, 1869-08-25

FIRM. the snn Fratrittp Ala California, lug. 15
The wine growers OF the state have trccctly
.ken conRcrluR the matter Of sending their w!ncs
to The EaSetu elites by the overland 1uu.e. Tue
only difficulty has leen In reference to the ligh
rates. If freight. The following correspondence
explans Itself, and fnlly illustrates the views OF
the Wine Growers and nta1ers' Assocation:
SAN Francisco, August G.
LMs.i sta,Jord. E.1., PrtsiIent Central Fucide
DEAK sl.s-1he Undersigned, committee ap-
Pointed by the principal Fiae growers aud export.
M 1oa sI ie 81
cheap rates Of freight, for wines and liquors, TO
thc different po,nts on the line Of the ra,lfnnd
between here anl Chicago, aduse.s sou for the
sad purposc, and TO show that our application fur
cteap freight on our goods II not only necessary
10 i'll parties eoncetnedt lut must result IL mutual
benefit
There Is at present no direct trade Of any
amount IN our goods with he principal points on
The railroad, and under the present 1aEG It will he
Useless 70 1nalc m attempt tp build Up q tEa4a
The following will prove this assertion:
A case Of WING measuring IN feet weighs %
pounds; Its ra'ur Is trpnt 80 10 s.. III your
present tar.u, freight from here TO Chicago would
he ssou. or from near 10 double its value. It can
uot tta1ld It. We c4n shlp the ZANE from here.
and thence ny rail TO Chicago for sic lss. o. IN ali
Ios r.. Is instead of t4su; aud consequently We
will hare 10 clUoAe tbs. no,e Of cnnl ryancc, II
coHc.rcn'ng redrciton is not made BY tue rAn:
White therefore, your pftsent ta.tn viii DE-
prize us OF the convenience Of using your roat IL
Kill aiSn dcprlre JGu Of nll OF oIr freight II
you Make the cofrcst'onllnR Reduction, We Hha.l
uut Ouly Erelrr IL se.d our freight " your fuad,
hu' Will cstahsh uus1uesa att along your line aud,
in shoE< time, it will be large source OF profit
to your company.
file s,aIca of 1G!1ois w,sconsn, Ctah, Colo
1nlo, Kansas, Missouri, lows and AebrasEa, all
along son1 line, viii lie supplied by ls, and you
drrtre Tie lelent: ctherwlte. they al will have
non, to !e =, ,tnSPlte from Sew 1o'k' and you derive
Our freight need not be carried by the passcn-
ec1 trains Ike frrt: It viii allow rou TO load your
cArs to greater advantage, II being heavier In
proportion 10 lulk-and II VIII hot only be the
business OF Il se2son, but 1t Will 60 every day
throughout The year; consequently IT VIM Allow
YOU 10 put the freight On our goods conAldetao'y
I loWfr than Dn f1uit-
Although Il WI! not suit our purpose 10 en-
MENTIONED tsefure Las not get been built un,
ami the same ls a. ptesent done from Eew
fu1k, anu is divided among RAay persons
likely 10 t'e forwarded IN the aggregate Will
Le OF considerable consequence, as will be
shown from the fact that We hayc shipped
over 10 tons '1 OF % w,aes and ' n1ana4es. "i and
lions goes to the Western States. We refer you
70 The nsanltesls Of the Grernotne, the blackhawk
The managers ST tic Cc2Jn Pacific RellFna1, rum
the pubic etrt thus faf manifested, ~il not fail
10 See this mattef IN lis true Light, and ne hope
VIII readily meet our wishes. thereby benent.ug
themselves as We'll as the State At 1atRe.
1oHH N. DExcAf;
1sADoR ILNDsHEkdEx,
EHAa. kOHt.IN,
Committee OF California Nne-growers and Dcal-
era' Association.
kkrLY or eorERSoE STANFORD
SACKAMEA1t,, August 8, 1869.
.thu u. Nttnedn aHd fsa,fpr In std.hsr9tr:
GENTLEMEN. Nc E&ye put ourselves in COM
rpu!caI!dn With the otherIaiErpad companies for
rgutcs you suggest Respectfully, yours,
LELAND STAMFORD.