The morning call., 1894-01-25
MISSION.
Object of His Visit to the
East.
Vice-Pres ident Croker Denies That
There Is Any Trouble Existing
With the Santa Fe.

A member Of the North American Navi-
CATION Company in speaking yesterday of
the mission Of Traffic Manager Leeds to
the East said:
TIE members of the Navigation Com
pany freely admit that they have operated
at loss for some time There is no al
tempt to conceal this fact. and as the out
look for a change in the prevailing cond-
tons Of bushes which would prove bene-
fetal to the company is not at all bright.
the simple truth of the matter is that the
members have wisely concluded TO get out
of their present dilemma in the best way
possible. Of course it must not be under
stood that they propose to do anything
that would involve the cessation of a COM
Deting line of steamers; bat their object
will be TO relieve tue present company of
| it's present great responsibility and at the
same time provide for continuance of the
steamer service.
ITO do this the most feasible plan sug-
gested to their minds was that the Panama
Railroad Company should be prevailed
upon to undertake the work. The latter.
as you stated this morning. is at present
sustaining line between Colon and New
| York. BY taking the line between this city
and Panama il would control The entire route
| from here to the Eastern seabOard.
But 1t must not be supposed that the
| Panama Railroad Company would undertake a
| business which has proven so seriously unre-
muueTatiye TO It's present managers unless
| there was a prospect that a decided change
could be made for the better in tie income or
! The line, or some other inducement was held
out.
This inducement feature will be found to be
| The key TO Mr.. Leeds trip 10 The East The
! Navigation Company have succeeded in getting
| the 100000 bonus subscribed for which il
! has long and patiently labored. twill take an
| uncertain amount of Ibis money TO pay up 0bll-
gallons that must be met. However, whatever
means the Navigation Company Will find itself
possessed of 1t will be willing 10 expend 10 sus-
| tain the open-sea competitiOn."
But what If the Panama Company objects
| or absolutely refuses 10 meet The Navigation
| Company upon such terms of negotiation =?
| What viii be The result?" was asked.
There can be but one Of TWO ihIngs-the
| Navigation Company must renew It's contract
with Tie Panama Railroad or throw up the
| sponge. The latter step is not at all probable,
| because The enterprise now has a substantial
| sum of money TO back IL; but then the fact re-
| mains That this sum OF money Is thought by
| many persons of sound Judgment 10 be INSULT
Gent to carry the undertaking through another
year. This fact was recognized by The gentle
man who framed The resolution mentioned, and
| 1t accounts In the main for the determination TO
influence other forces, If possible, 10 undertake.
the WORK from now on.
| al am reliably informed that Mr.. Leeds car
| Res with him an authorization TO offer the Pau
anna COMPANY monetary consideration to con-
| tluue Inc lIue on the same principles as now
govern H. We VIII all await with interest the
result OF his negotiations"
| Two dispatches were published yesterday,
Doth OF winch were TO the effect that war is
about TO be declared By the Southern Pacific
against The AtchisOn Topeka and Santa Fe
! one OF the dispatches stated that The Southern
| Pacific VIII neither iicket passengers over the
A1cnlson nor VIII IL accept any tickets OF Atch-
| ison issue, ana that back OF the Snutlern Pa
cfc boycott is It's desire 10 make the same
raGes via Ogden aud San Francisco TO Los An
| geles az the Atcbison makes direct.
| Vice President Croker OF the Southern Pa
| ctc disclaimed all knowledge of any trouble
| whatever. He said lhat tie only information
| he had received relative 10 The matter came 10
| him through the papers. and hat there was not
! the slightest ground for The statement.
w. II. Bissell, the chief representative OF the
Santa Fe on this coast was equally in The dark
Il do not believe il Is So" Mr.. Bissell said.
"because the conditions are such that were the
Southern Pacific TO make such war now IL
would have to fight the United States courts.
| The Atlantic and Pacific, you know. is in
the haEds OF receiver, appointed by The
United States courts. and IL would mean a fight
against that road and consequently against the
court. Consequently do not believe that it
can be true. There must be an error In the re-
porr."
| The prices of the lands which are now being
sold hy w. II. Mills in the British Colony Tract
have been scaled down 10 a maximum bgure oil
| $50 per acre.
] 2ec for box OF Beecham's Pills worth guinea