Show REACHING FOR THE PACIFIC the san francisco call says the chicago great western known aa the maple leal route Is reported from denver to be behind a deal by which i is proposed to lecure eastern connections tor the denver north western and pacific which with the sani padro lo loi i angeles and salt lake toad will connect to the pacific coast should the deal be consummated the country will have another great transcontinental system the report indicates the importance which eastern roads in pacific connections and also the great difficulties that must bo overcome to secure them dut of late boari no apparently acon deemed too great to be attempted the building of the western pacific for example to give the gould roads access to ports has been at by the overcoming of bremen lou obstacles is scarcely a mile of the way that has not present ed difficulties unknown in the early days of railroad construction when bonuses and f ce rights of way were tho rule at sacramento the right of way through the city was secured by purchasing a luio of city lots at a cost of upward of most of the communities entered presented difficulties as great in comparison to their size as did alie railroad builder of these days must pay for what ho gets the chicago great western if it connect with the coast will spend millions whether it secure control 0 boals already built or build new ones dut the fact that the large railroad systems of the country regard such investments as necessary for their future prosperity speaks loudly of their expectations for he the t development of pacific coast industry and trade widow gets in insurance su rance lom our point of view be is worth more dead than alive there are many men in the united states since the wholesale exposure of graft who would unconsciously jakc to heel if they heard some one yell stop thief upper society in the east are having a season of scandals it is an unwilling harvest they reap but wealth unlimited cannot force down years of wrong doing it merely makes an uncovered scandal more glittering and base weary with a few months of comparative para tive quiet santo domingo has broken out in revolution As usual uncle sam will apply the salve to the eruption and bring about partial peace but uncle sam has so well patrolled the coast that custom houses are safe from seizure and ahat Is the inducement for any patriot to start a revolution unless he can control the customs |