The herald., 1897-04-25
GIANT RAILROAD SYSTEM
FROM NEW YORK TO LOS AN
dELEs WITHOUT A CHANGE
A Combination Of the New York Cen
tral, Michigan Southern, @. and
N. w., Union Pacific, Utah
Southern and Los An
geles Terminal


The Herald Is in possession OF I'M
portant private information relative to
the railroad situation, which is of great
Importance to Southern California.
The Vanderbilts now own and control
the New York Central railroad, the
Michigan Southern and Lake Shore
railroad, and the Chicago and North
western railroads. continuous line from
New York to Omaha. The Vanderbilts
also own and control a steamship line
from Liverpool to New York, and also
another line from Havre to New York.
On the 9th day of February, 1897, the
Oregon Short Line was sold to a repre-
sentative of the Vanderbilt system. This
sale included the Utah Northern, the
Utah Southern and other less important
lines.
On the 10th day Of last February the
Los Angeles Terminal was also sold
to a representative of the Vanderbilt
system. This sale includes the valua-
BILE terminal facilities at Los Angeles
and also at San Pedro harbor.
The Vanderbilts are now, and for
weeks past have been, negotiating for
the purchase Of the Union Pacific rail-
road, paying the sum Of $45, ,000. 900 to the
government in satisfaction of its claim
against the company large sum of
money has been put up on this transac-
ton awaiting the time when perfect
title can be made to the property. This
Is the connecting link between the Chi
cago and Northwestern and the tUah
Southern.
The only piece OF road to be built
to complete a continuous line across the
continent from New York to Los Ange-
les is from the town of Milford, at the
southern terminus of the Utah Southern
to a connection with the Los Angeles
Terminal. This line, 1T is definitely
stated, will be built as rapidly as the
work can be done after 1t is once COM
menced, and it is believed that work
will begin within very few weeks.
A representative of the Vanderbilt
system left San Francisco for Honolulu
a few weeks after the purchase of the
Loe Angeles Terminal for the purpose
of looking after the freight business
across the Pacific, having in view the
establishment of a line Of steamers to
connect with the Southern California
terminus.
This system, when completed. will
tenn in the world.
At the present time the Rock Island
and Pacific road and the Burlington
road have lines from Chicago to Den
ver and the Missouri Pacific has line
from st. Louis to Denver; the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad and the Rio
Grande Western connect these lines
with Salt Lake City and Ogden. but they
have no outlet to the Pacific coast, ex-
cept over the Central Pacific. which is
unsatisfactory and uncertain.
These roads, therefore, as a matter of
self preservation, will be compelled to
seek an outlet at Los Angeles by either
building an Independent line from
Marysville to Los Angeles. Marysville
Is the southern terminus Of the Rio
Grande Western, and ie about equidis-
tant with Milford from Los Angeles:
or by forming a coalition with the
Santa Fe and building their western
outlet from Marysville to Marvel, the
northern terminus of the branch line
recently extended towards Salt Lake
City from Blake, a station on the At
lantic and Pacific; or one or more of
these lines are liable to fall into the
Vanderbilt combination and thus find
an outlet over the new line to be built
Angeles Terminal.
Either one of these propositions would
practically drain the entire Pacific coast
traffic of all of their railroad lines to
Southern California and Los Angeles.
Here is the railroad chess board on
which such important moves have been
80 recently made. and on which other
important moves are being made. There
appears to be, however, no move that
can be made to checkmate the program
of the Vanderbilt system.
There ie no place in the United States
where so short line of railroad can be
built that will have so important bear
ing on railroad systems and on the de-
velopment Of the country as this little
line that will connect Southern Califor-
MIA so directly with the railroad systems
OF the great nothwest. The building of
this line will place Los Angeles within
sixty hours-two and a half days-of
Chicago. beating the best time now made
by half day. It will also have a tend
ency to give present fares and freights
general shake-up, such as nothing else
could do.
This!line will psss through ssction-of