other points
on San Diego bay. Mr. Carlson re.
Gently secured a one fourth interest in
the II street wharf, one of the largest
and most important waterfr front
properties in San Diego A few days
since Mr.. Graves secured the other
three-fourths interest in the wharf
paying for the same $4,000 in cash.
This gave the new company the con
troll of the best wharf in San Diego,
and the one adjoining that of the
Oceanic Steamship Company of San
Francisco. After Graves and Carlson
secured their franchise from H street
to Point Iona they went further, and
secured an additional franchise from
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Of San Diego to National City.
The Los Angeles, San Diego and
Yuma Railroad absorbs both San
Diego franchises. AS has been stated,
the road is already built from San
Diego to Del Mar, distance of thirty
miles. This line will be continued at
once from Del Mar to Los Angeles,
passing through the famous San Mar
garita ranch, through the town of
Orange and just west of the city of
Santa Ana. From San Diego east
ward the new road will pass through
National City and thence to the Cuya
maca range of mountains, and thence
across the Colorado desert to Yuma,
thus making direct connection with
the Southern Pacific Railroad at
Yuma This will give the Southern
Pacific an entrance into the San Diego
country for the first time, thereby
breaking the long held monopoly of
the Santa Fe system.
1t is the intention Of the company
to complete the entire line from Los
Angeles to Fort Yuma inside of one
year. Mr.. Graves, the president of
the company, let contracts in this city
yesterday for the first forty miles of
road, and the work will be pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible President
Graves will leave for the East on
Monday to purchase rails and rolling
stock for the new road. The new line
will be an important factor among
California railroads. 1t will make
cheaper freight rates for the entire
southern country, including the pen
insula of Lower California. Through
sleeping car service will be inaugural
ed between San Diego and New Or
leans. At present the only through
trains from the country southwest of
Los Angeles are run by the Santa Fe
people.
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EVERY silver district IN New Mexi-
co, Arizona and Western Texas should