Show contradictory POSITIONS in late dispatches mr charles francis adams is credited with making an extraordinary statement which does not hang on the same nail with railroad propositions and developments that have recently occurred in this region he is represented as saying in effect that outside of newspaper talk he has never heard of a union pacific chame to build through to california in opposition to this alleged asser tion stands the prominent fact that the intention to build through to southern california was offered as aa the principal reason for the con soli dation of the U v P system that was lately conium mated the consolidated road c consists of what were formerly eight distl distinct net lines oneff one of them the nevada pacific which had been surveyed and incorporated and whose objective point is california the amalgamated roads were given the title of the oregon short line and T utah and northern of which mr adams was elected president A proposition to extend the utah central to the nevada line was carried that movement being necessary to connect it with the proposed nevada pacific let us hope that the great railroad authority mr adams was misunderstood and consequently misrepresented by the press dispatcher the subject of another I 1 line ine to california is one of vital importance I 1 m to this region arid and the people are sensitive about any indication of a disposition to throw cold water on such a scheme |