The herald., 1897-01-13
TRACK and TRAFFIC NOTES
The Santa Fe Acquires Some
Extra Road
ALBUQUERQUE TO MOJAVE
Making a Through Line TO the Pacific
Coast
Valley Road VIII Be Pushed South
From Fresno-A Decision of In
terest to Land Grant Roads.
Associated Press speciai Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-According to
the Commercial Advertiser arrange
ments have been me- de whereby the
.Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road company viii acquire the western
division of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road company, which runs from Albu-
querque, N. M, to Mojave, Cal, a dis
lance of s34 miles. This will give the
Atchison absolute control of through
line to the Pacific coast, as the Atchi-
sons main line connects with the A.
lantic and Pacific at Albuquerque, and
the South srn California. which the AZ
Gibson controls, makes connections with
the Atlantic and Pacific at Barstow
Cal
THE VALLEY ROAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-Con-
struction of the San Joaquin Valley rail-
road is to be pushed south from Fresno
as soon as the necessary rights of way
can be secured. Significant action was
taken today by the board of directors
of the road. A resolution was passed
instrUcting that condemnation suits le
Instituted at once at Fresno directed
against owners of land lying south OF
that city who have declined to give the
new railroad the privilege of crossing
their property. On behalf of the rail-
road these suits will be pressed as Wig
orCusly as possible.
Considering that the report has fire.
quently been circulated that the direct
ors of the new railroad would not eXten |
the road south from Fresno unless the
property owners ceased their obstru =
ton tactics, the resolution passed to-
day IS an all-important Indication Of
the purpose to construct the road to the
southern end Of the valley with as littlo
delay as possible.
NEED NOT REPORT.
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 12--United States
District Attorney Wignlan received no.
tce from the circuit court of appeals
that the decision Of Judge Seaman sus-
tanning the demurrer of the Chica go,
Milwaukee and. St Paul Railroad com
pany to the suit of the government and
Gismissing the complaint has been sus-
tained. The suit is one of vast import
auce to railroad companies that have re-
ceived land grants from the states and
territories, as by the decision of Judge
Seaman, which has not heretofore been
published, they Go rot come within the
term. Of the act Of 1879 crea ting an audi
tor of railroad accounts, and the ccm-
panies are not obliged to make renorts
to the officers. as they have been 90
irS. The case was the first of the kind
ihet has been brought the United States
district attorney havi0g beer Instructed
by the department, on complaint Of the
auditor to bring suit against the st
Paul company to recover 5000 penalty
for failure to make reports required by
the auditor. The reports asked for by
the auditor related 10 lands granted the
Minnesota Central Railroad company
the Hastings ard Dakota Railway com
pary. the Minnesota Railroad company
and the NcGregor and Missouri River
RAILROAD company, all of which now form
portion of the st. Paul system. When
the demand for these reports were made
President Miller made a reply TO he au-
dtor's request, stating the information
was contained in the general report
which the company made to the govern
ment, and to keep separate would re-
quire q vast amount of la Dor. Upon
the refusal OF Mr. Miller to make the
separate reports the suits were ordered