Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-11

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| monopoizc all transportation, and small ship
/ perS have to purchase from them the privilege
of shipping.
That effect would The proposed reduction of
! the rates of fares and irCights have upon the
/ prosperity OF the railroads in this ~tatc2'
Well, should answer that generally by stat
/ ing that the Central Pacific Railroad Company
| with all of the roads comprised in its system
/ could ana would do the business of California rs
chcaPly as any of the Eastern roads. provided it
! Is PIT upon the same footing as 10 volume of
business. ass 10 cost OF fuel and railroad supplies
cost Of labor of mechanics and laborcr>. and the
/ item of taxation.
/ \ CONPAGI>pS BETWEEN RAILROADS ~ THE EAST
AND HERE.
q" We do not think ii is fair that the California
railroads should be required 10 do bushes, as
/ chcuplN as The Eastern roads, where trains of
/ paSScUger-c0achcS filed with passengers To the
| fullest extent of the power of a locomotive To
maui pass over the road eight or ten each way Il
day and where Eastern roads have the ad-
vantage Dfcheap fucl. the rates for their coal
being from 30 cents to - per ton. whereas every
ton thai the Central Pacific gets costs from II to
- per ton at the port of delivery and then has
10 DC hauled III many cases over thousand
miles To the point of use. Our mechanics are
paid on the average - per day. while the mt
Chauc> Oi Eastern roads are paid on an average
- 20 per day. LabOrcrS on our road are paid
81 - per day-JHCkmcn that is to say-While
the same class Of laburcr- on Eastern roads are
paid II II per day. lOu see, these Eastern and
| Southern roads run through populated districts
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freight at every station ana where they have
very heavy passenger Traffic. whereas many
hundred miles of the Central Pacific system is
built through Il desert country where not IL soul
/ lives except railroad employees. For instance
| between Cotton and GWnt. on the Southern
road, distance of lgl miles. one engine can
haul on one train, the entire population within
ten miles of each side of the road. Again, on
the MojaYe branch of the Southern Pacific Rail
road our trains do not pick up and lay down II
pound of freight the entire distance and scarce
very light, carrying only from ten to fifteen
passengers on il train and they are all through
passengers, or nearly so. ~ Il proof of our de
sire To utiOrd cheap we cite the pco-
pie Of this State 20 the rates of fares and feghts
| between points where business Will be encour-
aged by low rates.
THE EFFECT OF ADVERSE LEGISLATION oH WAGES.
"Ot course if the people Of California should
determine by legislative or constitutional enact
ncnt that We shall be compelled to do business
at the rates that are insisted upon in Georgia and
other southern States we would be also com
PEELED Ia come down in our pay To orr mechanics
70 the cheap rates prevailing in those cOmmu-
mites. This would be very hard and unjust to
j our mechancS-Whitc American citizcnS-iiS ii
/ would oblige them to work at prices much lower
than they are now obtaining. The people of
this state cannot expect Us 70 pay our present
amounts for labor, and yet work IN opposition
to the rates of Eastern roads which pay much
less. How reduction in wages would be re-
cciyyd hv the people of this state ] cannot saw
/ hut / believe that the rates paid by the Central
Pacific Railroad Company to its mechanics have
great influence upon the rae, that other me
chluc' receive In the employ of firm, or corpo
utlOus other dian the railroads
" This company has pursued a liberal policy
towards its employees dccmiu" il for the best in
ttg'Nt, of the people and of the state that every
mechanic in lis employ should have n good
nome ana DE able 10 educate his children and
live respectfully. and We intend Ia maintain our
rates %. pay as long as We can and shall not rc-
ducc Them unless compelled TO do 50 by lclsiSla-
tive action.
THE Central Pacific and it, leased lines cx-
pended in this state daring the year lSS2 -7t75
En ~ for labor and miscellaneous operating ca
[ peuSrS. We think that company which spend.
I such au amount of money among the people of
! the State Is entitled o. some Consideration that
it should not be ranked as public enemy. ami
that a man seen talking with one of il, managers
! ~houil mot bc branded as % hrclmg
There j. no greater Industry in this State to-
I day than the railroad industry. There are no
organizations in thi- State which are doing more
! for the development of jts material interests
/ than tEe railroads and instead of being irowucd
upon joy the people. and driven TO the wall. they
/ should Zee CncpGrged-!u my estimation at
l least
lin your opinion. Mr Crockcr what effect
I will the present agitation and extreme lcgi>la-
ton proposed have upon the development of
TINS state in the way OF railroad building in
4uircd the reporter.
Well SIR my reply 10 that would De that the
effect hats been. and ], now. very disastrous. We
find that, notwithstanding The fact that we have
/ borrowed so much money for the building of
railroads. here. and have always paid our inter
cst. and have had the best credit of any railroad
builders i'm the uitcd States We find ii now i'm
possible 90 raise money To huhd railroads in CALI
iornia.
WHAT MIR. IIJNTI>5ToN HAS To- SAY.
In connection with this. let me shy that
have received. under date of the 9th Instant the
following telegram from Nh Huntington. in an
>Wcr to my letter stating thut If We intended to
( complete The railroad from Rcdding To the ore
guu state line during fhi~ year, We would have
/ 20 obtain very large amounts of money in order
90 pay promptly, and asking him as 20 tine prob
ability of procuring the money. He says
Nour No 81 received ON account of threat
cued uuiricudly legislation in California, iulos-
>!blc tn raise money here to complete California
and Oregon Railroad. Even IL it were possible
! do not think 10 advisable 20 invest another
dollar In railroads there. and thereby put the
money of oar friends beyond the control Of its
oWncrs. ] know no other way thail 10 stop
work After receiving This telegram I directed
an work beyond the fluy-milc stake beyond
: Ecidiug 90 cease We have done 50 much work
on hat section that it requires bat little more TO
finish d. and therefore have concluded 20 finish
3 that forty miles, and then stop work until we
cam raise money
90 Now, HS 10 the future of ruilr1Hl building
and dcvrlppmpur iu This Stntr INV view, arr.
that this stale needs "a system of railroad feed
+ cr, Co tine wgin Zines Every Californian knows
. that jhu foothills and the little valleys umou.
+ the toorhill, IN order To br DEVELOPED and set
tied. must have railroad facilities nui 100 side
road, ur feeder cam De bii 1ip into iIe foothills
. ans was intended 10y our company. SO long lis cap
ital is rendered Insecure by this continual u .it
1 ton and this auuouuciu. TO thc world that af
ter nau has Iiuj INF, money Into a railroad 81 mo-
{ longer belongs % him bul becomes th. property
I of the state
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90 In view ~ the completion oi The Northern
rNGnc I't ti,i i,'>S "a 'c 1,,s" hi,,S
70" Ii't " /. 49,. -, @ = @ =. -
/ important that the oregon and california; road
sholld De. callf,ted az Inc "a rliest dlv possible
and that the foothills of California Sh6uid bg de
yclap,d hv railroads This will hc necessary, in
1 order 10 increase. the trade of sun Francisco
which has lost think. M least ~ Irr cent Of
It's busiuc>- hy tn. budding of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Ii were 4 leris}ato-. without n
dollar interest i'm railroads instead of studying
! up some way to destroy the credit of California
/ railroads and 10 stop their building should rs
| a representative OF California; true Interests
offer resolution 10 be passed i'm, uictinr our