The morning call., 1892-07-27
iron HIGHWAYS.
Tie Political Letter Issued .by
the Traffic Association.
1t Is to Be Endorsed by the League Of Prog.
ress-The Salt Lake Road a Certainty.
Nearly Ali the Money Subscribed.

The board OF control of the recently or
ganized League of Progress will meet to-
morrow evening. The meetings of the
board are executive, and 1t is not generally
known what has transpired after they ad-
journed. 1t was, however, learned yesterday
that the principal subject for discussion to-
morrow night will be the address issued
last week by the Traffic Association to the
voters of California, published in The
CALL on Sunday
1t Will be remembered that this address
pictures the evils which result daily from
the TACT that the laws concerning railroads
are defective and afford no protection to
the citizen, and that ii proposes TO pledge
every candidate for legislative hOnOrs to
vote Tor measures TO remedy the existing
laws concerning the regulation OF fares,
rates ana management of railroads. a
copy OF this address has been forwarded TO
the league OF Progress fer consideration,
ana the Traffic Association, relying on the
declaration OF principles as laid down by
the league, expects that body'S hearty in-
dOfscment.
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN.
The matter will, however, not be allowed
10 rest, Tor as soon as the young merchants
nave made uD their minds to join hands
win the Traffic Association a vigorous cam
paisn Will lie commenced, and only such
cana o'uates for the Legislature as VIII inds-
Vlduhliy pledge themselves for q TeeOustruc-
ZION OF the railroad laws will be iHdorsed
by the mercantile community.
know OF no question which is OF so
great an Importance to the IeOple of Cali
Iofnla as the regulation Of local freight and
fares, and only by acts of Legislature,
amending the constitution and abolishing
can We nope to accomplish anything in that
dlIeetlon," said a member of tie Traffic
Association yesterday.
Inc local promoters of the San Francisco
ana 1reat salt Lake road are now, after
many long and weary months of anxiety, at
last In position to be confident that their
svheme VIII be success. During the few
weeks which have passed since it was de-
elded 10 increase the directorate to 30 men,
OeIs some excellent work has been done,
ana Inc San francisco capitalists have lib
eraily res onded. They have considered
the project aud found that it affords fine
opportunity ior profitable Investment.
MONEY SECURED.
According TO the statement of a gentle
man, who IS in position to know what is
going on, he S3,000.000 which Is required
from this city to build the road has been
almost secured, and the small balance
whicn IS still needed will be subscribed
WITHIN lew days. As a matter Of fact,
were lt not for the absence from the city OF
one OF The principal movers in the matter,
nv o'AtAtfl> 0utliu lO-udl Be iu Il EOStbtou
10 issue their prospectus and inform the
public that tie San Francisco aud Great
Salt Lake road is no longer n chmeTa. but
a bona-ide enterprise, ana that work OH
the road VIII be Immediately commenced.
A few days will bring the return of the
| patty alluded TO and the announcement so
eagerly expected by the people that the
money Is ON hand and the road a certainty.
Win the $1,000, eco subscribed here and
the S4,350,000 guaranteed from Nevada, the
| Great Salt Lake read viii have more ready
capital 10 commence operations with tnan
| moSt of the railroads OF similar mileage had
when they were built As TO the future
| prospects of the road there eau be no doubt
| Of its success. An independent road from
this city to Salt Lake connecting there with
six great trunk lines. as the new road will
when IL is built, must necessarily control
the traffic locally and tTanScOntinental, and
| it will be a position to dictate to the monop-
Olisis on Fourth and Townsend streets in all
matters concerning competition.