Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-04-18
ATLANTIC 4 PACIFIC.
Said that Huntington Nay Cap.
ture The Road.
And thus Have a Third Southern
Pacific Line TO the Coast.
Union 10 he Made with the St. Louis h
san Francisco Road.
BunDrHG EASI PROM AlBuouIRouS

, tom the S,u ttsu, ,,,u al
L. =. Huntington l. -aii to have hl.
plans all laid tO control another through |
line 10 the east His new project con
templates 81 Loui- ~ al eastern Ter
MINUTES with the AtlanticN y Pacific and
branch Of the 81. Louis y san Francisco
ruads a. links.
When e. ". Smith WAS appointed rr
cei,er u the Atlantic \ Pacific railroad |
he was credited with having secured that |
desirable Issitiun through the influence
" e. P. Huntington, who IL credited with
holding a majorit, II the bonds " the
Atlantic \ Pacific Since his apIri"i
ment Receiver smith, Who hal always
been known as a strong Santa fr man,
has virtually severed IL" relations
thai had pre,iousl, existed between the
Atlantic \ Pacific aud the Santa f. III
his endeavor ~ secure u more adNantag
eous traffic arrangement fof the road hr
represents. The Significance ~ this to
railroad men II that he II c,ilrntl,
strongly antagonistic 10 IL" road 1t
which he was formerly Gr-t vice prr-l
dent.
His present attitude l. attrlhutrl 10
his not being elected president under u"
recent organization -chcmr, an office
which he hal confidently h"lr'd tu attain.
II was given instead u Julius khrinhatt,
who WIS formerly auditor, but who lA-
since been superseded owing I" alleged
misman cement. ~ u result ~ this
course II the new Santa fr directorate
Mr. Smith ~ now reported ,o be- bending
all his influence Ia further the Interests
Of the president " III" southern Pacific
company.
The Atlantic X Pacific Il to he +nld IN
der foreclosure In few months, and
Huntington. II l. reportsi. IL fully pre-
pared IL attend the sale and buy In the
property. iIis purpose is Ia then extend
the road a. n junction with Sapulpa. IN.
dian Territory the western terminus "f
the 81. Louis X San Francisco roah. which
had originally h"@n projected To run 4"
California. II Is claimed by th"-" who
are familiar with the situation that
Huntington j. In the best position a. -.
cure control ~ the Atlantic \ Pnrlic,
The Atlantic X Pacific proper extends
from The Neeil.- Ia Alhulurtgu', n lis.
tanrp ~ jIS mites. while the section from
Mujayr to III" Needles. u distance II ~
miles. though popularl! supposti Ia h'
the propert, ~ the Atlantic n Pacific, l.
In reality owned by the southern Pacific
and leased Ia the Atlantic X Pacific, with
the priyiles, 10 purchase under certain
conditions. This would therefore leave
only 49, miles a. he purchased Hunt.
| ingtOn would have 10 purchase In AL
dition the ~ miles between The Needles
and Mojaye. Another Inint IN Hunting
| toms favor II the pns1SSion ~ the ma
jority ~ the bonds of the Atlantic \ IA.
cinr.
Il was the original intention u Ia" 81.
Louis n san Francisco people to build Ia
n connection with the Atlantic n Pa
cihc. and the line was extended westward
from 81. Louis 10 Sapulpa In the Indian
Territory This idea WAS abandoned
however. when the Santa fr entered into
a combination with the 81. Louis Il San
Francisco. whereby both roads Jointly
constructed the Atlantic " Pacific. The
81. Louis n san Francisco j. now saii "a
lie heartily tired of the regime Of the
santa Fe, ~ far as the Atlantic 4 Pacific
Is concerned. and 10 he willing 10 make
a satisfactory = arrangement for the use Of
It's line from Sapulpa u 81. Louis by MI
independent line that would build from
Albuquerque "a u connection with Sa
pulpa.
The gap u be thus closed Is about -iN
hundred miles and II through New Mex
leo, Texas. Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. a section that IL aid by railroac
men IA ba most promising Tor rallroa'
exploitation.