Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-10-17
THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
1t Now Locks Like 1t IS
to Build.

A dispatch from Chicago under date
of October 18th, furnishes new ground
for speculation relative to the Western
Pacific Railroad Company, which has
been puzzler to railroad circles:
THE Burlington railroad has gained
an entrance to San Francisco and will
soon have solid trains running from
Chicago to the coast, according to pro-
minent officials of the railroad COM
pany. The expansion of the roads IA
cilities comes through the acquisition
Of the Moffat road from Denver to
Salt Lake and of the Western Pacific
from Salt Lake to the coast For a
long time there has been considerable
mystery as to the moving influence be
hind the two roads in question, and at
the time OF construction it was insist
ed that the Western Pacific was pro-
jected by George j. Gould that he
might realize his cherished ambition
to have line from ocean to ocean.
When Moffat attempted to float
bonds for his project, he found many
obstacles, being opposed BY Wall street
Interests. M-hen least. expected he was
successful and it then became evident
he had powerful allies. Then came the
surrender of the % of it's canyon sur
Veys and the other rights to Moffat. F."
The San Francisco Chronicle saws:
If Burlington interests are behind
The Western aPcific road. a mystery
that has been source of wild spec
ulation in railroad circles for nanv
months has at last been explained.
Up to the present time weH-inform
ed railroad men. and the public gener
ally, have agreed with one accord that
Gould was behind the Western Pacific
The railroad map Of the country be
tween the Missouri river and the Pa
cific seemed to offer convincing evi
dence that only the Gould system
could be responsible for all the indus
try that has marked the Western Pa
clf1c's operations up to the present
time, and other evidence has not beer
wanting to prove that Gould was fur
ishing the millions that had been pu
into the enterprise.
"A doubt was thrown on thi,
when one Of the promoters of tn.
Western Pacific declared emphaticall,
that Gould had no interests in the en-
terprise, and that his fortunes wer,
bound up with those of the Moffa
line between Salt Lake and Denve,
Many people will now accept as plat
sible the statement that the Moffa
road and the Western Pacific are Bu
lingtOn enterprises, by which the Bu
1ington is to obtain an entrance int
San Francisco. although official conf
nation of the fact is still wanting.
'The public has had ample evidenc
for some time that the Western P;
cific is to become an actuality just q
quickly as the road bed can be grade
and laid with ties and rails. Rights
way have been secured for the create
part of the proposed line, and constru
ton work is in progress at sever:
points. The company has obtained te
minal facilities in this city, Oaklar
and elsewhere, and is engaged in s
curing franchises for various brant
lines and feeders. The main line wi
be from Oakland to Stockton, Sacr
mento, Oroville, and through the Bee
with Pass, crossing the main line
the Central Pacific in the neighbo
hood of WadswOrth, Nevada, and fro
that point will follow almost an a
line to Salt Lake City, where, a
cording to latest admissions, it W
connect with the Moffat road. The {
tlmated length of the line from he
to Salt Lake is 80 miles and the {
timated cost $2O,25O,OOO