The morning call., 1892-05-29
The SANTA FE.
Wants to Get Out of the Clutches
of the Southern Pacific.
Surveyors Running Line to Complete the
Road to San Francisco to COmpste With
the Grasping Monopoly.

The Chicago Journal of recent date says
the following concerning the movements OF
the Atchison, Topeka aud Santa Fe in Cali
fornia:
With portion Of the 500, 100000 raised
on second mortgage securities the Atchson,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
proposes to extend its line to San Francisco.
It will have $50 miles to build from Rogers,
q point on the Atlantic and Pacific division
east Of MojaYe, by using the route surveyed
about FIVE years ago by what was then
known as the Wilbur-Paige Company. It
has long been the desire of the Santa Fe
people to secure a line Of its own in Cali
fornia and thereby get out of the clutches Of
the Southern Pacific, the tracks Of which it
has been compelled to use to San Francisco,
and under conditions that never have been
satisfactory. President Marvel, who has
been in Europe pushing negotiations, re-
turned home last evening. 1t Is estimated
that the building of this extension Will cost
at least $40, 600, 600, OF one-haf OF the funa
reserved out of the 500, 100000 after retiT-
ing $50, 600 worth OF bonds.
WORK IN EARNEST.
The MADEIRA Mercury saws: a party Of
surveyors under charge of w. II. Oliver ran
a line down a street yesterday afternoon
and are now camped at Borden. Mr.. Ollyer
was very reticent when asked for partIcu-
lars Of the survey, and only vouchsafed the
information that the work was being done
for a company in San Francisco. From
other sources it was learned tnat the survey
is being made by the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee Railroad Company.
The company has been endeavoTing for
some time TO complete its road from M0have
to San Francisco and thus have transcOn-
tinental road TO compete with the Southern
baked by the latter-named company who
had secured the right-of-way.
An agreement was entered into some
years ago whereby the Atchison, Topeka
aud Santa Ee agreed TO take the business of
the Southern Pacific Company over its lines
on the Atlantic and Pacific, system Of the
AtcbisOu, Topeka and Santa Fe, with a
terminus at MOhaYe. In return the South
eTn Pacific Company agreed to haul the
other company's business over its line from
Mohave TO San Francisco. This contract
expires In year, and the Atkinson Topeka
people have been laying plans for long
time TO extend its road to the Bay City. The
present survey is the result Of the planning
which has been occupying the people who
wish to compete for the business of which
the Southern Pacific Company now have
monopoly.
SURVEYORS RUNNING A LINE.
The surveyors left Stockton seven weeks
dEO anu nave luu liHb pdldllbi 10 tuH
Southern Pacific track about 1900 feet to the
west Of II. They did not have any trouble
IN securing the right Of way from Stockton
to this place, as the people all along the
route OF the intended road were eager to
make concessions in order TO get the benefit
of the increase in the price Of their lands
and whatever reduction may be made In
rates by the competing lines.
The Southern Pacific Company have been
expecting some such move and have not
been idle. Several branch roads have been
built in order to corral the business of the
country removed from their main line.
Although not stated as positive fact it is
sad by several people who are in position
TO know that the P0llasky road from Fresno
to Hamptonville was built by the Southern
Pacific The statement bears the earmarks
of truth, as the ties and rails used In It's
construction have done service on the
Southern Pacific road.
The surveyors are working at Borden,
and will soon be IN Fresno on their way to
Bakersfield and MohaVe.