The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

ton. but prominent capitalists ana oanK
ers of the city of Stockton. They say tina
they started at the water front, which Il
the terminal on Stockton Channel, where
| they will discharge all freight and passen
gers bound for San Francisco by the
| steamer lines.
The depots will be located on the water
| front almost directly opposite the termi
nails of the San Joaquin Valley and Cora
Hollow railroads.
| The committee was impressed with the
amount and character OF the work done
particularly from the water front, extend
ing through Mr.. Weber's tracts and por
ton OF the way through the lands OF L. q
Smith. The rights of way procured 5y
the projectors of this enterprise are tine
most valuable that could have been Sc
cured by any company building roac
leading out of Stockton, traversing vine
yards, gardens and dooryards. Scarcely
an acre of land through which this right
OF way passes but is cultivated to its highest
capacity. This route secures every facility
! necessary to insure all OF the passenger and
| freight traffic for miles around each side OF
their lines of road. From Stockton to
Lodi is the most densely populated and
highly cultivated portion or the county,
including the rich section around Lodi,
all of which will be tributary to this road,
for the reason that the fruit and vegetables
can be loaded upon the company's cars at
Lodi and arrive in San Francisco fresh
for the markets of that City the fol-
lowing morning, without rehandling, in
shorter time than the same class OF
freights can be delivered from Alameda
County.
Every facility will be provided for the
transfer OF passengers to the electric lines,
for the reason that it is to the mutual adj
vantage of the latter and the lines of this
suburban road at a saving to the company
of the expense Of building system of its
own, besides being an accommodation to
passengers of both lines. At Vests
winery, the largest brandy distillery in the
world, the company has right-of-way for
spur and depot grounds. The stations
and sidings, from Stockton to Lodi, will
will be convenient for the handling of the
entire fruit and grape crop. The company
has secured, in fact. all the depot sites along
the entire line of road. The committee
10 und that all the rights of way are in the
names of James A. Louttit and J. w.
Hartzeil, and that every item Of construc-
ton had been promptly paid every month.
Arrangements have been made for the con-
struction of the bulkhead, depot, build
ings, laying of tracks, purchase of motor
power, rolling stock, ETC., as well as the
complete equipment of the road.
The committee expressed it's confidence
that this road will be a fine-paying prop
erty, as perhaps no other suburban road
on the coast will have a greater local
freight business, and few roads more local
passengers.
The committee further declared their
confidence in the men who managed the
road, giving the enterprise their indorse-
ment, and pledging to its managers their
moral support and assistance.
The animating spirit in the building OF
the road is ex-Congressman James A.
Louttit. His success has been such in
all the enterprises with which he has been
connected that no onsdoubts his ability
to handle any proposition in which he is
the leader. He is possessed of degree OF
energy that urges him along and sustains
him, no matter how hard may seem the
task, until the desired result is accom-
piished. With such a man as the direct
ing genius there is every reason to believe
that tie Stockton and Lodi Terminal Rail-
road will fulfill all the expectations of the
people of the district which 1t Is intended
to aid,