The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-20
WESTERN PACIFIC
IN SACRAMENTO
Undoubtedly Intention Of the
Company to Enter California
Capital

The purchase of the Nicolaus block.
Nineteenth and Twentieth. and K
streets, says the Sacramento Bee, Is the
latest move of the Western Pacific Com
pany in it's plan to enter Sacramento
The Bee some time ago told of the
bonding OF this entire block for the pur-
pose OF a passenger depot, but 1t was
not until late Saturday afternoon that
the purchase was consummated by the
passing Of a check for 10000
Nearly all OF the block Is owned by
the Nicolaus estate. residence sites only
being held by George p. Yoerk and c.
b. Conn, while r. ]. Quirin occupies the
corner of Twentieth and J streets with
frame building used as a drug store
and residence Good sums were realized
for the different parcels of property
constituting the block, George Yoerk re-
ceiving t10e00 for his house and lot at
the corner Of Twentieth and K streets.
The purchase of this block gives con-
firmation of the fact that 1t is the settled
plan Of the Western Pacific to cross the
city between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, IL ii Is able to secure fran
chise from the Board of Trustees to 90
so. Some criticism has been made by
citizens against the policy Of the West
ern Pacific In going ahead with the
kuuakr, "A of nroDorfv
without first consulting any assurans
from the city authorities that they viii
receive the necessary permission to c.'--s
the city as planned.
On behalf Of the Western Pacific. how
ever. 1t is pointed out that this il the
only manner In which a railroad cor
poration could proceed, since If 1t first
applied for a franchise and then sought
to bond up property according to tina
route outlined In it's application 1t would
find the property placed at figures be-
yond reason. This sef-evident proposi-
tion was long ago commented on by the
Bee. and il 30 plain as to seem to justify
no surprise on the part of the public.
In any event. the Western Pacific can
not cross the town at any point without
first securing a franchise. as the charter
requires. and II ii does not get its fran
chise it would sacrifice the deposits it
had up In cases where such deposits
were demanded. or would be compelled
to complete the purchase
The loss of few thousand dollars to
the big Gould corporation would in any
event be small matter. But people
who know how real estate values are
climbing up in Sacramento know that
the Western Pacific would not have a
Ewhite elephant on it's hands even though
it possessed a city block or two which
1t could not use for it's tracks.
The Western Pacific evidently is pro-
ceeding with its plans to blaze a way
to It's freight depot. which will occupy
the ground now covered by the >iunie
warehouse on the river front the pur-
chase Of which from p. j. Harvey vas
recently made a matter OF omcii recoTu
The latest move in this direction Is the
buying OF the property of ex-Supervisor
William Mclaughlin. on Second, bet cen
Q and r streets.
1t is expected that another move will
be made by the Western Pacific !, IRE
the Board Of Trustees in the matter Of
gaining the franchise to run on the river
front. The franchise asked for was not
referred to q committee at last Monday
nights meeting. Wilbur #. George OF
counsel for the Western Pacific, saying
he desired to make additions to 1t before
presenting it to the Trustees for their
action.