The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-19
WORKING FOR THE RAILROAD.
Circular Letters to Be Sent to
all the Legislators.
Subscription Lists to Be Opened in All
the Counties.
The Preliminary Work for tho San
Joaquin Railroad IL Progressing
Most FevOrably.

The delegates to the convention held
Thursday under the auspices OF the
chamber of commerce. to take steps
toward the construction OF competing
railroad between the San Joaquin valley
and Southern California, feel greatly
encouraged with the reception they have
received here. They express them
selves as highly gratifed with the una
nimity OF opinion in regard to the mat
ter and with the promises OF support
they have received. They are deter
mined to continue the agitation in their
respective counties and feel confident OF
ultimate success.
The committee on ways and means.
appointed at Thursdays meeting. held
a conference yesterday at the chamber
OF commerce.
w. III. Holabird was elected chairman,
Charles Formsn secretary. and j. M.
Elliott, of the First National bank,
treasurer,
On motion of Mr.. Forman the follow
ing communication was ordered sent to
the legislators at Sacramento and TO all
the state officials:
ASSEMBLY Room,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, I
Los ANGELES, CAL. }
SIR:-On Thursday, January 18th last, ut the
call of the Los Ange es chamber of commerce,
a convention OF delegates appointed by the
boards OF supervisors of Kern, Fresno, Tulare
and Kings counties and members OF the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce, was held in the
assembly room OF that chamber to discuss O
proposition which is fully explained in the TO-
lowing resolution:
that line of railway be constructed from Los
Angeles into the San Joaquin valley, and Tor
the speedy accomplishment of this we would
recommend the means provided by theMatneWs
bill now pending before the legislature OF the
state of California, and that each county in
terested in such line OF railway be and is here
by requested to send strong committee to sac
ramento to urge the passage oil the sara
Mathews bill.
This convention appointed a committee on
ways and means to take steps to hasten the
passage of tn Mathews bill. We now desire
to know at your earliest convenience just how
you stand upon this important question. Very
W. H. HoLAB1RD Chairman.
Address your answer to the chairman, care
of chamber OF commerce.
F. Il. Berry OF Fresno county suggest
u that that the circular be sent to every
senator and assembly man in Sacramento
in order to obtain greater interest in
the matter.
TO RAISE FUNDS.
In order to raise the necessary funds
for the preliminary expenses OF the cam
paign it was decided to for ward the
following notice throughout the state:
A COMPETITIVE RAILROAD.
Subscriptions are solicited of not less
than 81 and not more than So from each
person to further the preliminary work
of this important undertaking. This
money to DE expended under the dirsc.
ton of the committee ON ways and
means appointed at the convention held
at the assembly rooms OF the Los Ange-
les chamber of commerce on January
18th last. The - bank will act as local
treasurer.
On motion OF Mr.. Biddle of Kings
county, the committee on ways and
means was authorized to take ouch steps
as may be deemed necessary to further
the success OF the project in the different
Counties
The treasurer was authorized to honor
vouchers properly drawn by the chair
man and secretary.
By courtesy of the chamber of COM
MERGE, its offices were made temporary
headq uarters for the movement.
The delegates believed that sutficient
interest will be aroused to enable them
to send 9 committee to Sacramento to
work for the bill and to hold another
mass meeting in the near future at