Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-26
THE COAST LINE.
Its Early Completion Earn
estly Desired.
Proceedings of the Convention
at San Jose.
The Southern Pacific Requested to
Do Something.
Free Right of Way, Depot Grounds and
100000 Bonds offered as an In
ducement to Build.
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IL O'Clock. Ellwood Cooper, of Santa
Barbara county, was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman; Benjamin
Brooks, of San Luis Obispo county, tenn
porary secretary. All the members
were present except from Los Angeles
county, T. A. Lewis, alternate, taking
the place of H. Lindley, and w. E. Dunn
taking the place of Sutherland Hutton.
R. A. Jack was added to the list from
San Luis Obispo county. On motion of
Judge Heacock, it was decided to con-
slider the persons then answering to
their names as the entire number of
delegates to be sent. A committee on
permanent organization and order of
business was then appointed by the
chair, as follows G. ii. Phillips, San
Luis Obispo; T. r. Bard, Ventura w.
l.. Dougherty, San Jose; II. A. Lewis,
Los Angeles; Jesse D. Carr, Monterey !;
ID. Mcpherson, Santa Cruz; Albert Han
sen, San Mateo; Judge Nichols, Santa
Barbara.
At IL 80 O'Clock the convention was
again called to order and the following
report from the committee read: Rec
ommending that all the meetings of the
convention be public the times of hold
ing meetings to be from 10 a. m. to IL
m, from 2 to p. m. and from to 10 in
the evening the order of business to be
the reading of the call for the convention
and statements from correspondents as
to the objects and purposes of the same !;
the introduction of resolutions and dis
cussion OF same; appointment of COM
mittees, etc.
For vice-presidents of the convention
the committee recommended the follow
ing: Charles Ford, Santa Cruz; w. j.
Hill, Monterey; d. w. James, San Luis
Obispo; S. j. Frant, San Mateo; Edward
Ivison, Santa Barbara; J. S. Henry,
Santa Clara; A. r. Briggs, San Fran
cisco; A. M. Barrett, Los Angeles; w.
H. Wilde, Ventura.
The report was adopted and an ad-
JUurnment WAS taken until 2o'cfock D. M
AT 2 O'Clock the convention reopened.
Chairman Cooper thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon him.
Resolutions were read by the secretary,
in substance as follows:
Resolred, That it be not the sense of
this convention to antagonize any rail
road company, but to encourage the
completion of the coast line from San
Diego to San Francisco.
ResolUed, That the prospective railroad
be given free right-of-way for the entire
road, together with depot grounds, and
that the residents along the road con-
tribute $500,000 in bonds at par, said
road to be completed before January /,
1892.
The following amendment was Of
fered
Resolyed, That the 100000 be issued
in first mortgage bonds on the coast line,
and second mortgage bonds on the en-
tire system. Referred to the committee
on resolutions.
The following resolution was read !:
Resolued That it is the sense of the con-
vention that the coast counties inter-
ested in the completion of coast-line
railway offer the Southern Pacific
Branch-line Railway Company the
right-of-way from Santa Margarita to
Ellwood and grounds for depot purposes,
and subscribe 100000 of per cent
bonds of said company, to be issued for
the completion of the work, upon the
condition that work be commenced as
soon as the rights-of-way are secured,
and that the road be wholly completed
and operated as through continental
passenger route before January /, 1892.
The adoption of this resolution was
opposed by j. R. Hebborn, of Monterey,
on the ground that the counties which
have already secured the build
ing of their part of the road,
should not be asked to assist in prose-
cutting it further.
o. A. Hale moved to amend the reso-
luton by adding the words "first
mortgage" before the word "bonds."
This amendment provoked another
amendment, and finally it was ordered
that the resolution should be referred to
a committee composed of the vice-presi-
dents, with instructions to report as
soon as possible.
Colonel Crocker was telegraphed, re-
questing his presence at the convention
during the evening. The convention
then took recess to await the report OF
the committee on resolutions.
When the convention was called to
order again, substitute was offered for
the original motion. 1t, however, gave
rise to a long debate, and was several
times amended before it was adopted.
Mr.. Phillips stated that he would pre-
fer to have the resolution made explicit,
Miguel to San Jose," and it was ordered
that the resolution should be so
amended.
o. A. Hale moved to amend by insert
ing the words ''5 per cent" before the
word "bonds" in the resolution, so as to
fix the interest which would be received.
The motion was carried.
ID. Mcpherson, of Santa Cruz, moved
to amend by inserting the words "and
depot grounds" The motion was car
ried.
James A. CLAYTON moved to amend by
inserting a clause requiring that the
road should be run as an overland route.
This precipitated the principal discus
sion of the afternoon, and showed the
first trace'o conflicting interests in the
convention.
Mr.. Stone opposed the motion on the
ground that the company should not be
asked to do what might possibly require
them to operate the road at a loss. A.
X. Briggs, OF San Francisco, spoke
against Mr.. Clayton's motion, on the