Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-16

yesterday afternoon to take the testimony OF
J. OBJ. Gum, Secretary of the Placerville
and Sacramento Railroad.
Mr.. Gum was sworn and testified that Ell
Dorado county owned no stock in the rail
road that there had been no resolution of
the Board of Directors authorizing Judge
Sanderson to write a certain letter offering
certain propositions that no meeting of the
Directors had been held in regard to the prop
ositions contained.
Counsel not being able to agree upon GER
tain questions about bonds Of the company,
the witness was excused, to be called again.
W. H Brown, commission merchant re-
siding at Shingle Springs, stated that since
the suspension of the road he had to ship his
goods, amounting to about 200 tons per
month, to Folsom instead of Single Springs.
The difference of the present rates and the
way by rail differed about So 50 to 81 per
ton. The discontinuance of the road had a
very disastrous effect on the farmers, lumber
dealers, etc. The fruit-growers were almost
demoraiizad, not knowing how to realize any
amount. Some of them stopped planting.
The effect upon the fluit crop would be about
one-half a total loss. He said that two-thirds
of the county of Ell Dorado received their sup.
ply by that line. The price of property at
present was very bad, and real estate had
deprecated one-third in value in the south.
ern part Of the county. If the road was not
operated duriag the present year it would
probably result in loss of 5000, 900 to the
people in that section. Mr.. Brown offered
TO lease the road and put it in running oper.
alton within twenty-five days, provided the
trestlework of the road was not worse than
supposed. He stated that he made the prop
osition not so much on his own account as
for the benefit that would accrue to the peo-
pie in having the road in operation.
George Z. Williams. Judge oil the Superior
Court of Ell Dorado county, then testified
before the Commission, corroborating the
statements of Mr.. Brown in regard to the
general injury sustained by the people by the
suspension OF the railroad, and stating that
three-fourths of the residents were affected.
He also stated that the mails were received
very irregularly on account of the suspension.
J. II. Miller, a farmer and stock raiser of
Latrobe, testified that before the suspension
of the road the freight from Latrobe to Sac
ramento had been Ii cents per 100 pounds,
while it now costs him about 10 cents, an In
crease Of about q cents. He had been COM
PEELED to close his hotel for want of patron
age, as no more people arrived there since the
suspension of the road There was large
amount of lumber lying in the neighborhood
which could not be transported, and in gen
eral he corr lborated the statements made by
other witnesses as to the damage inflicted
upon the residents of that section by the sus,
pension of the road.
The Board adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
SECOND DISPATCHI
SAN Francisco, July 15sh.-The Board
met at 10 O'Clock this morning, all the Com
missioners present, and President Gone in the
chair.
The matter of the petition of Ell Dorado
county to compel the resumption of business
on the Sacramento and PIacerville Railroad
was again resumed.
The testimony of A. J. Adams, a merchant
of Latrobe, was taken, corroborating the evil
dence of other residents of FL Dorado county
who testified yesterday afternoon.
J. B. Wright, Superintendent of the Sac
ramento and Placerville Railroad, was sworn,
and examined by Mr.. Cadwalader as to the
removal of the frog leading from the main
line to the branch line-the Sacramento and
Placerville Railroad. Mr.. Wright testified
thai the frog was removed that there might
be no break in the main line and to get his
trains out of the way of the Receiver of the
branch line.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Wright's testi-
mony the Board took recess until P. N.
DIVIDEND AND ASSESSMENTS.
Eureka Consolidated declares dividend
of 80 cents.
Sierra Nevada levies an assessment Of 81,
and Gould & Curry one OF 80 cents.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND THE ATcHIsoN,
TOPEKA AND SANTA re
A. n. Towne and wife, and J. G. Stubs
and wife, have arrived in the city from trip
TO New Mexico and Arizona, where The gen.
tlemen went some time ago to make some
business arrangements on behalf of the
Southern Pacific with the Atchson, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad. Mr.. Towne and Mr.
Stubbs were extensively interviewed by re-
porters as to the success OF their efforts, and
to your correspondent Mr.. Ssubbs answered
that a satisfactory settlement had been
effected between the Southern Pacific and the
Atchison-Topeks line regarding freight and
passenger traffic in Arizona. By the terms
agreed upon the Southern Pacific leases to
the Atchison and Topeka road running priv
ilsZes over their line from Deming TO Ber-
son; bat so far as traffic is concerned it will
be as separate and distinct as If the Atchison
and Topeka had their own road. It was sim
ply satisfactory settlement Of the question
whether it was better for both companies to
run parallel roads through that section of
country, than to compete for trade not sui.
ficient to pay the running expenses of either.
The lease has been signed, and cars of the
Atchison and Topeka Company may be ex-
pected to be running into Benson within the
next two months. Mr.. Stabbs told the reporter
further that the Atchison and Topeka will
build to the Sonora line from Benson, where
it win connect with the Sonora Railroad,
which is now being constructed from Quay
mas to the northern boundary of the State of
Sonora.
THE woRKISGMRN.
The Workingmen's Municipal Convention
had an exceedingly stormy session last night,
and had it not been for the foresight of the
presiding officer in appointing an unusually
large number of Sergeants- at Arms to preserve
a semblance of order there would have been
numerous fights, as the opposing factions
were bitter in their harangues and very sug-
gestive in their actions. The trouble arose
from the hot contest between the Desmond