The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-29

machinery. coal, salt, cement. lime, and
other building materials, no statistics are
obtainable.
in addition to the agricultural prod
ucts of the valley proper, the foothills are
susceptible of high state of cultivation
in fruits of many varieties, said to be even
superior to the level valley. To which
may be added the vast timber tracts higher
up the mountain sides, which will. as they
are called in requisition, yield very large
traffic.
Besides. there is granite of finest quail
ity, marble and other building materials
in inexhaustibIe quantity.
Petroleum in large quantities is also
found, as we'll as asphalt, and latterly a
very superior quality of Ignite coal has
been developed In such vast quantities and
so cheap of production as to bid fair to
revolutionize the fuel question of the
State, Offering a steam coal cheap enough
to encourage very materially the estab-
lishment of industries in this city and in
the valley, which is impossible under
present conditions.
THE fact Is apparent that no other sec
ton of the country is so prolific in re-
sources and under an honest transporta-
ton system will yield so large traffic. All
these advantages will result from the sue
cess of the enterprise we are now about to
present and the people should not hesitate
to accept them"
Eugene Beck, one of the members of the
executive committee of the Traffic AssOci-
alton, is very enthusiastic over the pro-
posed new road and commenting upon it
said:
mo sane man can question the need of
the new road, and have every reason to
believe we will see it built at no very dis
tant date.
THE Traffic Association is very much in
earnest, and is in constant receipt of en-
couragement not only from the business
men and capitalists of San Francisco. but
also from all parts of the San Joaquin
Valley.
sit is almost i'm possible to enumerate all
of the good that will result from its con-
struction, but the greatest will be in Sc
curing. by reason of the new line. lower
freight rate to all points in this State. the
old company will be compelled to meet the
low rates in the San Joaquin Valley and
when it does the people will demand
and secure a like rate on the other
branches. It will not be permitted to
charge one rate in one part of the State
and higher rate in another.
lat the present time the Southern Pa
cific Company charges l cent pound on
freight from San Francisco to Tulare, in
Guiding the drayage. A car of raisins
from Fresno to this city must pay 800.
What chance does the producer have under
such tariff to get the advantage of the
low rates we have secured on the sea? A
carload of canned goods can be sent to
New York at rate of Y cent a pound,
but it costs l cent a pound to send
the same goods from Tulare to this city.
Il have just given a few examples to
show wherein the people of the San
Joaquin Valley are at the mercy of the
they undertake to increase their production
or population when the entire profit of their
labor must go to a greedy and grasping
corporation?
Il say feel confident that the road will
be built, because | know the proposition
that we are about to present to the people
is one that will appeal TO every one who
desires to improve the condition of our
State. We will ask for just enough
money to construct and equip the line, aud
only about 100000 will be needed from
this city.
when we visit Los Angeles we very
quickly discover the advantage of having
competing railroads, and to-day while San
Francisco is struggling along under the
burden of high transportation rates and
lack of market for her products, the
southern portion of the State is enjoying
prosperity"
Il want the road built now because 1
think it will result in the construction of
another line into Utah." said w. B. Well
man. THE present condition of the
money market may delay matters, but the
effort is going to be made.
THE merchants and manufacturers of
San Francisco will not need much urging
in thismatter, for they are all aware of the
great disadvantages under which we labor
| because of the present excessive rates, and
l believe they will respond literally to the
! call for subscriptions"