Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-03-07

1t now begins to look as though Yer
ington is to be on the main line of the
Southern Pacific railroad before many
months shall have passed on to history.
Ii will be remembered that the Times
some months ago made mention of
proposed cutoff over the present route
by way of Nina to Keller. This cutoff
takes the road through the Mason val
ley, connecting with the Nevada Califor-
mia at Benton, thus avoiding the White
mountain pass and resulting in great
saving of time in reaching the metropo-
lis of southern California.
While the dispatches do not state that
the route is by way of Yerington, there
is every reason to believe that the sur
vey already made through this section
will be taken advantage of and that the
road will pass through this rich locality,
tapping the great copper and agricul-
tural country.
From NINA to Keller the road, as it
now runs, has never paid interest on the
investment in fact, it has been losing
proposition from the day the first train
was taken over it. The Yerington route
will make it possible for the road to
realize profits from the start as well as
open up portion of Nevada rich beyond
measure in both agriculture and mineral.
The following from the Los Angeles
Times is authentic information on the
starting of work:
Confident that the negotiations pend
ing with the board of public works over
freight rates will reach an early and
amicable adjustment, the Southern Pa
ciic company is rushing the construction
work of its new railroad line from
Mojave to Keller in the Owens valley.
More than $50 cars of rails and ties
for use on the line have been received
at Mojave, and the construction crew, in
charge of Conductor Whittmeyer has
already completed the grade for more
thar a mile and half of the new road.
Thursday evening General Chafee
and Mayor Harper talked with Con-
tractor Whittmeyer about the progress
OH the new line. To them he said that
if the company furnishes him men and
material he can build the road into
Keller within eighteen months. He has
estimated that he can have the line over
tie first section to Jawbone canyon,
ready for operation within sixty days.
"As to the question of freight rates
and the final agreement with the city of
Los Angeles, you probably know great
deal more about that than l do, said
Mr.. Whittmeyer to General Chaffee.
have been sent here by the company to
start work on a new line into Keller,
and am following instructions.
"The railroad men at Mojave say that
the crews of two work trains that are to
assist in the new road have already been
selected; brakemen on both freight and
passenger trains on the Mojave division
are laying their plans to win conductor
ship on the new line.
"The opening of the road TO Keeler
will mark a new epoch in the industrial
development of the southwest. While
this line is building the Southern Pacific
company expects to widen the guage of
the road running from Reno to keeler
and the entire line from Reno to Mojave
will be of standard construction.
This will mean a short freight haul
from Reno to Los Angeles. 1t will avoid
the heavy grades of the Sierras and will
clip at least twenty-four hours from the
running time between the two cities
The Union Pacific will become an active
competitor of the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island for the pershable freight
business of Southern California.
Through the new gateway trade will
come to Los Angeles that has heretofore
gone to the north anu east; the road will
make Los Angeles the natural shipping
and receiving point for central California
and Southern Nevada.
THE advisory commission of the
acqueduct has reached the'conclusion that
all bids submitted month ago for car
rying Owens valley freight shall be re-