The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14
ONLY ONE ROAD
To THE NORTH
Hartman and Ripley Agree
on a Friendly Policy as
Regards Route to Eureka
TO CONNECT TWO LINES
California Northwestern to
Build to San Francisco
Northwestern Terminus

An agreement has been entered into by
President Z. II. Hartman of the South
ern Pacific Company and President Z. p.
Ripley OF the Santa he under which the
California Northwestern, of which the
former has secret control. will soon be
extended north to Pepperwood. there TO
connect with the san Francisco and
Northwestern, the property of the
Santa Fe and thus furnish a d.
rect overland route from san Fran
cisco TO Eureka. In other words,
Hartman and kIpley have agreed that
one railroad line is sufficient to handle
all the traffic originating IN the vicinity
of Humboldt Bay and that the interests
of both transcontinental lines can be best
served by an interchange of trackage
privileges in Northern California.
This information comes from most
reliable SOURCE. through which it was
learned yesterday that the long-existing
difficulties between the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe roads over northern
route to Eureka were settled at recent
conference between Hartman and Rip
lev in Chicago, just prior to the former 5
departure on his Western journey.
NO HOPE OF COMPE .ITION.
Since the Santa Fe quietly sent its
agents to Eureka two years ago aad ae-
quired possession of the Eureka and Eel
River road which has since been ab-
sorbed by the San Francisco and North
western Railroad Company, and an
nounced its intention to build south to
San Francisco Bay the people of the
north have been hoping to soon see two
competing roads entering Eureka with
freight from San Francisco and carrying
south the immense products of the red
wood forests of Humboldt and Mendocino
counties.
When the Santa Fe announced its in
tcntions of building south from Eureka,
Hartman. through his trustworthy
friend, President a. w. Foster OF the Cal
iforuia Northwestern, made public the
statement that that road would be rapid
II extended TO Eureka, and work or con-
struction on an extension OF the line
from WiIlits has since been started II
is now learned that the engineers OF the
Santa Fe Company, after several carefui
surveys OF the routes southwark from the
southern terminus of the San Francisco
and Northwestern, have reported against
the advisability of building, on the ground
that the work would be most expensive.
CONTROLS EUREKA WATER FRONT.
President Ripley finally agreed with the
views of his engineers and then made a
proposition to Hartman that they enter
into some arrangement whereby both
roads can use the same line for traffic
Ripley argued with Hartman that In
asmuch as the Santa Fe practically con-
trolls all the water front Of Eureka, 1t
would be difficult for the Southern Pacific
TO reach the waters of Humboldt Bay.
With this advantage, Ripley finally con-
vinced Hartman of the advisahility OF
joining issues and the head of the Harrf-
man syndicate was not slow in appreciat-
ing the fairness of his opponents propo-
sition AS a result Hartman. Will -carr5-
out the extension plans on the California
Northwestern and when a through line
is perfected he will extend to Ripley the
necessary trackage privileges and receive
the same business courtesy from the
Santa Fe over its rails running into Eu-
reka BY this agreement the two trans
continental roads will save several mill
ion dollars and at the same time enjoy the
same amount of traffic business in the
north that they would have secured =
two roads had been built.