, 1879-06-28

Administration, for they wilt control Tux
canous, dictate tho subsidies, allow ths
clai'ns, dispose Of the offloos, and otherwise
"run tho machine" Senator WALLACE are
tho Northern Democrats who think and ac
with him arc, after nll, Int moro creature.
and agents OF tho OK. Confetlerascs.
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TIE POWER OF HaN FRANC1a0o on THl
WANE.
For somo limo past tloro have boen man.
md suro signs Of tho decline Of San Fran.
cisco ns tho groat controlling oontro of the
Paoido Conss. For yoara past tho proud city
at the Golden Gato IaH hoen tho metropolis
OF TINT vast o1tent Of territory donominatotl
without special regard to geographical limits,
tho Pacific Slope. Tho States Of California,
Nevada, and Oregon, the Province Of British
| Columbia, md the Territories Of Arizona,
Utah, Idaho, Washington, aud, to certain
extent also, Montana, have boen tributary 10
tho bay.windowea city. It was there Tint
they bought their merchandise, thltaer that
thoy sent their products, whether of MI agri.
cultural or minoral character, aud. strange rs
itmay soora, utah whoat, and oggs, and po-
tatoos have boon rog1larly shipped to san
Francisco r1sther than to Eastern points. or
course, San francisco being tho point of co,,-
ccntfasion for tho moneyed in.oresfs Of the
coast, being also tho centre Of tho groat
stock.gamb'ing operations Of tho "s1opc, !"
mud possessing nmplo facilities for receiving
goods by aoa qs we'll as by land. tho country
farmers, minors, spectators, nnd merchants
would naturally regard 1t ns tho focusing
point for their vnrious intorcBts. This foel.
ing was fostcred by the Central Pacific
k"ilroad Company dcorooing TINT morol,an.
disc for all points along their line of route,
with tho exception OF Sacramento, should
first 10 carried to snn Francisco and thonco
roshippod to tho address Of tho consigueo a.
tho lattar's e1ponsot Naturally this favor-
ttssm towards San francisco, while accom-
plishing It's object for tito time boiug, oreateti
no slight feelings Of discomfort among those
forced to submit to tho burdens imposed OH
thom thereby. san Francisco merchants,
recognizing tho lover TINT had been placed
in their hnnds, aro roputed to have used tloir
powor.to It's fullest oxtont, mud, instoa;l OF
TINT o'oso figuring common among Eastern
business men, arc reported to hayo Ernspod
astor enormous profits and usurious ratos Of
interest. 30 long rs tho period of inllation
lastad. this was tolerated; but, whom business
depression and har,l times at length reached
tho Pacific Coast, bitter murmuriug was
heard, md, as times grow worse, tho feolina
increased to ono Of doep hat-cd against Sun
Francisco, Its merchants, its institutions of
credit, and tho railroad companies there
locatoa. 10 this is attributable much Of tLo
stlccess Of tho kEAnaEx movement iu Gull
fornia. tho majority In favor of calling tho
Constitutional Convention Inst year, md
finally tho adoption of the now Constitution
on tho 7th of 1Iny. As TINT Constitution
lnl'bits tho railroad companies from dis.
eliminating botweon ono shipper aud
another, or one point and anothor, it
may be presumed that freight for
way stations will, aftor tue 1st of
JANUARY next, coaso to- make tho journey to
san Francisco md back orc rcnching tho
hands of consigneos, That in ilsolf will act
antagonistically to the contra1iziug Influences
Of "tha Bay" But, further, tho march, of
railroad enterprise from tho East has fos-
tered tho dosiro among thoao hitherto tribu.
tary to San Francisco to FREQ themselves
from hor thralldom.
Take for instance, Ar;zonn, into whic1,
Territory tho Southern Pacific Rnilroad las
now penetrated 182 miles, Casa GrauJe, tho
psosont terminus, boing only Hixty-six milos
northwest OF Tucson. Notwithstanding this
circumstance. so graat is tho dislike Of tho
Tucson merchants to San Frnncisco whole
snle houses, aud 80 bitter are they against
tLe classified tarit' Of tho pacilo Railroad.
that they prefer letting their freight come
direct from tho East ov,r tho Atct,son l.
santa 70 Road to Las Vegas, from which
rallroad terminus the passengor.atagos take !
Hovon days, and freight teams rs many
weeka, to reach Tucson. These merchants
maintain that, securing as they 1o through |
freight rato OF soyon coata per pound from
New York, and sir and throo.uuartor conta
from ohicago to Tucson, thoy can do botter
shipping directly from tho East than 1t t]loy
passed under tho yoke Of San Francisco iu.
tormediaries, and honoo tho visitor to that
town may 200, for instance, car-loads of
stoves sllippotl straight from Rochester, md
Try goods direct from Boston manufacturers,
At Prescott, which Is nbout 160 miles north
If tho Southern Paeiao llailroad, the ,ncr-
,tants arc doing MI in their power to o..-
courage JAY GouLD to build his Utah South.
'rn Railrond atraight through into Arizona;
md, turning to Washington Territory, tho
Inhabitants of TINT ricl, agricultural
lection arc equally solicitous that ho
'hou!d continue tho Utah Northern
ino through, Ilnho into Washington
md Eastern Oregon. Tint their c1ortions
Il thia direction l,avo not boon without ANIL
Il proyed by tho fact Of tho jar Gou1p marty
laving jnst acquired control Of tho various
nllroads in orugon, as vol as predominant
ng influence In tho Oregon Steam Nayica.
lou Company. It III intended tl,at tho rail.
oad, aftor traversIng the fertile Palouso
onntry, should tap tho Columbia River at
]matuia, and THU, together with tho pro-
oosed limo from Seattle to Walla WalJa.
'oull mako Eaatoru Oregon aud Washington
'srsitoEy entirely independent Of Bau Frun.
iBco. while Woatorn 6ropon. In or,1or H.