The herald., 1896-12-30
Another Transcontinental Rail-
way Project
THE PACIFIC SHORT LINE
Backed By rhirty.Two Millions of Esq
Iish Capital
Railroad Men Generally Discredit the
Story-Santa Fe officials would
Like an Anti-Pass Law.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated PreSS opeCiai W1rS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29,-The an
nouncement that arrangements were IN
progress for surveying new trans
continental line from Sioux City, Iowa,
to San Francisco, to be known as the
Pacific Short Line, is regarded by local
railroad officials here as erroneous. ii
was stated that the work was III
charge of Donald Mclean, railroac
promoter who was backed by thirty
two million dollars of English capital
Vice President c. F. Crocker of the
Southern Pacific company, when seen
today. said: "There is no truth in the
report in my Judgment. 1t would not
be a wise business move to parallel the
lines now running to this coast from the
Missouri river in any case secondly,
do not believe that this man Mclean,
Of whom i, never heard until today,
could get capital to the amount OF S32'-
100000 to engage in the enterprise. IN
the third place. the government is about
to forecIose it's liens ON the Union Pacific
system, In which case the road must be
eold. Under such circumstances for
e.gn capital could not be induced TO m
vest in snch a. gigantic enterprise. There
is nothing to the story
Other railroad officials when question
ed expressed similar views.
KANSAS Laws.
TOPEKA, Dec. 29-By appointment
President e. P. Ripley, third vice presl-
dent, Paul Morton, General Solicitor 2.
D. Kenna and General Auditor H. {.
Whitehead of the Santa Fe company,
held a conference with Governor Reject
Jxeetdy at his Office in this city. The Of
ficials, it is said, argued against man.
imum freight bill. claiming that 1t is I'M
practicable and that a similar bill to the
one proposed in Nebraska was declared
unconstitutional -
They argued that only ten per cent IF
the entire freight traffic in Kansas was
interstate and could be affected by any
such legislation. The officials intimated
that the road would have no objection
to the passage of stringent anti-pass
law
AN ENGLISH VISITOR.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 80. Parlon
Eustis, connected with the great Eng
lish system. the London and Northwest
ern, passed through the city this morn
ing on his way to the Pacific coast. Mr..
Eustis is on his way to San Francisco.
and thence to China, from where he will
go north on business connected with The
rev Siberian railway.
ATCHISON EARNINGS.
CHICAGO, Dec 29-The net earnings
Of the Atchison system for the month
of November were $945,Sl9, an increase
of $152, ,4S9 over the same month of last
year.
The net earnings for the last five
months have been 4,135,SS5. an increase
of 81, ,405,l7s over the same five months
of last year.
OBJECTS TO DIVIDENDS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Judge Pryor.
in the supreme court, granted an order
today to show cause why the Manhattan
Elevated railroad should not be re-
strained from paying dividends on its
stock. The order is returnoble December
81. The proceedings We're eX parte.
The action was taken at the instance
of Mortimer Hendricks, who some days
ago asked the state attorneyge to
proceed aginst the Manhattan Railroad
company to prevent its paying dividends
upon it's stock and compel it to account
for dividend payments which, he alleges,
were Illegally made Hendricks is a
small holder of Manhattan securities.
CRAWLEY'S RETIREMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-Oficial
announcement has been made of the re-
tirement of J. M. Crawley from the posi-
tlon of assistant general freight and pas
Los Angeles. A. D. Shepard. who sue
ceeds him, has already proceeded to Los
Angeles. Vice President Stubbs states
that Mr. Crawley has resigned in order
that he might join his three daughters,
who are completing their education
abroad.
A. D. Shepard entered the service of
the Erie road twenty six years ago, and
in 1870 came west to Ogden to fill posi-
tion in the employ of the Central Pacific
railroad Later he was Central Pacific
freight agent at that place, and he sub
sequently represented the freight de-
partment of the Southern Pacific at
Deming and Ell Paso. A few years ago
he was made an assistant general freight
agent of the company at Fourth and
Townsend streets. and held that position
when j. A. Anthony retired from the posi-
tion of local freight agent at the freight
sheds on Fourth and King streets. There
was need for some one with tact and
ability to reorganize the local freight Of
flee, and Shepard was selected for the
place. That was two years ago. His
latest appointment is a promotion for
which he is now receiving many congrat-
,1of frs,c