The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-27
ALONG THE RAIL.
A Southern Pacific CUTOFF Line
Ordered in Texas.
Rumored Changes in the Union Pacific.
Gould's Traffic Combine Earnings
Of Railroads.

Concerning the latest railway project In
Washington, and one in which California
and Nevada capital is largely interested. the
Seattle Post-Intelligence has to say the
following:
The object OF the Stanley, Cascade and East.
ern Road. newly incorporated. Is to construct
and Operate railway from Stanley, 10 Pacific
way OF the Cowlitz Pass, tapping the magniti-
cent beds of anthracite coal In the eastern por-
ton of Lewis County, and which the promoters
Of the comrany have secured. The principal
place OF business Is at Chehalls and the time Of
existence OF the corporation Is placed at Fifty
sistng OF 10000 shares at $50 each. The
names OF the first Board Of Directors are: II. NJ.
Yeringlon OF Nevada, President Of the Carson
from the Seventh Tennessee District; r. j.
and Colorado; o. b. Gently and j. Y. Coffman Of
Chehalis: Closely allied TO this company aud
substantially the same In corporation, is The
Stanley Land and Improvement Company,
which Is formed to assist in developing and
building up the city OF Stanley and adjacent
parts Of Pacific County. The principal place Of
business OF Tue latter company is at Stanley
The capital sIecs OF the company is $4,000. 600.
divided into %. 600 shares of the par value OF
500 each. The Directors are: II. NJ. Yering-
Ton, .. b. Gently, Charles Holm, j. V. Hoton,
W. Nj. Stewart, Senator from Nevada and
father of the famous Silver Bill; John p. Jones,
Senator from Nevada, and Charles GiIchrist of
Centralia. A force of engineers under The lead.
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GoULD'S TRAFFIC COMBINE.
The Railway Age is of the opinion that
Gould's traffic combine of the Western
roads will have the effect of postponing the
extension of the Union Pacific or the Atchi-
The recent issue Of this journal contains the
following:
The new agreement between all the great CON-
panieS between Chicago aud the Pacific Coast
Will doubtless have the effect 10 prevent for some
time The proposed extension OF the Union Pacific
and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe lines to San
Francisco, and perhaps OF tile former to Puget
Sound, where il will come INTO competition with
the Northern Pacific. A large amount OF money
has already been expended ON proposed line In
California w The San Joaquin Valley, which
was undoubtedly backed by the AtchisOn COM
pany, and II was intended TO bring 1t 10 San
francisco, but work on Ibis has lately bern sus-
pended. The recent purchase OF narr0w-gauge
road running lom Oakland, opposite San Fran
cisco, about twenty miles inland, by parties ap.
parently 10 the Atchison interest. is looked upon
as further indication OF the Intentions OF that
company 10 reach San Francisco, although that
result - now likely TO be Indefinitely postponed.
ORDERED AT LAST.
A long-contemplated and very important
improvement has ut last been ordered by
the Southern Pacific Company on its Sunset
Route in Texas, near the junction of the
Pecos River with the Rio Grande, on the line
of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Anto-
MO road. BY surveys recently made the
distance between Shumla and Flanders sta
lions will be reduced from eighteen to seven
miles, and by this cutoff the road will avoid
one OF It's most dangerous points, and will
abandon two tunnels and twenty-SiX bridges,
the construction of which cost more than
81, 100000 On the new line it will be neces-
sary TO bridge the Pecos River, with spans
stretching 1900 feet, and about $50 feet above
The riyer-bed. II is estimated that the cost
Of the work will be about 81 600, 900. and the
contractors, Kicker, Lee 4 Co. Vt Galveston.
have guaranteed to have the work completed
within nine months. On the old route be-
tween the stations above mentioned, the
road sinks from an altitude of 1913 feet to
1905 feet at Painted Cave. and rises to the
height OF 1867 feet at Flanders.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
For the month of November the gross
earnings of the Santa Fe amounted to
81, 1913, S36, which is an increase of S234, eco
over the earnings of the system for the same
month in 1889. The ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco lines earned S6O7, S55 in November. an
increase Of S44 ,643. To the earnings of these
two roads add the gross receipts Of those in
joint ownership, and grand total Of
S5.651, S12 Is haa for the month Of Novem-
Der, an increase OF S340,650 over the gross
earnings fer the same month in 1889. TIE
earnings Of the Canadian Pacific tor Novem-
Der were 81, 34 600, against 81 1854 600 for the
same month in 1889, gain OF $4,000. The
Northern Pacific earned $1,000. 729 for the
same period. and for the corresponding Pc
riod in 1889 the figures were 81, &c, 73l, show
ing an increase 1T $685., 99S.
RUMoRs IN CIRCULATION.
The recent announcement of President
Dillon's appointment Of S. H. II. Clark as
General Manager of the Union Pacific has
set Oh foot all sorts of rumorS concerning
the forces employed by this great system.
1t Is said that the next step will be the
abandonment OF the grand division system
of the road, and the consolidation of the ex-
ecutlve department and general offices at
Omaha. General agents or division agents
in passenger or freight departments will
succeed the general passenger and general
freight agents now located in Denver
Chey Kansas City, Ogden, Portland,
Tacoma and al other division points on the
system. Who will he appointed to these
positions is, OF course. a matter of specuia-
ti0n.
OVER THE NIAGARA.
At the next session of the Canadian Par
lament application will be made for the III
corporation OF the Ontario aud New York
Bridge Company, organized for the purpose
oil constructing railway bridge over the
Niagara River. near the town of Niagara
Such a structure would give the con-
templated road additional facilities for COM
petition with the roads Of the United States
the laws under which it will work.
c. NJ. Davenport, ticket agent of the
Atlantic and Pacific at Sacramento, is in the
city on short vacation.
j. Z. McCall, General Agent Of the Erie,
has returned from Portland.
Charles Speares of the Atlantic and Pacific
has gone south.