The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-06
NEW COAST LINE
FROM MINNEAPOLIS
Great Western, Omaha & Denver
Short Line, and San Pedro
in a Combine.
Stickney, Moffatt and Clark Join
Hands in a Trans
continental.

Thru the new Great Western Omaha
& Denver Short ine-San Pedro combl-
nation, Minneapolis is to be the termi-
nus Of another Los Angeles short line,
and the northern limit Of a feeder from
a new New York-Los Angeles. trans.
r roads not now allied with any other
railroad group. S
Announcement that A. B. Stickney,
D. H. Moffett and w. A. Clark, presi-
dents of the three lines, have formed a
traffic combination is necessarily OF
great local interest. Definite informa--
tion that the Great Western is back. OF
the project gives the deal local color,
unlocks the mystery of the Omaha &
Denver Short line incorporation, and re-
veals the westward ambition Of A. 3.
Stickney and his purpose to max e the
Maple Leaf a tremendous factor IN the
transportation world.
Direct to Los Angeles.
Aside from the great freight traffic
possibilities suggested in this new d1-
rection Of Mr.. stickneey's energy, the
news will be good reading to hundreds
of Minneapolis people who have been
using the San Pedro line to Los Angeles
since it was opened about a year ago
and who have found it great time
saver The new traffic arrangement
will give them direct connection with
the San Pedro and without change OF
| cars.
In western transportation . circles
every effort has been. devoted in late
years toward shortening the distance
/ between Minneapolis and the coast Iant
| between Chicago and the coast, also
between Denver and eastern points. Il
is estimated that by the new combina
tion the running time, or the distance
between Los Angeles and the twin cities
and between Los Angeles and Chicago
| will be reduced twentyfour hours.
| The new San Pedro line shortened
| the distance between Salt Lake ant
Denver; the Omaha & Denver will re
duce the time between, Denver AM
| Omaha two hours, and the Great West
4 ern already has the short line between
| Omaha and Minneapolis. From Omah'
to Minneapolis the distance is 34S miles
| the shortest route, and from Omaha t.
Chicago, is 594 miles, about the sam
| length as the Union Pacific, used by tn
| North Western and the Milwaukee
roads. I'LL
| The Maple Leaf Lines. H.
The Chicago Great Western operate
from Omaha to Chicago and as far sout
| as Kansas City and as far north a
I Minneapolis. It therefore traverses one o
I the richest sections of the Unite
States. The road is already doing bus
hess as far west as Hastings, Neb., thr
traffic arrangements with the Nortt
Western, and when the negotiation
4 with Mr.. Moffat finally reached tn
point that the Great Western peopl
decided to push on from Omaha t
Denver, knowing that an outlet to tn
Pacific coast was assured thru tn
Moffat and the San Pedro roads, tn
! North Western was quickly brought t
realization that its best interest
| would be served by an agreement t
let the Great Western use its Hastine
branch as a link in the new transcont
mental road The North Western is DO
tied up at Hastings, anyhow. and woul
have no object in building farther ives
unless assured Of independent Pacif