The herald., 1894-12-16
PASADENA SAYS "HANDs oFF!'

The Southern Pacific railroad corpora
ton is trying to steal town. 1t is in.
sisting upon the right to occupy ono OF
the streets of Pasadena without ade.
quate compensation to the property own
ess who may be injured by the invasion.
Tho railroad company declines to arbi-
trste. 1t declines to pay damages. 1t
declines even to negotiate with the prop.
erty owners. It seeks TO obtain its ends
without consulting the interests OF the
citizens. It proposes to attempt the
same tactics that have made it 80 odious
to the people of San Francisco in the
matter of the confscation of Devieadero
street and 80 execratsd in Oakland by
the larceny OF the water front Of that
city. The corporation hopes to bulldoze
Pasadena into compliance with its de-
mards. and for this purpose its news
paper organs and its hired shouters are
endeavoring to make it appear that the
salvation of the community depends on
servile submission to those demands.
The people of Pasadena are not such
fools. however, as the corporation seems
to imagine. They are determined that
the railroad company shall not capture
the little city, like an army storming a
citidel and putting the garrison to the
sword. The business men Of Pasadena
have announced their ultimatum in
plain, unmistakable protest, and they
will stand by their decision in spite OF
cajolery,. sophistical argument and
threats of vexatious litigation. This
protest 10 as follows:
PASADENA, Dec. IL, 1894.
To the Honorable President and Board of Trus-
tees of the City of Pasadena:
Whereas, There is now being advertised a
franchise for a steam railroad up Broadway
avenue. as applied for by the Southern Pacific
Railway company. the undersigned individuals
and firms, doing business in Pasadena, would
respectfully recommend that said franchise be
not granted until the highest bidder for the
same shall have made a sett ement for damages
by compromise or arbitration with such prop
erty owners along said avenue as are willing to
settle and who will abide by such aettlement;
A. A. Chubb, ]. P. GRAY, Il. J. Vail, F. R. Har-
ris, B. Jarvis & Son. E.White & Son, Q. L. Under
wood, W. 7. CIapp, W. A. Heiss James Smith,
Gardner & Webster, Randall & Twombly, VIM.
R. Staats company, j. U. Mariner, Farris g.
Strong, William Shopbacb, J. J. Buckins
Stephen Helen, r. H. Pinney, Wotkyns
Brothers. George F. Kernsghan. Charles
Hughes, Ed Michener, Breiner & Crosby,
Isaac Springer. W, B. Loughery, W. D. Ham
NELL. Bangham Bros. ,Wetherby & Kayser. Heiss
Bros., Stevens Hardware company. Senter d
Shields, Ray Hutchins, Week g. Wood US. Glass
COCK, c. B. Thomas, Ed R. Braley & Co., H. NJ
Cab rfaI ndr Ero oic Poxu1o n A
Walker, 7. J. Riggs g. Co., J.C.Studebaker, Has
kell & Grumpy, 7. L. Hoag, Billings g. Lancas-
ter, ]. A. Jacobs, Bash Bros, Elliot & WOrrell.
Z. Groenendyke, l. N. Sears, P P. Bonham,
Menner & Putnam, w. o. Swan, T. Hobson, A.
A. w. Bley, W. H. Wakelev, w. T. Hayhurst,
Story & Munger. Dearth & Case, Natural Histo-
ry store, R. Colingwood. Pasadena Drug COM
pany, P. A. Collins, piano and organ dealer;
Diamond & Co., the music dealers; A. Glare.
New York Wall Paper house, Flint &; Dey, W. r.
A. H. Fawcett, Iowa market. Fl. NJ Bfyte. Bun
dy. w. W. Perrit, w. J. Kelley, B. o. Kendall, J..
l. Crilly, ]. H. Watts, F. L. Jones, Sarah M.
Root. D. D. Knettles. George Howitt John X.
Vlier, w. A. Feszel 81. Holbrook, grocer; James
E. Doty. Brown & sutliff H. G.. Hotaling, Louis
Hermanp, T.J. Martin, VS.. Arnold, F. Brow
er, A. M. Elson Wiley & Greeley J. r. GIeer,Jr.,
f. F. Brown, George W. Collins, Pasadena Sc
curity Investment company w. H. Prittie.T.W.
Furlong, Alfred D. Hall, J. H. Wallace, q. F.
Hamlin, M. P. Green, Fred A. Folsom. George
T. Downing, John W. Downing, Munger &
Griffith.
Because the citizens OF Pasadena OBJ.
ject to being robbed by the Southern
Pacific, as every other community where
the corporation has secured foothold,
has been robbed, the company is as
serting that there is plot afoot to
"cinch" them. Because the people of
Pasadena demand the right to own and
dispose of their property as they see st
they are threatened with "condemne.
tion proceedings" In other words, if
the Southern Pacific is not permitted to
do as it pleases with Pasadena it will
waste and impoverish the region round
about; it will take by force what it can
not secure by fair negotiation; it will
compel Pasadena to submit to its
tyranny and to beg for the favor OF its
smile.
If Pasadena yields in this instance
she may never hope to be free again.
The slaves of this corporation are helots
for life.