Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-04
LOS ANGELES IN EARNEST.
Enthusiastic Railroad Meeting in fis-
vOr OF the Los Angeles and Tnde-
pendence Railroad.

in Temple Block, last evening, for the
purpose of considering ways and
means for increasing the subscription
to the stock of the road to $300,0O0.
The meeting was called to order by
the Treasurer of the company, Mr.. f.
p. f. Temple, who stated the object
for which the gentlemen had assem-
bled.
On motion of Mr.. ]. G.. Howard,
Mayor Beandry was called to the
chair.
Mr.. J. u. Crawford, Chief Engineer
of the road made verbal report stat
ing that he had been authorized by
Mr.. Pritchard agent of Senator Jones
and Mr.. T. w. Park to proceed with
the tunnel in Cajon Pass, and that at
an expense of about $4,000 per month
he would complete the tunnel in ten
months. He had contracted to have.
the wharf at Truxton completed by
| the end of May. He was now eXcava-
ting the approaches to the ends of the
tunnel, employing on the work 200
men. He said the work of grading the
road between this city would be light
and could be done at an expense of
from 5000 to $500 per mile. He ex-
planned that by building wagon road
through the pass, which could be done
at trifiing expense, when the railroad
| was completed to the tunnel freight
could be delivered on the Mohave side
| of the mountain at rates which would
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from $35 to $50 per ton, and gain in
time from to Sdays. The road could
be built to point which would secure
us the trade of the mines in 10 months.
The chair said that the clear and
ought to impress all present with the
Importance of aiding the work by TAX
ing all the stock they could.
In response to question, Mr.. Tenn
pie stated that the amount of stock
now subscribed was about SlSO, 900, in
Guiding $40 1000 from Inyo county.
Mr.. Slauson spoke at length of the
great advantages of the road, and said
that many people seemed to regard
their subscriptions in the light of a
donation. He did not think this, He
had lived in mining sections, and he
knew that their trade was regular
not once in a year, as with grain
growing localities. He cited the Vir-
ginia City and Truckee road as the
best paying road in the United States,
and closed by Urging all to take hold
of our road with will. "a
Mr.. J. G. Howard took the floor, and
after alluding to his usual modesty and
diffidence, proceeded to make telling
speech. He said he had just returned
from visit to Panamint and Coso and
he had seen enough to satisfy him that
there are very rich and extensive mines
out there, whose trade would pour
millions into this city if the road was
built. He said Mr.. Victor Beaudry,
brother of the Chairman, had recently
purchased mine in Coso for $4,000
out of which he would take millions.
He said communication between these
mines ard this city now required from
Is to 20 days, and all were anxious for
the road. Closing his remarks, Mr..
Howard complimented Mr.. Temple on
the enterprise he had evinced in push
ing this work along, and said he was
the most generous and liberal of our
wealthy men.
Messrs Barrows and Newmark gave
some information in regard to progress
that had been made by the committee
appointed by the mass meeting.
While discussing the canvassing
proposition, MIR. Newmark suggested
that if some one could invent some
way of reaching the rich men of the
city no canvassing would be neeeed.
Colonel Peel reported that the people
of Los Angeles felt kindly toward the
enterprise and would subscribe liber-
ally. He called the attention of the
property y-owners of this city to the fact
that if the road was built it would
double the value of their property, and
he assured them that if it was not
built it would decline one-half below
its present value. The logic of this
argument was recognized by all.
Mr.. Thorn proposed that each sub
scriber should agree within given
time to double the amount of his SUBJ
scription, either by inducing others to
subscribe or take it himself.
Mr.. Lord urged greater energy in
canvassing. ~.
Just at this stage of proceedings, Mr..
Baker struck the key note by stating
| that those present fully understood
the subject; that speeches did not
amount to much and that now was the
time and there was the place to put
down their names. He was ready to
put down as much as anyone-to dou-
BILE his former subscription if neces-
sary.
A subscription paper was produced
and the following amounts subscribed