Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
a RAILWAYS TROUBLES.

A Warrington dispatch Of date Of
March I 3 gave an account Of an inter.
view between G. +. Huntington Of the
Southern Pacific and the secretary Of
tho Interior, in which the former pro-
tested againlt the latter Issuing an
order directing that no more land
patents issue 10 the Paoldc roads until
there has been a settlement Of tho In.
d0bloinoss Of those companieF. No
doubt the request u Mr.. Huntington
will receive due consideration, for tue
interest In which Il 10 made has vast
influence Ia legislation Va Congress 40
well as 10 the states whore the greater
portion Of ~ property lies But what.
ever may have boon the case Ia the
patt, il must nnt be- assumed that
thia Influence is paramount toIay,
powerful 40 10 10. This was proved 80
the opposition which overcamo the
Koilly blll in tho last C5ngfo,l; and
the probability is that the future VIII
reveal a good many thofns TO tear tho
ilcah Of tho southern Pacific "oclo-
nus" ~ II Is frequently formed on tho
coast
The troubles which fnllct the
Southern Pacific are not a few; nor
Il the threatened action Of the sccfr-
tary Of the Interior tho most serious
with which II has 10 contend. a iuw
u ~ snlio.ionl may DO named for
Illustration, aud tht lact be- noted that
they are being given vinllty by the
sollop Of ",hB silent voturti-lhs
common people. For Instance, the r..
cent municipal election Ia Oakland.
which was complete surprise 10 p0li-
ticlanS, put Into oiilee now body of
mon, one Of whom, tho mayor,
made the antC-eleoilon declaration that
II successful he would give the
railways municipal administration
such ne they had never known before.
Evidently the people wanted that, Tor
u was notable issue OF the contest.
The railways heretofore have had their
own way there, aud now they are Go
have n change. There is no prospect
that the Southern Pacific will be given
peace, for on the came platform with
Mayor Dayio was elected ~ one " the
Oakland council J, NJ. Baslt.', au ablo
and iuyo.eIate Zoe OF the railway, aui
especially VI G. T.. Huntington. Nr
Bafsctt has a good deal of Inside iuioi-
nation, igr no was private secretary 10
Senator Stanford Tor fourteen years.
lie was one Of those sent 10 Washing
ton by San Faneiaoo to hght the
Reilly iuudlug bill, which was de-.
ioaIud; no started thr eight ON tho tito
to the Oakland water front, valued NJ
100000, 900, and the sui, went against
the railway magnates, aud 10 now
under appeal; DAvle, Bassett aud q
hired mau utuOd Oh tho railway men
with shoiguna lill the case was forced
10 the courts. These. and incidents
that show tho attitude OF other mem-
burs Of the Oakland council, indicate
that the new administration there will
bva lively thorn in the railway corpus.
Then there was the exposure made
by Senator W. }. Biggy, Ia tue Call.
f0rnia legislature on Tuesday, aud tel,.
gruphod over the county a. ths ssnsa-
lion Of tho legislative session. Nit.
Biggy told how tho railway was con.
trolling The Legislators, aud how tho
combination Of twontytnreo senators
which dominated that body were grt.
Ting soven to eight thousand dollaIs
each out Of the deal. THIS senator re.
cgivod the endorsement OF q number OF
0thora, among them Senator whiting
9 30, VINO said; al cannot go iuto any
part OF tuls building without surprising
paid agent VI tho Southern Pacific
company In secret conference with n
sguaiororaun.semblymau; cannot go
Into tho b9ggc4utat.aTnn' 90 .m without
| lobling a southern pa5.uc company
IJbuyiaG c.uu0, sJ into the judiciary
u.mmIltve rooms without meeting "a
railroad heaChmlu, Wherever 20 1
meet one" or course ull this tikrs
money and tho fact VI its exposure 90
woll as thu oEpous0 it ueEc.t, Is
thurry mgJi1u OF the railway.
One wy,H incident may DO named.
lt Will ue remembered that % 10 only
little wailo since ,hs trouble VITA the
ougiuoars was settled, the railway
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