The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03
BEGINS TO LOOK IKE IT.
Only Eighty Miles of the PdIfeu Raitrodd
Remain to Be Located.


RentGin to Be Located.
Chief Engineer Storey of the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
made the statement yesterday that the
competing railroad from Stockton to
Bakersfield was practically located. In
other directions the work of construction
had so far advanced, SO he said, that very
soon building would begin at two places
down the valley while the contractors run
ming the line south from Stockton would
lay two or three miles of track day
This meant that the Valley..road to Bakers
field right up to the base of the Tehachapi
Mountains would be finished and in opera
ton before year from now, though long
before then there will be competing rail-
road to Fresno, Merced, Tulare, Visalia
and Hanford.
Reviewing the survey work, Mr.. Storey
said: "The surveys are pretty nearly all
completed. ALI that remains now is to
make final locations between the Kings
River and Waukena, Tulare and Wau-
kena, and from Fresno through to Han
ford and Waukena. The line is practically
located from Stockton to Fresno from
Fresno to Waukena on the east side, and
from Reedley to Visalia and Tulare. There
now remains to be located about fifty
miles from Fresno to Waukena, twenty
from Fresno to Reedley and ten from Tu-
lare to Waukena, or in all only seventy to
eighty miles"
From Fresno there are two branches
south, taking in rich portions of the val
ley. OF these the eastern branch has been
located, making continuous line the full
distance, and now the surveyors are work
ing on the western line from Fresno to
Waukena junction.
"But the preliminary lines have been
determined" continued the chief en-
gineer land SO | may say that the whole
line has been practically determined.
received a report this morning that $500
feet of track were laid yesterday. This is
doing pretty well, but it is not all we would
like to see; it is not fast enough. With
everything in proper shape for active work
we could lay two or three miles of track a
day easily.
at all rests just now with the people
down the valley how fast we can proceed
When they have rights of way all settled
it is my intention to start building at two
more points down the line, working in
different directions. Then with all things
ready for track laying we could run south
ward at the rate of three miles day. Re-
garding the valley citizens work, Fresno
announced the route yesterday through
their city. The line will run on @ street.
The Visalia committee is getting deeds
very fast for the right of way, Tulare is
working on the same lines and Hanford
has nearly all the money needed for get
| ting the line subscribed"
Ten new freightcars were sent up to
Stockton yesterday from the yards in this
city, making forty cars in all already sup
| piled to the Valley road.
At the meeting of the directors Tuesday
bid for construction will be awarded for
the Stanislaus River bridge. The piles for
| foundations for that bridge and the draw
bridge on Mormon Channel, Stockton, are
being driven. Lumber is arriving very
fast, four vessels being in port dlscharging
cargoes of ties, piles and bridge lumber.
at is beginning to look like a railroad -
Mr.. Storey remarked.