The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-12
PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN DAILY
One Merchant Expects to Get
Twenty Big Sums.
RAILROADS AND THEIR RATES.
Another Attempt at Forming a
TranscOntinentai Association
Occupies the s. p.

The merchants who are canvassing for
subscriptions to the San JOAQUIN Valley
Railroad capital gave gooo part of yes
terday to the prosecution of their enter
prising work. In the evening they gave
every indication of complete satisfaction
over the results of their undertaking and
spoke encouragingly on its success.
The prospects appear brighter every
day, said Isaac Upham, treasurer of the
1raflc Association, yesterday. "Of course,
II requires persistent work, but the men
who have thrown themselves into the
breach are confident of their ability to ac-
complsh their designs. and they have done
so much already that I'm certain we can
get the money needed TO assure incorpora-
ion. L have made out schedule of what
/ believe we want
SIT makes a total 81 ,000, 000, and there is
no reason why that sum should not be con-
tributed here in San Francisco as proposed.
We want six subscribers at $50, 900 each,
five at $4,000, ten at $4,000, twenty at
$1,000, three hundred at $1,000, and the bal
ance of 100000 in subscriptions of less
than $1,000 There is one man who will
get pretty nearly the twenty subscribers
at $4,000 each, not to speak of the others
in more subscriptions. AS prospects con-
tinue to look better every day we natu-
rally feel confident and begin to feel as
If the grand object of our desires was
realized"
Manager j. S. Leeds of the Traffic Asso-
citation feels encouraged also, though he
cautions people from being led away by
the belief that the road project can be ad-
vaDced without them. The assistance OF
all friends Of the movement is needed. as
! a general united effort only can make it
success.
FL Campo will close next Sunday for
the season. and boats Of the San Francisco
and North Pacific Company will be then
| withdrawn from this branch on Sundays
The season to close Sunday has been very
successful, which fact was possible only
| through able management OF the new
railroad officials. The Donahue railway
people feel inclined to make radical i'm
provements at Ell Campo, but cannot go
| into outside enterprises on the Pacific
Improvement Company's plan. How
ever, if the wish be father to the deed,
capital may be interested in the resort
this winter, with a view 10 making it one
of the attractions of San Francisco.
The transcontnental meeting to be held
in Chicago next Wednesday is occupying
the attention of railroad men in this city
with more than ordinary interest, as it in
wolves a fight between the Canadian Pa
| cfic and the American lines.
| Opinion appears TO favor the feeling that
| passenger rates in the West will improve
as direct result of the meeting in Chicago.
| A meeting of the advisory committee OF
The Western Immigrant Pool was held in
hat city Monday last, and 1t is understood
that its members declared for an agrees
sive policy in meeting the Canadian Pacific.
or dissolviDg the pool and letting each line
| fight for its share of the business. A
| Chicago paper says: THE present policy
will be abandoned, as the Canadian Pacific
| gets more immigrant business than it ever
| did by simply paying larger commissions
| than the pool lines 10 first ward agents
| and steamship companies. The Canadian
! Pacific will not indulge in an immigrant
rate war. and the change in policy is ex-
| pected to make IL act in harmony with the
pool. Second-class business from and via
| Chicago is now in the hands of three or
four lines. paying So to Sc commissions,
| tut Eastern officials believe all trouble
| viii be settled by the formation of an east
| bound pool. for which they will meet in
| Chicago Thursday"
| Third Vice-Pres dent Stubs of the
Southern Pacific went East about eight
| davs ago. and will attend the meeting a,
| Chicago while looking after his company's
interests in the deal. The Southern Pa
cific has removed the main obstacle TO the
f rmation of ranscontinental passenger
association by selling through tickets over
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany and the Great Nor hern at its San
| Francisco Offices. All the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company asked for was
granted by the Southern Pacific. The
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line will
nave to be mollited by some arrangement
coming from the Southern Pacific, how
ever. before the transcontin tai associa-
ton can be formed. Some efforts are be-
ing made toward settling these difficulties,
which had much to do with preventing the
formation Of the association at its last
| mating