The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-12-22
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CUTOFF
Another Distance Shortener To
Be Installed Shortly Accord
ing To Report.

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the Reno Gazette is of more than pass
ing interest to Churchill countyites,
for it has to do with a project that
would mean good deal to this county
and the state at large--the matter of
reducing the cross the state line of the
Southern Pacific by in the neighbor-
hood of fifty miles. 1t would mean
that Fallon would be on or very near
the main line; it would mean quickened
development of the vast mineral re-
sources OF the eastern part of the
county, and it would also mean the ira
versing of picturesque route for many
miles by cross the-continent travellers,
rather than passing through a desolate,
unattractiye section, that has earned
for Nevada many words of disapproval
from travellers, who judge the state by
what they see as they pass through.
The chief object sought, however, by
the railroad company is the reduction
of its schedules.
For long time, the report that this
project would be undertaken has been
insistent, and high railroad officials
have been largely responsible for its
barking back. The fact that the Haz-
en-Fsllon branch was favored with the
most substantial bridges obtainable
was considered significant at the time
of the building of this road. Other
circumstances have developed, tending
to show in what way the railroad straws
are blowing. One thing certain is
that if the railroad company can save
fifty miles of distance by the expendi-
ture of 81, 500, 900, the sum will be
spent, for competition in railroad af-
fairss, like all other forms of business
is SO keen these days that neither
trouble or expense is spared in attain
ing efficiency, which is about the only
object sought.
Information comes from creditable
source that the Southern Pacific Com
pany is planning to shorten its main
line across Nevada by at least fifty
miles. This will be done by building
cutoff from near Battle Mountain 10
point near Hazen.
1.-The line at present between these
points. which cuts from the lower
Truckee to the Humboldt and follows
the windings of that sinuous stream,
is in the shape of hump, running
upward to within ninety miles of the
Oregon line.
"If the proposed cutoff is built, it will
leave the towns of Lovelock, Winne-
mucca, Golconda, Stone House, Mill
City, Inlay and others far from the
main line.
1.-THE new route will follow down Dix
lie valley, across through the Silver or
l X L range by tunnel and come out in
the Carson Sink not far from Saltwater.
at is estimated that the new line
will be only about 100 miles in length,
while it is at present $50 miles in length.
1.-The estimated cost of the proposed
cutoff is $500, 900, but this is three
and half million dollars less than the
company spent to build its cutoff
across the great Salt Lake.
Steps toward the construction of
this cutoff have been under way for
the past year or two and recent devel-
opments indicate that the line is to be
built in the near future.
1.-The latest session of the legislature
granted to John T. Ried and eastern
associates franchise for a railroad
between the two points named. 1t is
learned that the Southern Pacific Com
pany has taken an option on the fran
chise.
1.-THE first of November of this year,
Carl Stradley, the main locating en-
gineer of the Oregon Short Line, spent