Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-26
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Proceedings Of the Railroad ConVen-
ton at San Jose.
A FAST FLEET OF STEAMERS.
Another Stage Held Up-Changes
in Hospital Service-Naval
Officers Death.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD.us1os.
RAILWAY CONVENTION.
Proceedings of the Meeting Held at San
Jose Yesterday.

Proceedings Of the Meeting Held at San
Jose Yesterday.
SAN JOSE, June 25th.-The Coast Railway Con.
veutlon met In Vendome Hail this morning
About fifty delegates and alternates were pres
ent, representing nine counties. Delegates
were sent from both the coast and east sides of
San Mateo
O'Clock. Elwood Cooper of Santa Barbara
county was unanimously chosen temporary
Chairman, and Benjamin Brooks of San Luis
Obispo county, temporary Secretary
All the members were present except from
Los Angeles county, T. A. Lewis alternate tax
ing the place OF H. Jindley and w, r. Dunn
taking the place of Switzerland Hutton. R. A.
county.
On motion of Judge Heacock 1t was decided
to consider the persons then answering to their
names as the entire number of delegates to be
seated.
A Committee on Permanent Organization and
Business was then appointed by the Chair as
follows c. b. Phillips Of San Luis obispo R.
A. Lewis of Los Angeles. Jesse D. Carr of Monte
rey, d. Mcpherson of Santa Cruz A. CARRIER of
San Francisco, Albert Hanson OF San Mateo and
Judge Nichols of Santa Barbara. A recess was
then taken.
At 1:55 O'Clock the Convention was again
called to order, and report from the commit
tee was read recommending that all meetings
OF the Convention be public that the times of
holding the meetings of the Convention be
10 A. N. to IL NJ, from 2 to P. NJ and from S to
10 In the evening: that the order of business be
the reading of the call tor the Convention and
statements from the President of the objects
and purposes of the same, the Introduction of
resolutions and the discussion of the same and
the appointment of committees. Vice-Presi-
dents OF the Convention were recommended as
follows: Charles Ford of Santa Cruz, w, J. Hill.
of Monterey; d. w. James, OF San Luis Obispo:
l.. X. Frant, of San Mateo Edward F. Francis
OF Santa Barbara; ]. H. Henry, of Santa Clara
A i PrQU1la n Gan D.
Of Los Angeles; Il. Wilder, of Ventura; Phil
l1ps (Chairman) and Theodore Lewis (Secre-
tary).
The above resolutions were adopted, and an
adjournment taken until o o'clock.
at 2 O'Clock the Convention reopened and
Chairman Cooper thanked the Convention for
the honor conferred upon him. The resolu.
tions were then read by the Secretary in SUBJ
stance as follows:
Resolred, That it be not the sense of this Con-
ventlon TO antagonize any railroad company
but to encourage the competition of a coast
line from San Diego to San Francisco.
Rssotued, That the prospective railroad be
given free right of way for the entire road,
together with depot grounds, and that the resi-
qents along the road contribute $500 600 in
bonds, at par, said road to be completed before
January l, 1892.
The following amendment was offered:
Resotred, That the 100000 be issued in first
mortgage bonds on the coast line and second
mortgage bonds on the entire system.
Referred to the Committee on Resolutions
ne following resolution read.
Res0tUed, That it is the sense of the Conyen-
ton that the coast counties interested in the
completion of the coast line railway offer the
Southern Pacific Branch Line Railway Com
pany the right of way from Santa Marguerite TO
Elwood. and grounds for depot purposes, and
subscribe $500, 900 of per cent bonds of the
company, to be issued for the completion of the
WORK, upon the condition that the work will be
commenced as soou as the right OF way is se-
cured, and that the road shall be fully com
pleted and operated as through continental
passenger route before January i, 1892.
The adoption OF this resolution was opposed
Dy j. T. Hebborn of Monterey, on the ground
that the counties which have already secured
the bulldlng OF their part of the road should not
be asked TO assist in prosecuting it further.
y. A. Hale moved to amend the resolution by
adding the words 'iIst mortgage" before the
word bonds" This amendment provoked
another amendment, and finally it was ordered
tnat the resolution should be referred to a
committee composed of the Vice -Presiden Is.
sible r.
Colonel Crocker was telegraphed requesting
his presence at the Convention during the even
ing. The Convention then took a recess to
await the report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions.
When the fConvention was called To order
again substitute was offered for the original
motion. 1t. however, gave rise to q long de-
bate, and was several times amended before it
was adopted.
Mr.. Phillips stated that he would prefer to
have the resolution made explicit by inserting
the words from San Miguel tc San jose" and
1t was ordered that the resolution should be so
amended.
o. A. Hale moved to amend by inserting the
words 70 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, land depot grounds -
The motion was carried
James A. Clayton moved to amend by insert
ing clause requiring that the road should be
run as an overland road. This precipitated the
principal discussion of the afternoon, and
showed the first trace OF 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 ground that the
Convention was asking something for the people
and 1t ought not therefore to ask too much. The
inducements offered the company were small
and il an arbitrary stipulation was put into the
resolution 1t would probably defeat the objects
of the Convention.
owing to its relations with the United States
Government, the Southern Pacific could not
make 1t the chief line along the coast.
Aiter some further discussion vote was
taken upon Mr.. Clayton's amendment which
was lost by vote of IA ayes to II nays.
A resolution was then passed as follows:
Resotted, That il is the sense of this Conveu-
ton that proposition be submitted 10 the
Southern Pacific Company to undertake. to pro.
cure the right of way over the surveyed line
OF the unfinished portion of the coast line be-
tween Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo county
and Ellwood, Santa Barbara county, and depot
grounds, and pledge subscription to
the first mortgage five-per-cent. bonds at
par, covering the line of the road
between San Miguel and San Luis from the
people along the line of said roao, aggregatine
the sum of s50000, provided said Southern Pa
chic Company, in consideration of the faithful
performance of the obligation involved in this
resolution Will give assurance of the resump
ton OF active constructive work on said road
within three months after the right of way and
subscription to said bonds shall have been Sc
cured, and to continue active and vigorous
work on the road sought to be built until said
road is completed, that it shall make the coast
line continuous line from San Francisco to
Los Angeles.
committee was appointed to telegraph to
Colonel Crocker to come TO San Jose during the
evening, and present him with COPY Of the
resolution just passed, and to confer with him
upon it.
Adjourned till 5 NJ.
The Convention met at p A telegram
was received from Colonel Crocker saving that
he had been at Berkeley this afternoon and did
not receive the dispatch ia time to come to the
san Jose Convention this evening Another
telegram was sent informing Colonel Crocker
that the Convention had a proposition to SUBJ
nit for his immediate consideration, and asked
him to come down tomorrow morning and
meet or