Show HILL STEALS A MARCH san sept 30 the call today prints the following james J hill has stolen a march on E H harriman Harrl man and Is getting s ready to build into california not only has hai the great northern magnate completed a survey of 0 a proposed new line from boise city to san francisco but lie he has secured quietly a valuable point on the bay shone shore for railroad terminals and is figuring on the coat of the construction work with the avowed purpose of having san francisco bay on his own railroad map inside of the next six years it became known today that hill through representatives 9 sent ent here several montha before the baith tied up the day bay farm island property in alameda ameda AI county which will be filled in and extended tor for a terminal and ho he is also engaged in planning for a ferry system across s the e bay hill Is coming to san francisco by iv way ivay ay of the pitt river which affords him the only means of entering tho the state and crossing the sierra nevadas on an easy grade his surveys from boise city carry his proposed new route into the southeasterly part of oregon to Lake lakeview view 1 |