The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-18

how 10 ths GoAT lsLAND GRAs, but ID lies
entirely between the grabbers-rai railroad
grabbers, land grabbers, and toll grabbers
The whole question lies in a nut shell
Shall the commerce Of the continent, going
inland, pay tribute to San Francisco
sharks and these, m usual have coniured
heaven and earth in their favor, and sub
ornedI experts to. tell lies about the injuri-
Gus effects it would have upon our Bay.
The real estate spectators think if the
railroad Ii brought III the city, it will in
crease the value Of their Investments A
ring also have bought up all the land
along the intended route. The whole city
front, including the commission merchants,
have an eye 70 the crumbs that fall from
the ships moored ut our wharves, and al
though commerce would be benefited by
making Goat Island railroad depot, the
only thing it is fit for, they who are located
on our city front, would not. The truth il,
there Is an imperative necessity that Goat
Island should be made railroad depot
Our San Francisco speculators, in their
anxiety to grabbing things, have destroyed
our water front, by filling up all itS sinuosi-
ties, and 80 contracting our wharf room,
where nature had provided plenty, that
even now there il a great scarcity Of room
for ships to discharge or load, convenient
to the business centre Of the town. What
ever may be Stanfords merits or dement's.
and those who complain Of him. are worse
leeches, without his energy or capacity Ii
n to- he hoped, for the sake Of the future
commerce and welfare of this port, which
would be destroyed if these harpies had
their way, that with proper instructions.
Goat island may be granted to the Central
Pacific railroad for terminus.
had intended to say something on the
money question, but this letter has already
become 50 long, that shall he compelled
tO defer that question for the present
Mr.. Pitt, formerly If the Enterprise and
Cooperative, has embarked in paJer
shortly to be issued, called the Irih CoH-
federation. Mr.. Cutter has gone to San
Diego, being engaged on a new paper t.
be started at that place Col. Swadley
has issued the prospectus for labor
paper to be called the Workman. to be-
issued the first Of March.
Col VIM Is writing himself up on the
pages Of various papers, principally abroad;
here the subject is played out. The Gen
erals ideas appear to run on Capitalization.
which il not much to be wondered at.
perhaps, considering that the General
high positions as head centre Of the Me
chanics State Co the Deliberativc
Council, and the nics State Council
Discussing OF cele. lies reminds me Of
Emperor Norten, who is a constant attend
ant At the Lyceum Of Sel:-Culture. The
Emperor says that he shall be compelled
to put stop the publication of these agra
Ran doctrines that threaten to Interfere
with his prerogatIves. The Emperor is
peculiarly California institution that you
may not have heard Of some are unchari-
table enough to call him hummer If he
is, he is a very harmless one, going about
in an undress dIlapitsted uniform, enjoy
ing such fare a the lunch tables OF our
best hotels afford. He is a tolerated guest
IN all our public pieces able to defend
himself from personal insult, Is he has
proved on more than one occasion, and
any other kind Of interference with his
notions would be likely TO raise storm in
San Francisco