The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-19
TRAVEL And TRAFFIC.
The Southern Pacific's Answer 10
the GlenwoOd Complaint.
President Clark of the Union Pac fe Returns
East-The Great Salt Lakes Executive
Committee Increased to Fifty.

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yesterday filed an answer with the Board
of Railroad Commissioners to the complaint
of the GienwOod Lumber Company, filed
some weeks ago
The Southern Pacific in this answer de-
MES that the freight charges on lumber
from Laurel station are excessive or unreal
sonabe in any manner.
To explain the difference between rates
from San Jose to 3 ulder Creek and from
San Jose to Laurel station, the answer says
that Boulder Greek Is virtually terminus
of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and fur
nishes much larger supply of traffic than
the station of Laurel, the proportion being
II to l in favor Of Boulder Creek.
The defendant also denies that the
plaintiff has paid excessive charges during
the year of 1892. or at any time, and that
they are entitled TO a rebate on any lumber
shipped at the rate OF 50 so per th ousand
feet TO San Jose.
The defendant further denies that any
discrimination has been made in freight
rates in favor of Boulder Creek
Inc assertion OF the claimant that timber
or the line of the railway at Boulder
Creek and vicinity is worth So 80 per
Thousand feet, in the tree, while at Laurel
station timber Is worth "a at a distance of
hve miles from the railroad. the Railroad
Company answers by saying that they have
no knowledge Of this, but they state that if
such is really the case it is an argument
against the GlenwoOd Company and should
not he made the subject OF a complaint.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE.
The 81 90 rate from San Francisco and
from Alameda Point to San Jose is called
"unreasonably low" by the Kentucky cor
poration's lawyers In the answer and they
claim IL does not give the railroad fair
return for its services, but that 1t had to
lie adopted on account Of the competition in
traffic by water.
The railroad people admit that Boulder
CTeek-San Jose rates are low, but they
make the excuse that circumstances and
conditions beyond their control make this
state OF affairs necessary.
In the hnal paragraph OF thu answer the
defendants say that If discrimination ex-
lists between the Boulder Greek and Laurel
station people II could only be rGmedied by
raising the Boulder Creek rates, which
would destroy the traffic from the latter
place. The document is signed and sworn
10 Dy I. +. Smurr. the general freight agent
OF the Southern Pacific, and will come up
for consideration at the Railroad Commits
soners' next meeting.
Railroad Commissioner "Jim" Rea OF San
Jose spent several hours in this city yester-
day. He said that he did not think il prob
able that meeting Of the board would be
called until August l, tie day set at the last
meeting. by that time the 10 days allowed
the Southern Pacific bv law TO file an answer
TO the Shivaly complaint will have expired,
but IL is not expected that anything but a
general demurrer will be received by the
commission on that date.
NO ANSWER AS YET.
The Railroad Commissioners have as vet
received no answer from the Board of Ex-
amlneTs and Governor Markham to their
letters asking for 500 600 for the purpose Of
carving the ShlVpiy in Y al ipafinn
The sale Of the San Francisco and North
Racine road was again rumOTed to have
been accomplished yesterday, but upon in
vestigation it was found that the report was
without foundation.
President = Ii. III. Clark Of the Union
Pacific, who with his family has been in
this city and ycnity for several days, left
last night for the East. He will make q
brief stay at Warm Springs, Idaho, en-
route TO Omaha, and there he will meet Jay
Gould. MIR. Clark's visit to San Francisco
had no special railroad significance, so far
as is known.
The executive committee OF the proposed
San Francisco and Great Salt Lake ROAD is
about TO be increased to membership Of
30. Daniel Never, the chairman of the
committee, says that every one of the new
as we'll as OF the old members are men Of
first-class standing, but that for business
reasons their names Will not be made pub
lie fOl the present.
The California League of Progress is
actively at work organizing branches in the
interior meeting of tile league VIII be
held on August in the BijOu Theater.
aIhe San Jose and San Francisco Trans
portatiGn Company. which has its head
quarters ia San Jose, will shortly COM
mence to build brOad-gauge read - miles
In length from AlvisO to San Jose, with a
wharf at the former pnlnt, where vessels
from points on the San Francisco Bay will
connect w. X. A. Johnson the chairman
of the board of directors of this line, was in
the city yesterday, and said that he hopes
to have the road completed in 80 days, the
material and part of the equipment being
on the way from the East TO San Jose, and
IS per cent of the right of way having been
secured. The directors and projectors of
the road besides Mr.. johnson are Y. Kock,
}. H.. Russell, Mitchell Phillips and james
Dietrich.