The morning call., 1892-10-02

have cost to construct the ST. Louis railroad.
Why should San Francisco continue to turn
her wealth into the hands of Stanford,
Huntington g. Co. to build railroads which
are used to corrupt city and State officials
for their benefit?
There has never before been such a
gigantic swindle In the United States as
this double-headed corporation which is
sucking the life blood out of this city and
State. 1t would be mere bagatelIe for
San Francisco to contribute money enough
TO build a railroad to the Mississippi Valley
Our wealthy men could do it and actually
enrich themselves thereby. The owners of
real estate in San Francisco alone could do
it. and their property would be worth
enough more the hour the work was fairly
entered upon to pay the entire cost. Every
once in awhile the vagabonds say San Fran
cisco ought to run into debt ten or twenty
millions of dollars for some project OF
doubtful utility, for this would, it is assert
ed eniven business. If we had our way
we would say San Francisco should enter
upon the work of building railroads. III
individuals would not contribute the money
necessary for the work we would levy tax
for that purpose. Baltimore raised money
TO build railroads. and she prospered greatly
thereby. Before railroads were in vogue
cities contributed money TO construct mac
adamized roads in order to secure trade.
ST. Louis built such roads in every direction,
and her business men and property-owners
gained largely from their foresight, and
when railroads came into vogue she had her
Aliens. who pushed matters, hence st. Louis
became great railroad and business GEN.
ter. Philadelphia was another city which
| gained immensely from railroads and other
works of internal improvements. Chicago
was also built up by the inhabitants OF that
| city taking care of their own interests. In
! stead of turning their money and lands into
! the Golfers of such men as Stanford and
Huntington, TO be used to the injury of the
city. Here, if we have wanted railroad,
we have assisted men who have no con-
sciences 10 build them. We have given
| them everything, and stood by looking ON
/ while they were using our own money to in
| jGre Us. San Francisco has for several years
! past wasted money enough on its thieying
| ofice-holders to pay the interest on bonds
| enough TO build railroad from San Fran
| cisco to the Mississippi Valley. We are be-
| ing cheated every year by the Central and
| Southern Pacific Railroad Companies out OF
money enough in The way of extra charges
| on freights and fares to construct quite a
| system of internal improvements. THE
| CALL says if our citizens wish TO have the
| city occupy the position which is her due
| by location they viii not trifie with STAN
! ford and Huntington any longer, but will
| go ahead and build railroads. They will do
| as Baltimore and Boston have done take
| charge of their railroads. Stanford and
company have built railroads without much
IA oney. In fact. they have no money in
| railroads. but owe for them all. If San
| Francisco would issue twenty millions of
| dollars in bonds and put the money into rail-
/ roads desirable immigrants would come TO
| California by tens of thousands. Our valleys
and plains would become rife with activity,
and San Francisco would soon become a
great and prosperous city. Stanford and
! Huntington would not guard the highway
of commerce, leyying tribute from every
person-rich or poor. high or low-within
the State. Neither would they long say to
set OF cutthroatS, 1--WE will furnish you
with money. go and control conventions.
| put up such candidates as will do our bid
ding when in office, and when you have
done this rob and plumber the inhabitants
| of the city and State to your fill" THE
CALL believes our citizens should no longer
be like pieces OF clay. to be fashioned by
men who have no conception OF justice and
| fair dealing.