The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-07
The IRON R0ADHAYS.
Monthly Meeting of the Traffic
Association.
The Shively Complaint Farce-strike on the
Visalia Division-Freight Wagons Be-
tween Stockton and Fresno.

The executive committee Of the Traffic
Association held its monthly meeting yes
terday afternoon. In the absence of Presi
dent Castle b. +. Durham presided.
There was really no business transacted
except routine. but great deal of informal
discussion was had and important plans fol
the future were laid.
Itappeared from sentiments expressed that
during the coming months the association
will confne itself to political work prlnci-
pally--that is, to work in a direction which
will result In the election of independent
men to the next Legislature.
The main object at present to be obtained
by the Traffic Association is a revision Of
the laws of this State concerning railroad
matters, and the leaders know well that in
order to obtain this they have hard fight
with the Southern Pacific Company. The
spirit of yesterdays meeting was an en-
couragng one, and it is now almost a csr-
tainty that the railroad Outrages will be
made great issue, locally, during the
present campaign.
ASSOCIATION AND LEAGUE.
The Traffic Association hopes to be en-
abled 20 act In concert with the League of
Progress, but the latter body has so far
been extremely cautious in expressing any
opinions or In taking a decided stand On
railroad matters.
When the Railroad Commissioners meet
on Monday morning there will be a small
army OF lawyers In attendance, each one of
whom will represent one of the railroad
companies in this State. Every one of
these attorneys will ask for a stay Of pro-
eeedlDgs IN the Shivey complaint business,
aud will try 10 convince the Commissioners
that further time should be granted to the
company they represent in order TO prepare
their answer to the complaint.
Why these tactics OF delay are adopted
and whs' reasons the learned lurists will adj
vance In advocacy Of their respective claims
NO one but themselves and the magnates of
the companies they are hired BY know, but
ii is thought that the whole Shively bust
ness is only gigantic bluff and that the
case never will come to hearing.
In the meantime Colonel Morgan, Com
missioner Rea's friend, is at the Palace
Hotel awaiting his appointment as an ex-
pert.
ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL
The Oriental and Occidental Steams hip
COmpany's stockholders held their annual
meeting yesterday, and after attending to
routine business elected the following board
Of directors: Leland Stanford, Charles f.
Croker, S. II. III. Clark, w. V. Hunting
ton. ID. w. Hitchcock.
The strike of the railroad men on the vi
salia division Is still on and 1t will not be
known for several days whether the train.
men will insist on their demand for an ad-
justment of mileage or whether the whole
matter will be dropped. 1t all de ponds on
what the heads of the brntherh pods of con-
ductOrs and traiDmen will do when they
hear all the facts.
III they consider the claims OF their men
just the strike will not only continue but
will spread; but if their decision is against
the discOntented men there Will be an end
TO the whole business at once.
The railroad officials have so far posi-
lively refused to make any concessions to
the men on strike, and unless the brother
hood takes official cognzsuce and enforces
action on the part of the Fourth and Town
send people there is no hope for the train
men in that direction.
MOUNTAIN scHooNERs."
The following from the Visalia Delta was
read with much interest by some OF the
local merchants who have business connec-
tons In the San Joaquin Valley:
The placing OF line OF freight wagons on the
road between Fresno and Stockton Is attracting
considerable attention. Ii Is certain that the Sc
teams can carry freight al a profit and charge
less than the rates OF The Southern Pacific Com
pany. Ii is ridiculous for people 10 be compelled
10 pay such exorbliant taxes as those imposed
by the railroad company which controls the
ttafle OF this valley. such rHIes as theirs coui d
MOI be eXacied II We had Railroad Commits
sloners honest enough and fearless enough to do
their duty. The commission should be iust 10
bolh the company and Its patrons ana not TO
the former only. The Railroad Commission is .
dismal failure and should be abolished.
The TranseontineDtal Traffic Association
has just issued new tariffs for freights east
ard west bound. which will go into effect on
July is. The books containing the new
rates are valuable documents to all inter-
ested Ia traffic questions, and contain many
quotations of figures which show conclu-
sively that the Southern Pacific Company's
charges are higher comparatively than
those of any railroad connecting the West
with the Fast