The morning call., 1893-12-07
TWO NEW ROADS.
Both Seeking Entrance
to This City.
A New Boat to Take the Place of the
New York May Be Built
Next Spring.

RumorS OF new railroads about to be built or
In contemplation are as thick as tiamps 10 win
Ter time, and II they all materialiZe San Fran
cisco will suon become a railroad center of no
small magnitude.
There are said TO be at present two distinct
iines OF road seeking an entrance o this city,
but unfortunately information OK definite ma
ture Is exceedingly difficult o obtain
The first OF these Is the San Francisco and
Atlantic, or Paige and Wilbur road, which has
a line surveyed down the San Joaquin Valley.
crossing the Southern Pacific at Bakersfield or
In tbat neighb0rhood. Instead of going through
the Tebachapi IL followed the TETON Pass near
Gorman station. From there Two lines were
surveyed, one To 90 down the San Ffanci>quto
Canyon across the Santa Clara Valley. through
the Smi aud over the Santa susanna Pass which
leads into The san Fernando Valley and from
Los Angeles. But the Southern Pacific has in
tercepted road In HAT direction by building
lne from Burbank due west TO the foot OF he
survey.
The other survey crossed the Southern Pa
clnc at Bakersfield ran over TO Kramer and
ieached Los Angeles through the Pacoima
Pass. which was overlooked by the Southern
Pacific engineers when they built that road
through the Soiedad Pass.
The Atlantic and Pacific has built some ffty
miles from Goff due north since IL commenced
replacing its iron rais by steel on the main line
from that station west
good deal OF property at Antioch, from which
point tn. road is graded into the west side of
The San Joaquin Valley.
III Is now said that Frederick Homer the en-
glneer, has succ' eded In interesting English
capitalists In the project and that bonds have
been placed in London for the furtherance OF
the work.
When he returned from abroad it Is said he
was accomranied by several gentlemen who
were authorized by the prospective builders 10
lake deeisv steps In the premises, One of
these geutiemeD Is The In,
possession OF the deeds OF the right Of. way and
complete survey OF the line from Stock ton 10
Los Angeles.
Attorney General Hart In a recent interview
spoke OF the connection suit he has lust en-.
tered against the Southern Pacific Company in
w, asnlng,on hsd WIN the building OF new
line OF railroad 10 this city. Last night he said
that the route described above IN part was not
the one 10 which he had reference but refused
10 give any 1uriher information than that the
affair.
Mr. Hart said that the line OF which he smoke
wou'c remain In abeyance until the Oakland
ana Alameda waterfront question Was definitely
should be done ~
From another source. however, it was learned
tnat the reason Tor this rests N tie fact that
tne new line cOntemplairs he erection of large
Terminal facilities, warehouses, etc. in the
RnopeIy mentioned IL n can secure the same.
ne gentleman who yonchsaIed this informa-
tion also stated that he had reason 10 believe
Ihat the North American Navigation Company
mouIu pay DO small part III The new scheme IL it
hateriaiiZed as was expected, but that IL would
De one oil The factors in the new enrerprisr.
Allhougb an early completion of the new
Iodus-0i either OF them-woud be very graft
lying. IL Is not probable that tile work can be
nnished inside OF TWO or three years. Good
Judges say II would take The latter length of
time To build road from Phoebe, the present
terminus oil the Utah Central. to this CITY, and
Mojaye. A
From statements made by members OF the
engineer party lately returned from the Vicinity
OF tDe Geysers, IL looks as II the North Pacific
VIII soon be making efforts to obtain some of
tne shasta routes trade. The new road from
CIoVefuale 10 tie Gey sers Is a set led fact but
Oh course II cuts no ngure with the other road.
VIVA. VIII make a difference, though. Is the
posslDlllty OF roads from Santa Rosa to Calls
togs and also from Petaluma through Sonoma
10 Napa. such roads will shorten tn distance
10 those places and not be hard TO build.
Nneiher they Will be built or not cannot vet
DC tOlu, out that they are contemplated there
Can oe no doubt because the engineers party
nas peen looking over the ground making 4 pre-
iiminary survey. One member OF the party at
nouns on leave OF absence says The work is
almost oone and the result Will soon be handed
over TO officials.
Ice President Crocker OF the Southern Pa
clnc said yesterday that while new steamer
10 take The place Of The wrecked City OF New
tofk would probably be built, IL would not BE-
aoue uhlli some time next spring. Now is The
uuii une 10 navigation and the requirements
Oh tue Paei1c Mail line would not call for an
otnei DOat at present.