The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-11
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
An Independent Pastor Who
Will Not Pray"
NEW WATER FRONT RUMORS.
More About the California and Nevada Rail-
road-Mrs. Martins Lingering Case
Of Fattening Prolonged.

The San Francisco Bulletin recently
printed an interview with Captain j. w.
Smith giving some information about the
California aud Nevada Railroad not gener-
ally known, and setting at rest a good many
speculations previously INDUCED In.
The interview, which was the first
authentic one obtained since the beginning
of the road, was copied In nearly every
paper In Alameda County. and yesterday
A. A. Grant printed letter denying some
of Captain Smiths statements.
For the purpose Of learning how matter s
stand, CALL reporter last evening inter-
viewed gentleman closely connected with
the road and who knows all about its
history.
He stated that Mr.. Grant tells the truth
when he said that the Grant Bros and
General Williamson have no contr act to
extend the road, but that he did not 60 far
enough.
The Grant brothers and General William
son chiefly form the Pacific Construc ton
and Improvement Company, aud the COM
pany has such a contract.
Mr.. Grant says that the company is oper-
ating the road under lease. and the mile
man interviewed stated that if the contract
to take charge OF the road and to extend 1t
can be called lease then Mr.. Grant is tell.
ing the truth.
As previously stated, Captain Smith does
not own the road and never did.
He owns bonds upon 1t, however, which
are placed in New York.
He. like the company OF which Mr.. Grant
is ice-president, at one time had contracts
to build portion of the road. and did build
1t to Waguer's ranch. distance OF twenty
two miles, from where the company was to
nxto -I . vUa1, nd all 20
transform it into q broad-guage line.
This contract does not expire till next
June. and. in the meantime. the company
has the right to operate the rolling stock,
which it is now doing at paying figure.
General Williamson Is president OF the
Captain Smith, with view of building a
ferry to San Francisco Money for this
was raised, but the plan fell through and
Smith, VINO was formerly president OF the
company, sold out his shares.
Right here a question was asked by the
reporter: why did the plan fail?"
II cannot tell you," was the answer. 1T
began swimmingy and perhaps an emissary
came and said: Look here, you drop that
ferry scheme and we'll make it all right"
AS Captain Smith stated, ii nothing else
is done with the road, and IL he should fore
close, it will probably be converted into an
electric line and extended by him.
The rnmor that a ferry is to be estab-
llshed at Emeryville for the road in which
+. Horner is interested has nothing to do
with the California and Nevada. according
to the gentleman interviewed by The CALL
reporter last evening
There is something In it after all
Oakland forgot about the battle OF New
Orleans, Friday. when the rumor came that
Attorney. General Hart was about TO begin
suit on behalf of the State to recover the
Oakland water front from the alleged CHIN
OF either the waterfront company or the
Shoal-water Bay Company, including DAM
er0n, D0ane and others.
There was nothing to authenticate the
rumor at that time, and the only ground for
| it was that it had been whispered by bird
that flew down from the north
Bird or no bird, however. Attorney
General Hart authoritatively stated yester-
day, In telegram sent to Oakland, that he
is investigating the Oakland waterfront
case and IL the State can recover he will
certainly bring suit.