The morning call., 1895-02-14

spokesman for the visiting delegation,
stated that the committees purpose in
coming here was to ascertain Just what
was expected of Santa Clara County, and
he added that the people OF that section
stood ready to grant about any require
ments that could reasonably be made.
In reply, the members of the general
committee pointed out the fact that they
were not in a position to promise any
thing; that the duty of deciding upon the
route of the road would devolve upon the
board of trustees, when that body should
be elected, and advised the gentlemen from
San Jose to return home and prepare
plan for submission to the board which
will embrace all the features favorable to
route through the territory in which they
were interested. This suggestion was ac-
cepted by the visitors, and they will now
take up the work with that object in view.
Regarding the situation in Santa Clara
County, Mayor Austin said that the senti-
ment was all one way and that everybody
was enthusiastic over the proposition. "We
want either the main line or branch, and
we are not very particular which we get,
said he. 1--WE came up here simply to as
certain what the general committee wished
us to do, and we will now go back and see
just what we can accomplish in the line of
subscriptions to start, rights of way, etc.
That will be, OF course, the standard by
which the general committee will judge
just how badly we want the road"
c. M. Wooster said that the committee
of which he was member had been prop
erly organized in San Jose for the purpose
of fulfilling the wishes of the general COM
mittee. "What we will do," said he, twill
be to see how much money we can raise
in Santa Clara and contiguous counties,
and also to outline the route proposed, the
details of which can be furnished soon, l
think. We are well pleased with our re-
ception to-day, and we propose to demon
strate that our people are ready to take
action in the matter"
This committee is confident that it can
get the right of way, and the statement is
made that the stakes are already set and a
line surveyed through Pacheco Pass. The
line as contemplated by these gentlemen
runs from this city in the neighborhood of
Baden, through San Mateo, Redwood,
back of Menlo Park, when it will follow
the foothills and pass through the uni
versity grounds, where, it is contem-
plated, depot will be placed if proper per-
mission can be secured from the trustees
of that institution.
Proceeding along near the foothills until
a point near Saratoga is reached the line
then bears eastward to the south line of
Santa Clara County, thence running in a
southeasterly direction by way of the race
track and crossing the southwesterly
limits of San Jose. Crossing the Southern
Pacific the suggested line proceeds to the
extreme easterly side of the valley, near
Evergreen, then runs southerly through
the great ranches in that locality and down
by San Felipe, skirts east of Gilroy and,
heading for Hollister, passes out through
Pacheco Pass or another outlet in that
vicinity.
This is the line surveyed under the direc-
ton of B. D. Murphy and G. M. Wooster
several years ago, when those gentlemen
were quietly working in the interest of the
Santa Fe people, who had decided upon
the construction of line to this city.
The committee from San Jose now pro-
pose to turn over to the San Joaquin Com
pany all the data obtained at the time men
toned, with carefully estimated cost of
building the same, and with proposition
to subscribe whatever amount OF stock they
may ascertain they will be able to raise
The San Jose committee is figuring
chiefly on a branch line which may con-
meet with the main line at any desired