The morning call., 1892-03-28
D The GALL CALENDAR,
ASSISTING STANFORD s. co.
MARCH, 1892.

Oar contemporaries of the Record Union
Of Sacramento have Of late manifested con-
siderable interest In the prosperity of the
: ate SO fax as il is affected by railroads 1t
accuses this city, however, of never having
done ANYTHING for the construction Of rail-
roads. To quote from an article which was
published in its editorial columns on Satur-
day, it says:
San Francisco has never contributed of It's cap
i,al 10 The construction OF railroads the neces-
sites II nod IN times Of substantial interior aud
metropolitan development. II Is Of history that
when the Central Pacific Railroad WAS con.
strucied road thar FIST brought san Francisco
into close touch with Interior and tTansmontane
trade That city subscribed but $50 TO its capital
stock. Had no more Interest been shown ga The
construction OF railways 10 this State than has
be q manifested by san Francisco never mile
Of road would have teea built in the State, ex.
cept uy extension Of Eastern roads to this coast.
The truth is that san Francisco did sub
scribe s600 600 Tor stock to build the Central
Pacific Railroad. but this was afterwaTd
turned into gift Of 500, COO to the company.
San Francisco actually furnished the
money by which four men were enabled to
90 ahead and fairly commence work which
has enriched them beyond all expectations,
and what las been the result? This city
gave outright S400, coo in bonds which were
sold for cash and the work was commenced.
san Francisco in our opinion has contributed
more than enough in extortionate charges
10 more than build the entire Union
Pacific Railroad. La addition to this San
Francisco has been compelled to pay a large
sum of money in the form Of taxes on prop
erty owned by the Central Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads. 1t will not answer to
charge San Francisco with illioeraIity TO-
ward the railroads. Our citizens have stood
ali kinds OF exactiOns, and what have
we got for it? The entire State has suf-
fered with San Francisco but Just so
long as we have the expressions. permitting
tie company to place its instruments in
Office, We shall have to suffer A compare
lively small SUM has enabled the company
10 control nominations in the conventions
OF both political parties; hence, 1t has had
the Legislature, our Judges, Supervisors
and Railroad Commissioners to a certain
extent in its keeping. So long as this State
will permit its products to be almost eonfis-
Gated. TO enrich three or four men beyond all
reason, we may expect to suffer- After all,
however. ii Will not be so much Of task for
cur citizens to own a few steamers and sail
ing vessels, some for the ocean and others
Tor our river. Again, there ought to be a
few railroads constructed by Californians
We should have line up the San Joaquin
ana Sacramento valleys. but we are not sure
that electric roads will not soon render this
An easy matter a. any rate, it will be prac-
tIca5le TO build such roads with very little
money, If bonds are issued, as have been
the case with the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, for that road has been bonded la
some instances, we presume, for more than
it cost. California should own steamers and
sailing vessels. as we have suggested. and
We should 90 about the construction of in
terror railroads so as to be Independent of
exaetiGns which depressed all OF our indus
tries. Il will not be required to go beyond
our own borders for relief, for other roads
viii meet us when we show a disposition to
lpl n mr.