The morning call., 1893-07-21
SURE OF SUCCESS.
Need of the Valley Road
Fully Recognized.
GOOD RESULTS REPORTED.
The Southern Pacific's Latest Los
Angeles Tariff Suggests Another
Reason for a New Line.

The scheme of the Southern Pacific to
crush the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany by making very low rates 10 LOS
Angeles has increased the desire OIL locai
dealers to hasten the construction OF the
San Francisco, Stockton and San Joaquin
Railroad.
The present rates of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company are at an advantage
to the merchants of San Francisco. ana
they fully expect that ii the company is
seriously affected by the new movement OF
the Southern Pacific the latter company
will promptly secure the trade at an ad-
vanced tate.
The rate that has been made also shows
great discrimination against the San
Joaquin Valley. The Southern Pacific
now proposes to divide the San Francisco
and Los Angeles trade with the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. just as it at
tempted to crush the North American
Navi CATION Company.
1t now intends to carry freights the en-
tire length of the San joaquin Valley ana
lay it down a. Los Angeles at One-hfth
OF the price charged for carrying the same
comm odites to Bakersfield. 1t will! fur
nlsh an opportunity for the Board OF Rail-
whether it will do so remains to be seen.
AS an example: Ths Southern Pacific
proposes to carry a certain commodity
from this city through the San Joaquin
Valley and over the Tehachapl Mountains
to Los Angeles for 22@ cents per 100
pounds. To Modesto. only 1O2 miles, it
will charge 21a cents; to Ceres. 107 miles,
"a cents; to Keyes, 10 miles. % cents; to
Merced. 40 miles, 3Sh cents; TO Fresno.
1876 miles. 541a cents; to Bakersfield, 302
miles. 81 Oh. The rate TO Bakersfield. this
side OF the mountains. is nearly five times
the rate to Los Angeles, a distance of 47O
tmiles.
The Sacramento Valley is in the sane
condition, and when the competing road is
constructed through the San Joaquin Val
| ley it will mean the building of another
through the Sacramento Valley.
Every DAY the people of the State be-
come more and more impressed with the
Disadvantages under which they labor
| with reference to transportation. They
fully realize that under the present
freight tariff Of the Southern Pacific the
value Of the product OF the orchards and
grain fields Of the State is absorbed in pay
| ing transportation charges in seeking for
eign markets.
| A railroad constructed through the San
| Joaquin Valley. where there has been such
wonderful development during the last
few years, can rely with almost absolute
certainty upon an immense traffic each
| year.
The residents Of the valley wantthe road.
and they are not only willing to contribute
the right Of way. land and money, but will
also pledge to the new line every pound of
their freight.
1t is the intention of the promoters OF
the new ENTERPRISE to construct and oper-
| ate it honestly and in the interest of the
people. Careful and shrewd capitalist ts
| have pronounced 1t safe investment.
| The committees appointed to solicit sub
scrlptjons to the capital stock are meeting
With great encouragement, and every in.
dication points to the success of the
project.