The morning call., 1892-02-17
ALONG THE RAIL.
The Santa Fe Has Not Bid for the
DOnahue Road.
Extension to the Coast Of the Rio Grande West
ern-The Smallest Road Has the Largest
Passenger Traffic.

The story that the managers Of the Santa
Fe have made an offer for the San Francisco
and North Pacific is officially denied. Ia
speaking Of the matter yesterday, Mr.. Me-
Glynn said:
"Ihe estate must be closed up and dlYl-
sion be made but this will not be accom-
piished in such way as to sacrifice the
property. When the road was offered re-
Gently for sale in the East, figures were sup
piled to the management Of the Atchlson
system. to the Seigmans and to the man
ayers of several tranScOntinental roads.
These figures and accompanying facts fairly
presented the condition and extent OF the
road, its equipment, resources, advantages,
capacity for earning an income, etc. Inc
property is too valuable to be sacrificed.
at has deep water close to the ferry at
TiburOn so that a large vessel can almost
come up to the present pier 1t has ter
minus in San Francisco. There would be
no necessity for extending a mole out to
reach deep water, as in the case at Oakland
1t would form an excellent connection with
the Atchison, which could easily reach it
from Benicia over fat country after eX-
tending up tho San Joaquin Valley. 1t
passes through a fine, fertile country. It's
Il II
tmental line, with large local business al
ready secured. l expect several bids VIII
come in for it,"
RIO GRANDE WESTERN EXTENSION.
Concerning the recent rdmors that the
Rio Grande Western Will soon make an eX-
tension 10 this Coast the ElkO Free Press OF
recent date has an account of a conference
at Ogden during the early part OF the month
between the TeDTCsent atlVeS OF Northwest
ern and of the Rio Grande Western with the
Nanderbilts behind the former, This con-
ference, 1t Is said, was brought about by
Ogden men, and had for its first object the
harmOnizing Of the interests OF the railroads
cOnverging there, and the speedy building
of a great trunk line from Ogden to the Pa
efc Coast. Every conflicting interest OF
the railroads concerned has, ii is said, been
fully and finally adjusted, and every energy
of the stupendOus rlvairies heretofore eX-
isting has taken new form, and their united
strength Will now be expanded in the build
ing up of a great system Of transcontlnental
traffic from New York via Ogden to San
Francisco.
The articles ofincoTporatiou OF the Ogden
and Occidental were filed, it IS stated, on
February with the Territorial Secretary at
Salt Lake City, The route Of the Ogden
and Occidental has already been deter
mined. and viii be from Ogden TO point
near COrinne or the Southern Pacific. then
skirting the northern shores of the Great
Salt Lake to point just beyond the prom
Ontory, thence as straight as possible to San
Francisco, the distance by the proposed sur
vey being 2l3 miles shorter than the South
ern Pacific.
Material for the first 100 miles is now, it is
reported, on the spot, aud II Is agreed be-
tween all parties concerned that the Rio
Graude Western shall furnish at once all
the engines and cars needed for cOnstruc-
ton. Actual work will be begun within the
next ten days, a contract with Messrs.
Corey Bros having been signed for the
grading to point near Corinne.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC FIGURES.
j is strange fact that the little Boston
and Maine Railroad, with a total mileage of
less than 1909, should enjoy the heaviest
passenger traffic of any Toad in the United
States. During the year 1890 this line car
RED 80, 81, 923. against 5,984,000 for 1882.
The immense travel IS due to a great eX-
tent to summer and suburban traffic. For
the year 1890 the Boston and Albany carried
only II. 29j.63 The New York Central,
1915. 397; New York and Erie, Is, 2j6 OIL;
New York and New England, 1853. 30;
New York and New Haven, 9,457, 34; Ola
Colony, reaching out FROM Boston, q, 305,-
226; Pennsylvania Railroad Che old Penn
sylyania Central, from Philadelphia to
PittsbuTg. and branch, aggTegating 1440
miles, &C, 0G6 26S; United Railroads of New
jersey. part of the Pennsylvania cOmpany's
system. p, 800, 1871; Philadel phia and Read
ing. IS 103, 1888; Baltimore and Ohio, 1922
965; Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau,
1903. 946; Chicago and Northwestern, H.
112, IS9. Ii thus appears that the heaviest
passenger travel to and from a single city
over a single line Is on the lines leading out
from Boston. The heaviest of all travel,
however. is on the elevated railroad sys-
TEN Of New York, on which in 1890 the pas
sengers numbered 1S5, S33 632 against Sc. 361,-
029 in 1892.
A RUN TO NEW YORK
The Wagner private car 'Grassmere"
left the city on Saturday evening for an
Othey run to New York. 1t is occupied on
this trip by 2. NJ. Vessel and party Mr.
Vessel is a prominent business man Of
Valparaiso and brOtheT-in-lRw OF n K.