The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-06-09
Northern Railroads to Have
Main Line Connections
In Nevada.

cisco the Southern Pacific has quietly
obtained an option to purchase the Ne
vada, California & Oregon railroad, the
line running northwest from Reno 10
Cedarville, in Modoc county. Califof-
MIA, which is owned by the Moran IN
terests of New York.
The Southern Pacific, or Hartman
interests, are to eventually use this
road in connection with their new Mo
doc & Northern Railroad company,
which is soon to build line from
cedarville northerly to Klamath Falls,
Oregon.
There seems little doubt but line
will diyirge from the n. C. & O.'s
present route, intereepting the main
line at Fernley. Preparations are even
now being made, so It is claimed for
railroad building north from this poist
1t is barely possible, however. that the
Southern Pacific Company's incorpora-
ton perfected for the ostensible pur-
pose Of building north from Fernley
may have been bluff to force the
granting Of the option mentioned N
the proceeding paragraph.
At any rate It is plainly evident that
the Hartman interests are going to
prepare against further invasion Of
territory, which is deemed trou5ary
to their lines. It will be remembered
that jim Hill at cost Of nearly $780,
600. 600 paralleled the Hartman line
along the Columbia. choosing the opbo-
site bank Of the river and almost In
medintely following quietly slipped ofer
into Central Oregon and started south
down the Deschntes basin The South
ern Pacific Company tried to call Hills
move, but after spending $1,000, 600 in
surveys and preliminary work. includ-
ing about 50 miles OF rack building,
the Southern Pacific Company quietly
withdrew and left the territory to Hill
after making track agreements with
him.
With network Of lines building in
Oregon it is practically certain that
several main connections viii be made
in this state, in which event Nevada
would benefit immeasurably.
1t is possible that the operations of
the Western Pacific are being fortified
against, but Judging by past accom-
plishments the Hill lines are the real
competitors Of the Southern Pacific
system.
All the surveys have been completed
and rights of way obtained for the new
road. Northwest from klamath Falls,
the Hartman people are now building
to Natron, a station in Oregon on the
present Mt. Shasta route. From Weed,
station in California on the Mt.
Shasta route, the Southern Pacific al
ready has a line to Klamath Falls. The
Weed, klamath Falls and Natron new
line is to become part of the through
line between San Francisco and Port
land on account of its low grade, leav-
ing tho present line between Weed and
Natron via Ashland as local road.
The new line between Reno and
Natron, via Cedarville and Klamath
Falls, viii form new route between
Portland and the east via Ogden, form
ing a lower-grade line than the Oregon
Short Line to Portland.
From Cedarville east to Winnemuc-
ca, Nevada, the Southern Pacific has
tentative plans for new road. 1t viii
undoubtedly be built and form another
new line between Portland and the
east via Cedaryille. Klamath Falls and
Natron, which will be shorter than the
one contemplated via Reno, Cedarville,
Klamath Falls and Natron.
The Reno, Cedarville, klamath Falls
and Natron line will probably connect
some time in the future with the Ne
vada & California road and form a new
trunk line between Portland and Los
Angeles via Keeler and Mojava through
Inyo and Mono counties. The Keller
Mojava end of the Nevada & Califor-
MIA is now being built.
This activity on the part of the Har-
riman people is to intrench themselves
in northern California and northern
Nevada against the Western Pacific
and in northern California and in Ore
gon against the Hill people. The lat
ter is building north and south trunk
line in Central Oregon from point on
the Columbia river via the Deschutes
country to Klamath Falls.