The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

the Traffic Association of California, and 10 par.
ticinate in the great work TO be undertaken by
said association.
The resolutions were adopted without dis
sent.
ONLY ONE SOLUTION.
Stabler, In submitting the resolution, said !:
This matter is of paramount importance.
we may keep yellows out, yet, If we cannot
get peaches to market. we might as we'll get
out OF the business. We know that growers
have been going for years to the Southern
Pacific, the most despotlc monopoly in the
U nited States. We know that the Cham
Der OF Commerce has been bowling with OBJ
SeQnl0usness to the same company. We
know, too, that visits of growers have re-
suited only in added freight rates. We have
nothing to ask ofthe Southern, Pacific Com
pany. nor any apology to make, nor do we
believe any man In this convention has"
He related the pioneer history of the road.
In his judgment there is now only one solu-
tlOn or the transportation question: COM
peting road to tide water" We want the
Nicaragua Canal, but that is ten or fifteen
years off. We know three or four lines of
roads anxious and willing to extend to Cali
fornia. The Santa Fe for years wanted to
come further, but the Southern Pacific has
headed it Off Every large road in the State
except the Donahue line has in the past
been either depressed, bought off or par
aleled.
UNITED ACTION NECESSARY.
Progress began south only with the adj
vent of the AtchiSon. The sound country
was wilderness until the advent of roads,
but is now on the highway TO progress
Heretofore there has been no unanimty in
working for a new railroad line We have
been told that lately the interior towns have
been coming in. The Nevada State Board
of Trade has just offered bonus of S., 500,-
COO TO any road building in five years. This
IS going to be the hardest kind of a fight.
Co, har 60 hain itcI,, 90
strong RS the State, we cannot succeed un-
less every shipper and grower comes for
ward. We know the wealth of the original
members of the Southern Pacific is fully
500, Coz, 600, or two-thlrds of the aSsessable
properly of San Francisco, and at least
one-Sixth Of the assessaDle property in the
State. They nay only what taxes they say
they owe. When Judge Of San Francisco,
W it'll more nerve than common, calls for
some railroad men to appear they decline to
60, and say: What are you going 10 do
about ii p"
COMPETING ROADS.
j. NJ. Benson of San Joaquin favored the
resolution.
Frank Kimball of National City related
his experience with the Southern Pacific,
having once advocated opposition. Stan
ford and CTocker sent for him and said that
no car of fruit would ever go to New York
for less than $1,000. He responded that
Croker would some day 60 south and offer
to take four cars for $1,000. Croker said he
did not propose II have any road into Cali
fOrnia unless the Southern Pacific built it,
kimball responded, THAT depends" They
finally got the Atchison, and Southern Pa
cifc rates did come down. He knew that a
combination exists between the Southern
Pacific and Atcnis0n. California therefore
needs third road as much as il needed
second. We know that the AtchiSon will
not build north, but five other roads are
near by waiting for encouragement.
James A Clayton of San Jose said the
Atchison officials told him that the South
ern Pacific agreed to give the Atchison ahy-
thing il only they would not build into the
fertile valleys north. He favored the reso-
lution