New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-05
GOAT ISLAND AS 4 PACIFIC RAILROAD
TERMINUS.

PORT CHARGES N SAN FRANCIsCO-ARGUMENT
OF TIE ADVOCATES OF THE GRANT
The whart.nCors and owners of the strip Of
waterfront in IN Francisco, who have been enjoying
virtual monopoly Of the inward aud outward charges on
all merchandise passing through that city have appealed
TO the Legislature to assist them In maintaining their
present privileges against fancied injury which they
fear from the establishment of the Pacific Railroad ter
minus OH Goat Island in the harbor opposite the city.
The Committee having the matter In charge at Sacra
have requested the views Of exGov. Stanford on
the matter. and the following is the report of his re-
marks from The Alta California OF the 10th ultmo:
GOV sTASFoED's PLEA FOR GOAT ISLAND.
Leland Stanford President of the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, made acquainted with the wishes OF
the Committee by the Chairman, and in response, spoke
| as follows,
| Mr. CnAIRMAN: With permission Of the Committee
will make statement OF my views upon this subject.
believe that resolution s founded upon msapprehen
I'm the first place Goat Island itself has no commercial
value, think, except in connection with railroad and
for railroad purposes. As to the occupation OF that
island being injury to this State, and TO the Pacific
| States, | cannot conceive that possible.
| II would furnish letter accommodation for commerce
than is possessed. The only accoRmod at the
of san Francisco where il can its alongside the
sLps and thus expenses Is at kland
The wharvcs there are structures and through
decay and the destruction Of the "teredo" they, Of
| course must he short lived
where their structures may he permanent, and where
their business and the of the community may
Eanea be hSrS es cannot th there 70 is 1'
| reason for apprehension. Inc Railroad Company
TO do any thing that would nre the harbor any other
| interest in the country Imade statement the other
evening the Supervisors in San Francisco, in which
stated with reference 10 the appr hehsion mar ie par
at the Golden Gate might be shoaled in consequence OF
our being tho lsaud) that the securing process on
that bar is determined by the amount OF water carried
es that gw in and ont and so "nS aS s tier
quantity water they will pass over that bar VIII not be
and esile 10 reitcratc that statement
AZ the present time the accommodations for railroad
prposes Francisco are OF very limited extent,
and with many restrictions We have bnilt the wharf at
second at cost to the Company OF aboHt s6O3OOO;
vol we cannot land the farmers tun OF gram altcr
errying Il tho Bay. ON that wharf without paving
merchandise produce TO or from the cy without pay
inc the toll OF bits per ttn. Now at Oakland, we
handle tho Grain and 3ther tegh without charge fS o
or 100 uns saves about 500 day While taking in or
d,cIgrgng her cargo al Oaklnd There Is no drayage
ot Oakland The freight Is moved direct from tue cars
70 the slip or the ship TO the cars. IL Is therefore,
beuc6t body doing business; IN TACT, thlnk IL
saves the farmer VINO sends ms whca 10 Oahian; ~
wsre sent across the Bay Francisco and landed
| there ana then drayod 10 the warehouse or ship: -
cannot see how posses ion Of the Island IL TO nlure
the interior or how is to nurousy affect the people
! Of san Franrisco. Nv idea is, that Goat Island
offers 10 their business better accommodation tnan Is
possible had Mt any one point IN thelr CITY. me
terminus Of the railroad Is where VIII receive ana de
liver lis business and Goat Island being In possession OF
| the railroad company they might ana unuoupicuy
,IG have sovra places in San Francisco, III which 10
reccye and deliver foods. Inc consequence Wou!u Dc
less drayage and greater convenience t. the people OK
,ie ron which has come out here TO build our roads,
that when coming 10 New-IoIK, stopped outside OF the
Sims from reason that the railroad dcpOts being IN
lie CITY OF NcWIork, render very dlicnt ana cx-
urnsiy. "a drIy 10 the ships u would b. Inc same III
Gan Frarci,co viii make 81 .t, which viii illustrate
| meaning: