Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-05-25
new ROAD FOR NEVADA

the San Francisco Chronicle are true
and that papers railroad news is gen
orally reliable The road will be built
by the Southern Pacific north from
Winnemucca and will form a north
and south line from Seattle to Los
Angeles. Following is the Chron-
icle's story:
THE Southern Petite Company has
completed final surveys for new
low grade railroad line extending
from the heart of the Inland Empire
district in estern Washington on the
north to Mojave, Cal, on the south,
tapping new, but promising territory
in Washington, Idaho. Nevada and
was received at the general Offices
OF the company in the Flood building
Saturday.
"The new road will not only give
the Southern Pacific low grade line
between southern and central Cali
fornia and eastern Washington, but
it will also enable the company to
compete more strongly for Eastern
business with the Santa Fe and San
Pedro & Salt Lake roads. 1t is also
to be constructed with a view to
Tightening the heavy freight burdens
now reposing on the Sacramento di-
vision
lust how soon construction work
will be started will depend, to great
extent. upon the results of the con
ference now being held in New York
between the respective presidents OF
the Hrriman executive committee on
questions pertaining to the 1917 1918
budgets The Oregon Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company,
the Hartman Northern Company
and the Union Pacific will be required
to share with the Southern Pacilic
certain percentage of the nstruc-
ton. but their ratio in proportion to
that of the Southern Pacific will be
light
The new road will be completed
with the aid of several smaller lines
owned and operated by the Sorthcrn
Pacific What is known as the Los
Angeles acqueduct line will be ITS
last southern California stretch This
runs from the main line of the va
ley route at Mojave to Owenyo in
Inyo county and follows the Los = IL
geles acqueduct The next stretch
northwards will be obtained by mems
of the old Colorado railroad. owned
by the Southern Pacific. This is
narrow suage line that will be broad
gagged At considerable expense. 1t
runs iron. Owenyo to Tonopah June
ton. A small extension will bring the
new line on to the main line at !'al-
en-. New. The main line will be used
from Hazen to Winnemucca, New.
From Wnnemucca new extension
will be constructed to Nampa, Idaho,
a short distance west OF Boise From
Nampa the Oregon Short Line will
be used to Huntington Ore, com
paratvely short distance. and from
the Northwestern railroad, one OF the
first links in this chain to be built
by the Hartman system when the
new line was first proposed will be
used. From Homestead surveyors
have been working for the past six
months and they have at last de
termined upon a course along the
Snake river, from Homestead through
the fertile fields of the Inland En-
pre into Spokane,
The new road will tap the South
ern Pacific main line only twice.
The main portion will consist OF
small lines already constructed and
new projections. The greatest amount
of work to be done. according TO exc
cutive officials of the Southern Pa
cifc, is in Washington between
Homestead and Spokane, and in Cali
fornia in reconstructing the old Col
orado railroad
Work on broad gauging OF the
latter will be commenced within a
few months, il is understood. And II
is also said that the railroad contract
ing firm OF Twohy Bros. who have
been in the almost continuous employ
of the Southern Pacific for the past
decade, are now figuring on bids for
the total construction work.
THE new road was especially
planned with view to enabling the
Southern Pacific to compete with the
steamer lines carrying freight con
signed for eastern Washington from
Los Angeles to Portland and thence
routing it by railroad to destination
The reports of the new surveys are
to be forwarded to President Sproule
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