The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
Pacific Short Line, Despite De-
mails, Will Be Built.
DEFINITE STATEMENT IN EAST.
Minneapolis Paper Contains What
That the Long-Talk ed-of Line 10
San Francisco VIII Soon He .
sionx City and Pass Salt Lake.

Notwithstanding the denials THAI have
gosae out from San Francisco that another
transconfinenfal railroad TO California IS
III process 81 organization. II is believed
III some parts Of the East that the read
Is going through. and that there is 10
doubt that the promoters haye actually
commenced arrangements. TfEe Alnnea2o-
lis Times, in its last Issue 10 reach Seat
tie. had long article on the front page
dealing with the latest movement IN the
railroad world as fellows:
"One OF the largest railroad deals of
recent years was consanmated in Mime
apolls yesterday. il involves the consir'lc-
ton OF another transconiinental lire, the
terminals OF which are To DC Sioux city.
Ia and San Francisco and Los Angeles
at ar estimated cost OF $ts 91.gssi.
TIE long-talkeG-of PaciI1c sa2rt me
railway IS 10 be CONSTRUCTED. and ne man
VINO has rehaailitated the enterprise -
Donald Mclean. or Pa Mclean as he
il Familiarity known, a man WAC has prob
ably directed the construction OF more
miles OF railroad than any other incivid-
ual in the United States
When completed the new road VIII De
i.26 miles II length, or 80 miles snorier
than any other iranscan sine'al Ate IN
less the present plans ulise4l the dIrt
viii begin 10 fly along the ft-ht~of-w.ts|
May Is IL Will De remembered sy people
familiar with the project thai when II was
first placed on foot. IT, niles OF the road
from Sioux City to O'Neiil. Neh. was
built about SIX wears ago. At that time
the country was panic-strick n. ana SIEGE
then work on the road has been at a
standsril The men and capital now back
of /; are expected 10 win
Capital Is Secured.
Donald Mclean. one II the original pro-
motors of the enterprise. has been endsav-
oring To enlist the necessary capital ever
since interest in the new road, for the
reason stated, began 10 fag. At las. sue
cess has crowned his efforts. Thomas
Lowry and ex-senator W. ID. Washturn.
both of whom are directors OF he 500
Railroad Company. Will be associ:it III with
him. The other companies ana iniit.f-
uais in on the deal are the Central Trust
COMPANY of New York: several Belgian
CAPITALISTS Gen. King of Washington. and
John r. Morlin. OF Baltimore. Win The
completion of each l00-gnile section NJ the
road the Belgian capitalists viii tahe The
bonds at 90 cents. The fixed charges per
mile after construction will be si.&9
Mr.. Mclean states that the road viii
be rushed through to compile fioo as rap
idly rs possible. In his time he has SUPER
intended the construction o. i.eo miles of
road on the Canadian Pacific. i.4D0 miles
on the Oregon Short Line and long Dis
tances on the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Chicago Burlington Il Quincy.
''The Pacific Short Line railway win be
a consolidation OF the $ca 'ds<i q last
Lake Valley & Wetern. the Nevada &
Southern. the Yosemite National Park. the
Santa Monica & Eastern AMI tie Irysta.
Springs & San Francisco.
The Connecting Links.
1.-THE Nebraska & Eastern will constitute
the link in the chain from Sioux City and
Ponca. Neb.. through various counties TO
the eastern boundary line Of Wyoming. be-
tween the forty second and forty third par
aIlels.
The Wyoming & Eastern will cross Wy
oning from Twin creek, on the west. to
about fifty miles north OF Evanston on
the west. to connect the Nebraska & West
ern with the Salt Lake Valley Il Western.
through the Sweetwater valley and across
the oil belt of Fremont, Sweetwater and
Iinta counties.
'.rhe salt Lake Valley & Western Will
run from the western boundary Of Wyo-
ming through Utah 10 Ogden. thence to
Salt Lake City, 70 Deep Greek mining
camp. entering Snake valley 10 Cedar
mountains, entering the southern end OF
Nevada and connecting with the Nevada
& southern railway
the western boundary Of Utah and con-
ttnue 20 Phoebe and thence 70 Crystal
Springs, making junction with the yo-
semitic Nnticnal Park railway through Ne
vada connecting on the eastern boundary
Of California with the Santa Monica &
Eastern
California IN southwes,erly direction frorn
Nevada to los Angeles. crossing the sierra
Ms5re mountains Via Caion pass.
THE Yosemite Material Park railway
vill firm a junction AZ CRYSTAL Springs
New. with ne Nevada 4 southern vhc.lce
= VIII run westerly through Nevada Ia
the eastern boundary OF California
The CRYSTAL Springs e. san Francisco is
70 rita from the western boundary Of Ne
vAda through the rich mineral county Of
Mona. over The south fork of the san Jca-
c0in river close 10 Yosemite mark thence
through the counties of Fresno Marfnosa
SiaHslaDs Santa cara and Alameda 10
sen Francisco
The route covered by the lines OF these
LAST companies follows he wei known
Oregon tran through the South mass ~
thc Rocky mountains
surveys Are Nearly COMPLETED.
Tire survv sor all ne lines has been
rompIetea. ard profiles have been made
The lines rs surveyed have uniformly low
grades. }0 70 place exceeding ninety fes.
q re mile, ara thar nriv on tho RIOS,
otfiteait r7r' - ih@ road ard for the short
distance ~ sixteen mics
Fee Nebraska & Eastern wiU connect n,
sioux tffr wlth the Omaha the sfNwau.
IL" the SOAK t'ttr & Pacific IRE %4rth
wrs.eTn ard t7e f1ino's Central n ysll
t"feFSeCt IN crossing Nefs~2 ka tho Chi
sa&a - Pau Wj-uesnai3s & omaha the
f'ff n's'nf. "kaorn 8 Nlss.,,ri varew ,ea
}uYEnrto1 q NissstN~i River ans f.se t~p,8-
caeo = Paul Is Milwaukee.
Aa SNaft Ire wid reeoert n fagFsr
T''h re Mon F7ctfc re Utah q <orth
go sae Denver & Rio Graude ne 0rorer
Sl2rf E5n@ ard '5e Southsra parf6s,
wa n+}.rrf 4'f01 fr0 ~ .e- Angeles =, sts-
6ea v-i.3 p IS rn4ifs Sar-.sr ~ - "a,
-aa3 thsn yla me f'-ion parfsc ana ~
MITES SHORTER froms Les Angeles 10 f-hl-