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The herald., 1895-01-02
COMPETING RAILROADS.
COMMENT BY THOSE MOST IN.
TERESrED.
Views Expressed by Officials and Citi-
,zens Whose Opinions Are
of Value.

The San Francisco Report, by whose
influence in great measure the Traffic
association was organized, thinks that,
if San Francisco proceeds, or, rather
stands upon the batie that the San Joa
quin valley cannot go to Los Angeles
but must come to San Francisco and can
do naught but bear more or less pa
tiently the ruinous exactions of the
Southern Pacific company, a grave and
perhaps irremediable mistake will be
made. The old proverb that where
there's will there's way has never
proved go true as it has in this new
country, America. In the bright lexico
of these youthful states there has been
no such word as cant" and ii the San
Joaquin valley-peopled by Americans
should prove unable to find a profit
able outlet southwark, when denied one
northward, it will be the only excep.
lion to rule that has made the United
States the great country that it is.
We notice that some local contempo-
raries are disposed to treat the people OF
the valley ga If those ong-suffering citi-
zsns were in a pet, which they will get
over when they see that their only hope
lies in San Francisco. The sentiment of
anger and impatience that now pervades
the valley iS, however, the demonstra-
ton Of determined temper
aroused by contemplation of q
long series of wrongs. and by the con-
vietion that unless they help themselves
no one will help them-a conviction thRt
we wish San Francisco had reached. We
believe that George Ill had some such
idea as that when the American col
onists made rebellious demonstrations.
1t is an estimate of American popular
movements that it is always very unsafe
to make. We advise San Francisco cap
italists not to make any euch estimate
OF the valley movement that ia begin
ming, or Of the popular movement that
is likely to begin here soon, should the
short-sighted policy of our usurious mil
lionaires and our dummy merchants be
continued much longer. We regard it
as quite certain that unless San Fran
cisco and the San Joaquin valley shall
be brought together soon in a CONNER
cial and industrial alliance, either the
valley will find way of saving itself,
regardless of San Francisco, or
the people OF this city will take the
matter into their own hands-the email
property owners, the tradesmen and the
mechanics. sweep the Traffic association
aside into everlasting disgrace and end
for good the reign of the led captains
who call themselves our leading cili-
Zene
The herald., 1895-01-02
The RA|S|N CITY AROUSED.
Fresno Business Men Meet and
Act.
A Decisive Move for Competing
Railroad.
Cos AngsIrs IL tn, Obj sctive Point-San
Francisco Ignorsd-The Leavon
Is Working.

When The HERALD took up the fight
for competing line of railroad from
Fresno to Los Angeles it expected to
have the support not only OF the people
of Southern California, but OF the poo
pie OF the central counties.
III this it has not been disappointed.
Every NEIL brings expressions of
opinion from the north, all favorable to
the project.
The San Joaquin valley, from Fresno
to Bakersfield, is ablaze with enthu siasm
over the prospect of a competing line to
Los Angeles.
The people of the Raisin city have
been the first to take united action in
favor OF the proposition.
A decisive move in the direction OF a
settlement was made Monday night
when meeting OF representative citi-
gems of Fresno decided to call mass
meeting OF citizens OF the entire valley,
to place themselves on record as favor
able to amending the state constitution
30 as to permit counties to be bonded in
order to give aid to the proposed rail-
road.
A motion to ignore San Francisco and
treat only with Los Angeles in regard to
this mater. carried at this meeting.
THE HERALD is encouraged on all sides
to keep up the fight for road to Fresno,
one to Salt Lake and deep sea harbor
at San Pedro.
The herald., 1895-01-02
UNIVE SITY.
The Sigma Chts Entertainment-The
New Enles.

The Sigma CHRIS Entertainment-The
New Eules.
UNIvERsITY, Jan. 1.-The Young La
dies Missionary soc;e.y will give an en-
tertsinment, called The Temple OF Fame.
ON January 9th, in the college chapel.
On Monday evening the Sigma CHS
gave an impromptu New Years party
at the residence OF Mrs. Garrett. Those
present were Messrs. 0. 2. Thomson. H.
L. Martin, F. c. Med. Spencer, r. G.
Van Cleve. K. G. Currsn, Pluto Jones.
F. G. Wright. and l.. r. Garrett; Misses
Pauline Curran. Louise Davies. Maude
Murphy. Sarah Stolliker. Lulu Johns,
Lillian Bovard, Mabel Martin, and Nina
Martin.
Miss Flora Tilden entertained few of
her friends at her home ON Thirty sixth
street, on Saturday evening.
The new rules that go into effect to-
day are still the crest subject OF discus
sion among the college community. The
people appear 70 take unkindly to them,
especially to that which allows the
faculty to dismiss student without Civ
ing any reasons. In spite of all the
talk, however. the regulations. on the
whole. would appear not to be unreas-
enable. 1t has been given out that full
explanations will be made today in
chapel on behalf OF the faculty and
directOrs
The herald., 1895-01-02

to allow rebates on freight rates so as to
give them unjust advantages over COM
petitors and smaller dealers, at the exs
nenee OF the public.
There is also feeling that the mel
bers OF the Traffic association have not
cared particularly to benefit the people
oil the San Joaquin valley at all When
the-Eresuo and-slontefoy road w4s PRO
posed 1t met tbs undisguised opposition
OF the Traffic association. The con-
struction OF the road to Monterey will
result in Fresno's being made terminal
point in the Southern Pacific svstem,
not only in the matter of outgoing but OF
incoming freights, and that would be q
big boon to Fresno. That road will be
built, but not ii tho Traffic association.
which seems more effective as an OPP
ponent OF progress than as progressive
Institution, can stopit.
Therefore it ia that the movement to-
ward making an alliance OF all the in
terests OF this part of the valley with
those OF Southern California ia endorsed
by all our buaiuess men, who are ready
to do their part in the construction OF a
competing road to Los Angeles, just as
they have always been ready to do their
part on a road to tide water, and that is
why the Expositor favors this move
ment.
The Monterey railroad will be built,
and that will take our grain to tide
water. Let the road to Los Angeles be
bnilt so that Fresno and Tulsre and
Kings and Kern may become com-
mercially and ipdustrially part OF
Southern Californis and get into the
line OF development and prosperity that
is bound to come when energy. intel
ligence and capital are combined and
pushed with the genius that is Masking
Los Angeles tbs most remarkable city
in the union.
The herald., 1895-01-02

ahead. It's satisfactory to US; we'll
raise the money Thee men will do
the same thing nov. just as soon as the
Traffic association gives guarantee
that they will build road.
During the pass year an officer Of
the Traffic association made this propo-
eition to me, namely. that he had al
ready. five capitalists down for $40 GOO
each, three OF whom had Subscribed
ten for $40, 600, of whom five had already
subscribed twenty for 5000 each. OF
whom ten had subscribed. After he
had these amounts made up house-to'
house canvass would be made for the
needed balance. Now | can't learn that
any particular sum has been secured.
Il did not agree that the plan would
be successful. The mdwinter fair ex-
perience told me that the money would
not come, il it came from the capital
lists, but from the men who occupy the
capitalists property and pay them rent
from the cigar dealers, the saloon men,
the lodging houses and the small ore-
keepers. hotels, etc., until the capital
lists would be slammed into contributing.
'Some ask me why the merchants of
San Francisco do not build the road.
My answer is that the merchants OF San
Francisco during the last five years have
not made interest on their capital, and
they are called on almost daily for con-
tributions to charity. while the people
who own the property occupied by the
merchants a.e in Europe and can't be
reached.
"When heard of the postponement
OF the time for taking subscriptions for
six months it eemed like an indefinite
postponement, and concluded that we
had better look to the southern country,
which is reaching into this valley for
trade. The people there have shown a
disposition to advertise US as belonging
to their section of the state. Learning
that division OF the state was mooted,
| concluded that if the state is to be
divided we would prefer to cast our lot
with the southern half-would rather
be the tail OF live body than be the
main part OF corpse. | agree with the
Traffic association that San Francisco is
the natural outlet for us, but what have
they done for us?
They may talk about the one-lunged
people. but would rather bet on man
without lung and with hot water bag
to promote respiration. than longer to
trust those who have been building
road down this valley the last two years
and calling themselves the Traffic asso-
ciation.'
The herald., 1895-01-02
A Vigorous Campaign.

The Los Angeles HERALD has COM
menced vigorous campaign for COM
petng railroad to Fresno, the object
being to turn the traffic from San Fran
cisco Inward, says the San Diego
Union. Los Angeles would be the first
beneficiary OF such an undertaking,
leaving out of tbs consideration the
towns of the interior along the line OF
the proposed road, but San Diego would
he affected favorably as we'll. II once
tho grain shipments of the San Joaquin
valley were to be sent southwark they
would reach tide water at this city for
shipment abroad, for neither Santa
Monica nor San Pedro has facilities for
handling such products to advantage.
So far as possible San Diego should aid
in the movement 30 auspiciously COM
mencsd,
The herald., 1895-01-02

II the one-lunged shouters from tn g
the south who are now clamoring for
state division will agree to in no way
claim any part OF the name OF Cslifor-
mia. and will take what public institu-
tions are now located there and call it
square. the Appeal don't know but what
it would be advisable to let the good
work go on. These Johnnie Cumlate-
lys should also be privileged to draw
the line 30 as to take in San Francisco
-Marysville Appeal.
To which the Bakersfield Californian
replies: 1t ia such chaste and elegant
comment ss this that is largely respon-
sible for the growing sentiment in favor
of state division. II the majority of the
people who favor state divisio are
"oue-lunged" and if they have but re-
Gently come to California (both of which
propositions are untrue). that would not
be valid argument against the propo>
sition. So long as man is citizen OF
the United States. 30 long has ne a
right to express his sentiments in what.
ever locality he resides, whether he has
been there only one year or 20 years.
Certainly such abusive assertions as that
OF the Appeal and other journals. which
have commented in like temper on the
subject, will only make the sentiment
Of the southern part of the state stronger
in favor OF division.
The herald., 1895-01-02
Fresno's Attitude.


During the past week the newspapers
of San Francisco and Los Angeles, says
the Fresno Expositor, have had mach to
say about the proposed road connecting
Fresno with Los Angeles, and about an
alliance of all tue interests of this part
OF the San Joaquin valley with those of
Southern California. This condition of
feeling on the part of the leading BUSH
ness men OF Fresno has been brought
about by disgust at the failures of vari-
GUS projects for building competing lines
of railroads through the valley from San
Francisco and Stockton, and especially
by the monumental and exasperating
fiasco of all of them, that of the Traffic
association.
For several years the people OF the
San Joaquin valley have pinned their
faith to this organization. and have
stood ready at any time that it should
show disposition and ability to build
the road to do fair share toward max
ing success easy anG sure. But they
have been doomed to disappointment.
and week ago that association passed
resolution, and gave notice accordingly,
that the time for receiving subscriptions
had been extended six months. That
action knocked out what little faith any
Fresno people may have had in Mr..
Leeds purposes.
1t is pertinent TO this question to say
that the people in this part OF the state
are very skeptical concerning tho mo-
tives OF the leading men OF the Traffic
association. and are beginning to doubt
that they ever expected to build road
at all. There is a feeling that some of
the heavy men in that organization have
been using it as sort of club to hold in
terrorem over the managers of theg
Cos. h~-n pA~;G~ A. &c. A. -,-k
The herald., 1895-01-02

Last Sunday night an exciting mill
took place between two well-known dog.
town blades.
The trouble arose over the right to a
young lady's hand and affection. Ill
feeling between the two had been in ex-
istence for some time, and about 10
O'Clock on the evening mentioned this
resolved itself into decision to fight it
out. with thu understanding that to the
better man belonged the spois. The
two rivals, aged IL and 10 years, respect
lively. repsired to the open lot on the
corner of Maud and Sotello atreet1 and
fought in the presence OF about loo
spectators.
The fight was with bare knuckles and
to finish. no rounds being allowed.
Fifteen minutes desperate slugging re-
quilted in the complete knock out OF one
OF the combatants. The defeated man
gamely acknowledged that he was beaten
and ehook banda with his antagonist
before leaving the field. Now peace
reigns once more in dogtown, and the
CANNES continue to howl at the moon.
The herald., 1895-01-02
7. G. BERRY Is WEARY.
THE TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION HAS
DONE NOTHING.
CGg7nt Reasons OF a Fresno Man for Fa-
voriDg the Los Angeles
Proposition.

. The course taken by the San Francisco
Bulletin toward the proposed road to
Los Angeles is exsspersting to Fresno
business men. says the Expositor. A
number OF them expressed themselves
on the matter last evening with much
freedom and force. They object to the
Bulletins Characterization of the move
as silly" The most outspoken OF all
was Fulton G. Berry, whom the Bulletin
says is member OF the Traffic associs.
ton and has not reported the new move
10 that body at 3l4 Pine street. San
Francisco. Mr.. Berry said to an Expos.
itor reporter last evening:
80 the Bulletin says IT'S silly? Well,
thata characteristic. They thought that
the Northern Pacific road was aily. but
they have probably changed their minds.
Any move is silly that purposes to make
1t possible for people on this coast to do
business outside of San Francisco, but
other cities are growing up. The empty
stores on principal streets there, and
mberlees houses to rent all over town
chow what that policy is doing there.
Bat about being a member of the
Traffic association. Col. s. S. Wright
came TO me in the first place and asked
me II would ba a memb Der of it. an
eweTed yes, on certain conditions,
namely, that the association would
raise $3.50, 900 and go to work. said l
would take my coat off and do as much
a. any other man to build the road. l
never accepted the position. in fact, but
! have called on President Upbam and
Manager Leeds when l have been in
the city. They have always assured me
that the money would be- raised in
short time. | satisfied myself that they
had not raised half that sum and don't
feel bound to stand in with an institu.
lion that can't raise 81 per capita of pop
ulation to build competing road into
that town. I became convinced that it
was no longer OF use for the people OF
Fresno county TO look to San Francisco
ior any aid whatever for a competing
road through this valley.
AT leas. eight months ago. in talking
with Mr.. Leeds, ne asked me what we
would do. said to him, We sre i'm.
poverished, like most of the merchants
Of San Francisco, but If he would give
US any guarantee that the road will be
built within given time we would give
$4,000 in cash. He replied, L am
authorized to say to you that the Traffic
association will build the road
have yet to learn that they have raised
any given amount. On my return to
Fresno | laid this matter before our
leading busless men. They said: All
-ioht. RarrY. We will do it. You 90
The herald., 1895-01-02

Hanford Democrat: Senator }. Il.
Mathews OF Los Angelica has prepared a
bill which he will introduce at the COM
ing session OF the legislature authorz.
ing the state to engage in railroad build
ing. The constitution of the state
would have TO be amended to accomplish
this, but this amendment has already
been prepared and will ba submitted to
vote of tho people in 1896, il approved
by the legislature. Mr.. Matthew'S bill
authorizes the state to build railroad
from San Diego to the Oregon line. pasa-
ing through the San Joaquin and Sacrs-
mento valleys As feeders will be
necessary to. the main line. the bill
authorizes counties to issue bonds to
build them. A careful scrutiny of the
bill will be necessary before it can be
endorsed, but there seems no reason
why the state should not construct a
road.
The herald., 1895-01-02

Central California Counties VIII Looh
Los Augelaa,

Central California Counties VIII Look
to Los Angeles.
FRESNO, CAL, Jan. IA decisive move
was made last night in the direction of
a settlement of the question OF Compel
ing road through the San Joaquin val
ley. At meeting of representative cit.
izens it was not only decided to call
maze meeting of citizens of the valley,
but 10 place it on record as the unani-
mous feeling OF those present that the
state constitution be go amended as to
permit this county to be bonded in order
TO give financial aid to the proposed
railroad. AS the constitution now stands
the statutes forbid the bonding of coun.
ties for railroad purposes.
A number OF expressions OF opinion
from leading citizens OF Los Angeles.
ss published in THE HERALD.
were read, all holding out the right hand
OF fellow ship to Fresno in her struggle,
and many indorsing the proposition that
in he event of division of the state,
Fresno would be heartily welcomed to
the sunny south.
The matter OF ignoring San Francisco
and taking up Los Ang ,les only was
settled by a motion made by o. j.
Woodward expressly to get the sense of
the meeting on this question. Mr..
Woodward moved that when the mass
meeting is called it be stated as its OBJ
ject the building of competing road to
Los Angeles, ignoring San Francisco al
together.
Mr.. Woodward's motion WAS then put
and prevailed by a small majority.
Those who voted against the motion ex-
plainsd that their sympathies lay dis
tiDctly with Los Angeles, but San Fran
cisco should be given an opportunity to
ahnX what abe would do
The herald., 1895-01-02
Opinions Con corning Mr.. Leeds.


Fresno Expositor: The talk OF leading
citizens of Fresno about making an
offensive and defensive alliance with
Los Angeles and the people OF Southern
California, industrously and CONNER
cially, and. if necessary, even to the ex.
tent OF standing in with them in Gaze
they should in the future make q move
for dividing the state. has had the re-
suit of putting more life in the Traffic
association than it has shown before in
some time. 1t has restored the power
of speech on the question Of compel.
ing road to some of its members, and
now that Mr.. Leeds has his Job at $10.-
600 a year occurred he can also talk. 1t
will be remembered that while his
salary for thu current year was in doubt
he was speechless "a far VS. the compet-
ing road WAS concerned.
San Francisco News Letter: Mr..
Leeds San Joaquin valley railroad, Con
paper promises to develop into geau
inc boomerang, Ii he do not speedily
transfer it from paper to the solid ground
the Fresno people threaten to build
road to Los Angeles and to join the
orange growers in an attempt to divide
the state. As such action would un-
do, ht~Ai- -~.slA i. the Insae- NJ r--l-
The herald., 1895-01-02

There isgood reason for the popular-
ity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Davis & Buzard of West Monterey,
Clarion Co., Pa, say: 1T has cured
people that our physicians could do
nothing for. We persuaded them to try
a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Rem
edy and they now recommend it with
the rest OF u.s." 50-cent bottles for sale
by OFF & Vaughn. Fourth and Spring !;
G. +. Heinzemsn, 222 N. Main.
The herald., 1895-01-02
Licrns.d Land Surveyor.

We do all kinds OF work and in subdi viding
tracts-our specialty-t-ke pay in land, horses,
hay or mot anything, havl money. We deal
in land; buy, sell or trade. aud rent houses, as
there is not much surveying since the boom.
Have sold 200 places OH installments, A rent
stopper. Laugworthy Co.. 226 s. Spring. UP
stairs. Take holster.
The herald., 1895-01-02

of his $40, 600 salary, that promoter OF
giant enterprises may be expected to
issue at once one OF his characteristic
bulletins in the form OF an interview an.
nouncing that ''several large subscrp-
tions are almost secured" and that 1.-THE
outlook is much brighter than it has
been for several days pact"
Modesto Banner: Manager Leeds, of
the Traffic association, appears to have
been suddenly seized with fit OF igno.
rance in regard to what the farmers Of
the San joaquin valley want and what
they have to offer" in regard to a COM
peting railroad. This is a singular po-
sition for man like Mr.. Leeds to be
placed in, particularly when he is re-
ceiving a salary OF $10,0 900 a year for no
other purpose than to find out these
very things he now claims to be ignorant
Of II Mr.. Leeds does not get move
on" ere long and find ont what the peo-
Pile want. the people will doubtless find
some one who will take his place and
the SIC, 900 year. who will be able to
find out what they want"
The herald., 1895-01-02

Mothers Civ Angostura Bitters to their chill
dren to stop collie and loosepess of the bowels
DR.. J. e. B. Sl,g CERT & Sons, sole manufacturers.
At all drugpiBt3.
The herald., 1895-01-02

Fitzgerald, house and sign painter, 222
Franklin 4; telephone 1449. Low prices.
The herald., 1895-01-02

Drink Shssts Water. Woollacott agent.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-06
Easy Sum.

What does 'quartered oak mean, ia. ther?'' inquired little Dennis Mckay, who had been reading the advertisement of a large furniture manufacturing company.
 An here's the resoolts av iddication!" ejaculated MT. Mckay, with an expression of great contempt on his ruddy face Here's mo by that's been a-addin an subthractin,- mooltiplyin an diyidin for the lasht sivin years coon mkt Daycimber, an has to ask his poor ovid fayther the manin of q simple little soom loike that. !"
 "Why, didn't know"- began Dennis, much abashed, but his father gave a de- precatory wave of his right hand.
 And fwy didn't ye knowp" he broke in. "Fwy? Because the cooltivation av common siDse is not included in your coorycoolun at school, that's fwy. Stan me cop in Q row, an ask me how nanny is elivin, siyinteen, twinty-wan and ferrty four, an it's mesilf that ud have nivver a wurrd to say. But let mo casht me oy in ter windy where there's ohape chairs an tables an other furnitoor, marked guar thered oak, an the ovid shtory av the ap. pie cut inter four paces, that was larnt mo as by, cooms roight back to me.
 There's four quarthers to livery blissed thin in this wurrld, Dennis, me son, an whin a table is quGrth~ ped ak accoordin to the man that sells it, be tre same token you may know it's thray quarthers poine, aven if he makes no intuition av it. "- Youths Companion.