The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-14

President of that republic, were for the same
purpose, and SO were the Liverpool docks.
San Francisco deliberately entered CONNER
cial race with a handicap when politicians
were permitted to deprive her of this facility
1t is doubtless the purpose of Mr.. Spreckels to
bring his ships and cars together by using the
tide flats which he wishes conceded by the
State, and for that reason he should nave the
concession. The effect upon trade will be so
wholesome that every one viii WONDER snat
the senseless prohibition ever existed.
J. P. LIE Count of LIE Count Bros, whole
sale stationers, printers and hlank-book
manufacturers, 533 Market street, said:
I think the valley road should be granted
anything in reason to encourage them, and
that their request for terminal point Is about
as modest as one could imagine. Local COM
petition in freight rates is the only thing that
can save this State. Through freight rates,
both East and West, are all very well In their
way as basis for discussion, but, after all, Cal
ifornia must have reasonable local rates and
good many local branch roads to develop the
State. The desired terminal point is a splendid
means to this end.
Justinian Caire, chemicals, hardware,
ETC., 521-523 Market street, said:
1 am in favor OF anything that will help the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
to compete with the Southern Pacific, and l
think terminal point for the new road is alb
solutely indispensable.
Anterior Macondray, of Macondray. &
Co., importing commission and shipping
merchants, 425-427 Market street, said:
Why, certainly, the valley railroad should
have a terminal point on the bay shore in San
Francisco. Just see how it would benefit i'm
porters Why can't we have a lot of fine de-
pots and warehouses like Chicago and other
Eastern cities, where goods might be forwarded
TO the customers of jobbers without the trouble
and expense OF bringing them uptown to our
stores? San Francisco will never be a first-class
distributing point till these facilities are af-
forded TO shippers and importers.
NJ. A Gunst, Police Commissioner and
member of the firm of M. A. Gunst 81 Co.,
cigars and tobacco, 203 Kearny street, said ::
When the people ask for thing they ought
to have II, and in this case the people appear
to want the valley road to get terminus. l
question. Californians know what they want
generally and are fully able to express their
wants They have done so.
Henry N. Clement, an attorney, Mills
building, said:
There always has been some doubt in my
mind about the legal right of the State to grant
or lease its water frontage to any person, but
doubts don't count in this matter. When the
10 have terminus they mean business, and
that settles It.. II, by any hocuspocus OF litiga-
ton or politics, the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railroad should be deprived of
its terminal point it would be an outrage on
the people OF this community. My opinion is
that several of these local grants to corpora
tons could be revoked and see no objection
insolent corporations don't treat the people
properly. The people are sovereign and they
can give and take away their water front
whenever they feel like it.