Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-05
THE RAILROAD DEAL.
Acknowledgment Of the U
P.'s Position.
A STATEMENT BY MR.. BRYSON.
He Explains Why He Signed the
Franchise - Details of
the Affair.

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Franchise - Details of
the Affair.
The article in yesterday mornings
HERALD announcing that the Union Pa
ci6c people had come to the front and
acknowledged that they were at the
back of the Salt Lake railroad created
quite sensation in business circles.
Many refused at first to believe it, but
inquiries soon convinced them that only
facts had been stated. Mayor Bryson
was interviewed during the day regard
ing the matter, and spoke as follows "It
was only on being assured that the Union
Pacific was backing the enterprise that l
signed the ordinance, and am perfectly
that the line is in the hands of
the transcontinental road named. Mr..
Upham appeared before me yesterday
with proofs that he was the Union Pa
cifc's properly accredited agent, and
when had convinced myself that his
were correct, signed the
Decd"
In order to completely silence those in
dividuals who may still be persisting in
stating that the position is not as out
lined in these columns, yesterday the
following additional particulars of the
connected with the signing of
the franchise are given. When Colonel
Marble and Mr.. Scott called on Mr.. Bry-
son on Thursday afternoon and made
another appeal to get the franchise
through, the Mayor informed them that
he had fully considered the matter and
that the financial guarantees that they
had to offer for the building of the road
we're not sufficient. They tried very hard
to convince him that the road would be
but the Mayor was
and they finally left
telling him that the next time
they would come with convincing proofs
that their promises would be fulfilled.
They went to the Hotel Westminster,
where Mr.. Upham, the Union Pacific
official who had been sent to Los An
geles to engineer the thing through, was
anxiously awaiting them. They told
him what had transpired, and said that,
uGuCI lJO lOCaA AdAnO bno Will OuAy bu0
guarantees they could personally offer, it
would be impossible to get the Mayor to
sign the franchise. Mr.. Upham saw SC
too, and as the last shot in the blind
fold scheme had been fired, he
determined to make the coup at
once an explain the exact situa-
ton of affairs to the Mayor. In
company therefore with Colonel Marble
and Mr.. Scott he proceeded to the
Mayors, who was very much surprised
to see the petitioners back so soon. They
asked for private interview, and then
and there Mr. Upbam showed down the
hand that the Union Pacific had been
playing. He said that they had not
worked openly because they feared CON
pc ition, and thought that by a system OF
local lines they could put the links in the
chain and connect them all at the last
grand moment. The scheme had, how.
ever, to a certain extent failed owing to
the stand that Mr.. Bryson had taken
and they were now willing to explain
their exact position. Mr.. Bryson was then
informed of the system which had led tc
the obtaining of Rattlesnake Island, the
Alamitos Road and the Ocean Road, ant
finally the consent of the Council to 6
right.of-way through the city, and it il
needless to say that the Mayor was very
much astonished at the news. HeaskeC
Mr.. Upham for proof that what he wal
saying was correct, whereupon that gen
tleman produced franked Union Pacifi
letter, signed by Mr.. @: G. Sanderson
assistant to the President of the road, il
which Mr.. Upham was given authorit.
to act for the Union Pacific in get
ting the franchise and the statu
of the company regarding tn,
project was shown. Mr.. Brysol
thought that the document was 1
"clincher," but he was not quite con
vinced, so they played another card
which had the effect Of thoroughly salts
flying him. They sent for Mr.. A. J
Hechtman, who has been agent for tn
Union Pacific in this city for long tim
past and on his arrival he was instructe
by Mr.. Upham to tell the Mayor all b
knew regarding the Union Pacific's pos
ton in the matter. Mr.. Hechtman mad
very plain statement. He said that b
had been advised by his company over
year ago that they we're endeavoring
build from Milford through Lt
Angeles to the ocean, and /
was informed that the company's nan
was to be kept out of the affair altogethe
| From time to time he was advised no
1 the developments were progressing, an
when the franchise for right-of-wa
Through the city stuck in the Mayor
{office he received dispatch from hea(
quarters to the effect that Mr.. Uphal
was coming to settle the matter. arme
| l. khr. road IN nj
j Upham's arrival he conferred with M
Hechtman and the credentials resente
were perfectly correct.
Mr.. Bryson was by this time quite so
isfied as to the status Of the petitioner
80, as told in yesterday morning
HERALD, he signed the franchise and Il
matter was settled. A few minutes lat
"a dispatch was going over the wires
the headquarters of the Union Pacific
Nebraska stating ''It is signed" 1t W
good thing for the company th
they came to the front when they di
for it is stated that if th
had, in their endeavors to keep dark,
l the franchise become void by means
the fifteen.days- limit, and relied on z
ting another one through they wor
have failed, for it is said that the Cor
Icilmen we're beginning to feel little ,
easy about the standing of the petitione
THE FEELING ABOUT TOWN.
The railroad men about town spt
Iquite warmly about the affair. Now Il
the Union Pacific's plot has been !
!. bare, they can plainly see the mean
OF various little official things that b,
come under their notice during the p
few months. The visit ,f Mr.. Tebbt
Of the Union Pacific, to the city