The morning call., 1893-08-06

be said that the right of way the entire
distance will cost practically nothing. II
was sugge sted that q list of names OF those
WHO would give free right OF way be put
lished. 1t could be done by ;akiEg the
names of almost every land owner on the
proposed line. For week a cores Oondent
for 1JrE CALL has been in the valley and
Of thel hundreds be has conversed WITH m
the subject he only found three WHo dlo
not denounce the Southern Pacific and
welcome the advent of the new railroad.
One of these, as he afterward learned. was
relation of c. P. Huntin eton aad the
other two were officials connected with
the former line who happened 10 take part
ID the conversation.
Through Fresno County there is read
that runs parallel with the Southern Pa
ciic tracks, a nice dirt road already graded.
This land the San Joaquin Valley people
can have. and it will then mean a matter
OF laying only the ties and rails. TIE
Supervisors will give the right OF way.
a majority OF them told me so Yesterday.
The names Of the men are +. +. Leteber
OF Letcher, J. Meyer Of MADEIRA. K. b.
Butler of Selma, c. P Wiekersham OF
Fresno and j. Fl. Sayre of Sanger. Mr.
Wlckersham was away at the time attend
Ing to business in San Francisco, but the
others talked freely about the matter and
said competing line could have anything
it wished within reason, and they iBti-
mated that requests which would be
deemed unreasonable coming from the
octopus would be construed otherwise if
put forward by the other people.
So IL is all the way. Stockton, Modesto
MERGED, MADEIRA, Hanford, VisaIia, Tu-
lare, Porterville and Bakersfield all prom.
Use to open their gates wide. Their Coun-
ellis will make the roadway getting easy,
and in such places where county officers
hold SWAY the men win carry on the work
mnnlRtnal N &c
have no voice. The people of the valley
have spoken, and those they have put ia
Office are not mistaken as to their wishes
and will see that they are carried out.
The Board of Trade of San Joaquin
County adopted ringing resolutions indors-
ing the action of the Traffic Association,
and promising to aid by all in its power
the competing line. The Fresno County
organization has adopted one of a like
character. 1t is more concise, but to the
point. Here it is:
Resolved. That IT. is the sense of the Board of
Trade of fresno County that road through
this valley Will be of more benefit 10 the people
than The Midwlnter Far; that road from
Bakersfield to Stockton will b. the salvation of
the entire valley, and the Board of Trade of
Fresno County. speaking in b. half of the people
of the county, tender The project their hearty
support.
Fulton G. Berry SAYS there will be no
trouble In raising $780, 600 in the valley in
addition to the right Of way. and this in
spite OF the strlDgency in the money mar
ket.
1T speaks we'll for the movement" said
he, and shows in plain language that the
people want competing lines when rail-
road project receives such enthusiastic
support while times are SO hard"
Fresno, perhaps. is a step ahead of other
cltles In tie valley as regards the San
Joaquin line. a committee has been ap-
a tn ha ir,fn &c Of ha
road, and upon it are some Of the. leading
men OF the place. namely: w. w. Phillips
of the Farmers Bank, o. }. Wood ward OF
the First National B nix. Louis EInstpin of
the Bank of Central California, and w. II.
Mckenzie of the Fresno Loan and Saw
ings. / smacks of much hope when
bankers take an active interest in this
matter The Fresno Loan and Savings is
especially in touch with the new railroad
people. Many of the directors VIII lend a
helping hand financially. AS warm a
friend as the enterprise has is one OF the
members of the organization, j. X. White.
who is worth quite a fortune. He has
been up to Stockton inquirlng into the
matter and talking railroad for all hs is
worth.
In spite of the fact that the mercury
$1,000 at 107 deg. in the shate here yestei-
Gay MI. bite stopped two cronles on the
street and held them fast, although they
stood IN the broiling sun. and talked rail-
IOad 10 them for ten minutes. There was
no discussion, for all were agreed or the
subject that the road must come and they,
IN conjunction vita other cit Zens. must
do all IN their power to aid it. One OF
there men was Thomas E Hughes, owner
of Hughes Hotel, the largest in Fresno.
and other interests as we'll It is through
his energy that Fresno secured such a
fine exhibit at the Worlds Fair. He
promises to do equally we'll by the Stock
ton and Bakersfield road
do you know" said he. "that Fresno