Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-22

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on the Matter.
The Chronicle has this to say of the
traffic association which is being formed
in San Francisco
Isidor Jacobs, who has been foremost
in the local movement to establish
traffic association among the merchants
OF the city, was happy man yesterday.
"Since the meeting on Saturday"
said he to a Chronicle reporter, I'VE
have gained many valuable accessions.
Merchants and producers who before
that time hesitated about joining us in
the good work, are now strong In their
expressions of sympathy with our cause.
Hundreds of them have signified their
willingness to join the association. The
railroad people are showing their will
ingness to conciliate US. They have re-
duced the rate on dried fruits from $1.55
to 81. 40 hundred pounds, and have cut
down the canned goods rate to 81 to all
eastern points. This will help us lit
tie, but the merchants ought not to con-
slider this anything more than tempo
rary benefit We are now assured OF
successful organization, and |, for one,
am satisfied"
The committeeman were at work yes
terday sketching plans for the future.
1t will be recommended to the assocla-
tion as soon as it shall be organized that
a strong attempt be made to break the
rule of the Transcontinental association
that no through bills of lading shall be
issued from San Francisco by any other
line save the Southern Pacific. This
rule, the merchants declare, is harsh
one and works much injury to them.
They propose toTconcentrate their traffic
upon some one line in order to induce
the Union Pacific, the Santa Fe or some
other road to build a competing line
into San Francisco. Ii necessary to
break the rule as to through billing
thev will charter steamers to carry their
| freight to San Diego and there trans
ship it to the Santa Fe. A number of
the merchants are in favor of throwing
all the through business into the hands
| of the Sunset in order to force compet-
ing line into this city. aEt
9. F. Orocker said yesterday that he
was heartily in favor of the movement If
it were wisely guided. He thought that
| WuGu d HuCbblOA w DO CObOAOO w pAO JILL
GERS of the association on behalf of the
merchants itwould be settled for good.
which was comforting thought for the
railroad people.
"One questionable point in this move
ment, however," said he, sis the prop
osition to give the routing of freight
into the hands of the executive commit
tee. This idea will never succeed. 1t
will create trouble right away. | do
not think it is the intention of the mer-
chants who are interested in the move
ment to make a boycotting concern OF
the association. But that is what this
rating of freight by a committee will
amount to. And it will force the rail-
road lines to protect themselves. All
that we ask of the association is that it
shall deal fairly by us and remember
| that we have the interests OF California
at heart as much as has any single mer-
chant, if not as much as all Of them"
THE COAST LINE.
c.. F. Crocker, A. N. Towne and Will
liam Hood have returned from Elwood,
Santa Barbara county, where they went
to talk over the matter OF the construc-
ton of the line over the mountains to
Santa Margarita to close up the gap in
the Coast division, says the Chronicle.
This work, Vice-President Crocker said
Yesterday, would cost, including equip
ments, $4,000 mile. He did not think
that it would pay the interest on the
bonds if they were sold, and yet the
work is one which the company would
be glad to undertake, and it may do so
before long.
"We will not begin" said he until
we are ready to 60 at it all along the line
wherever there is heavy work to be en-
countered. Edward Speyer, OF London,
who has placed many of our bonds in
London, Amsterdam, Frankfort and
other European cities, accompanied me
on my trip up. He is taking general
view Of our railway system in order to
better understand its operations. The
people down in Santa Barbara county
are importunate in their requests that
the road shall be built, and they want
US to build, which we intend to do In
the course of time. l hope and expect
large influx of immigration here and
the selling off of large land holdings at
such price as to warrant the Investment
of capital. When that time comes we
can build branch line without putting
our hands in our pockets, as we are now
compelled to do in order to pay for It's
construction"
NOTES.
1t is stated on good authority that the
l.. A. d P. r. r. will be turned over to
the purchasers of the line in few days.
The line OF the Santa Monica road from
Inglewood is about located.
The Santa Fe directors meet next
Tuesday.
! Livery Men.
More of the celebrated Columbus buggies re-
ceived by Hawley, King & Co.