The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-03-02

MISSOURI PACIFIC PLANS TO
REACH THE PACIFIC COAST.
What Is Said About the Proposed
Salt Lake and Los Angeles
Road.

San Lake ana Los angeles
Road.
The latest rumor Of railroad extension
from the East to the coast, comes in .
dispatch from Pueblo, Col, saying that
the Missoui Pacific Company is pushing
the construction of its new line. called
the Pueblo, Gunnison and Pacific, across
the Rocky Mountains. According to the
dispatch referred to, the Pueblo. Gunni.
son and Pacific will carry the Missouri
Pacific from Pueblo almost $50 miles. and
across the Rocky mountains. From the
end of this line 300 miles more will carry
them to the eastern terminus Of the Ne
vada Southern road. which is now build. |
ing from COTS. aud with which it is be-
lieved they will make joint traffic ar.
rangements, and the same with the Santa |
Fe, by which lines Missouri Pacific trains |
can run from St. Louis to Los Angeles or
San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Express, under the
heading /" Shall We Get Itr has the
following article in relation to the pro-
posed railroad from that city to Salt
bake: .sf&t
GA SILT Lake gentleman who is now
here, and who is interested Ia seeing the
much talked OF railroad between here
| and there 9 reality. has received a map
showing the route Of the proposed line
| from Salt Lake to San Francisco. Part
of tho line has already boon built by the
company recently Incorporated at Salt
Lake, and the remainder is expected to
be completed within q year. 1t runs
through Deep Creek gol1 district. The
gentleman says that II the proper effort
were made to show that there are more
inducements to turn the road south from
the gold country named. and continue it
to Los Angeles. there might be some show
Of accomplishing it with the proper co.
operation from this end Of the line. This
means to build up from hero and meet
tina Salt Lakers half way. Zone of the
most important things that would make
this scheme feasible" said he, sis the
bill before the California Legislature to
enable counties and towns to issue bonds
in favor of railroad construction. II the
people here have any idea Of the immense
advantage this would be to them. they
will urge in every possible way the pass.
age of this bill. A. it would afford the
most practicable method Of Los Angeles,
San Diego, San Bernardino and Inyo
counties joining and securing the much
coveted rail communication with Salt
Lake City. The map sent to me also
shows the surveys from Salt Lake to Loi
Angeles and Salt Lake to San Diego
These two lines are exactly the same
length. The distance is about 656 miles
! Coal could be laid down here from tn,
. great Utah fields for IS ton in small
Y lots and $3.50 ton in large amounts II
smelters aud other large fuel consuming
+ concerns, and another advantage is tina
: one ton Of the Utah coal 10 as rich il
carbon az ton and half of tho bes
coal used here now. That il, they ar
=. in the ratio Of 40 and 90 per cent carbon
There must be agitation and work t
:, show the people up there that there ar
!. greater resources in the route to Lc
Angeles than to San Francisco. l use
to think with many more, that the bel
paying proposition was to 60 to til
:, northern metropolis, but since hsy
seen and studied more of the possibiliti,
. in tho southern country I have change
;. my mind"
= A correspondent Of the Tribune int
viewed General Manager Dickinson
. relation to the extension from Milford {
Pioehe, and was informed that the Unit
Pacific was too poor to do anything tn
be year, but even il the company could 9
m ford it. it would be the height Of folly
ne construct the road with silver dspreci
It, ted.
y. In commenting on Mr.. Dickinson's /
'n ply. the Tribune says editorially:
Ro "The unwelcome news comes fro
We Omaha that, in the opinion Of Mr.. Die
20 inson, general manager Of the Union T
nd cific, the extension Of the road from N
ull ford to Phoebe this season 10 improbab
to This is bad news for US. 1t is also b
in news for the road. It isa great wone
h's to us that with all the business men "
CO. have had the management Of the Uni
'od Pacific in the past there has been no
ate rangement made through which this
ing tension to the southwest could be ma
The Union Pacific occupies q territ.
which, could it obtain the proper cor
tions, would make 1t for all time to 90
in' commanding property. 1t posses
the the best line across the continent.
TO- commands, in great measure, oontro
vey some Of the best trade that ever can
ork across the continent. II it had .
mi Angeles and San Diego connection '
re- Salt Lake. and then could extend its
on from Portland to the Puget Sound &C
city try, any one can see at glance thu
m a would have the best trade Of Wash
ten ton, Oregon, Idaho. Utah. Nevada
man Southern California; aud would hav,
anne even show for the best present trad
had Montana.
pals The business men Of Reno held n
and ing last week which was ADDRESSED
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