Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-12

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capitalist would not invest Il cent IN railroad
mortgage i'll that state.
To senator Murphy-If q railroad company
should violate q law, II should De punlshea IN
away lis charter ami cOntiscate its property, as
that would cause innocent parties 10 suffer VINO
had invested III the roads securities II Wouia
take away all the rights OF the holders OF NOR
To senator McClure-Am largely interested in
business enterprises in the northern pdTt OF me
State, and am quite well informed as 10 the
wants and sentiments OF the people OF that sec
ton do not know that there are any number
of persons who demand the passage OF Il olll OF
this kind: in fact know of but one or Two VINO
have thus expressed themselves.
To the Onimittee-RAilroad companies must
be allowed some discretion IL regard 70 tle
handling, shipment OF and charges lot dlneTeht
To senator bel vane-If the bin cannot be
| amended in many ways, do not THINK II shooia
| become 4 law.
discrimination in regard TO the manner OF trans
porting powder acids etc. Think railroad coH-
panies should have the privilege OF regulating
| these matters
| To senator VroOmau-Am q large shipper over
other roads, aud have never known of personal
| discrimination having been practlced- nave
| asked for reductions from the Central FAcInc
| COlnpanv but the answer was that they could
| not be made that. if they were the same PRIV
| ilege would have to be allowed 10 otheTs
| Q-Are you not proprietor OF -four mill; ana
| do You not manufacture that article or d large
0IN0w. Won make several grades of -four do
| You not and you charge more for SOME grades
! than others? Ayes, sir.
! Q.-Does it cost any more 10 maze iiour OF q
| superior grade than a poorer quality At
Q.IShorts cost more than bran, DO they not?
! Ayes, sir.
| O.-Does il cost any more TO make the one
| than the other? At does not.
| In the afternoon session. A f Davis PreSl-
! dent of the South Pacific Coast Railway, was m
| vited to state his views to the committee IN T.
| gard to the bill THE communications submit
| led on behalf of Mr. Davis and others III the
! Senate at the morning session, and from when
| extracts appear elsewhere were READ 70 tle
committee They recite many objections TO me
| bill, each provision OF which Is discussed al
| length.
Del Vale thought that the communication
| from the L. :. Central Railroad Company should
! be referred back to the Senate, as beng DIS
| courteous and ont of place.
| To the committee Mr. Davis stated nave
| many projects of extension beyond santa CrQI,
| the present terminus also have IN conielnpla-
ton an extension from Alameda TO stockton
| our road was built ana equipped entirely by
| private capital. We have expended upward OF
| 100000 thus far on our road: II asked now
| would amend this bill, | would say " strike out
! the enacting clause" To the equal ana impair
| tial services rendered. rs contained IN sec
| tic l. | would add, according to the
| character OF services rendered II makes
| some difference as TO how you apply
| the term discrimination lfyou discriminate
in favor of the shipper it is all right II in favor
| mates every day. and it is always III the inter
| eSIs of its patrons We discriminate III favor OF
all sorts of societies or organized bodies; also III
matters of frcights. our chief treightS are lum-
| Der lime and wood. san Jose is q large con
| sumner of lumber Before our road was built II
cost about s. or s. per ton to get lumber TO mar
| ket. Now it costs 81. This reduction stimulates
| the erection of sawmills and enhances the value
| fft lar saIp
| bermarket was ovcrStocked and Alameda offered
| an opening. proposed taking lumber there Tor
| the lumbermen. They told Us we must take II
| mt low rates, as Alameda had water cOmmunlca-
| ton with Humboldt and MendOcinO counties.
| 30 We had to discriminate in favor OF the snip
perS i'll Santa Cruz ana the people OF Alameda III
| the matter Oftreights. Ouraction saltoslherl IN
| favor OF the people; the company maze NIUE Dy
| il. Parties are now looking for favorable place
| 10 locate canc-sugar factory. We desire 10 help
| them. They wish Us to enable them TO compete
| with SpreckelS. They ask Us to carry from san
| Francisco their Sandwich Island cane, their
| coal etc. to the factory at AlvaradO and return
! their sugar at exceedingly low rates OF freight
! There seemed 10 be nothing in this for US, but
| they showed Us that the works would bring some
! 400 operatives TO AlvaradO which would make
| business for our road, and argued that what we
| lost on their trclghts we would make up III other
| WAYS We considered the matter and have made
| them a proposition for a tiye-years contract
| But now comes in the Barry bill and says we
| cannot use our discretion Us 10 the rates OF
|
| tee can show how We can operate
| and help along new enterprises under the
provisions of this bill, would like 10 have ii DO
| so. Don't know that there have been extreme
| abuses on the part OF railroads, but If 20, why
should punishment be visited upon those who
| are innocent 1t would he almost impossible to
construct Il railroad in this state under This bill
| We think of extending our road to the Colorado
river, If no dangerous legislation should be
| passed. Any man who denies that the state has
J not Jurisdiction over its railroads IS not good
citizen, but why say that road not Incorporated
| IN this State shall not come INTO NJ why shut
| ont enterprise and capital If the Barry bill
| becomes law shall not attempt 10 build the
| proposed extension 10 the COLORADO nVcr. /
| couldn't get the money 20 do It. The way That
has been proposed to settle the railroad question
| in this state IS no way at ali. II any man wants
| my railroad with which to experiment, ne can
| have il cheap provided this bill becomes u law.
| To Senator NrOOmun-Wc have been 1t 4 dis
| advantage ever since the adoption OF the new
! Constitution. Have never known of any we'll
| grounded cause for complaints against the rail-
| roads. and do not know of there being any de
! sir on the part of the people of Alameda for
| the passage OF the Barry bill Railroad COmpc-
| tition in that county has built up many large
! manufacturing enterprises.
| To Senator ~pcuCCT-Had the present tOnstl-
| tuition been adopted before my road was built
! should never have gone into the business
! Q.-You start in with little prejudice against
| the Barry bill. do you uut2 No, SIT il IS
with great deal OF prejudice against il.
| Q.-NoU recognize a difference, DO yOu not
| between a railroad built by public money and
one built 10y private capital Al do.
! GLOW would you discriminate between
| them A.-Wcll, didn't get any oi the public
! money. ~ 2szaSi9E
| Q-You seem to think this bin was
! made to apply 10 your road. A.-Neii. 4 Wr-td
| b. in the furnace with the other fellows.
| To Senator Whitney, consider the barry bin
meddeSuue, pcrncOis ana productive OF
great harm, while it could do little good 70 any
To senator vrooinan-Have never known any
mau to be ruined in this State by railroad dis
elimination. All of our material was shipped
over the Central Pucific, ami ! think il was al
shipped iii the order in which il was received.
At the conclusion of Mr. Davis examination
the committee adjourned until TINS morning u.
10 ociock
The communication submitted 20 the Senate
yesterday 10y the Presidents OF the North Pacific
Coast and South Pacific Coast Railroad Com
pauies i'm which the Barry Dili Is iully AMI 50
ver-ly criticised, concludes as follows. &C. We
consider the whole bill to be impractlcabie, bur
densomc and pcruicious- We consider that
legislation of this nature is neither requested
nor desired 10y the people ~ large, and, further,
We know thai If such bin were 10 20 into force,
the inevitable result would be 70 XIII small roads
like those represented 10y your petitioners, winch
il has hitherto been the care ui Legislatures TO
foster and encourage
The following communication from W. ".
Walkcr President OF the United states Central
Railway Company organized % construct
railroad from Denver to san Francisco, was
YESTERDAY submitted To- the reuuiC 10y Alr. hIignt,
IN connection with those from the North and
south Pacific Coast Companies. This corpora
t.oH was organized, under the laws az Colorado,
To- build /; road between Denver and san Fran
cisco It is the suCcrss0rOt several corporations
urIanlEcd IN the different States ana INC tcrr!-
turv Of TAN ] regret that nave .p
lt..ye for the East i'm day or TWO, ana before
this question consideration ~ TIE Barry hlt)
wiz Soc settled. / shall watch for the action Ui
tay Legislature ON this ana similar bills with
much interest for. d iUtL m 10 uuyjt- ms we