The herald., 1893-12-19
ANOTHER RAILWAY PROMISED,
Facts About a Very Important
Proposition.
A Road from San Francisco to the
Atlantic and Pacific.
Contracts Let for the Construction OF
the Line for Three Hundred Miles
south-Engitsh Capitalists
Interested.

The various rumors as to new COM
peting road from San Francisco east
ward are beginning to assume tangible
shape, in fact the contractors who will
do the work are authority for the state
ment that ground will be broken inside
of 60 days.
The San Frapcieco and Atlantic rail-
way is the company which will give the
idea the form of substantially, and al
though the details of the project cannot
as yet be made public, for obvious res-
sons, yet sufficient information is at
hand to give the public general outline
of the work contemplated.
The officials OF the new company can
not be blamed for their reticence in
making public their intentions until all
arrangements have been perfected. They
have relentless foe in the Southern
Pacific company, and will not soon for
get ansexperience which occurred when
venture similar to the present was we'll
under way and seemed bound to sue
ceed One of the sons of William b.
Vanderbilt was at that time the promo
ter OF the scheme, and had, in fact,
guaranteed the money to push the en-
terprise through. But G. P. Huuting-
ton got wind of the affair and immedI-
ately called upon the senior Vanderbilt
relative TO the matter. Just what took
place in the meeting never became pub
lie, but it was rumored at the time that
the latter gentleman, for an unknown
consideration, agreed to see that his son
took no further active steps in the mat
ter, and the rumor gathered credibility
from the fact that the gentleman almost
Immediately after the meeting men
toned occurred severed his connection
with the company.
The principal officials OF the road who
are known at present are Frederick
Homer, who is president, J. w. Eisen-
hult, L. f. Durand and Sir Douglas Fox
of 2S Victoria street. London, E. G. The
latter gentleman is now in the southern
portion of tho state with corps of en-
gineers, eudeavoring to settle upon the
exact locality OF the junction which will
be made with the Atlantic and Pacific.
This is about the only main feature of
the proposed route which has not yet
been decided upon, but sufficient is
known to say with certainty that the
new road will form junction with the
Atlantic and Pacific in either Kings or
Los Angeles county.
All the contracts have been let for the
construction of 500 miles of the road
from this city south. The promoters of
the line have been over it several times
and are well acquainted with the terri
tory traversed. Along the proposed
route the engineering corps met with a
very hatterng reception at every hand,
and the right of way was obtained with
out the slightest trouble.
Bide are now being received for the
construction of the San Francisco and
West Shore road, which will be part
| OF the new system. Contractors were
over the proposed route last week, and
| the names of several big railroad capi-
talists of st. Louis and Chicago were on
the register OF the Adobe House at San
Pedro Point at the time the contractors
were also there. By the Goth inst. all
the bids for construction and equipment
will be closed. This line will leave the
city near the junction of Twenty fourth
street and Potrero avenue, and by an
underground system OF road will reach
the OCEAN by way of the Spring Valley
water works, thence tunneling through
San Pedro Point to reach Half Moon
Bay. As before stated, Sir Douglas Fox
/ is now endeavoring to fix upon the most
available point to intersect the Atlantic
and Pacific line. The route through
Los Angeles county has been thoroughly
surveyed and discussed in all its phases.
and that through Kings county is now
receiving the attention of the promoters
of the road.
Within one month the reports of the
engineers will be ready. Mr.. Fox, the
Burlington people and others interested
will have arrived at some definite con-
clUsion relative to the work OF the south.
ern portion OF the line, and the enter
price will then be in d condition to lay
it before the public. Unless something
at present untorseen should occur work
Will certainly commence inside OF gu
days, and the time, place and day will
be announced in these columns.