St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-04

Ogden. The Union Pacific people also
add to this story the statement that the
Chicago & Northwestern is going
through to the coast. and will make its
terminus at Gray's Harbor, where 1t
already owns a large dock frontage.
This story does not look probable,
however, when it is seen that the
location OF the Pacific Short Line
is through a territory where for
some five hundred miles it is the only
competitor of the Chicago & North
Westerns tranSmiSSOuri extension, and
again the Chicago & Northwestern is
opposing the entrance of the Pacific
Short Line into Sioux City. There is
one thing. however. that the Union
Pacific people are not saying much
about Just at present, but that makes
the Central Pacific people feel very bad,
and that is the Nevada Pacific. which
was organized to build from Salt Lake
City to Los Angles, with branch to
San Francisco. The consolidated Sys-
tenn has secured control of the Nevada
Pacific, with its charter, franchises,
surveys. etc, and is now part of the con-
sOli6ated system from Frisco, Utah. This
road will shorten the distance by the
Union Pacific route to Los Angeles
some $50 miles, and will materially re-
duce the present mileage to San Fran
cisco. 1t will also force the Central Pa
cific. now part of the Southern Pacific
system. to secure a new broad gauge
ally east of Ogden, and this explains
the broadening of the gauge of the Rio
Grande Western from Ogden to Grand
junction and the extension OF the Colo
RADIO Midland, now local road running
out of Denver to connection with the
Rio Grande Western to Grand juno
ton, the contract for which was let
this week. The Central Pacific will
undoubtedly come up Serenely. owning
the Rio Grande Western, which is dis
tinct from the Denver & Rio Grande.
and also the Colorado Midland. which
would give it an eastern terminus IN
Denver. where it would find ample COLI
nectiOnS for the East.
All things considered, the Union Pa
citic management will bear watching:
The famous author Of "a Chapter of
Erie" is not In the same business as
when he wrote that novelette, on rail-
road wrecking. 1t will be rough deal
on Uncle Samuel. but everything now
points to the creation of rival system
to the Union Pacific by the Union Pa
cific management and the abandonment
of the present subsidized lines to the
general government, rather than pay
either principal or interest of its ire
mendOus Indebtedness. What this
move. which, while 1t is many months
away, is undoubtedly under cOnsidera-
ton. will lead to it matter OF
wide speculation. Certainly upon the
abandonment Of the main line to the
government the consolidated system
will refuse to form an alliance with the
government road. but will throw what
business it controls to its own eastern
connection. The Central Pacific or
Southern Pacific company, the only
other line which cali exchange business
with the government road at its western
terminus, will have Its own outlet to
Denver, and probably traffic arrange
n.ent with some line from Denver to
Chicago. This will leave the govern
ment in possession of over LOCO miles or
main line, running from Omaha TO Ogden,
on which there is no local traffic after
the first $50 miles out of Omaha IS
passed, which has cost more than would
build three new lines like it to-day. and
on which star collection of first mort
gage bOndholders will be prepared to
dispute possession with the govern
ment. The road will have no source
of revenue save its local tonnage. and
the parties who take it must keep 1T
at any cost. Out of the deal there will
one great relief. If the United States
government gets the road and under
takes to operate 1t, there will be no
necessity for any more scheming on the
part of the Tanners and DudleyS as to
how to reduce the surplus.