The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-29

try will be heard. San Francisco is begin
ming to do now what she should have done
fifteen years ago. She has learned lesson
from the example of Los Angeles. Already
business has greatly frightened. I feel it
in the real estate line. There is an increas-
ing demand for property and the sales have
greatly increased in the last two months"
His was not single verdict. The San
Joaquin road was the topic of discussion
in every part of the ferry-boat, and great
enthusiasm over the prospect of business
revival was manifested by the merchants
and mechanics who were on their way to
homes in Alameda, Berkeley and Oakland.
P. A. Buell. of Stockton, president of the
Commercial Association and the senior
member of the lumber firm of Buell. & Co.,
met the directors on the boat to escort
them to Stockton. He was joined by c. M.
Weber, a capitalist of this city, whose
father founded the town Joseph East
land, president of the company which
owns the gas works and the gas wells here,
and who is an earnest advocate in behalf
of Stockton's claim for the valley road,
was present in dual capacity-a guest of
Stockton. resident of San Francisco and
Stocktonian in his welcome to the direc-
tors.
1t was $50 o'clock when the boat left
San Francisco for the Oakland mole. At
1855 P. M. the train was in Stockton. Din
ner was served in the dining-car, and after
ward an adjournment was taken to the
smoking apartment of the Pullman, where
the directors proved good listeners to the
claims of the Stockton men. An electric
car was in waiting at the depot, and the
directors were taken to the Yosemite Ho-
tel, where warm greeting was given them
by the foremost citizens of Stockton. The
committee of reception was composed of
Frank E. Lane, grain merchant; d. s..
Rosenbaum, capitalist; Sidney Newell,
banker; G. M. Jackson, hardware mer-
chant; H. J. Corcoran, manager of the
California Navigat lion and improvement
Company, and William Inglis, banker
and capitalist.
number of the members of the recep-
ton committee were at the depot and the
others waited the arrival of the directors at
the hotel, where greetings were exchanged
and cordial welcome to Stockton ac-
corded. Then the guests were taken to the
Yosemite Club, where an informal recep-
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making the address of welcome.
Tonight the metropolis of the San
Joaquin, the great manufacturing city OF
the interior of the State, shows that she is
in earnest in her endeavor to secure the
competing road. The city, which the
Southern Pacific tried to crush and failed
to crush, is one of the most substantial in
the State. with fine business blocks, good
streets, electric streetcar service and all
the evidences which characterize modern
and progressive city. Her citizens realize
that the business and industries, the
wealth and the population of this city will
be greatly enhanced by a competing road
and thus propose to offer substantial in
ducements for its coming.
The programme mapped out by the re-
ception committee is an extensive one.
Carriages will be in waiting at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning and the directors will be
driven to points of interest in and about
the city and will be shown the advantages
which Stockton has to offer for compet-
ing RAILROAD. The various manufacturing
and commercial enterprises will be shown.
The water front and industrial section OF