The morning call., 1895-02-18

agreeing 10 enter the city anywhere south of
the original charter line, west of the old en-
barcadero of San Antonio, above ordinary high
tide and thence southwark or westward to
navigable water. This plan is made as broad
and liberal as is possible, and considers the
present and future welfare of both the city and
inland traffic and the Terry service between
Oakland and San Francisco.
EThird--Oakland has long desired to have
Competing railroad and TO participate in the
general relief and prosperity to be brought
about thereby. This is her opportunity. Thus
far the city has not distinguished herself by CO.
operative unity of action productive of large
results But at this juncture, certainly is fur
nished an opportunity, together with every in
ducement, reason and interest why all apathy
cross-purposes and private interests should be
laid aside to make one concerted and success
full effort to obtain the terminus of this new
railroad which, next TO recovering the water
front is to us the greatest commercial benefit
possible The committee looks solely to the
general good, our common commercial well
fare, development, strength and future pros
perity as city, ana we caii upon ell public
that light and to grasp the present opportunity
before it is past, meeting the committee and its
solicitors with a liberal hand us well as lib
eral views. Money is one good measure of our
allegiance to the cause.
Subscriptions Will be taken beginning imme-
diately, the subscription books being now
open To our citizens doing business in San
Francisco, we wish to suggest that they re-
member Oakland in making their subscrip-
tons. By so doing the money accomplishes
the same result il the general cause while
crediting Oakland, us she ought to be credited
with the subscriptions made by her citizens
thus accomplishing two good purposes by the
same act.
The committee has established its headouar-
tiers at rooms SO and 80, No. 500 Broadway
Delger block, between Ninth and Tenth streets
Oakland, where any persons not reached by
the solicitors viii be furnished ali opportunity
at their own convenience to put their names
to the Oakland Subscription" for the Compel
ing railroad
FOurth-'rhe large territory specified above
furnishes numerous accessible and desirable
routes To the west and south, next the water
the charter rules off two strips through which
the new railroad company shall be granted the
right of way without the necessity of any petit
ton insofar as the city has power to grant
rights of way Coming landWard there is
ample room for more than q dozen advan-
tageous and practicable approaches to naviga-
BILE water, either south or west A terminal
route established anywhere within this terri
tory and extending thence to navigable water
will be vast benefit TO the city OF Oakland, its
commerce, development and permanent pros
perity Those within the territory who can
furnish the best inducement and best right OF
way will be entitled to secure it.
The question OF precise location and route
need not and cannot be determined until after
the competing railroad company shall have de-
termined whether or not 1t will make Oakland
its western terminus. AS soon as il signifies
that determination this committee, and we
believe, every subscriber, as well as the citi-
zenS of Oakland generally, will promptly furn-
ties at such place within the designated territory
as viii be not only satisfactory TO the railroad
company, but the best on the eastern side OF
the bay of San Francisco.
F. DELGER, President.
W. V. Witcher, Secretary Oakland Terminal
Committee.