The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Agreement Similar to Tehachapi
Effected and Entry Into
State Accomplished
Great Northern Magnate Viii
Extend Deschutes River
Road to Keddie
Solves Problem of Terminal by
Securing Advantage of S.
P.'S New Rival

tt Is over the rails. OF the Western
Pacific railway that ]. ]. Hill IS
4 TO enter San Francisco and COM
pete on its original stamping ground
with the Southern Pacific and the
allied lines irrevocably linked with
the name Hartman system Fol,
lowing swiftly on the heels OF the
formal announcement that Charles NJ
Levey. formerly third vice president
of Hills Northern Pacific line, had
been elected second vice president
and general manager of the Western
Pacific. came the report yesterday
that Hill had made a trackage. ar
rangement with the Gould hne, under
which he IS to use the tracks OF the
Western Pacific from Keddie, point
287 miles east OF Oakland, TO San
Francisco bay. and the facilities OF
the exceptional terminals which the
Western Pacific holds both in Oak
land and in San Francisco
Like Tehachapi Agreement
With the Southern Pacific. the /
Santa Fe and the Western Pacific |
\ eorinned with desirable sites in this /
)cit,. other roads would not have the op- |
portunity of locating themselves 10
such excellent advantage- But the Hill
lines are 10 share the favors of the
western Pacific. In addition TO that.
however. the Hill interests have pur-
chased land in this city and Oakland /
The trackage arrangements between
the two lines is similar to the South
ern Pacihc-Santa Fe Tehachapi pass
agreement
That the Hill point Of connection Is
20 he Keddie. which is now little more
tban q miIepost west of Reposa, the /
mountain division headquarters Of the i
western Pacifc. IS stated with un-
ousIi6ed certainty by the few men in
san Francisco who know just what Hin
Is going 10 do. How Keddie is to be ap-
proached is not stated so explicitly,
but n is fully believed that the
Hn1 line. the Oregon trunk line. or
Descbutes river road. which John F. /
stevens. 'ts president. is building south
from the Spokane. Portland and Seattle |
CNorth Bank road, viii be continued
south to connect. either directly or by /
branch line, with the Gould road at
Keddie
Extension of Deschutes?
It has long been understood that the
Deschutes road was to be the line over
which Hin would enter California and
the san Francisco district It will tap a
rich oregon country. but viii go nowhere
beyond the apple. orchards and grain
fields and timber lands Of the central
oregon counties aBd the Klamath lake
region. Yet Hils brought John F. I
stevens. the engineer formerly in
charge Of the Panama canal, from the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road 10 take charge Of the new con-
.struction as president
Al one time it was believed that the
Deschutes road would connect with
the Nevada. California and Oregon rail
road. which runs from Doyle on the
California Nevada line north to Al
turss. Modoc county. Engineering
parties have traversea the mountains
around and about that road locating
lines and prospecting passes. Tt might
still be the intention Of the I5iil roads
20 utilize the rights Of way of the
Nevada. casifornia and Oregon. How
ever. that road does not go near Keddie.
Keddie is in Plumas county and viii
probably be hesitation for Quincy. ethe
county seat Of Piumas IT is almost
directly south Of Susanviile There is
a rich agTfcultsrs belt in. the noun
tains there. which iwill be developed by.
the conjunction OF the two fines:
Situation in. the North
According to the Information current
it is the Great Northern that is to
effect the conjunction with the West
ern Pacific, but that means fhe spo-
kane. Portland ana Seattle road which
the Great Northern owns in partner
ship with the Northern Pacific HILL
Of course. controls. the three roads The
spokane. Portland and Seattle road. or
the Nerth' Bank as it is Familiarity
known, runs 0along the north bank OF
the Columbia river. paraIleling the
Oregon railroad and navigation com
pany line Of the Hartman system.
which IS on the south bank. At Biggs
near the mouth Of the Deschutes river.
the Hin survey starts south 1t is re-
ported that Hin will have TO build 200