Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-17
Proceedings of the Meeting Held at sa
Jose Yesterday.

Proceedings of the Meeting Held at San
Jose Yesterday.
SAN JOSE. September 16.h-The Rail.
road Convention was not called to order
until 1l:30, the Tulare and Fresno dele
| gates not having appeared until that hour.
| W. o. Watson, Chairman Of the Board OF
| Supervisors OF Santa Clara county, called
the meeting to order in the room of De-
partment One of the Superior Court.
I. H. Thompson of Tulsre was elected
temporary Chairman; w. B. Rucker, Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of this county,
| temporary Secretary.
"A Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton and Business was appointed. consist
ing Of j. H. Woodle of Tulare t. E. White
of Fresno, Thomas McMahon of San Be-
nito, Alex. Gordon of San Mateo, and J. G.
Zuck OF Gilroy.
The Chair authorized the delegates to
| hand their credentials to the Secretary.
Adjourned until NJ.
The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
| ton and Order of Business met immedi-
| ately. The committee recommended that
| the officers of the Convention consist of a
President, four Vice-Presidents, a Secre-
tary, and committee of five on resolu-
tions, all resolutions to be referred to that
committee; g committee of five for local
work in each county, an Executive Com
mittee, consisting of one from each county
| Kern and San Francisco included), a
committee consisting of one from each
county to gather statistics in his county of
the amount OF freight shipped, railroad
facilities and necessity for same.
The committee recommend John T.
Doyle for permanent Chairman; ]. C.
| Zuck, Secretary Vice Presidents-J. H.
! Robinson Of San Mateo, ]. A. Clayton of
Santa Clara, F. c. White of Fresno, and
Mr.. Blodgett of Kern.
Delegates from Santa Clara. San Mateo,
San Benito and Tulare were reported
present and seated.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization and Business was
adopted.
Chairman Doyle addressed the Conven-
ton, and stated the objects of the meeting.
= A Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: A. GreeniDger of Santa
Clara, Alex Gordon of San Mateo, j. H.
Woods of Tulare, William Palmtag Of San
Benito and the Chairman.
After various committees had been ap-
pointed, James A. Clayton stated the OBJ
! iects of the Convention, and said it was
necessary 10 show the most feasible route
through TO the Coast Range, and induce
some competing company to take it. Sta
| tistics must be obtained showing the
amount of freight to be shipped, and the
cost of building the road.
| J. Il. Henry, representative of the San
| Jose and Southern Railroad, addressed the
Convention, and said that if the Conven-
ton had been postponed little longer, his
company would have had definite propo-
sition to lay before the body. He assured
the Convention that it was the intention OF
his company to have an overland road and
the most feasible route was now being
searched. The report of surveyors on
| Pacheco Pass was not satisfactory to the
directors, and the surveyors had been sent
| back to examine the ground again, and il
that pass was not found satisfactory, other
adjoining passes would be examined. He
believed the only thing the Convention
could be asked for would be the right OF
way and depot grounds, and he hoped al
the next meeting of the Convention be
would be able to present plain, business
proposition.
a Committee on Statistics and Executive
| Committee were appointed. The latter is
composed of James A. Clayton, of Santa
Clara, Chairman; Alex. Gordon, of San
Mateo; VIM. Palmeag, of San Benito and
NJ Premo, of Tulare.
A resolution was adopted declaring the
urgent necessity for competing railroad
and the convention adjourned to meet al
! the call of the Executive Committee.