The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-29

| Stockton will prove an object lesson of it
self, and drive into the rich surrounding
territory will give the visitors an idea Of
Stockton's back country.
| Stockton is the great -four city of the
coast. It's mills have capacity of 5000
barrels a day. These are the mills of
Sperry & Co., the Union mills and the
Crown mills. A visit to these forms part
of to-morrow's itinerary. The Holt Man
ufacturing Company, with its agricultural
implements and harvesters; the Matteson-
| Williamson Manufacturing Company, the
Stockton Car and Machine Works, with ia
cilities for turning out the cars for the San
Joaquin Valley road, will be inspected.
Houser & Haines' agricultural works, where
| com mbined harvesters are manufactured, are
on the list of Stockton's great industries to
I be visited, as well as the Terra Gotta Com
pany's works, where the only fine glazed
ware on the coast is made. Nearly all OF
these manufacturing establishments are
situated on the neck of land which lies be-
tween Stockton Channel and Mormon
Channel.
A drive into the country will follow the
inspection of the industries and the water
front of this city, and the different routes
by which railway can enter the city will
| be shown.
The proposed line is by way of French
Camp route and Tule street, which reaches
the water front and the mills, with depot
facilities within eight blocks of the busi-
ness center of the city.
Another entrance into the city which is
available and will be visited is by way of
Mariposa road and South street, with de-
pot facilities on the electrician line, and
thence to the water front on Tule street.
Still another route is open from the east
by way of Weber avenue.
Stockton proposes to offer a depot and
terminal sites worth $4,000, and her citi-
zens declare that they will back this up by
liberal subscriptions of stock.
1--WE want to know just what the direc-
tors want" said Mr.. Buell.. 1.-THE people
of Stockton will give anything in reason,
and we have reasonable men to deal with
in the directors of the San Joaquin Valley
road"
Stockton urges that the site of the city is
on natural line to Bakersfield, and that
to reach San Francisco the road can make
a short cut to the west across the islands
and reach the mainland on the Contra
Costa side near Byron.
Perhaps as interesting as anything which
may be shown are the gas wells, which the
directors will be given ample opportunity
| TO see.
Following the showing of industrial
Stockton will come the great social event
of the directors in a reception to be given
tomorrow night by the Commercial Asso-
citation. A steamboat excursion down the
river is planned for Saturday. The trip
may be continued to San Francisco, or the
directors may come back to Stockton and
return to the bay by rail- as they elect.
Chief Engineer Storey of the San Joaquin
road has spent the day examining the ap-
proaches to the city, the water front and
the advantages for terminal facilities. He
states that he has not settled on any def
mite route or entrance to the city. Stock
! toms topography makes it accessible
from all sides. 1.-The getting out of the
| city is the main point" said Mr.. Storey.
1--WE might want to run the road on to the
west, and we would not wish to damage
valuable property in so doing. have ex-
| amined the western side of the city and
the water front. We should require, 1
should say, tract of land for depot and
! freight yards covering three or four blocks
in length. It would not need to be block
in width.
Engineer Storey declared that he had not
made estimates of costs, because it is un-
derstood that terminal site will be offered
| free, but the company had no intention of
asking for property that was high priced
or to arbitrarily demand rights of way
along the principal streets. The company
would be reasonable in its requests. "We
shall ask" said he, ''for a certain amount
OF property in the western part of the city,
and shall expect the rights of way along
the streets on which the road must run to
reach this site, and we shall also ask a
right of way to the county line" Mr..
Storey declares that the only drawbacks
toward railway construction in the vicinity
of Stockton are the water ways, and that
they do not form an obstacle of great mag
nitude.
| When asked if Stockton would get line,
Mr.. Storey replied that he thought it
would, if not now in the future assuredly.
He added, 'Perhaps it will get the main
line that is first constructed. cannot say
exactly as to that, but the company will
have to build line to this city. Stockton
is too important town to be omitted. 1t
is one of the coming cities of the State.'
Mr.. Storey added that the State would
| be gridironed with railroads.
Toward the close of the informal recep-
| ton tonight Claus Spreckels was asked if
there was any truth in the statement of
w. Ell. Mills that the. road was not coming
to Stockton anyway.
"None, whatever, replied Mr.. Spreckels.
GAS do not know myself what route will
be selected 1 do not think Mr.. Mills
knows" he laconically added.
IN CONFERENCE AF VICTORIA.