The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
An Ocean-tO-O cean Line Is
Latest Plan.
Predicted as Result of Fight to
Control Mo. Pacific.
COVER THE COUNTRY.
Branches to Great Lakes and
Gulf of Mexico.
other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

New York, Feb. 21.-In the opinion
of many men the passage Of control
of the Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany will, in due time, be followed by
the establishment of a new transconti-
mental line, extending from New York
to San Francisco, with branches grid
ironing the middle and southwest from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf OF Mexico.
Such a system. 1t is believed, is likely
to find it's eastern outlet over the ERIE
railroad. Recent developments have
made it possible that such transcon-
tfnental route, as had been discussed
nv leading railroad interests of and on
for years past, may at least be realized
as an outcome of the shifting OF con-
troll of the Gould properties.
Through the acquisition OF the MIS-
souri, Pacific Kuhn, Loeb & Co., John
d. Rockefeller, Blair & Co, ana tne
Deutsche bank party are placed In
position to exercise control over the
Denver & Rio Grande, Western racine
and probably also over the Wapasn
and the Texas & Pacific. In other
words. control of the Missouri Pacific
carries with it directly or indirectly
potential control of four other Could
lines, and all that is required TO MAKE
q. complete ocean-to-ocean route would
be the Erie railroad.
Control of the Erie.
It is not suggested that any contest
is likely to be entered upon for controi
of the Erie in connection with inc me
formation of a new trans continental
route. for it is well known that no con-
flict is probable, or even possible, over
that property.
The Erie, running from New York TO
Buffalo and Dunkirk, and through TO
Chicago, connects with the wabash at
Huntington, Ind, from there the Wa
hash runs to St. Louis and Kansas
city. at both of which places connec-
tfon is made with the Missouri Paclf1c
FROM Kansas City the Missouri Pac1flc
runs west in almost a straight me 10
Pueblo. Col, there connecting with the
Denver & Rio Grande, and the latter
road proceeds thence to Salt Lake City
and ogden, Utah, and from there the
route lies over the Western Pacific TO
San Francisco.
Might Create Complications.
In mapping out such line it would
he found perhaps that the section OF
the Wabash, from Chicago to Detroit,
would be superfluous Incidentally,
this portion of the Wabash also comes
very close to being parallel OF the Erie
road, which might create complications
under the railroad law. The CANADIAN
Pacific has been anxious to secure an
eastern outlet of its own from chicago
and is known to have had its eye on
this portion of the Wabash which
would carry it from Chicago to Detroit
there connecting with its own line in
Canada at Windsor, Ont, just across
the river from Detroit.
The Kuhn, Loeb & Co. interests
have been active in the reorganization
negotiations, representing the Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal bondholders, SO
that it may be said that control OF
these two roads is likely to be lodged
with the same group which owns the
Missouri Pacific. 1t is not impossible
that as rehabilitation plans for the
Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal are work
ed out it may be deemed advisable to
build a new link, connecting with the
Erie, and thus place the latter com
pany in a position to tap the Pittshurg
freight district.