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Show The New Road. The Western Pacific route Is 380 miles long from San Francisco to the western boundary line of Nevada, while tho Southern Paclllo covers the same ground in 210 miles, or a difference differ-ence of 140 miles. Railroad men say tho extra milage will make It Impossl-ablo Impossl-ablo for the Western Paclllo to be a successful suc-cessful competitor against the Central Paclllo In the handling of tianscoutl-nental tianscoutl-nental tralllc. The Western Pad lie crosses tho Sierra Nevada mountains through Bcckwlth Pass at an elovatlon of 5,250. This Is 1,750 feet lower than tho Central Pacific routo through tho snowsheds, but when the tunnel is put through abovo Tuckee, tho Central Cen-tral Paclllo will bo only 250 feet abovo the Heckwith route. |