Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-25
ROCK ISLAND HAS
To FIND WAY OUT
OF BOTTLE
TO PACIFIC
BECOMES NECESSITY
Believed Southern Pacific viii
Force Rival Road Out Of Traf-
fic Arrangements and Some
thing VIII Drop,


1t begins to look as II the Rock
Island route. which so to- speak be-
gins nowhere and ends nowhere in
the southwest, would be forced by de
To build itself an outlet to the Pacific
coast. According to the wise ones,
the southern Pacific. by courtesy OF
which the Rock Island gets its trains
through to the coast, Is preparing to
put the clamps on its rival aud dis
continue the present traffic arrange
ment, leaving the Rock lsland bottled
up. 1t viii have to get out of the pre-
dicamcnt somehow, I'll Paso figures
that the system will build west from
that city, but it is much more likely
that any such developments IN the
situation Will put Albuquerque in the
running for the new transcontinental
road. The logical route of an extern
sion of the Rock Island would be
across New Mexico, and that the
Rock Island men have been figuring
on such Il route for years past is we'll
known. The lei Paso Herald, how
ever, dopes it out rs follows:
"Thc Southern Pacific is reaching
out. however. It is building into
Mexico, a regular network Of roads;
it is building new lines into Arizona
and has incorporated and surveyed
for "A line across the two territories
to Durango, Colo, to reach the coal
fields of that state. With the COM
pletion of these Mexican and terri
torial lines ana the Increase in bust
ness through Arizona and New Mex
leo attendant upon the present rapid
settlement of the two territories, the
Southern Pacific, it is plain to see.
viii soon have all the business it can
handle. No doubt the Rock Island
people have not boon sleeping, while
other people were talking. Railroad
operations in this part of the country
do not indicate as much.
Two Ways 10 Pacific.
There are two WaYs in which the
Rock Island can reach the Pacific
coast. one is through Mexico. aud
the other is by the port of san Diego,
can. Railroads are being built in both
directions with which the Rock Island
can form traffic arrangements,
II is reported to be looking in each
The f. s. Pearson inter-
ests, owners of the Mexico Northwest
orn. now completed 175 miles south
Of HI paso ana extending south in rho
direction Of the Mexican Pacific coast,
their intention of completing
the line TO tidcNatcr and claim to
moncy to do it. II has been re-
ported from conference.-the s~
coalition between the Rock Island aud
Pearson interests would be made
and HAT the Rock Island would reach
coast in this manner. bringing
freight FOR the United States aud car
freight for the Orient, through
Mexico in bond.
To II Diego?
"Iiut there is another matter that
'nters into the situation. The Ell
'aso * Southwestern road ca Phelps
Dodge cnterprise), over which the /
Rock Island comes into FL Paso from
Is southern terminus at Tucumcari,
NJ, a distance of something owe
miles. is planning TO build west
the Sprcckcls' railroad out of san
Diego is building eastward in the di-
'cction of El Paso. 1t has been re-
,orted for some time that the Spreck-
u.s. road would build as far as Yuma, /
nd there he met by the El Paso &
southwestern, thus forming a through
inc to the Pacific. The Southwestern
low has a line running west of FL
as far as Benson, Ariz.. parallel
ny the southern Pacific. and has TN
.ounced its intention Of building to
'ucson and Phoenix. Surveyors have
cen in the Held for some time run
ing these lines and already the COM
any is soliciting business. Completed
, Phoenix, it is a foregone conclu-
that the Southwestern would
uild TO Yuma, If the Spreckels' road
uilds that far, ana the SprcCkels'l
Dad is now in course of construction J
ut of san Diego. \
IF the Southwestern does build S
lch a line. it is more than possible {
nat the Rock Island will operate its
aims to the Pacific over this track. :
lmost paralleling the southern Pa :
.fic. and use the port of san Diego ,
)r an outlet and inlet for its tonnage. :
The Big Fight. I
The Phelps-Dodge company IS a a
pwerful corporation and for many d
has enjoyed a monopoly of the a
Of several southern Arizona 4
including Bisbce, Douglas, %
Tombstone and Fairbanks. 4
hen the new Arizona mining town 8,
CORTLAND was established a year n
the Southwestern started build -
to the place and the southern q
lcific started for the other location. -
here was "A race ana boil roads FIN ~
bed about the same time. with sew -
al clashes during the course of con- II
ruction between the crews. Then ~
e southern Pacific extended its SON :.
"a line from Nogales SO hat ii
achcd its Cananea branch I tooF ~
way all the Cananca tonnage that "
e. - fAh'A NNAAAhAN1 AA A'fI -
st 70 Naco ana also divided the .
tcu business with the Southwestern. ~
his is followed by wei defined ~
irics that the southern Pacific is ol
ing 10 build into Douglas and Bis y.
e.. ana n announced intention of III
r Southwestern 10 build into Tucson "l
q Phoenix. southern Pacific terri ~
rs. il looks like a war between tine ~
% great interests. and this gives to
rthtr color to The belief that the 60
uthwcstcru is really working tow al
ds a Pacific culst outlet aud a'
40 SAN Diego and the Sprcckcls' II;
al viii give The outlet. not only TO m
which feeds the Southwestern "s
'm the north. an
VIII Rock Island BE "ISottlcl." lta
IL the I;uck Island docs nor got
e. or thr other of the routes. It will ~
cilic. ANY time the southern Pa m
BE- wishes it zen bottle up the SO
Island aud keep ii from getting eli
the coast. IL has even been re- 10
rtcd that the southern Pacific is DO
" planning 60 stop the handling OF
Island traffic-espcciailv the rv
4 Golden State limited-and In fol
handle "A similar train OF the So.
a Pacific. Cd Gould line. which
us western terminus al El Paso. tio
makes eastern connections with op
Iron Mountain To- Chicago and sd
Louis. q train that runs into the tn
nc territory ns the Rock Island and
MD answer the same purpose. The sh
rrlman estate b. strongly Interested sotI
a. Eu..H