The herald., 1895-04-02
Santa Fe Receivers Look Upon
the Beautiful Bay
PLEASED WITH CALIFORNIA
Impressed by the Universal Prosperity
Prevailing
General Solicitor George r. Peck Thinks That
Deep Sea Harbor Is Sure to
Come Soon

The special train of six coaches carry,
ing the receivers and party of eastern
financiers interested in the Santa Fe road
and its reorganization arrived in Los An
geles at O'Clock last evening. The train
did not remain long. After a short stop
the party was taken to the Raymond,
where the members of the party spent the
night.
After leaving San Bernardino Saturday
and being exclusively interviewed by a
Herald reporter, the receivers and their
associates proceeded TO Redlands and
Riverside, thence to Orange and San
Diego, arriving at the latter place Sunday
morning. AT Coronado a enghtful sun
day was spent. Yesterday morning the
entire party was given trip on the bay
i'll the United States revenue cutter. At
IL o'clock they departed for Los Ange-
les. At Manhattan Junction the train
was switched to the Terminal road and
taken to Wilmington and San Pedro. After
brief inspection of the harbor tug was
called into service and the party con-
veyed to Redondo. Here several hours
were spent and then the train was
brought to Los Angeles.
The only member of the party of dis
TIL guished railroad mar ayers who re-
Colonel George K. Peck, the general solic-
itor of the Santa Fe system. Colonel
Peck was seen at the Rossmore, where
he is the guest of his sister, Mrs. DIR. w.
W. Ross He consented to prief inter
view during the course OF which he
stated:
I'VE have been on this trip for a week
now and the members of the party are all
very much travel-stained and weary.
There is really nothing to tell you. The
tour is one OF inspection purely. We have
found everything in excellent shape lnso-
far as the road is concerned. Speaking
for myself | will state that | have been in
Southern California a number OF times,
but | never have seen the country look
ing as charming and as prosperous as it
does now. This section has, indeed, been
favored by Providence and by fortune
The people here are the most pushing
and progressive to be found in any city
in the country that | have ever visited.
There is more building being done in Los
Angeles today than in any tour cities of
its size in the United States. You, of
course, want a deep water harbor on your
adjacent coast somewhere, and it is bound
to come very soon. The next congress
will. in my judgment, surely make the
appropriation. With facilities of this
character secured there is absolutely
nothing to prevent or stop an increase of
minimum"
Mr.. Peck declined to DISCUSS the finan-
Clal affairs OF the great corporation OF
which he is the chief legal advisor. He
begged to be excused from answering any
questions touching the reorganization OF
the company, which is soon to come now.
George X. Peck is in many respects a
remarkable man. He has risen in very
short time from an obscure Kansas law
yer to position where he is recognized
as one of the ablest corporation attorneys
in the country. He is one of the few
men who have declined a seat in the SEN
ate of the United States In 1891, when
Senator Preston p. Plumb died very sud-
denly in Washington, Governor Lyman
U. Humphrey of Kansas rendered the APP
pointment to Colonel Peck. Despite the
fact that he received hundreds of tele-
grams from his friends not only in Kan
sas. but elsewhere, urging him to accept
the honor. he declined it because, being
a poor man, in financial sense, he could
not afford to 60 to Washington as United
States senator from the Jayhawker state.
There was a salary of $4,000 per year at
tached to that post and $25, 900 per year
was his compensation as general solicitor
OF the Santa Fe,
This afternoon Receiver A. F. Walker,
accompanied by his family, will proceed to
Phoenix, AriZ. General McCook was de-
tanned at San Diego yesteday by the i'll
ness of the children. The remaining
mem bers of the party will proceed from
here north and thence east.
Judge c. n. Sterry of Albuquerque. n.
M, general solicitor tor the Atlantic and
Pacific road, who accompanied the receiv-
ers through from Albuquerque. left them
here and was last evening guest of the
Westminster.
The members of the party who were
with Receivers McCook and Walker. out |
side of the officials of the road, represent
ed the different financial interests that !
are endeavoirng to effect a reorgariza- |
ton of the company. They all declined |
last evening to speak for publication re-
garding the impression they had gained |
from their tour But from an authorita-
tive source it was learned that the gem
eral condition of the road and the terri
tory it traverses is much better and |
brighter than was anticipated.
In Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and |
Arizona there has been ecently general
revival of business, and enterprises look |
ing to development and production that
have long been dormant have been revi-
vitied and are either now being pushed
with vigor or soon will be. In fact, the
impression seen to be general among
the party that there are brighter DAYS
ahead for Santa Fe stock and bond hold
erS.
Today Receiver Walker and General So
licitor Peck will be attending to important
business in connection with the Southern
California line at the general offices of
the company in the Bradbury block.