Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-11-12
NEvADA's NEW RAILROADS
Some OF the Roads Now Pro-
jected Through the State.

Tics OF The interstate commerce COM
mission, the railroad journals and
various manuals, in showing the
mileage constructed during the pre-
ceding year, passed the silver state
but today all this is different. When
the statistician gets his figures early
in January, 1905, it will be g e that
the state Of Nevada leads most Of
the western CONFERENCE.-The.
Several pertinent facts are the
real cause for this activity. In the
first place the present management
Of the Southern Pacific made up Of
broad minded men, has come to a full
realization of the importance Of the
Central Pacific as the shortest route
across the continent and today the
gross earnings Of the Central Pacific
are greater than during any other
year in its history and from now on
this win be increased.
The San Pedro, Los Angeles 4
Salt Lake route as it is known, was
started by Senator Clark but later
the Hartman interests bought a half
interest in the road, giving to the
new corporation all lines Of the Ore
gon Short Line lying south and west
Of Salt Lake. These lines took the
Clark road well into Nevada and now
the link between the end of track in
Nevada and the end in California is
but So miles long. AS this line will
be the shortest to Los Angeles,
shorter even than the Santa Fe from
Chicago, it will bring through the
southern end Of the state much Of the
travel and freight formerly going by
the way Of the two southern routes,
the Sunset and the Santa tie, while
its construction will not in any way
effect the Central Pacific but quite
to the contrary be a benefit by re.
lieving that line Of some Of its burden
some trains.
And lastly the discovery Of the
bonanzas at Tonopah and Goldfeld
has attracted railroad builders 10
that section. One road is completed
to the older camp aud the other to
GoIdfeld IS well on its way to a com.
meneement Of operations.
These are the facts made apparent
by millions in expenditure aud hun
dreds Of men finding employment III
counties which have for years been
practically deserted.
Looking into the future the view Is
nom the less roseate. First comes
the Western Pacific, backed by the
powerful Gould and Standard Oil
crowd, unitedly the wealthiest syndi.
cate IN America. According to pub.
lished plans this road will use the
Beekwilh Pass and enter Nevada
north Of Reno then ~traversing the
state its whole width, and the con
tract for its construction was let last
week to M. j, Heney Of Seattle. 1t
has been said that the Nevada, Cal
ifornia Il Oregon will fall to the
Western Pacific. II so it will be a
good thing for Reno.
Far down in the southwestern
corner of Lincoln county, the Santa
Fe is perking up and its men are
watching day and night the passage
Of the Salt Lake route which crosses
the Santa Fe's Marvel branch of
lyanpah, California. The Santa Fe
is waiting for any chance TO get into
Nevada and it has embryotic plans
of its own for penetrating Lincoln
county and eventually reaching Ton.
opah. 1t has been negotiating for a
line in Tuolumne county and has a
pass beyond Tuolomne county by
which it could create a short line
from San Francisco to Tonopah and
thence to its own line and to a con.
nection with the Salt Lake route.
Then there is f. M. Smiths railway
known as the Tonopah and Tidewater
railway, which starting from Ivanpah
is already graded as far as Furnace
creek-about 60 miles south Of Bull
frog-and will most assnredly be