The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-14
BUILDING NEW RAILROADS.
An Immense Territory TO Be Opened
Up IN the SouthNNesf.

Los ANGELES. Cal. oct. 1.-THE area
OF greatest activity in the construction OF
railroads is in the FAR Southwest To those
VINO have SlF en- any study TO the resources
or the country this cannot De- surprising
In Colorado. New Mexico. Utah. Arizona
Nevada and California there is a body Of
land as long as from New York 20 Chicago
anc as wide as from New York 20 Cape
Hatteras. which Is not crossed by "a rail-
ROAD There are several roads which enter
this great country but in passing from
one side to the other or from one end 20
the other one is obliged TO take a circui-
tous route OF TO resort 10 the old-time
stage
Were this region not one Of great natu-
raj richness the neglect Of the railroads
20 traverse It would not seem so strange.
But, as a mater 81 fact the country al
luded to produces a large portion Of the
output OF sGid. silver. lead. copper and
olher minerals. the annual product Of
Jnese commodities running into millions
OF collars d year Moreover, this is a
country OF great cattle ranges, ana aSri-
SuttuIe ~ many lines Is being rapidly Ce-
Neioped through the aid OF irriSati1n.
II there be added To the section men
uoned Southern Arizona and New Mexico.
only Two railroads are found % cross rra
region where the great railroad building
activity exists. There IS no LONGER auv
doubt that three great railroad systems
ana probably more, axe fastening 10 com
pleJe the cor StrUciOn of roads across the
region alluded TO- These are the san Pc
drO, Los Angeles and salt Lake Railroad
the oregon short Line and the RIO
The san Pedro road is being built By
Senator Clark OF Montana and MS aSs0-
GATES, among whom it IS generally believ-
Cd IS James J. Hin. Of the Great North
ern- Il is believed that this road viii
form a Junction with the Burlington at
salt Lake City. thus forming new trans
contlne ntal route, while Incidentally de
NeloplEg a stretch of country rich i'm min
erals, between salt lake and Los Auga-
les. and finding an outlet AT san Pedro
Harbor. the Los Angeles shipping point
The second Of these roads is adiuatel
with the Union Pacific. Southern Pacific
and other roads controlled by the Harri-
man syndicate, and VIII follow much the
same route as the san PEDRO road.
There is some mystery attached 20 the
route 70 De adopted by the Rock Island.
which IS now building into F. Pas0 Ar
lcies or incorporation OF the Fl Paso.
FnOeDlX. and California Railroad Com
pdly- med IN Phoenix few days ago.
are believed TO be- for an extension Of the
Eock Island road, though there are other
move mcnts in southern Arizona which
may De Tor the road named. for some other
ROAD, or designed TO throw doubt on the
route 10 be followed II s. ems evident ar
any rate, that the Rock Island is TO reach
una, cross the delta Of the COLORADO
River. where immt nSe tracts are beng
Drought under irrigation. and thence pro
coed 20 Los Angeles. wiJh possibility OF
branch being extended directly west
ward from the delta TO san Diego.
II Is the general expectation in this re-
Slul tlat these three roads viii be- cU---
pieted 20 this city within two years. thus
bringing three new 5rans-contineutaI
routes into competition with the two
y nicn now reach southern California q nd
opening up better communication with
mat 20 per cent Of the area OF the United
States which finds its nearest available
seaport AT Los Angeles