The herald., 1895-01-02
A vaiue From .hs North.

Los Angeles tbs most remarkable city
in the union.
Vaice From ths North.
: There has been IA deal of talk recently
SPOUT the construction OF q new railroad
from San Francisco to some point in this
upper San joaquin valley. says the Rad
Bluff News. This San Francisco Traffic
association has had the movement in
charge with what appeared TO be fair
prospects of success provided s350.000
could be raised in San Francisco. They
have been trying for W eks to get this
amount subscribed. but have failed and
there Seems to be great danger that the
project will Isll through. The capitalists
of that unprogreesiye city will not take
hold of it, and members OF the Traffic
association itself have failed to do so.
Disguised with ,hs apathy of San
Francisco, thu Fresno people have COM
menced agitation Tor q competing road
to connect In IN with Los Angeles, and
the latter city seems ready and willing
to help build the road. The Herald Of
that city says: "We are not going to
divide the state, but we are going to
divide the commerce of the state. San
francisco has taxed the people too long
and to such litte purpose that this re-
sort is inevitable. San Francisco has
adopted dog in the manger policy to
such al extent that the very STRAW on
which she lieE ia rotten-that which is
left after Portland and Vancouver and
the Southern Pacific have robbed the
mapger. Los Angeles will now bid for
the trade of Central California.
In view of the conduct OF the San
Franciscans in the past it would not be
at all surprising if they were to sit
down, hug their money bags and per-
NIT the trade of Central California to
be taken awav. We should regard thu
talk OF a new road to Los Angeles az
simply bluff it were rot for the won
derful enterprise and push Ct her peop g.
There ia no telling what they will do.
nuntingtoh'A Policy.
The Pasadena News lie of the opinion
that the head of the land Of
fee of the Southern. Pacific COM
pany appears to be a cham pion enemy
maker. He has scratched the back OF
The HERALD the wrong way for a small
matter, and the latter is literally wip-
ing the earth with the Southern Pacific
interests in Southern California, and
from all appearances will have the
San Pedro harbor finished and the
Fresno opposition road built next week
but the worst error was in refusing 10 re-
duce the fare ON the cable road leading
to the Cliff house in San Francisco.
The people demanded this, and Adolph
Sutro took it up, and as result the
Southern Pacific has had to take water
but Sutro has not stopped and he never
will. With hate for the Southern Paci-
ic in one eye and his other on his own
great interests, no has been elected
mayor, and now sits on the
head of the octupus, as he calls it. But
this ia not all. The stock holders Of the
Central Pacific. which ia leased to the
Southern Pacific. have for some time
been curious about the internal working
of the concern, and their leader, Sir
Charles Wilson, in looking for informa-
ton, ran upon Mayor Sutro, and to say
that Mr.. Sutro loaded the English
nobleman with facts but family express
90 it. The Southern Pacific is dou btless
often maligned, but at the same time
Mr.. Huntington is in fault for allowing
the policy OF the railroad to be dictated
by men OF poor Judgment. who have
faculty OF antagonizing individuals and
corporations, thus adding to tho army
that ~ working against them. The
Southern Pacific is denounced in every
town in California in unmeasured terms,
and has the reputation of robbing the
producers of the state. There is I'M
doubtedly much misrepresentation in
this. and Judging from some Of the acts
OF officials, there is a bungler OF supreme
ability at work somewhere. The South
ern Pacific has been retrenching for q
year, but there ia very general belief
that it began at the wrong end. A rail-
road is the best friend of state, and
under normal conditions should have no
enemies. Tbs great railroad of the east
in New York and New England are
"pointed to with pride" by the people,
but it would be hard to find friend of
this corporation in the San Joaquin val
ley. There is something wrong some
where.