Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-20
RIPLEY AGREES
WITH HARTMAN
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND RIVAL
REACH UNDERSTANDING
Arizona and Gulf Business viii Be
Divided as ResuIt-Frult Ship
pers Uneasy-RalIroad
News

Railroad officials In Los Angeles are
busily discussing the telegram printed
in The Herald telling of the Santa Fe's
expansive pJ Icy.
Under the policy of President Ripley
the Santa Fe has begun to forge ahead
with many new prof is, and is now
trying to improve the main line. In
particular attention is being paid to
cutoffs and short lines, to bridge dis
tance, remove grades and generally i'm
prove the service.
The route in Arizona is the center of
attraction. The Santa Fe has under
process of construction cutoff from
Daggett on the main line to Wicken-
burg.
This line is commonly known as the
California and Arizona road. but is
known to be under the control of the
Santa Fe.
When this line is completed many
miles will be saved and the service will
be greatly improved.
1t is also rumored in connection with
this improvement that the Santa Fe
has entered into an agreement with
the Southern Pacific to allow the Har-
riman line to use the same cutoff
Will Act Jointly
1t has been known for some time that
the Southern Pacific had under consid-
Grafton building a line up the Colorado
river on the Arizona side to point op-
posite Needles.
Railroad men say that the officials of
the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
have got together on the matter, and
that they will act without opposition.
The Southern Pacific will probably
build the line up the Arizona river and
the Santa Fe will allow the Southern
Pacific to use it's tracks.
The fact that the Santa Fe has it's line
almost completed from Wickenburg to
Daggett makes railroad men think that
the Southern Pacific is preparing to
build a short line from Marcopa on the
Sunset route to Wickenburg and use
the Santa Fe tracks to get into the Ari-
zona country, allowing the Santa Fe
the same courtesy in return
Through to Galveston
The Santa Fe is also considering the
construction of a line from Silver City,
New Mexico, to Winkleman, Arizona
This will give the trains or the main
line of the Santa Fe an opportunity to
go around some of the worst tunnels
and grades on the road and would not
make any material difference in the
mileage.
By so doing it would pave the way for
a through route over the Santa Fe to
Galveston.
This has been a project often dis
cussed by the Santa Fc officials and
during the coming year will probably
be carried out.
A road would have to be built through
Pecos from Ell Paso to San Antonio, and
the Santa Fe would have a through
route to Galveston from San Fran
cisco.
This route would be considerably
shorter than the line of the Southern
Pacific and would be able to tap ter
ritory that the Hartman line is un-
able to reach.
With Gulf Commerce
A through route from Galveston to
San Francisco would also put the Santa
Fe in touch with the commerce of the
gulf and would add greatly to the reve-
nue..
1t is assured that the Santa Fe will
make many moves during the coming
year, and that efforts will be made to
reach out after more territory and close
up the gaps existing in some of the
routes.
President Ripley has laid out the pol
icy Of the next year and has already
said that the gap will be closed from
Belen to Texico in New Mexico.
Other important connections will be
made in the same territory and the
Santa Fe will do all possible to forge
ahead and put itself in the keenest
competition with the Hartman system.