The morning call., 1892-08-19

The Southern Pacific. represented by
Stubs and other principals, is hurrying
East to make other arrangements to land
lock and sealoek California in the trade Of
the future. but as our merchants know
what they are after they look on and smile
at the discontinue which has at last over
taken the most INSCRIPTIONS oyerbeaTIng
monopoly on the American Continent. No
arrangements are possible with Eastern lines
on the basis OF leaving the Southern Pacific
to skim the cream of traffic. The clipper
ships ana steamers round the Horn may be
made TO control the whole situation in the
meantime effectually, and they may easily
develop large amount of trade with the
East because, fortunately, there are many
railroad systems which strike westward
from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and
ST. Louis. The way has been shown how
our merchants may help themselves out of
their difficulties. and by being resolute they
will succeed.
Some talk is passing around, like slow
burning tissue-paper, that Jay Gould is
behind the project for a railroad to Salt
Lake. Well, if he is. il will not do to rely
upon him. BE is representative in the
most pronounced sense OF corporate greed
a capitalist bent upon earning all he can
squeeze III percentage, and merchants who
can club together and do their own work
need not trust to him to pull their chestnuts
out OF the fire. The commercial public OF
San Fran cisco aud OF the State generally
must work out their own deliyerance by
holding together for the common purpose Of
securing good transportation facilities, and
If they keep the ocean rontes steadily in
favor and announcement they must and
will succeed. All sorts Of bngaboos are be-
ing invented at present TO Illustrate the re-
naissance movement of liberty to California
trade, but by holding together the mer-
chants will win their cause IN spite of prev
alent corruption ana Generalization.
The assurance is given by report that the
directors OF the Salt Lake railroad project
have been figuring upon the pros and cons
of local traffic in California, and have come
to the conclusion that with half the rates at
present charged there is encouraging profit
on all the capital wanted. How can ii be
otherwise If a study is made of the Southern
Pacific system? The roads of that company
have been watered and watered until pre-
tense is made that there IS no profit in them.
But everybody knows that the men who
own the roads and who arrogantly corrupt
politics from Congress and the courts TO
ward primaries are millionaires many times
over. And where did they get the money?
They made 1t, just as they want to make
more, by the same system of mendacity,
corruption and fraud.
The Emperor William seems to be play
ing an inconsistent role, aud he has been
more notable for erratic behavior than sta
bility of purpose. he Is said to have put
his foot down with thump against short
ening military seTvitude from three TO two
years, and at the same time he gives out
assurances that peace is The only thing yisi-
bic on the political horizon and that war is
the last thing to be thought of. His notion
is that readiness for wal arrests it, This
may be so, but it is very costly AID griev-
Gus manner OF showing how the logic lies.
Professor Holden Of the Lick Opserva-
tory seems to think there is something after
all in the observations of the planet Mars
by Professor SchiapareLi. He does not,
however, pin his faith absolutely TO any con-
illusions dedueible. On another 10 after the
professor is communicative. The new star
IN Auriga has again blOomed into sudden
brightness. and stellar physicists will be
much exercised to learn why. The spectre
scope in this field Is the only reliable guide