The herald., 1895-04-02
The Valley Railroad Will Go
Through Stockton
A PROPOSITION ACCEPTED
Bid of the Slough City Merchants for the
Line Accepted
A New Company Is in the Field and If San
Jose Is Left Out Another Line
Will Be Built

budb dCllOll nav IIiS DCCH edhcu do a luii
meeting of the board of directors. and the
favorable intelligence was conveyed to the
people of that city in the following tele
gram;
SAN FRANCISCO, April l, 1895
p. A. Buell., Presi dent Stockton Commercial
Association:
The board of directors OF the San Francisco
and san Joaquin Valley Railroad Company in
board assembled, ratify and approve commit
tees action ac ce prng Stocktou's Offer it being
understood that the right OF way outside of
CITY limits be 100 feet wide.
ALEXANDER MAcKIN Secretary.
The principal topic of discussion at the
meeting, aside from the proposition made
by Stockton, was the matter of surveys,
and the decision was reached that corps
should take the field at once. Stockton. of
course being the initial point at which
work will begin.
There appears to be an impression
abroad that the action of the directors in
determining to begin work at Stockton
will have the effect OF shutting out San
Jose and the Santa Clara Valley. Such,
however, is an erroneous idea, as was as
certained by the answer Mr.. Spreckels
made today upon that subject.n
will your determination to run to
Stockton have the effect of preventing the
construction of the line through the
Santa Clara Valley?' was asked.
Not in the least, said he. ''We are
now we will look into the advantages of
other sections where more road may be
built
There is no DOUBT but that the board
is making every effort to solve the prob
lem OF how road can most cheaply be
run from China Basin out of the city in
the direction of San Jose. There are
some puZzling features in route of that
character, but it is believed by the board
they can all be successfully overcome.
Engineer Storey says the first surveying
corps which goes out will comprise ten or
fifteen men, and that the other parties
will take the field as soon as practicable.
1t is expected that the Commercial Asso-
citation OF Stockton, which has been the
moving spirit i'll securing the line for
that city, will materially assist j - lhe
work OF finding an outlet from .,<city
proper, and the labors of the ieyors
will be confined to the outsi 4 >errtory.
Eastern capital stands reauy to build a
road through the Santa Clara valley and
to give it transcontinental con nection
with the Atlantic & Pacific at point
near and beyond Mojave. 1t simply
awaits definite action by the San Fran
cisco & San Joaquin Valley railroad.
Should the latter extend its plans to pro-
vide the transportati facilities EN- braced
in the above proposition, the Eastern par
ties will make no move in the matter. In
fact nothing will be done TO interfere with
IUS lOCdi DTOJeCt, Jut lnUtHllOD DtlnR 10
take up the work OF giving the state a
competing transcontinental road wherever
it may be left by the San Joaquin Valley
railroad, should the latter not complete it,
Il. X. Wilbur is the promoter of this
newly mentioned enterprise, which, he
says, III no way aspires to become rival
of the San Joaquin Valley road. The cap
italsts who are back of him are seeking
good field for investment and contem.
plated doing the very work that is now
being pushed by Claus Spreckels and his
colleagues
Should the Santa Clara field, however,
be left open. we will step in and build the
road through from San Francisco to some
point on the Atlantic and Pacific near
Mojave. Should the San Joaquin direct
ors decide to build through this territory,
as well as through the San Joaquin Val
ley, we shall leave them the field undis-
turbed.
LAS l understand it, the plan is to
build only as far as Bakersfield, making
the new roads simply local competing
lines, with San Francisco as their outlet.
If this is the case there is capital back of
me which will construct the gap between
Bakersfield to a connection on the Allan
tic and Pacific. This gap would not ex
ceed 100 miles, but wolld be the most ex-
pensive portion of the road to build, the
estimated cost being in the neigh borhood
OF $3, 800, 900. -
STOCKTON, April IA meeting of cit
izens was held here tonight for the pur-
pose of taking action toward raising the
money necessary to buy the property that
is to be given to the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley railroad. A commit
tee appointed to inquire into what the
property and rights of way to the county
line would cost reported that $780, 900
would be required. 1t was resolved to ap-
point soliciting committees and com
mence the work of securing the money at
once. The attendance at the meeting was
large and there was great enthusiasm.
Several thousand dollars was subscribed
by those present. Meetings will be held
frequently Until the money is all in hand.