Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-18
DISCUSSES WESTERN PACIFIC
New Iranscontinental Is Rushing Work
Aud Letting Contracts for More.

The San Francisco Chronicle dis
cusses Western Pacific activity as fol-
lows
The Western Pacific railroad showed
yesterday the vlgor with which It's
fight for part of Aarriman's business
win be waged By preparations across
the bay to push Its lines northward
paraleling the tracks OF the southern
Pacific into the rich territory along
the Berkeley and Contra Costa shores
and on this side OF the bay by letting
q 49, 000,00 contract To the Western
States Construction company for the
work on the company terminals IN
San Francisco,
That a gigantic struggle Is going on
under the surface between the Gould
and Hartman interests on the coast
has long been known Some OF the
Southern Pacific plans have come to
light as have some of the Western Pa
clio's, but 1t was not until yesterday
that a campaign for control, or at least
so far as the Gould line is concerned.
for chance to share with it's rival
in the big freight field along the east
ern side OF the bay, was made known.
Operations on both sides or the pay
VIII be on a magnificent scale and VIII
mean much for the industrial activity
OF the bay counties as well as this
city, where an army Of men VIII COM
mence within Is days, according to the
terms Of the contract, TO construct the
yards, sheds, slips, and terminals OF a
great transcontinental railroad.
of even more Importance to the Inn
mediate needs or this section OF the
state. according TO railroad officials and
engineers interviewed yesterday. Is tho
diVulged intention of the Western Pa
cjnc 10 reach into the territory north
OF Oakland. The truth leaked out
Yesterday and was not denied by thu
company officials. The activity OF the
Western Pacific along the western
boundary OF Oakland confirms the
statement OF railroad men who have
been watching the work OF the Gould
road closely
Already Harriman's rival has OBJ
tained an outlet northward from Oak
land via Wood street TO Gladding sta
tion. This line connects with the West
ern Pacific inside terminal lands In
Oakland harbor and VIII give the new
road its desired outlet along the west
side and starting toward its ultimate
destination into the manufacturing and
shipping district along tho Contra
Costa water front.
Railroad men familiar with the local
situation point 20 this start along the
west shore as indicative OF a well laid
project ia reach out for the preserves
that have been the exclusive property
for many years OF the Southern Pacific.
Tho strategic possibilities OF tho
northward advance or the Gould tracks
have not been lost sight OF by tho
Hartman engineers. who have been
busy for months on new surveys along
the Oakland side OF me bay.
Not particle OF doubt Is expressed
by railroad men IN touch with the COM
pAny's plans that the Western Pacific
| has no intention OF "deadening" It's
| tracks at Ciladdng street. on the face
| or II, railroad experts say the company
would not have exhibited so much COM
| Germ and activity In behalf ~ the Wood
| street franchise secured recently SIM
ply 10 run a spur through TO Giadding
| street. That the real end IN view Is to
| give the Gould road the northern outlet
| II seeks the mosf eursory Inspection
| OF the railway maps would disclose,
| according 10 the engineers who follow