The morning call., 1892-06-22
70 EXPAND OUR TERRITORY.
President Harold on the New
League of Progress.
nIsin q Coed Way Financially, and It Is
TO Be Kept Out Of
Politics.

"WhIle the trade Of San Francisco has
not decreased in volume. our territory has
greatly contracted. The League of Progress
"a organized 10 expand this territory and to
do Whatever else 1t can for the best Interests
Of our CITY,"
Thus spoke Frank Harold, the newly
elected president Of the League Of Progress
yesterday.
"Are we in politics? No, sir; and you
NAV rest assured that we will not get in"
Mr.. Harold was asked what question
the league proposed to grapple with first.
"As matter Of fact" said be, Il do not
know. Those matters are to be left largely
n committees, who will work for the league
as they may deem best"
SIS not the railroad question the CHEF one
before yOuP
at ia. but it is not the only one. How
aver. we are not going 10 take that up rlgnt
away 1t will be for the league 70 ueCiue
when and how that matter VIII Oe US
eussed. There will be meetings on the
subject and the matter will come up IN
shape to be handled freely. First we must
establish our headquarters, get our palo
secretary and provide for ali the other pre-
liminaries. -,
''How about fnances?"
mo trouble about that. ! think that by
going at il in the right way We can raise all
fhe money we need. We have a good many
solid business men with us, ana they VIII
eontrIbute largely to the support Of our
organization. / don thlhK INC iedsue VIII
be an expensive affair.
"Is il in any sense an auxiliary Oh the
Traffic Association 100,
ssNo. sir; It will be entirely independent"
Ali kinds of schemes are being preached
TO the officers Of the league.
The American Central Railroad Com
pany's managers have written to the league
TO tell il that its project for the construction
Of a line from Boise City 90 San Francisco
win be fine thing for it to tie to"
''This is no wildcat scheme" writes the
American Central men, but one OF busl-
ness. Mr. Balbridge, the chief promoter OF
tbis move, has been Cd the Pacific Coast Tor
fhe mast two years, seeking investments Tor
himself and others. De has established i've
hanks in the past year ana VIII estaoiish as
many more If places can be found Tor
tbem The most necessary thing
is 10 know what the people OF San Fran
cisco and the State Of California in general
will do 10 support this line when 1t IS built
We do not ask one dollar as bonus or
subsidy, but we must have pledge from
the people shippers In particular, that
when the road is built they will give US our
share OF their shipments. As business men
YOU all know that wien new enterprise is
started it takes a long time TO get TRACE
built up, often years. More especially IS
this true ID ralfp1u DullulBE. z
solicit a meeting between yourselves and
our president at an early day."
Some of the members OF the league are
afraid Of the American Central. They Tear
81 is a Southern Pacific game. Others. how
ever. feel that there will be no harm In dis
eussing the project with the president Of
Ibe company and are willing TO meet him
'If these people mean business" said a
Lacquer yesterday. 1--WE will go in with
them. but they must first rid our members
NJ sny suspicion that they are IN any way
CONNECTED with the Southern Pacific. 1t
wonId be a nice thing for US to give pledge
to these people that we would patronIze
them 10 the exclusion of others and then
find out we had been dealing with our Old
friend Huntington, who loves us ali so
dearly