The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
RAILROAD IS TO
Be EXTENDED TO
CITY OF EUREKA
Money Appropriated to Close
the Gap on the Northwest
ern Pacific System
President A. IL. Payson Tele.
graphs the GOOD News to
Humboldt County Metropolis

Editor CaII-Fhe people Of Eu-
reka join ia extending best wishes
to yourself and the people of San
Francisco and ask you to join with
us in celebrating an event which
means greatly increased con-
vensencrs and prosperity. not onIy
to Humboldt. hut San Franciseo
n. well. ..w- L. LAMBERT.
Mayor of Eureka
@Eureka, CAL, sept Is-
All speculation ever the extension OF
the Northwestern Pacific railroad TO
Eureka was reduced 10 certainty LAST
might. when ofieia1 announcement was
made that construction had been au-
thorfzed. The news came in the form
Eof a telegram from Captain A. H Pay
son. president Of the road 1t was sent
from CIoverdale and addressed to H. l.
Ricks of Eureka chairman OF the Hum
boIdt railroad promotion committee
The message read:
-CLovERDALE Sept 1s-I am sd-
/ vised by wire that commencement Of
construction on Eureka connection has
/ been authorized and an appropriation
made TO cover the cost OF the line
south TO DyerviIle and north TO CoveIe
bridge over the Eel river
Work Begins at Once
The dispatch indicates that work viii
be begun at both ends thus insuring
the speedy completion of the line From
Pepperwood on the north 10 Willis on
the south is distance OF lie miles.
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! The people OF Eureka have labored
steadily for some years TO convince
the railroad ofHefals OF the necessity
Of such a line. Dispatches fro mthere
say that the entire city gave itself
over to rejoicing as soon as Paysons
now held there, became an enthusiastic
| boosters meeting. Speeches were In
order, while fireworks and brass bards
added 70 the eeiebrstto1 vrftssout. =
While the linz means the opsning Or
the big region adjacent 10 Eureka, IL
spells the enlargement OF San Fran
cisco's commerce II will. provide a.
market here for the products of two
of the richest counties Of the state
which have hitherto been without ede-
quate transportation facilities.
Owned by Two Roads
The Northwestern Pacific is owned
jointly by the Southern Pacific and
the Santa Fe- The mana cement Is
vested alternately in the two holding
lines. changing with each year A
report on the region which the new
line viii tap was recently submitted
70 the stock holders of the Santa Fe.
This report said.
aside from the pine forests OF Texas,
Arkansas and Louisiana the Ium Der
supply OF the United States now comes.
and must continue to come, from the
Pacific coast Investigation Of the sub
ject led your directors to the conclu-
sion that your lines should obtain ac-
cess TO the redwood forests Of north
ern California. embracing in the coun-
docino. about SO, ,a80, Coz. .aa8 feet The
redwood lumber industry is now large
Iy centered about Eureka, which city
also possesses the only satisfactory
harbor bewteen san Francisco and
Portland 1t is believed that these
lines will not Ga1y be self-sustaining
but that they will contribute large
profitable tonnage TO your existing
lines
Through Picturesque Country
The route of the road has been sur
veyed and promises TO be one OF the
81 t. <oT
lows along the winding Eel river.
crossing it at different points
The people of Eureka offered bonus
to the Northwestern Pacific. but in the
later negotiations the railroadmen have
become convinced that the line will
be profitable and have not pressed their
request for a subsidy
EUREKA, Sept 1s.-Wild- with joy
over the announcement received from
Captain Payson at Cloverdale to the ef-
feet that com pietion of the Northwestern
Pacific has been authorized and money
appropriated for about so miles OF con-
struction work. people of Eureka are
tonight celebrating on streets, in the
aters. at the railroad fair now in prog
ress here and in private homes. enthus-
iasm is running at high pitch and the
town is deaoted to revelry and merry
making
Announcement Of the telegram was
made at the pavilion tonight in the
presence of several thousand people
and tremendous cheering greeted it
The band was taken out Of the pavilion
followed by hundreds OF citizens and
parzded for several hours In all parts
Of the city
Many kilograms are being sent to
the railroad officials. expressing the
thanks and appreciation OF Humboldt
ers for this new advent, which will
place the county in direct communica-
ton with the outside world and give
the people chance to work out the
county,s destiny
Mayor W. L. Lambert and President
B r Stern of the chamber of commerce
directed The Calls representative to
express the thanks Of the people for
the support The Call has given the
movement
Friday nights program at the fair
will take the form Of q railroad jubilee
and many striking events wiz take
place. s