The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-28
ACTUAL WORK
SOON BEGINS
Western Pacific Secures Termin.
ais and Right Of Way-State-
ment of one who Knows

AS stated several times in the Silver
State, actual work on the Western Pa
cific will begin inside of sixty days. But
good news bears repetition, and a San
Francisco dispatch of yesterday on this
subject is presented herewith:
All apparent obstacles having been
brushed away, the actual construction
work of the Western Pacific will begin
within two months and Gould road &C
San Francisco promises to be an accom-
plished fact in the near future Rights
of way and Sam Francisco terminal are
said to have been finally secured without
fear of interference and the necessary
money is available, the sum of $50, 900 900
having been already underwritten. to be
drawn upon for construction work.
Reports to this effect have been persist
ent for some time past and last night
they were confirmed by j. Dalsell Brown
Of the California Safe Deposit anu Trust
Company, who has been financing the en-
terprise.
1T has been our policy throughout.
said he ito work rather than to talk.
and we have refrained from discussing
our plans.
4 will say. however, that the money
mas all been subscribed and that the work
VIII begin before two months have passed.
The surveys have all been completed
| and the next step will be the actual con
struction of the roadbed from Salt Lake
City to San Francisco, a distance over
our route of about $50 miles.
THE engineers have found that by the
| route the road will follow there will be
| a minimum number of snowsheds. and.
what is equally important, we shall have
only one per cent grade through the
Beckwith pass.
Two per cent was what was antici-
pated at first. but we have done so much
better"
Mr.. Brown deemed to give any infor-
nation as to the distribution of the $780,
100000 secured for the prosecution of the
work. saying that that was the concern
of the company alone.
He did say, however, that as the road
will run well to the northwaru any talk
of its being in competition with the San
Pedro route, in which Senator w. A.
Clark of Aiontana is interested, as well
as the Union Pacific. is erroneous.
From other sources it is reported that
part of the large fund raised will be
devoted to the payment of the $3,OO0,OOO
said to have been borrowed from the Mis-
souri, Pacific system for the purpose of
acquiring several small railroad proper
ties in the west, including the Stockton
and Beckwith Pass Railway. the Alameda
and San Joaquin railway, the Sacramento
and Oakland and other lines all of which
are to be part of the new Western Pa
cifc system.
Much of the first loan was also used in
the surveying and securing of rights of
way.
The San Francisco terminus of the
Western Pacific will be in the Potrero
district where the company has secured
some land downright and options or
more.
The Western acifc has been actively
conducting its operations for about two
years, and, while opposed at some points.
has steadily advanced toward its goal of
the Golden Gate. Its completion will
mean the fulfllment of the long cherished
the Pacific ocean and to have an all
Gould transcontinental railroad