The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-07

tions OF our country, and there is no good
reason why it would not hold good IN Cali
fornia.
You refer to the bringing of raw material
OF the Pacific here for manufacture aud DIS
trtbution l believe this is quite conf
mendable proposition. AS an example Oh
The feasibility of such thing we have only
to refer to the great success which attended
the effort in the item of sugar. like
amount OF effort on the part of the carrier
on other items would doubtless bring graft
flying results Take, if you please, the job
bing and importing interest on this coast IN
The matter OF teas, coffee and rice. Inc
same rates given to them as are accorded to
the steamships would no doubt result III
largely increased traffic, and would also
create competition between the ocean car
riers, and at the same time save the
merchant of this port of entry the humliia-
ton OF being Obliged to ship through Fort
land aud elsewhere great deal of the traiilc
from foreign ports, which he would very
much prefer TO handle at home.
TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLE.
You say, Il cannot help but believe that
the spokesman and the demagOgues who
raise the cry of monopoly do II to deceive
the people, hoping thereby to raise them
selves or their friends into places they are
unfit to I'LL, and in other ways TO reap with
out sowing or TO find some place where
they can take up something without laying
anything down.. Gu might have added,
Consistency, thou art Jewel" and then
pointed to the political henchmen of the
Southern Pacific Company raised to posi-
tionS of responsibility and trust hy their ln-
tuence, and then referred to their record IL
the service of this great State of California,
ana turn from them 80 the colossal fortunes
of the promoters of the Southern Pacific
system OF road and compare the very mea-
ger amount laid down to that which has
been and is being taken up.
You say further: ~ wish you would do
all you can TO explain 10 the people of this
State that we shall work tile railroad SO
close 10 the line of their interests that there
will be little or no profit to those holding
equities" etc. / have no desire TO deny the
right or earnings upon bona tde invest
ments which represent the legitimate cost
OF the property, but it occurs to me that the
people would have more confidence in the
explanations which you direct Mr.. Mills 20
make as to working close 10 the line Of their
interests If they were able TO get some ac-
ton on local tariffs either through the COM
mission or other wise, and il the embargo on
the import trade OF the Pacific WAS removed
so as TO acmit of the merchant here haudling
that trade on an equality with other markets,
and If they found that the railroad intlu-
ence mad actually been withdrawn las YOU
profess) from the political field. or II the
subsidies paid TO the steamship line were
actually discontinued. and the railroad con-
AtOl tAClClScu ONtL bUt Cilppbl-oUlp iiiiEs
were removed so as not to neutraliZe the
natural transpO rtatiOn advantages Of the
State. The correction Of these things are
all reasonable, and TO be expected at your
hands. and if accomplished would bring
this whole State in closer touch with all the
markets of the world. as well as a
large portion Of the sixty millions of people
OF this country, who. as you say reside east
of the one hundredth meridian. The people
of California OF course understand that this
political interference and these embargOeS
are antag0nistic TO their interests; also that
these subsidies are assessed against them,
and that the purpose is TO neutraliZe cOmpe-
titiOn so that a still heavier burden nav be
imposed. aud naturally feel that such things
do not SAVIOR very strongly of working the
roads close to the line OF their interests, but,
on the contrary, that all such professions on
the part of the road does SAVIOR very plainly
OF lnsinceTity. Very respectfully,
j. S. LEEDS, Traffic Manager.