The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe May Block Proposed
San Diego Railroad.
DON'T Want Competition From
El PasO Roads.
SAN DIEGO is MAD.
Trying to Stir Up Fight on
the Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Officials Interested in
Construction Company.

For some time the newspapers pup
fshed at Yuma and San Diego nave
been filled with glowing accounts Oh
the san Diego & Eastern railroad whlch
it is proposed to build to connect those
two cities. and also reach out 10 II
Paso on the east The chief object OF
this road. so it is claimed, was to luf-
nfsh the people of San Diego with com
petition for the Santa b'e, which now
has the exclusive entrance to that Guy
Now there are reports from san
Diego to the effect that the Santa re
win control the proposed neW ioatu -
It is built, and the people OF tidl ely
are greatly agitated. &c
santa Fe officials make denial o.
the report and are inclined to laugh a. a.
it, but notwithstanding this lLeIS a. e
circumstances that justify bellet l let
the Santa Fe viii build or Will see Ina I
no other line is constructed over tHe
survey made by the San Diego clllzels'
William II. Carlson, prominent resi-
dent of Los Angeles. is authority Tor
the statement that the santa e d.
ready is in control of the situation.
The story is that Frank Murphy -
acting for the Santa Fe. MI. murphy
is president of the American nance
and Trust company, Whlcn II Is sdl .
VIII finance the Yuma and san Dleso
road. B. p Cheney, of the executive
committee of the Santa H'e, is director
OF the trust company, IN Whleh also are
these financiers N. X. FAIRBANKS OF
Chicago, u. M. Ferry Of Detroit r. -
Gage Of the Congress mine, c. A. Girls
com Of the American Steamship com
pany. and General R A Alger MT
Murphy Incorporated the Phoenix ana
Eastern, to build the link from PhoenlA
to Benson. there to connect with the
Phelps-DOdge road to FL PasO- Ihen
United States Marshal A1cCOrd, acting.
it is said, for Mr.. Murphy, Incorporated
the Phoenix. Yuma and California road
to build from Phoenix to Yuma. This
completes a new line from FL PasO to
the eastern side of California at Yuma
About two months ago Mr. Murphy VS.
tied San Diego. The object of his visit
was not made public Upon his depar-
by the San Diego chamber of conf
merce railroad committee to Engineer
Richards to continue his survey across
the desert to the eastern boundary of
California at Yuma
Then 1T was made known that the
American Finance and Trust company
would finance rhe bonds of the railroad
and Of the McCord and the Murphy lines
as well. 1t has for a long time been the
hope Of San Diego people that a second
and Independent railroad would build
into their town, but this hope it seems
VIII mot be realized. 1t is possible that
President Hartman of the Southern
Pacific viii take q hand in the game
and offset the Santa Fe's seeming in
tention.
The Albuquerque Journa1-Democrat
saws that the question as to the owner
ship of the line, or whether it will be
built at all, could probably be settled by
any one Of the party Of financiers now
gathered at Bisbee. They are President
Frank NJ. Murphy, of the Santa F'e,
Prescott & Phoenix, Edward D.. Kenna,
first vice president Of the Santa F7e sys-
TEN, Howell Jones of Topeka, and a half
dozen others equally prominent in south
western railroad enterprises The party
VIII go to Tombstone to look over the
route of the proposed line from Phoenix
to Benson. and to inspect the improve
ments being made by the Tombstone
Consolidated AIfnas cnnaranv