The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-18

mIttee to confer with the Santa Fe, also with the
steamship line, TO ascertain what arrangement
santa Fe holds its yearly meeting October 29th.
Some OF the advantages TO the State by giving san
Francisco competing road by . can are:
II would revive the coast and Inland shipping by
drawing overland freight for shipment 10 that
point. The policy OF the roads is to keep business
from water transportation The actual cost OF NOV
ing freight by IS five times less than by ralI
BY opening up our water transportation, millions
would be saved every year IN freight The state re-
ceiying large proportion OF It's goods from san
Francisco, she would hold healthy check over
both roads and protect her customers. IL Moud
reduce freight Sou them California and Increase
san Francisco business with this section. II would
remove the idea prev&llng ~ Ihe Esst IhIt TN, tne
Southern Pacific controls san Francisco and Gait
fornia II is impossible for roads to get
in The fact that California Is the only state IN the
Union that has no competing roads Is great
drawback to settling up the state.
The advantages OF the San Diego route for over
land business over the Southern Pacific Take
starting point for all freight cost OF that ne from
San Francisco Cotton is $40 miles; from San
from san Diego TO Cotton Is 10 mues. maslhS a
total distance OF SIS miles. Freight via the South
e ef4 ms wouS he s. 80 per ton. Steamer
freight To san Diego, 81 90; to Cotton, - 90;
total freight via san Diego to Cotton, ~ per ION
Freight time over Southern Paclhc, % hours
Steamer time to san Diego, 30 hours; rail TO Col
ton, IL hours; total. ~ hours While the dis
lance 10 Cotton via san Diego IS 30 miles farther
than BY Southern Pacific to Cotton yet the san
Diego route Will save three hours In time and 80 50
per ton in freight II the Southern Pacific nm DIS 1t
profitable 10 carry its freight from New Orleans 10
New York, 1000 miles. by steamer, why not the
Santa Fe, 400 miles to san Francisco? We hope
that the result OF this conven ton Will be to give
California a competing road. which Is our only
DANIEL STOWE.
President Chamber Of Commerce, San Diego.
BEN LAKE Secretary.
ADJOURNMENT TO CALL.
No further business being ready the meeting
adjourned, subject 10 The Chairman's call, and IL
IS thought there will be a call by the end Of the
week. Among those present were seen:
CT. Taylor. sun Insurance Company; Lyman
commission dealer; Albert GalaIin merchant;
d. l.. Beck, merchant; A. r. Briggs, real
estate; James Palache, merchant Carey
FIiedlander, Secretary of the Produce Ex-
change; A. $. Hallidie, manufacturer; Benjamin
Sloss. merchant; George w. Gibbs, Commits
sIoner; Daniel Meyer, capitalist; Stewart Men
Zies, stevedOre; n. F. Cole, furniture nanuiac-
turer: Secretary Smith Of the San Francisco
Board of Trade; ex-Mayor f. b. Pond; Il. q.
Sheath. dairyman and Ice manufacturer; An
drew Crawford, shp-owuer and commission mer-
chaLt; j. p. lie Count, statiOner; Frank j.
Symmes, dealer In brass goods; DR.. Salneld,
physician aud land dealer; Frank Dalton, com
mission merchant; Thomas Filch Jr., commits
sion merchant; J. A. FOlger, coffee and spice
merchant; +. A. Haber, wine merchant; NJ. Z.
Jones, merchant; NJ. Ehrman merchant; Robert
Coulter, Wakefield Rattan Company; W. e.
Fisher, real estate; Captain W. l.. Merry, mer-
chant; FhilO Mills. assurances; L. A. Phelps
manufacturer; j. b. Emery, manufacturer and
real estate owner; Frank j. Mccormick. Freight
Agent Chicago and Rock Island; L. Guy Phelps,
Collector OF the Port