The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-11
I" IT VAS UNDERSTOOD. "
How TuIare People Were Mi5Ied by a
Supposed Understanding"
The Railroad Company Aids Interior
DeveioDment-h Manly
Confession.

The following from the Tulare Register
should be read IN connection with edi
torial comment in another column. The
two show how a supposed grievance by
the Tulare people against the Southern
Pacific Company had no foundation
whatever:
Readers OF the Register viii remember
what efforts were put forth last winter TO
secure a cannery at Tulare, and they viii
also remember that those efforts were un-
awaiting. II was understood that the in
surmountable obstacle encountered was
the freight on sugar, tin and other arti-
cleS needed in the successful operation of
a cannery, and it seemed that either our
frult must be sent To San francisco TO be
canned or be dried here.
Now it occurred TO the publishers Of tie
Reg'Stcr that III pursuing this policy the
Southern Pacific Company WAS standing
in lis own light and was actually losing
money it might otherwise get. 1t APP
peared to us that the company lost the
freight on the sugar and tin from San
Francisco to Tulare, lost the freight on
sugar and tin in the finished product
when ready to ship away from Tulare,
an, lost the freight on six pounds out Of
every seven IN moisture dried out Of the
lru!5 that otherwise would have Eeen
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pany, so 1t seemed to u.s. resulted in in
creasing population at San Francisco,
where water transportation came into
competition VITA the railroad in supply
ing the needs of this population as well
as in carrying their products to other
markets; whereas each family located at
Iuiare would be customer OF the rail
road III many ways for all time.
Having thought the matter over we
made bold to address private letter to
w. II. Mills of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, laying the whole subject before
him as plainly as we could, and he very
kindly took our letter to Mr. Stubs, the
Traffic Manager, under whose jurisdic-
ton the subject belonged. To make
long story short. Mr.. Stubs perceived
the validity Of the points we urged re-
garding the establishment of a cannery
at Tulare, and promised that we shall
have such rates upon sugar and tin as, all
things considered. will put Us upon an
equality with San Francisco canneries,
and more than this we can not reasonably
ask.
AS we understand the attitude of the
Southern Pacific people, it will be the
policy Of the Southern Pacific Company
to build up the interior, not at the ex-
pense of San Francisco, but upon equal
lty with it so far as such equality is in
accord with the nature Of things. It can
not give interior points all advantages
which accrue to great seaport; can not
annlhllate distance or remove noun
tainS, but it can, in most instances, per-
NIT our farm products to be put into
merchantabie form at home, and this
will build up the interior immensely, and
building up the interior can not tail of
building up San Francisco. Indeed,
San Francisco can not build up without
first building up the interior.
There is one point we wish to draw spe-
cial attention to, and that is this: Any
time when it is found that the rates
quoted by the Southern Pacific Company
will not permit the profitable moving of
any product, all the facts, together with
the figures necessary to support them,
shOuld be laid before MIR. Stubbs candid
~ and clearly, and the probability is that
the needful rate will be granted. There
is mighty little sentiment about freight
schedules and 1--WE hope no favoritism,
but if it can be shown that there is as
much or more money in different policy
the company will pursue that policy.
The company wants to make every pos
sible dollar, and it is upon that line our
representations should be made
We feel sorry indeed that the notion
did not earlier take US to write that letter.
for we could have had cannery in
operation now had the promised conces-
sion been made last spring. But we must
be up and doing early this winter so as to
assure cannery before the planting sea-
son closes, in order that tree-planting
may be further stimulated.