The morning call., 1890-07-30
ALONG THE RAIL.
A Reasonable Prospect of a Trans
continental Line.

The rumor that the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe people are about to extend
their line from Mojave to this city seems
to be confirmed by dispatches from New
York and statements by officials of several
lines. By the terms Of their contract with
the Southern Pacific Company, they are
obliged to give them a two years notice
be fore commencing the construction of
such line, and such notice has already
been served. Several years ago, the Atch l.
sons officials tried to make arrangements
with the Southern Pacific Company,
whereby the line between Mojave and this
city should be joint property. The South
ern Pacific management was willing to enter
into such contract, provided the two systems
were consolidated and entirely under lls
control To this the AtchlSOn would not
consent, and the prospective arrangement
merged into contract by which the Santa
Fe is allowed to runits own trains over the
Southern Pacific line from Mojave, paying
therefor a yearly rental. 1t is generally
understood that the extension from MolaVe
to this city will be through San Mate0
County Press dispatches announce the
purchase of several hundred acres Of land
III this county, on which the company Will
build shops and round-houses. Mr.. Croker
was interviewed yesterday regarding the
project, and said that although he had as
yet received no official announcement OF
the intention of the Santa Fe to build 10
this city, yet he had no doubt that sucn Is
its intention.
The Occur d'Alene Miner of recent date
says, regarding the construction OF the
Northern Pacific between Mlssoula ana
Wallace: Only forty or forty-iye miles re-
main to be built, and considerable work has
been done in spots upon that. More men
are being rushed to the front from Dotn
ends, and 1t Will not be many months be-
fore the South Fork Will boast OF another
standard gauge road, one with an eastern
outlet, which should reduce freight rates
considerably, as 1t means difference OF
200 miles saved ON business coming from or
going east of MiSsoula. About thirty-fve
men passed through Wallace Tuesday en-
route for the front, ana more are expected
daily. If good weather prevails there Is ne
room for doubt that the Northern PACING
Will run standard trains between Wallace
and Mssoula before November LIST.
DoNAHUE LINE.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of
the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way was held yesterday afternoon, with all
members present. Nothing but routine
business was transacted. The stage line
recently put on by managers Of this road
between Ukiah and Eureka is being well
patrJniZed. and is an assured success tnan-
cially. a stop-over OF SIX hours Is made at
Hydesyille.
The erection of a new depot building will
be commenced in a few days at SebastOp0l,
the terminus of the Sauta Rosa branch OF
the San Francisco and North Pacific. Lud-
wien s. Co of Santa Rosa have the contract
for this building, the cost of which will be
about 5000
Four hundred and forty carloads of de-
ciduous fruits have been shipped East from
Sacramento this month. A large part of
the fruit this year is shipped by passenger
train, shippers preferring this to the Eek
pedited service"
The Directors of the Central Pacific Rail-
road COMPANY have declared dividend of
81 per share, payable on August 1st This
is the first dividend since February, 1889.
and Superintendent of Tracks Wallace OF
the Southern Pacific Company, left last
evening for au inspection OF the lines IN
Oregon.
large party Of Odd Fellows left yester-
day for Chicago over the Chicago, Milwau
kee and st. Paul and Union Pacific. Cen
eral L. Ii. Black has charge of the party.
Wheat shipments to Port Costa are in
creasing rapidly; the daily average is l53
carloads, which is lighter than the average
for the same time last year.
The troubles in Guatemala have suspend
ed the negotiations for the purchase of the
Guatemala Central Railway by the Guate-
malan Government
o. f. Southw0rth, Contracting Freight
Agent of the Great Northern, with head
quarters in New York, is in town.
p. j. McGlynn of the Donahre line is due
here Tomorrow over the Northern Pacific.