The morning call., 1892-09-23
SIGNS OF GOOD CHEER.
Well Now Look for Trade
Emancipation.
The Latest Movements in Railroad Circles
Are Tending Toward Disturbance in
the Existing Blockade

There is good evidence Of a lively shake
up in railroad matters TO take place before
long.
Already the dissolution of the Transcon-
tmental Association has been promised, and
It will be followed by a more or less fierce
rate war.
It is true, as The CALL has stated. that
the Southern Pacific Company and the
Great Northern have given notice that they
viii withdraw.
The Southern Pac.fc's action is believed
70 be due TO the fact that Coils ?. Hunting
ton wishes 10 be free from all obligations
when the Transcon tinenial Association col
lapses.
This is one significant sign of the coming
changes.
Then Philadelphia is waking up to the
unsatisfactory condition OF freights on Cal
if0Tnia products.
The Philadelphia Ledger Of September Is
sGys that at the quarterly meeting OF the
GI0cers' and Importers Exchange Of Phila-
delDha, On the 14th inst, considerable
discussion followed the reading OF the report
Of tie committee on transportation relating
to the reduction Of freghts on California
products, which had been referred 10 IL at
the previous meeting.
Cannot some arrangement be made,
said Mr.. Haegele, by which goods can be
brought here by water as cheap as they are
10 New York? The secretary closed bis
remarks by suggesting that vessel could
be chartered to sail from California here.
David ncMenamin thought that by a
combined movement the exchange could ac
cOmplish something.
If the peo lie OF this city would work to-
gether,' added Mr.. McMenamin, warmly,
they could establish line from San Fran
cisco TO Philadelphia. There are goods
enough coming here now TO tempt any line,
aud We are depending almost entirely on
California this season. BY an individual ar
Tangement which | have been successful ID
making, l have goods here from California
which / can sell cheaper than they are sold
il New York.
''Mr. Ha!pen Of the transportation commit
tee said, in defense of the report that rep
resentatIves of Sutt0n's California line
were seen, but they would do nothing, as all
their IN bound vessels came 20 New York.
The committee was instructed to~make a
further effort to secure reduction IN freight
from California"
Thus it viii be seen that attention is grad
ually being directed to San Franeisco's
anomalous position by Eastern States
Chicago appreciates san francisco COM
handing maritime position by looking for
bills Of fading to this port via New \ ork.
What effect would rate war have upon
local business?
Unless it lasted some time it would not do
lHhCh BuUI
1t would probably last until the railroads
made a new deal.
Then the fight would be between lines
whose interest it is TO advance Chicago, st.
Paul and all other points.
There would be no fight here in the mat
ter OF rates TO aud from the seabOard.
The Southern Pacific's monopoly guards
against that.
The business man says we cannot look
for assistance from the outside.
We are locked in by the railroad and
fights outside the gates will not help US.
We must help ourselves.
We must fight inside the walls and build
a road which will release US from imprison-
ment.
Another sign Of impending movement in
our jailers' camp is c. p. Huntington's visit
to the city at this time.
What does IL mean?
When viewed through the medium OF
commercial common-sense it may mean that
he hopes to subsidize the clipper lines or
TO induce shippers, by the offer of excep-
tiooal rates. to abandon the clipper lines.
IL that is bis idea it is thought probable
that he Will meet with disappointment.
The mercy Of the Southern Pacific Is be-
coming too we'll known TO treat with.
The clipper ships are step In the right
direction. and the San Francisco and Great
Salt Lake Railway will soon be another
graduation toward commercial emancipation.