The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-26
IMMIGRATION MUCH DISCOURAGED.
4 Contrast With the Northern Paeifc'S
Liberal Methods.
The Southern Pacific viii Not Join the
Santa Fe in Making Low Rates
to New Settlers.

with the rest and make show in that
lineP
This is a question that is frequently asked
nowadays.
The answer is simple.
Southern Pacific hoggishness.
The Northern Pacific has worked hard
and applied its best train force in the effort
to get immigrants into Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and Dakota.
What has the Southern Pacific done to
bring immigrants to California?
There is a very desirable class of thrifty
Immigrants coming from Norway and
Sweden. The Northern Pacific is bringing
them over. 1t Is making all the arrange
ments for their steamer ard railroad
passage. and it lands them in its territory at
as low a rate as $50 apiece. Thousands
have been brought in in this way. Nearly
all of these Scandnavsus are persons Of
means. They work hard AMI they develop
the country
But they are economical and the cost OF
travelling is a great consideration with
them.
Because Of the high passenger rates and
the lack of proper representations to them,
California is likely to get very few of there
desirable immigrants. But the Northern
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the Northwest by the thousand.
All these people are home-builders. They
do not idle about in cities. They pull off
their coats and 90 to work. 1t so happens.
however. because of Southern Pacific high
ifs, that they are going to the North
west and are not coming 10 California.
The Scandinavian immigration matter is
only one item.
Hundreds Of different ways in which the
Southern Pacific has injured California by
It's policy Of exclusion in the matter OF i'm
migration might be found II the subject
were looked into carefully.
As centTssted with Southern Pacific meth
DDS in this line. the Northern Pacife's style
of doing business is certainly much more
productive of beneficial results.
The Northern Pacific is always ready 10
make concessions 10 its immigrant patrons.
Its service is of the best and cheapest and
the conditions under which the passenger
Is carried are always the most favorable
An honest, earnest effort is made TO cult
Yate his friendship and Eelp him along with
every courtesy that might reasonably be
expected.
On the Southern Pacific his goodwill Is
not sought OF cared for, and be is treated
on the principle which turns his pocket in
side out 10 get what is in il aud throw it
into the Golfers Of the company.
The Northern Pacific spends thousands
Oregon, and the newcomer is gwen great
loads OF information as to every section of
the country.
1t runs Pullman tourist (or seeond-class)
sleeping-cuaches from Chicago, and both
Pullman and free coloniSt Sleppers from ST.
Paul TO Helena, Butte, Spokane, Tacoma,
Seattle and Portland.
1t gives 1eD-day stopOyeT privileges on I'M
migrant tickets 10 Spokane and each point
west thus affGrding passengers ample Op-
q gg1 a nd ral
Washington without paying out S. to $50
IN lccal fares from Portland, Tacoma or
Seattle.
How many stopOver privileges does the
Southern Pacific give TO the immigrant?
If he stopped over anywhere FIVE days he
would forfeit his ticket and have TO pay the
horribly high local rate to his destination.
TIE Northern Pacific makes special low
rate on 'emigrantS mUvables," which
greatly encourages imml grafton.
The following from one Of its circulars
shows the extent of this concession:
1t is the intention 10 apply emgFant mOyables
rates upon all secondhand articles properly
forming the outht and for the use Of actual SET
tiers, such as household goods, vehicles ana
agricultural implements, wagons, tools and ma
ehineIy.
Forming part Of carload Of emIeraut NOV
abiss, the following articles Will DO allowed The
benefit Of The emigTant rate: fifty bushels Of
grain for seed and a sufficient amount for feed
ng animals ia tansU; 25O0 feet OF common
lumber or 500 fence posts; g small portable
house trees. shInbbcIy, 1--we fowls aud livestock
subject 10 conditions 81 livestock contract
follows: Small stOc-. including hogs aud sheen
not 10 exceed 20 head ana horses Out not blood
bO ses or stallIOnsl mules or cattle not 10 exceed
10 head; IN case car contains mixed stock, an
equivalent 10 10 head Will be allowed, counting
Two head OF small stock (h0gs or Sheep the
same as Que horse or COW, except on carload
shipments 10 J Oriand, Tacoma Seattle, and
other coast points.
When car contains livestock one man will be
passed free 10 take care OF them.
These freight raIes are Open to all whether
purchasers OF railroad, private or Government
lands
The Southern Pacific people would think
they were giving away the earth if they
should by any chance make similar conees-
siuns.
But that is the way that the Northern
Pacific is building I'D the Northwest coun-
try.
California could have as good if not a
better influx Of immigration than is enjoyed
by Washington or Oregon, II the steep rates
and lTonclad conditions were not insisted
upon.
On the Northern Pacific the conditions
favor tie immigrant in nearly every respect
On the Southern Pacific they are all against
him.
For the past four months the Santa Fe
Railroad Company has tried to induce the
Southern Pacific to stand in" with il Ia
making an immigrant rate Of S14 so from the
missouri River to California points. The
established rate has been and is $50.
Inc Santa 10 people have urged that as
SO 20 OF the rate was being paid out by the
railroad as commissions, under the prevail
Ing abnormal traffic conditions, it would be
well TO give the immigrant the benefit Of the
commissions, and cut the rate down as pro-
posed.
OF course the Southern Pacific people
shook their heads
1T would never do to give the immigrant
the benefit Of anything" they said. Its
against our principles. We don't do bust
ness that way"
Il so happens that while the Santa Fe,
not owning line up this way, cannot put
the rate into effect to San Francisco and
points IN Northern California, it can make
d apply TO Los Angeles, San BernardinO.
Riverside. San Diego and other places in
Southern California, and President Marvel
proposes 70 do 50.
This all shows how California is being
belTiended By Huntington, Stanford 81 Co.
v h0m this State made and milliOned.
a railroad man from the East. who has
been making a study of this immigration
question here. said YESTERDAY:
The Southern Pacific does not want any
more immigration to California Itc4n run
the people now here as it pleases, but if the
population should grow much larger il
might not be able TO handle IT,
For my part don't see how Californiaus
can be so patient. Railroads eyervW here
are inclined to g0Uge the people, but these
fellows are nothing more nor less than cor.
mOrants. If their lines were in some Of the
Eastern or Southern States and they should
try TO run things in this high-handed way
the people would tear up their tracks"
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