Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-28

Severe illness having greatly interfered recently
with prosecution OF my official duties, | regret
could not have given more OF my personal attention
to the matter embraced IN these questions A desire
to comply with the Boards wishes for presentation
OF the answers at the next meeting might be offered
as further apology for any possible omissions or
apparent ineompleteress of requested information.
At the same time l will add that any additional
queries it may be the pleasure of your honorable
Board to make, will receive prompt attention by,
very respectfully, A. n. ToWNE,
General Manager
Several questions were asked Mr.. Goodman
by Mr.. Foote during the reading of the
above. Mr.. Foote desired to know whether
the S13S, 100000 was the actual cost Of the
road, or was the amount paid to the Contract
and Finance Company. and whether that
company and the Central Pacific Railroad
Company was one and the same thing.
Mr.. Goodman said he supposed the $685.
600, 600 was the amount paid to the railroad
builders, and that Mr.. Chas. Croker could
probably give the information desired.
After further conversation upon the SUBJ
jsct the Secretary was instructed, upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Foote, to subpoena MIR. Crocker
and G.. s. Douty to attend the meeting of the
Board next Monday.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
Especial to the REcoRD-USIoN.l
SAN Francisco, February 9th AT the
meeting of the Railroad Commissioners to-
cay, w. II. Robinson, of Suisur, fled re-
ply to Mr.. Towne's answer to his former COM
plant, and gives numerous figures as to rates
charged between different point, with the
view of showing Determinations. The letter
was placed on file for consideration.
A long and at times bitter discussion was
engaged in between r. j. Harrison and w.
III. l.. Barnes ever the demurrer filed by the
latter as attorney for the rsil,oad company,
and at the conclusion Mr.. Harrison read the
following answer to the demurrer, which was
filed
Before the Board of Railroad Commissioners OF
the State OF California Richards and Harrison vs.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company. Now comes
the plaintiff in this proceeding and asks that COM
plant may be sustained and that the objections Of
the defendant may be overruled, for the following
reasons That plaintiff denies that r. j. Harrison
appeared in the complaint as Secretary of the
Farmers and Merchants Autobiography Assoeia-
ton in the representative capacity said Secretary
for the purpose of preferring complaint against de-
PENDANT in behalf of the firm of Richards and Harr
son. but claims that he appeared member of said
firm and made complaint in this proceeding as the
person aggrieved.
That said Secretary OF said Association, in declar-
ing that " he appears for the express purpose Of
submitting for redress claims and complaints that
are pouring in from all sides against the manage
msnt of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railroad Companies claims this declaration as gem
era and as applicable TO claims and complaints of
country merchants and farmers who cannot appear
in person. and as such several complaints were sub.
miited before the Board of Railroad Commissioners
and filed on record independent OF special complaint
embodied in this proceeding.
That said decl Lration made to demonstrate a
general complaint OF e. the most gross extortions,
injustice and determinations perpetrated' by the
defendant for the purpose Of strengthening and in.
dorsing the s. ecal complaint Of said Richards and
Harrison and all generalites engrossed in said COM
plant were made to fortiy the special cause of ac-
ton submitted therein.
Plaintiff claims that complaint contains sufficient
to authorize tie proceedings by clearly stating facts
iustifyiug a cause CT action for discrimination in
freight charges extorted by defendant and paid I'M
der protest by plaintiff and by correspondence, in.
corporated in complaint, beta parties at interest
renders the sufficiently definite in fact and
particular
And the plaintiff asks that the objections of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company may not be sus
tanned X. J. HARRISON.
The Board took the matter under advise.
ment, and will file an opinion in writing next
Monday at II o'clock upon the demurrer, IN.
til which hour the Board adjourned.