The morning call., 1890-11-26
ALONG THE RAIL.
Work on the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Line.

The San Francisco and San Joa quin Val
ley Railroad Company has resumed work
on its line from Rodgers, station on the
Atlantic and Pacific through TETON Pass,
and down through San Joaquin Valley 10
tide water, distance OF about $50 miles. j..
r. WILDER, President of the company, has
recently opened an office on Market street,
and construction work will be pushed
rapidly.
OF the project he says: "We estimate
that it will cost about S10,0OO,O00 to build
such a line as we have in view. This seems
a large sum of money to expend on con-
struction for distance Of $50 miles, and as
matter of fact the road could be built much
cheaper, but it is the intention of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Company to
build and equip a frst-class line in every re-
Spect. The route over the mountains Will be
an unusually expensive one.
Between S5,000,C00 and 5000, 600 Will
also be required to extend the no ad from
| tide water to San Francisco or about S17,-
O00,0 to complete the entire work. In re-
lation to the preliminary work we have al
ready finished grading on about seventy
five miles Of the road through the San
| Joaquin Valley, and over two years ago did
| considerable work in the mountains at Ie]on
| Pass. We are now in fair way to push
| right ahead with the work of construction
and | feel justified in saying that the road
| will BIO we'll on toward completion within
| the next two years"
HAS the construction of the line anything
| to do with the reported extension OF the
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe from Mo-
| jave to San Francisco?"
"Well," replied Mr.. WILDER, "it is rather
| early in the day to talk OH this subject.
! What could say might be premature, but
| If we should run to San Francisco and our
limo apn1d hp hos cd hxrth a Cth ar
| pany of which you speak for less sum
| than would be required to construct a paral-
| ference?'
The San Francisco and San Joaquin Val
| ley Railway g, mpany was organized and
| incorporated some three years and half
| ago and articles of incorporation filed with
| the Secretary Of State and the County Clerk
OF each county through which the proposed
| road is TO pass The capital stock is SD
100000 The officers of tie company, are;
Isaac X. WILDER, President; Louis +. Monte
agile, Secretary. D::ectors-Timothy Paige,
! w. j. Little and John S. WILDER, a brother
Of the company's President.
An evening pub icatiou says that neil er
Mr.. Bissell of the Atlantic and Pacific nor
| Freight Agent Sproule of the Southern
| Pacific has received notice from Chicago of
an agreement to raise trans -contine tai
| freight rates. As matter of fact, both
have received such notice, as well rs Mr..
Sanborn, General Agent of the Burlington,
and nearly all the other general agents in
this city.
Though it has not been decided when this
agreement will take effect, railroad men
think that it will not be later than De-
cember Goth; but that an advance of 10 per
cent has been made in commodity rates on
both West and East bound business west of
| the Missouri River. none pretend TO doubt
| IL Is not rum0r. but settled TACT. ms
increase will not affect California fruit ship
ments, as such freight comes under the head
of Especial Tariff"
The following changes are noticed in the
new timetable for the narrow gauge. which
will 90 into effect on Saturday next: No. 8,
leaving here at 2:i5 p. NJ, will be changed to
leave at :15 p. NJ. and No. II, now leavin.
at As p. NJ, will by the new card leave this
city at 10 P. NJ. Train No. 5 by the new
schedule will be run as hunters train,
leaving here at II 40 p. NJ. and running
through to Los GatoS.
j. W. Adams, General Southern Agent Of
the Chicago and Alton, is in the city, en-
route to Portland.
Freight Agent Johnson of the Union Pa
cifc has returned from Los Angeles.