New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-22


LELAND STANFORD. IT.. UNIvEEs
onror,un,,y The South had friends in California
moro noisy than numerous. II Is trnc ana they were
sufficient in numbers 10 give the loyal ci'zehS "''"
uncasiness.
THE FIRST REPUnI1CAN GOVERNOR
s,anford's patriotism holiness Ct expression ana
his power with the pcop" made him the lOeic'i can
didatc OF the Republicans for Governor lie "'''P
cd the nomination ana made n thorough canvass Oh
The State appealing in his speeches {" the pa'ri'u'
,mnu,sos and Uni II sentiment Of all who heard him.
ue was elected by a plurality Of $4,000 votes. he
coming the fist Republican Governor OF IN" H'a'"'
This was I'm loG2. Considering the dlmcn'cN ~
tending his canvass his success wa rHhh'h"pi'' "'N
administration marked by clear 'Np">"'h VI
patr,oic principles and all his stat" papers were
characterized by an intimate comprehension "I S'"''
and National questions. and when he r''lred i'""
ogce the LOYALTY Of California T. the Union was be
vond all oucs,lon lie declined a reelection IN ORDER
ha, he might devote himself % what h" c'nSid'''"
a sill more important duty at the time 'h' o"hSr"'
lion OF the great continental railroad me- H
tad thrown oui the first sh)vclfn OF dirt OF thN
n,,,ec, on February -. 1861. year prior to on
| ,ernc upln his dulles Governor. rs son HN "s
town, cxnircd he determined to abandon all pouilcal
affairs and concentrate his energies oh the etupchdonA
enterprise -,
Tho sentiment In favor 81 a Pacific railroad han
CRY ,allized In convention when WIS "'i' !" -"
4 Francisco in scp,cmbcr 1853. according TO rcs"iu
ton Of the Legislature passed In the preceding April
There were present this convention delegates from
ov.rv co,,ntv I'm tho stat" and from oregon ana
| Warrington lis prcsi was John B'dw'h' Us
| vice nr, idcnts were Edward Lander, al Na>hhE""
| Territory: Alexander p Ankcny. OF oregon L. =
| uldon and George W Crane. Of California It's sec
| rctaries were ". Robe, .. ii. Thomas ana Henry
: Wells Thomas H. Pcarne. delegate from oregon
| offered a resolution that the committee appointed 10
nrcparc memorial 10 Congress asking the Govern
| mcnt 20 aid In the construction oi roaH through
the Territories conncc. AT III" eastern h""hu'r! ="
the state with src roa1 ~ might De CONSTRUCTOR
I'm California shouM Instructed TO SET i"rth the
preference OF the convection for the central route
tbe feasibility Of which had been demonstrated by
| tho maintenance upon it. summer and winter. OF a
stage lnc
As 10 the means hy which the California end Of
tho Pacific railway was 10 bc constructed. II pro
| posod tina. tie state. Of California ana oregon
slo,,d create a debt OF $l5.OoOO 900 and S3o9" 900
respectively 10 aid In the enterprise" also That n
railroad fund should be created hy setting aside
nancy derived from the swamp and overlooked lands
for internal Improvements. Al this convention T. j..
Judah. the engineer Of the Sacramento Valley and
other local railroads. was prescn as dclcea'" from
Sacramento he was. In fact. the chief of IN" meet
| ing For months he had Iondcrcd over the project
and had become convinced Of the praciicabl'y OF Il
|
Leland stanford.
ORGANIZING THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.
In tho sprnc Of ls6I judah called railroad meet
ing at The St. Charles Hotel I'm sacramento, at "M'h
he made an appeal for assistance IN perfecting his
surveys Of the different passes Of the Slera' winch
had already been crossed by them twenty three times
I'm making these explorations. \ fund was raised u
keep the surveyors in the field and on June - inc
Central Pacific Railroad Company Of California was
formed under the general incorporation law OF 'h'
state Mr. stanford was chosen president. C. i
huntington vcc-prcsldent; Mark Hopkins, treasurer
james Bailey. secretary. and Mr.. JUDAH cher en-
c1necr The directors included these officers and l.
b. Croker. John i. Morse. D. ". strong and Charlie
Marsh. The capital stock OF the company was 49,
100000 divided into 50 600 shares Of 800 each
The shares taken by individuals were few In NUN
Der stanford, Huntingdon Hopkins. Judah an'
Charles Croker subscribing for 80 each; Gledden
a. Williams for I25 Charles \. Lombard and Orvill
| d. Lombard for $50 Samuel Hooper benjamin !
Reed and samuel p. Shaw for 30 each: II. q. Ives
for 25 Edwin j. Croker for 10, and Samuel
Braunan for 200. These were cash subscriptions, o
which 10 per cent required by law 10 be paid
. down, realizing only few thousand dollars Will
which 10 begin great ana important work as
railroad across the Sierra Nevada.
, The audac,y Of this Sacramento corporation II
thus attempting the most difficult part Of the "nr
project appears, Mr. Bancroft remarks, an ac
OF madness OF inspiration. None Of the four lead
ors the Rig Four rs they commonly called wa
rich, but all Of them had been accustomed TO hruggl
k,ith hardships from their youh. They wcr
courageous, energetic qu:ckslghtcd and had nisolut
faith IN their undertaking. Croker applied himscl
to the work Of construction Hopkins 10 the bushes
details; Huntington 10 the financial management
and negotiation Of loans, while Stanford exercised
general supervision OF everything, attend
ing particularly 10 legislation. In Jul
= 1869 Mr. Judah returned from Washington with tl
welcome news that the Pacific Railroad bill had bee
= passed BY Congress and had become law. Tn
- company accepted the Governments propositions II
Ing acceptance with the secretary Of the Inierio
| on December l. 1-G2 From that time two year
were allowed for the completion Of the first tiviso
OF fifty miles. Forty miles had to be- cons ructcd an
equipped and the telegraph completed before the T.
s,iance Of the Government bonds-Sl6OoO mile
the foot OF the mountains and $4,000 a mile thrcug
the mountains To procure tho means 10 COZ
struct the first forty miles the prol
= lem that presented itself and put cac
man on his mcte. How they snccccdc
In doing how the additional sections built no
| obstacles apparently nSurmOuni die finally eve
come. need not bc told here. At times = iure SCENE
inevitable Even the stout hearted Crccker declare
that there were times when he would have been Ella
Ito lose all and quit but the iron will OF stanfpr