The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28
Another Line to Be Built From
Chicago to Pacific Coast.
st. Paul Will Make Junction
With New Pacific Co.
ROCKEFELLER PLAN.
Oil King Tired of Turning Over
Business to Burlington.
Gossip and Matters OF Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago, Oct 2S-Another line of
railroad across the continent win be
/ Il fact within the next two years and
it viii handle considerable business
that has heretofore been given to the
Burlington. The Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul viii build from its present
western terminus to the Pacific coast.
Declarations have been made by
President Williams of the new Pacific
railway, undergoing construction from
Wal1ula, Wash. to Seattle. that the
objective of that road is a connec-
ton at the former point. within the
next TWO years, with the extension of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul to
that place from Deadwood, S. d.
Mr.. Williams until within the last
year was Identified with the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul as general
manager, which position he resigned
suddenly to become president of the
Pacific road, a short line covering
only distance, when completed, of
$50 miles. With him, equally sudden
". went w. L. Darling, chief engineer
of the Rock Island. considered one of
the best informed and most capable
constructing engineers in the country.
The st. Paul is now completing
Chamberlain, S. d, the present west
ern terminus, to Deadwood and the
Black hills. Seventy miles of this line
are now ready for operation. The
fact that the entire stretch lies in a
territory sparsely inhabited and de-
voted only to grazing led at the time
of its commencement to some specu-
latOn as to the reasons flor its con-
struction-
The building of the Pacific railway
has been carried on under a charter
that carries with it the privilege of
crossing the states east of Washing
ton and has been called the ''mySte-
riOus charter" because of the fact
that While il existence has been known
for some time the interests that it
represents have been kept from pub
| licity.
The association of Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. Darling with the road has dispelIed
hind its creation and the declarations
made by Mr.. Williams have cleared up
any doubt that may have existed. The
charter granted extends to DeadWood,
! S. D., and while the course outlined in
/ it pursues its way directly to the juno
Z tion point at Wallula, it viii reach
: territory heretofore untouched by any
( system, much of it as yet uudeveloDed
! lands.
/ To construct the road in its entirety
/ the S25, GOO 900 in stock authorized for
/ sale will probably be fOated within the
I next six months. The placement of this
/ stock does not require the necessity Of
I calling a stockholders meeting, as the
3 issuance of the amount mentioned has
been authorized for several months, it
is now said, in anticipation of the build
/ ing of the road to the coast.
The total mileage of the St. Paul TO
date is approximat ely 1000 miles, to
which will be added the !. 500 miles con-
+ temDlated in the coast route and en-
braced in the charter granted by the
government. The competition that it
will offer to the Burlington and other
allied Hill interests will be enormous,
in particular at the terminals in the
west.
For years, it is claimed the Burling-
ton, which has been handling much of
the extreme western business for the
b St Paul, has been cutting down the
/ the situation has become SO keen that
/ the RockefeIlers have at last begun the
/ construction of q system, with coast
outlets that could handle its business TO
the interest of its own organization.
! The Northwestern, anticipating the
/ very move that is being taken by the
/ Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. is also
/ constructing lines from its present ter
minaI at Pierre. S D., to Rapid City,
| a distance of 1855 miles, with the Osten-
sible object of connecting with branch
es at the latter city. It is claimed that
| the actio. of the Northwestern is be-
ing taken at the instigation of the COM
uercial interests of St. Paul and of
( Minneapolis, and because of this influ-
ence has bought UP the line formerly