The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
WORKING FOR THE LINE.
Great Enthusiasm at a Mass
Meeting of Her Business
Men.
FORTY SHARES SNAPPED UP.
Representative of the Competing
Road Meet With Flattering
Reception.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, April H.-Pur-
suant to announcement, the Examiner
train arrived here early this morning from
VisaIia About 8 o'clock, the reception
committee, which had been previously ap-
pointed, went over to the depot and babe
the visitors welcome. The party had been
reduced in force, and now consists OF a. ID.
Barendt, in charge, assisted by Mr..
Pinkiert, and accompanied by Alfred ].
Marcus, representing the directors of the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Railroad.
After brief chat over the purpose OF the
visit, the party took carriages and drove
over to the heights, thence down the
grade to the river, along the canals to the
Jewett-avenue bridge, then into town by
Twenty fourth street, past the County
Hospital and to the hotel. The visitors,
none of whom had ever been here before,
expressed themselves as delighted with
what they saw, and were of one mind that
all this part of the valley needed to make
it perfect was another railroad.
ESAfter consultation with the executive
committee appointed at the mass meeting
last Saturday it was decided to hold an
other meeting this evening. At the hour
appointed the hall was crowded, there
being a sprinkling of ladies present. Judge
Brundagee called the meeting to order and
Senator S. G. Smith was chosen chairman.
Chairman Smith stated the object of the
meeting and then introduced A. J. Mar
Gus, representing the directors of the val
ley road. The gentleman made short
explanatory statement of the method of
making stock subscriptions. He said he
believed the road was coming to Bakers
field, but it lay with the people to say
what they would do to encour age it.
A. II. Barendt was the next speaker. He
said he had no doubt that many of the peo-
pie were lying back in their chairs and
thinking the railroad must come here any
how. But he wanted to tell them that they
were apt to find themselves mistaken. He
had had conversation with Claus Spreck-
els Just before coming here, and that gen.
tleman said that, while the road had been
broadly planned to run from Stockton to
Bakersfield, it did not follow that they
were to come to this town. They vera
under no obligation to do so. Towns that
did not respond with rights OF way, depot
sites and subscriptions to stock would be
left to one side.
The speaker praised Visalia for what it
had done, and said that Bakersfield ought
certainly to do as much. The people of
Bakersfield had done well in raising $12,-
900, but more would be needed. He con-
Guided by saying:
eff Bakersfield wants the road she's got
to work for it."
Chairman Smith reported that the ex-
ecutive committee had waited upon Lloyd
Tevis this afternoon and that gentleman
had said that wherever possible he would
donate right of way and depot grounds to
the road. This was received with hearty
applause.
Subscriptions to stock were then called
for and the following names were put
down: A. j. Mcleod and Paul Galtes,
five shares each; II. Hirschfield, E. NJ.
Roberts, WE'LL & Alexander, J. Niederaur
Mrs. f. A. Tracy, F. A. Tracy and J. A.
Smith, two shares each; w. Lowell, J.
Brandage, A. F. Stoner, R. S. Ashton, A.
P. Eyraud, L. Monteverde, L. M. Dinkel-
spiel, W. E. Deacon, H. A. Blodgett, E.
Dinkelspiel, W. H. Scribner, Mrs. E. NJ.
Roberts and L. S. Rogers, one share each.
On behalf of Mr. Hearst, three shares were
subscribed, making forty all told, or
$4,000