Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-21
FAIR CAPAY.
OPENING OF THE RAILROAD
THROUGH CAPAY VALLEY.
Valley-An Excursion up the
Valley Yesterday.

talley yesterday.
A week ago yesterday there appeared il
double sheet edition of the RECORD UNION
an exhaustive description of Capay valley
its marvellous resources and the plans o
the Capay Valley Land Company for il.
development Yesterday the Woodlan d
| Capay and Clear Lake Railroad was opened
through the valley, and the first excursion
or passenger train was run over
THE NEW LINE.
The occasion was improved by Timoth,
Hopkins, Treasurer of the Southern Pacific
Company, and President OF the Capay
Valley Land Company, to invite the Stat,
Board of Trade, many interested in hort
culture and general agriculture, journalist.
and others to accompany him upon tb,
excursion to open the road. and at thu
same time to examine the rich section O
country which the road was constructed tc
tap, and aid in developing and in relating
1t to the general markets of the country
For the railroad company is understood u
wisely desire early full settlement and oc
cupancy OF the fertile fruit lands along this
new feeder to its general system, for the
purpose of atfOrding the road support, and
at the same time conserving what all Cali
fornians desire, the opening of
EVERY FERTILE SECTION,
The multiplication of small land holdings
and the consequent thick populating Of
Central and Northern California with an
industrious class of people. To that enc
gentlemen connected with the railroad
company formed the Capay Valley Land
Company to capitalize an enterprise look
ing to the purchase of most of the lands in
Cdpay valley and their subdivision and
sale upon terms of the most liberal charac-
ter. This end has been attained, and the
greater part of this rich fruit valley-than
which there is none fairer or more prolific
is now subdivided into small tracts alone
the line of the railroad and offered upon
terms very low in price per acre, and Civ.
ing credit upon 50 per cent. of cost tC
the purchaser at per cent. interest. When
1t IS realized that there is scarcely an acre
in the valley that cannot easily be made in
less time than the expiration of the credit
TO PAY FOR ITSELF
Over and over again, the unselfishness and
sincerity of the scheme will be understood
1t IS popularity supposed that all syndicates
formed to buy and subdivide lands have
primarily in view large profit upon the
scheme. But whoever goes into Capay
valley and talks with the people there resi-.
dent, inquiries into thesproductive capacity
of the soil, and the large profits made upon
the money invested in it in the past, even
when it had no rail connection with gen.
eral markets, will be convinced that for
once, at least, he has fallen upon a land
syndicate that has not mere speculation in
view, but that it partakes most largely OF
the character of sincere philanthropiC
effort to aid the development of the State
and its rapid peopling Notwithstanding
the fact that 1t is also prompted by the con-
tessed and unconcealed motive of increas-
ing freight and passenger traffic over line
OF railway. But We apprehend that there
is no man to be found who will object tc
the development of any section ard the
oetterment OF the people on small land
holdings by railroad building, the bringing
nearer of producer and market, and the
employment of all legitimate and com.
mendable means to accomplish such ends
VERY SOON
This Woodland, Capay and Clear Lake
Railroad will reach Clear Lake, and be-
come one OF the most travelled routes in the
State by summer and winter tourists, to
whom the new line will expose and render
accessible all the beauties and
picturesqueness and all the SAM.
tariums of that notable but now diff.
cult section 10 reach about Clear Lake
But mere touring patronage in State of
such immensely will not support q line of
railway. Upon the cultivation of the soil
ourinternal commerce must depend Where
the earliest fruits are grown-sinca Central
California Is to be a fruit empire-there the
carrier must push his line to bring them
TO market, and by such construction moi
only serve that present purpose, but make
1t possible TO vastly augment production
and insure to its labor certain and large re-
ward.
TWO WELL-FILLED CARS.
Left San Francisco at : o'clock Yesterday
morning attached to the forenoon train for
Sacramento At Elmira they were detached
and being taken up by engine No. 81, en-.
glneer Green, became special to Capay
valley. At Elmira the guests from points
east OF that place joined the excursion
The train under the conductorship of ]. B,
Erect, pulled out from Elmira at 1920 over
the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad
which terminates at Madison, Yolo county
where the new road begins.
THE EXCURSION PARTY,
A majority of whom are members of the
State Board of Trade representing the sew
eral counties contributing to the Board
were: Timothy Hopkins, President of the
Southern Pacific Company, and President
of the Capay Valley Land Company w
l.. Merry, President Chamber OF Commerce,
San Francisco G. H. Sanderson, President
San Francisco Board of Trade; j. Q. Brown
General Manager State Board OF Trade
J. NJ. Davies, Secretary State Board OF
Trade; William II. Mills, Land Agent G.
p. r. R.; Judge Stabler of Yuba, C. f.
Plat, SOlano; p. w Butler, Placer; J. A
Morrissey, San Joaquin; d. p Burr, San
Joaquin; 6. NJ. Francis, Napa; G. 2. Nc
Near, SOnoma; G. c. Bush, Shasta; |. G.
Wickersham, Sonoma; w. r. McQuiddy
Tulare; J. S. Caldwell, Stanislaus; J.
5. Emery, W. ". Cameron. r.
NJ. Davies. DR.. II. Latham, Ala
media; Thomas Frazer, Ell Dorado;
DR.. Deane, San Francisco James Mckee,
San Francisco; Mr.. Peddler, Yoio; A.
Gordon, San Mateo Tyler Beach, Santa
clara; A. p. 0vtrtOn, Sonoma; Z b. Smith,
Contra Costa: W. P Bartlett, Alameda; C.
E. Freeman. Fresno Allen Henry, Butte;
Mayor Eugene Gregory, Sacramento Jos
Craig, f. z. Clough, Geo. d. Fiske, Wood
land; J. a. Sheehan, Sacramento; DIR. I.
Craig, Rev j. J. Smith d. B. Herbert. Jas
Taylor, B o. Ringle, G. W. Tandy, all oil
Woodland; George K. Fitch, San Fran
cisco Bulletin; John P Irish, San Francisco
Alta; w. b. Parsons, Woodland Democrat;
s Z. Darlington, Sacramento RECORD.
UNION w. r. Ellis. Yolo Mail; Mr.
Price, San Francisco Report; J. A. Sheehan,
Sacramento Bee; S. A. Churchill, Oakland
Times E. f. Leake, Dixon Tribune J. A.
WoOdson, Sacramento RECORD UNION; s.
b. Dunton, Winters Express; DIR. David
son, Madison; P. c. McCrosley. John Roth,
Capay; f. B. Mills, San Joaquin; Colonel
Stevenson, Elmira, President Vaca Valley
and Clear Lake Railroad. and several Others
who Joined the party at different points A
list of names OF the several young gentle
men present reporting for the San Fran
cisco daily papers, was in the course of the
return trip misplaced, and cannot. there
fore, be given.
UP THE VALLEY.
As the train ran up the valley toward
Nacaville, and from thence to Winters and
Madison, to the great msjority of the ex-
curslonistS the scenery was wholly new.
Expression of surprise and pleasure were
heard on all sides, and The commentaries
made upon the evident richness CT soil,
the te tiinony of the uniformity of growth
in orchard and vineyard, to the even excel
lence OF the soil, were warm and general.
Clearly the guests had not expected to see
so rich q section, nor one so admirably