The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-17
THE NEW OVERLAND
People Of the Lower Counties
at Work in Earnest.
The Necessity Of Direct Eastern Com
munication Demonstrated.
What Is Promised by the Company Nov
Organized and Preparing 10 Build,
and What the People Promise.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

o'clock, the Tulare and Fresno delegates
not having appeared until that hour. w.
o. Watson, Chairman of the Board of SUI
pervisors of Santa Clara County, called the
meeting to order in the room of Department
of the Superior Court.
T. II. Thompson of Tulare was elected
temporary Chairman; w. B. Rucker, clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of this county,
temporary Secretary.
A Committee on Permanent Organization
and Business was appointed. consisting of
J. q. Woode of Tulare, T. E. White of
Fresno, Thomas Mcmahon Of San Bento,
Alexander Gordon of San Mateo, and j. c.
Zuck of Gilroy.
The Chair authorized the delegates to
hand their credentials to the Secretary.
Adjourned until o'clock in the after
noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reassembled the
committee made the following report:
First-That this convention be organized
by the election of permanent President,
Vice Presidents from each county, and a
Secretary.
Second-That committee of five be ap-
pointed on resolutions, and that all Tesolu-
tons be referred to said committee.
Third-That a committee of five be ap-
pointed from each county on local organiza-
ton.
Fourth-That committee of :one from
each county be appointed on statistics, to
gather facts and figures aud requirements
for railroad facilities and the necessity for
the same in their respective counties.
Fifth-That a committee Of one from each
of the following counties, viz: Kern. Tu-
lare, Fresno, MERGED, San b enito, Santa
Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco, be APP
pointed as permanent Executive Commit
tee to continue after the adjournment of the
convention, and carry out its instructions.
Sixth-We recommend for your permanent
President Hon. John I. Doyle of San
Mateo; for Vice-Pre,idents, j. a. Robinson
OF San Mateo, James A. Clayton of Santa
Clara, W. B. VIM Of San Benito, T; G.
White of Fresno, A. 2. Cotton Of Tulare
James c. Zuck OF Gilroy. The report was
adopted.
OBJECTS OF THE CONVENTION.
After Doyle was conducted to the chair
James A. Clayton made an address giving
the objects of the convention. He said:
route through the Coast l;ange, and induce
competing company TO take it. To
do this we must gather statistics,
and show them by indubitable proof
that it will be to their advantage 10 adopt
that route. We must show them the amount
of freight shipped and the cost at which the
road can be built. We must hold out in
ducements in the way of securing right of
way and depot grounds. We Can then hope
to hear from them, or at least induce them
to make some definite proposition"
Mr.. Doyle followed, expressing the belief
that competing line could be induced to
pass through the counties represented to
San Francisco.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The following Committee on Resolutions
was. then appointed: A. Greeninger, of
Mateo, j. II. Woody Of Tulare,
2. D. McPhai of San Benito and w. G.
Hawley of Santa Clara. The name of Will
lam Palmtag was substituted for ID. Z. Nc
Phai in the San Benito representation.
The delegates caucused for ten min
utes, and then reported the following
committees ON local organization:
San Benito-Ihemas Mcmahon, T. N.
Arlliours, w. B. VIM, Joseph Bingot and
E. w. Bowman.
San Mateo-L. j. Frank, James Carrck,
A. Canson, John j. Doyle and n. j. Britain,
Tulare-W j. Newport. 6. ii. Cottle, w.
NJ. Wallace, S. E. Briddle aud w. Il. Cart
well.
Santa Clara-W. O. Watson, Morgan
A. Hale.
A resolution was presented and passed
empowering the Executive Committee to
fill any vacancies that might occur in COM
mittees for counties interested in the road,
but not represented in the convention.
A CORPORATION FORMED.
James A. Clayton stated that corpora
ii N had lately been formed In this city
with the osteusible purpose IF building a
Toad from San Francisco + Los Ange-
les, and as some OF the re representatives. Of
the road were present he would like
to hear from them plain statement of the
aims and objects of the company, he called
upon j. II. Henry. The order of business
wa. suspended and Mr.. Henry was invited
to come forward
Mr.. Henry sad "Allow me first to thank
you for the courtesy extended to me as
representative of the San Jose and Southern
Railroad. The corporation l have the honor
to represent, for | esteem it an
honor, had nothing to do with calling this
convention. Ii it had the convention would
not have been called at SO early date and
we might have had a definite proposition to
lay before this body. We want something
first to show the. people, proposition
backed up by such assurances that there
would be no possibility of backing out. We
have not entered into this thing to pro-
sell sell out. What we want to do do
| is to show them that the project of an over
| land ROAD Is leaSlDle one Inc route must
| be shown, and when the road is in active
| operation and its success assured we will
| have an overland road.
sour corporation has had corps of sur
| veyors at work for the past three weeks.
| The Pacheco Pass was viewed, but the
| report was not satisfactory to the Directors
| and the surveyors were sent back with in
structions to thoroughly 20 over the ground
| ana learn every part of it. If this pass is
| not found satisfactory we will try the other
| -. Al. O.
Bent0 delegation. Everybody knows what
il costs t. build a road through the valley,
but the mountains are the uncertain guam
tity in the calculation.
"Of course | can't tell you yet where we
Will want the line through tile valley, but
probably at the next meeting of this con-
vention l will be able to come before
you with n plain business proposition.
At present we are hunting the most feasible
route through the mountains, and probably
the right of way and depot grounds. Let
this matter be considered carefully till we
appear before you again."
MIR. cLAYToNs FIGURES.
James A. Clayton then presented the fol-
lowing figures showing the fruit shipments
from San Jose for the past three months;
In a51 30 I Sssso green paufa ea1nsa
pounds of fruit shipped overland from the
broad-gauge depot in this city during the
past three months. Allowing IL, 100 pounds,
the average quantity. to a carload, this
would make about 996 carloads. Mr. Clay
ton called attention 10 the fact that
this was only from one point, and showed
the possibilities of this country. and the
inducements which such statement, verified
as IL is, would be to railroad company.
Other members expressed their surprise at
the highness of the figures quoted, as they
before had never fully realized the magni-
tude of the fruit Industry in this country.
MORE COMMITTEES.
| The convention returned to its regular
| order of business, ana the following Com
| mittees on Statistics were appointed: San
| Mateo. A. Harrison; Tulare, Z. S. Pinney;
| Santa Clara, DR.. e. A. Clark; San BenitO,
| Daniel +. McPhail. The following were APP
| pointed to act as a Permanent Executive
| Committee: Santa Clara, James A. Clayton;
San Maseo, Alexander Gordon: San Benito