Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-09
ON TO MOJAVE.
+ c. & c. Line to be Extended Across the
Desert.

Desert.
SACRAMENTO Cal, April THE
Nevada and California Railway Com
pany filed articles of incorporation.
with the Secretary of State today. The
new road is capitalized at $4,000, 900
divided into 10000 shares at a par
value OF $100 each. OF this amount
$475,OOO has been subscribed. 10 per
cent of which has been paid over 10
the treasurer.
The directors and the number of
shares they hold are: William F.
Herrin, 227O; William Hood 2270;
Peter F. Dunno. Nicholas T. Smith
and James L. Willcutt, 10 each.
The main line of the road will
commence at Hazen station, Churchill
county, Nevada, and through Mono
county, Nevada, on the line of the
Central Pacific and run in general
southerly direction through Churchill.
Lyon and Esmega lda counties in Ne
vada, and through Mono, 1nyo and
Kerne counties in California. termin-
ating at Majave. The main line will
be 430 miles in length, and will tap
the Southern Goldfields.
A branch line is to be constructed
from Churchill station, Lyon county,
Nevada, on the line of the Carson &
Colorado railroad, running in general
westerly direction to Mound House
station on the Virginia & Truckee
railroad, a distance of q miles.
The principal place of business OF
the new company is San Francisco
The bilding of this road is said to
be a movement on the part of the
Southern Pacific to Offset the Sante F.
and Senator Clark's road. the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
both of which contemplate building in
that territory.
The branch road will be in striking
distance of Tonopah and the newly dis
covered gold fields of Nevada.
The Reno Gazette contains the fol
lowing in regard to the above:
The above associated press dispatcl
confirms the report that have gained
currency SO often that the Southerl
Pacific is preparing to extend its Ne
vada feeder. they Carson & Colorado
railway, from Keller to Mojave wher
it will connect with its great souther
line from the Atlantic seaboard to tn
Pacific coast.
For many years this step has bee
under consideration and now that tn
San Pedro or Clark line, has assume,
the aggressive and the Sante Fee ar
extending it's feeders into the South
ern Pacific territory, the Hartman sy:
tenn is preparing to do some buildin;
on its own account
Already the Carson and Colorado
being reconstructed on standard gaug
lines and the work of building the Gu
OF from Hazen to Fort Churchill :
under way. Next the Carson and Col
RADIO will be carried on southwark I
Mojave and then the people of N
vada will be in close touch with til
Southern California.
When seen this afternoon A. H. Ri
ing, the district freight and passengs
agent at this point, declined to di
cuss the matter further than to sa
that the people Incorporating the cor
were Southern Pacific men and tn:
the step "show how the ground LAY
so far as the Southern Pacific is CO
cerned."
The five men incorporating the ne
company are all high in the council
of the Southern Pacific.
w. F. Herrin is chief council; w
liam Hood is chief engineer; Peter
Dunno is associate counsel; Mic
olas T. Smith is secretary and Jam
L. Wilcutt is treasurer of the Southel
Pacific Company.
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