The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
VALLEY ROAD BUILDING,
J. S. Wilbur Appointed Division
Engineer to Superintend
Work.
INSTRUCTED TO BEGIN NOW.
Every Mile Laid Means Million
Dollars of New Wealth to
California.

Us. Wilbur, son-in-law of I. R. Will
bur, right-of-way agent of the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway, has
been appointed division engineer, with
headquarters at Stockton 1t will be his
duty to supelintend construction of the
road and perform surveying work in con-
nection with certain properties on the
right of way.
Engineer Wilbur left for Stockton Fri
day evening with surveying outfit and
instructions to begin work allotted to him
at once. He will employ three assistants
in that city, who will help him in making
surveys and attend to details of receiving
materials and later in various departments
of construction work.
1.-THE first thing to be done by Mr.. Will
bur is to survey some property in Stock
ton which stands upon the route laid out,
and will have to be purchased by the
Stockton Commercial Associations" Chief
Engineer Storey explained yesterday. at
is necessary to have special surveys of the
property, as it will be decided to the COM
pany. AS soon as that is done he will get
ready for construction. The deeds will
then come in without much delay. His
next duty will be to stake out levels of en-
Ddnkn6nlS ana receive HldlSIldl, WHICH
will begin pouring in in another two or
three weeks.
Until the road IS finished to the Stanis-
laus River he will remain on that division,
but when construction is begun below that
point he and his assistants will move into
Stanislaus County.
at will take ten days to get in bids on
grading, and within two weeks after
advertise for these bids the directors will
let these contracts. After that the con-
tractors can have their men and materials
on the ground in three or four days, all
ready to begin operations"
p. A. Buell. of Stockton, who all through
has been leading spirit in the Valley
road enterprise as shared by the people of
his city, makes a remarkable showing for
the railway in letter to the Daily Report,
as follows:
1 consider that stockton, in offering induce
ments OF terminal facilities costing 100000
and twenty-five miles of right of way through
the country, in addition to 100000 subscrip-
ton to the capital stock of the railway COM
pany, has set a mark which for liberality Will
not be equaled.
Large as has been the bonus Stockton is
already receiving a large return on the in
vestment even before the work of construction
has commenced. This is true also of the
surrounding country. Inquiries have been
coming in for some time regarding lands suit
able for colonization purposes, and under
stand that many large bodies OF land have
already been bought for that purpose.
The building of the Valley road has stimu-
lated many enterprises that have heretofore
been tagging. As an instance ! would cite the.
building of the Sienislaus and San Joaquin
Water Company system of canals and fumes
fo- irrigating 100000 acres of land lying south
and east of Stockton, the work on which is now
being pushed to completion by the owners of
large tracts of land which will be traversed by |
the Valley road. They realize that with cheap
transportation facilities these lands will be |
rapidly settled up by people from the Western |
States, who are already making Investigations.
There is no question but that great wave Of !
prosperity will follow the line of construction |
of the railroad and will reach far beyond the |
territory Immediately affected.
The owners and builders of this great enter |
prise are deserving of the everlasting gratitude |
of the people of this State. This will apply |
especially to the directors OF the road, who
are giving much OF their valuable time TO
the pushing forward of this enterprise.
They have accomplished wonderful results in
the short space of four months, as they now
have everything ordered for the purpose of
construction, including the engines and cars.
In few days our people will have fulfilled
their contract and the right Of way from Stock
ton to the Stanislaus River will be turned over
to the railway company ready for the graders.
The energetic men who have charge OF the con-
struction will lay down the ties and rails at
rate never before equaled, and every mile laid
will mean a million dollars OF new wealth to
California.
The following letter was addressed yes
terday' by the secretary of the Manufac-
turers Association to Robert Watt, acting
president OF the Valley road, compliment
ing the directors on their action in favor
of California industries:
SAN FRANCISCO, June 81, 1895.
Robert Watt Esq, Acting President San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, City
DEAR SIR: Noting the article in the City press
this morning in regard TO the letting OF the
contract for 100 fatcars and fifty boxcars TO
John Hammond & Co, desire on behalf of the
Manufacturers and Producers Association of
California to thank your board of directors,
through you, for the stand taken by your COM
pany in the matter of patronizing California
manufactures. l am for the association, yours
truly. /. r. MEAD, secretary.
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