The morning call., 1893-02-16
THE WATER LINE.
Another Move to Break Up
the Monopoly.
UTILIZING RIVERS AND BAYS.
The Latest Scheme i'm the Passenger
and Freight Transportation Bust
ness to Benefit the People.

| No news has as yet been received from
| New York concerning Traffic Manager
Leeds negotiations with the Panama Rail-
road people except that he has safely ar
rived and had several consultations with
President Newton.
1t is, however. we'll known that as soon as
anything definite has been arranged Leeds
VIII at once telegraph. and the officers OF
the Traffic Association are patiently await
ing results.
kilograms from Leeds arrive daily, and
the executive committee is constantly in
formed how the negotiations are progress
ing. so that they are in a position to an
nounce the final outcome of their managers
mission whenever his labors have resulted
in something worth reporting to the public
Yesterday afternoon there was a long
conference between the board Of directors
of the Great Salt Lake Railway and the ex-
ecutive board of the Traffic Association.
The nature Of the discussion was not Off
cially made public, but it was learned that
the meeting had to be held because the Salt
Lake road people have received new fnan-
cial backing, and are now nearer to the car
rylng out of their plans than they were at
any time before.
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competing road to commence active opera
lions within few months and they desired
to discuss the details of their plans with the
Traffic Association.
There is also another movement on foot
which is quite likely to mature shortly into
new transportation line for the purpose
OF bringing relief 10 some OF the interior
counties.
A company Is being organized to utilize
in ali On q
large scale for the transportation of freights
and passengers.
1t is the intention Of the promoters of
this scheme to engage in the most vigorous
opposition to the Southern Pacific Com
pshy at all points which can be reached by
water
The argument of the men who are at the
head OF this new enterprise is that tie ex-
tenslve mileage OF the Southern Pacific
road will make it possible to compete with
that company at rates so low that Mr..
Huntington's losses will be very large if he
meets the figures of the new company.
On the Sacramento River there are long
stretches which are paraleled on both sides
by Southern Pacific lines.
The proposed river navigation company
Will establish service which for every
mile 1t covers along that line will compete
with tw miles OF the railroads. two parallel
lines.
The farmers and merchants in the upper
valleys and towns near the rivers will be
astonlshed some day in the near future to
find that travel and transportation is made
possible for them at rates very much lower
than they had ever dreamed of securing.
The new company will as soon as the
preliminarles. now under way, are CON-
pleted secure all the steamers, scows,
barges and floats it can fluid and 20 into the
business with every possible energy.
II they meet with the patronage they have
right to expect they intend to carry
freghts and passengers for figures so small
as to make the officials at Fourth and Town
send streets vince.
IL the Southern Pacific Company makes
the necessary sacrifices 10 meet the water
lines figures, the latter will cut rates still
lower and depend upon the public dis
cernment for patronage, because the people
will readily see the men who forced the
railroad 10 lower its rates are entitled to
the traffic aud not MIR. Huntington.
The new company will not be satisfied
with reaching only such, places as border
direct on the rivers and bays, but will as
soon as matters are onca well under way,
build branch roads into the interior Of the
valleys OF San Joaquin and Sacramento.