Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
Huntington May Capture
 the Road.
A Third Southern Pacific Line
 to the Coast.
Union to Be Made With the St. Louis and San Francisco
 Road.

San Francisco Call: c. F. Hunting ton is said to have his plans all laid to control another through line to the east. His new project eontemplates St. Louis as an eastern terminus with the Atlantic & Pacific and a branch of the St. Louis & San Francisco roads as links
 When c. W. Smith was appointed receiver of the Atlantic & Pacific rail- road he was credited with having se- cured that desirable position through the influence of C. P. Huntin gton, who is credited with holding a majority of the bonds of the Atlantic 6 Pacific, Since his appointment Receiver Smith who had always been knows as a strong Santa Fe man, has virtually severed his close relations that had previously existed between the Altlan- tic & Pacific and the Santa Fe in his endeavor ito secure a more advan- tageous traffic arrangement for the road he represents. The significance of this to railroad mem is that he is ev- idently strongly antagonistic to the road of which he was. formerly first ce-president.
 His present. attitude is aCtributed to his not being elected president under the recent organization scheme, an office which he had confidently hoped ito attain. It was given. instead to Julius Rheinhart, who was formerly auditor, but who has since been super seded owing ito alleged mismanage- ment. AS a result of this course of iihe new Santa Fe directorate Mr. Smith is now reported to be bending all his influence to further the interests of the president of the Sol1thefD Pacific com pany.
 The Atlantic & Pacific is to be sold under foreclosure in Q few months and Huntington, it is reported, is fully prepared to attend fhe sale and buy in the property. His purpose is to then extend the road to 2 junction with Sapulpa, Indian Territory, the western terminus of ttlhe St. Louis & San Fran cisco road, which \ d sri g,nelly been projected to run to California. It is claimed by those who are fa- miliar with the situation that Hunting tom is in the best position to secure control of the Atlantc R Pacific. The Atlantic & Pacific proper extends from The Needles to Albuquerque, A distance of 578 miles, while the sec tIon from MOjave to The Needles, a distance of 241 miles, Enough popular ly supposed to be the prcperty of the i Atlantic & Pacific, is in reality owned ! by the Southern Pacific and leased to the Atlantic 6 Pacific with the privi- lege to purchase under certein condi- tions. This would therefore leave only 57S miles to be pllrc.llsEed Hunt ington would have to pu1 chase in ad- diroion the 241 miles he.ween The Needles and Mojave. Another point in Huntington's faNor fs l1ile posses sion of the majority of tine bonds of the Atlantic & Pacific.
 l It was the original in.eIJtioa of the St. Louis & San Francisco people to build to a connection with tine Atlanb.c & Pacific, and the line was extended westward from St. GoEis to Sapulpa, in Indian Territory. Ifilfs Idea was abandoned, however, when the Santa Fe entered into a com bi1lsitiGn with tlhe St. Louis 6 San iFranuisco whereby both roads jointly constructed the At lantic & Pacific. The St Louis & San Francisco is now said Ho be heartily tired of the regime of the Santa Fe So far as the Atlantic & Pacific is con- cerned and to be willing to make a satisfactory arrangement for the use of its line from Sapulpa to St. Louis by an independent line that would build from Albuquerque to connee- tion with Sapulpa.
 The gap to be thus clesed is abom 800 miles and is through New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory, section that is said by railroad men ito be most promising for railroad exploitation.