The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
Details of the Santa e-ROck
Island Alliance.
Exchange Representatives on
the Board of Directors.
RIPLEY IN NEW YORK.
Rock Island Owners Inspecting
Santa Fe Coast Lines.
RumOr Of a New PecOs Valley
Extension.

Chicago, Sept. Tt is reported on ex-
cellent authority that the Rock Island
interest will soon be represented on the
Atchison board of directors. and that
the Atchison will name a couple of di-
rectors on the Rock Island board. It is
the understanding that w. H. Moore
and d. G. Reid will be the Rock Island
representatives in the Atchison COM
pany.
1t is not believed that the Rock Island
party seeks to control the Atchfson, but
the Moore syndicate is understood to
have bought a large amount of Atchison
stock and to be fully entitled to repre-
sentation in the management. The two
roads have friendly traffic arrangements
and serve the same territory. The man
agement figures that it is better for
them to operate on friendly terms than
otherwise. The annual meeting of the
company will be held in December.
The report of an alliance between the
Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads has
been confirmed by the official announce
ment of the president of the Ell. Paso &
Northwestern railroad, which is a part
of the Santa Fe system. He says an
agreement has been perfected whereby
the Rock Island will get a western out
let for its Pacific coast business from
Llano via Albuquerque. In return the
Santa Fe is to get tracking privileges
from Liberal. Kan. to Llano.
The Santa Fe is now building a line
east from Albuquerque to connect with
the Rock Island system. 1t is also
building line southwest from Hutch
inson. Kas.. to I4lano which will give
1t much shorter route to Albuquerque
and avoid the steep grades across the
Ratoon and Glorietta mountains.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe is
in New Work hpIfaupd "a he
went there to perfect the deal with the
Rock Island people.
The Rock Island has been using the
Southern 2aciic as its outlet to Cali
fornia, but the line is not as short or
as satisfactory as it will be in connec-
ton with the Santa Fe. The FL Paso
& Northwestern will continue to be the
route of the Rock Island to Mexico,
and it is understood that this route will
also be- used by the Santa Fe for it's
Mexican business
MUST INCREASE TERMINALS.
The San Francisco Examiner SAYS:
Two men of great prominence in the
railroad world at present. d. G. Reed,
chairman of the board and W. B.
Leeds. president of the Rock Island
road, are on their way to California
over the Santa Fe. 1t is said they want
to inspect the terminals of the Santa Fe
at San Francisco and Los Angeles. as
we'll as the main line of road west from
Albuquerque. Railroad men consider
significance, and it is thought it may
finally result in either the absorption
of the Santa Fe by the Rock Island be-
fore the end of the year or in an agree
ment by which the Rock Island can
run its trains west to this citv and
Los Angeles over the tracks of the
Santa Fe from Albuquerque
II the Rock Island is to run its train
here over the Santa F'e tracks, it is adj
mitted by both the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific people that more sidetracks
Will have to be built on the Tehachapi
mountains between Bakersfield and Mo-
ed number of trains. The Santa F'e is
using the Tehachapi portion of the
Southern Pacific under a ninty-ninc
year joint trackage lease.
With the advent of Rock Islanu
trains, the yard facilities of the Santa
Fe at Point Richmond will have to be
materially increased and the freight
and passenger ferry service between
strengthened 1t is believed the new
freight terminal of the Santa Fe at
China Basin, now rapidly approaching
completion, will be adequate for the
business of the two roads in case the
Rock Island secures trackage rights
from the Santa Fe west of Albuquerque.
MAY CONNECT AT HEREFORD,
TEXAS.
Hereford, Texas, Sept. There is a
rumor here to the effect that the Rock
Island will soon run into this place over
the Pecos Valley railway from Anna
riIlo. 1t has been known for some time
that the Rock Island road wanted a
more direct and more southern route
from California to the east, and has
been filling up several gaps, one of
which was starting grade from ANA
rillo to Tucumari, N. M, to connect,
the Choctaw line with the Rock Island.
This grade, however, has been aban-
doned. 1t is now reported that the Rock
Island and the Santa Fe have perfected
trackage arrangements whereby the
Rock Island will use the track of the
Pecos Valley "a part of the Santa Fe
system) from Amarillo through this
place south; and as was formerly in
tended by the Santa Fe, the Rock Is
land will now build west from some
point at or near Hereford to a con-