The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-24
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
ANOTHER BIG MASS MEETING
HELD N SAN DIEGO.
President NrOman VIII BE in Salt
Lake This Week-Large Atfen-
dance at SaItair and Garfield
Yesterday.

In view of the fact that President Nro-
man, of the San Diego, Pacific & Eastern
the projected railway mems railroad, -
will shortly be in Salt Lake and speak at
a mass meeting 10 be held for the purpose
of interesting our people in the project,
the following letter to The Herald will be
of special interest:
San Diego, June 1S.-The Fisher opera
house was packed last night with an en-
thusiastic assembly OF representative citi-
zens, gathered TO discuss the San Diego,
Pacific & Eastern railroad, otherwise
known as the railroad mems railroad. 1t
was announced that President Vroman
was soon TO leave for the east, and it was
desired TO secure public endorsement of
the officers OF the road, and of the project
itself to be used by Mr.. NrOman in the
east in interesting railroad men. Mr.
Blochman, president of the Blochman
Banking company, and chairman of the
citizens committee having the local bust
ness of the enterprise in hand, presided
at the meeting and introduced Mr.. Nro-
man. who has received with universal ap-
plauSc.
President Nroman said he had been
through a good deal of the country since
he had first met the citizens in public,
having passed over that section known as
the Santa Maria, Santa Isabel and San
Felipe valleys, and Warmers ranch prop
erty, and so on to the edge of the desert,
finding much better country and more re-
sources and possibilities of development
than he had anticipated. With the out
look for local freight for the railroad, and
the certainty of an enormous traffic from
Southern Utah, as well as overland bust
ness, he said there could be but one re-
suit. and that was complete success.
He then explained more in detail the
purposes Of the railroad mems railroad,
and read extracts from the amended cha
and read. extracts from the amended
charter to show that all posi-
bic safeguards had been thrown
around the share holders He
road would solve the labor problem,
and thus influence the whole civilized
world The principle involved in the con-
Struction Of the road was cooperation,
pure and simple. but used on a grander
scale, and applied in different manner
than ever before.
Letters We're read from many railroad
men through all parts of the country,
representing the different railway broth
erhoods. endorsing the project and lib
orally subscribing for the stock.
Judge N. McIlhaney was introduced,
and entertained the assembly with
comprehensive outline of the proposition
and its certain results. He was followed
by Judge j. F. Kinney. who read a Sc
rieS of resolutions endorsing the officers
of the San Diego. Pacific & Eastern
railroad, the project itself, and guaran-
teeing on the part of the city of San
Diego free DEPOT grounds, rights-of-way
and terminal facilities at this port, when
the road shall have been completed
These resolutions were adopted by d
unanimous rising vote.
The meeting was then addressed by L.
NJ Ward, who stated that 81, 600 would be
necessary TO properly place the enter
prise before the million and more rail-
road men OF the country, and the entire
amount asked for was pledged on the
spot. Judge Puterbaugh and others fol-
lowed, and the meeting adjourned with
three cheers for President Vroman, and
the success of the Railroad Mems rail-
road.
President Vroman leaves for Salt Lake
Wednesday, where he will hold several
public meetings in the interests of the
terminus, and the proposed route TO be
through the vast iron and coal fields of
the southern portion of the territory
thus making their development an as
sured fact. tits expected that Salt Lake
will give its approval and support to the
road.