The morning call., 1895-02-07


| Several members of the committee were
almost on the sick list Monday, as result
of their hard work during last week; but
when the fact was announced at the in
formal meeting yesterday that less than
| $150,O00 vet remained to be raised to secure
the required So 900, 600 Chairman Spreckels
and one or two others, who have been COM
planning of the effects of the overwork,
at once left the rooms to continue the ac-
QUESTION of signatures.
An encouraging telegram was received
yesterday from Hon. Frank Newlands, re-
garding the position of the Sharon estate
in the matter. Mr.. Newlands stated that
only one more signature was necessary
before the persons represented therein
would be able to take some action.
1t is believed that this estate will take a
considerable block of the stock, and after
it has been entered on the books it will
make big hole in the amount yet to be
raised.
There are several other estates and cor
porations which it is reasonably certain
will be heard from either to-day or to-mor-
row, and taken altogether the indications
appear decidedly favorable to Mr.. Whit
tiers eating a hearty dinner Saturday,
having faithfully adhered to his statement
that he would not dine on that day until
the So, 200, 900 had been raised.
Thefollowing letter was received by the
committee yesterday from Metcalf e. Met
calf, attorneys, regarding the subscriptions
made by the daughters of the late Daniel
7. Murphy:
OAKLAND, Cal, February 5, 1895.
E. r. Preston Secretary General Committee, San
Francisco and San Joaquin Railroad, San Fran
cisco, CaI-DEAR SIR: We are requested by the
daughters of the late Daniel t. Murphy. viz,
Nine. M. 81. de DomingueZ, Frances j. Murphy
and Mary M. 7. Murphy, to subscribe for them
to the San Francisco and San joaquin Railroad
enterprise the sum of five thousand $1,000 dol
lars EACH We wired you this morning as fol-
lows "Mme. NJ. II. Dominguez, Frances. J.
Murphy and Mary NJ. T. Murphy, daughters OF
late D. T. Murphy, authorize subscription five
thousand each. Have written" They do this
approaching the great benefit to all property
interests in San Francisco, as well as the State
at large, which will be caused by the successful
prosecution of your enterprise, and as token
of their loyalty to San Francisco, where their
property interests lie
You will please cause the subscription list to
be sent to Miss Frances J. Murphy, Palace
Hotel, room 11S, for the proper signatures,
showing her this letter Herewith.
METCALF & METcALF,
Attorneys for Frances J. Murphy.
The committee yesterday forwarded
formal communication to Mayor Sutro, in
which he was cordially invited to assist in
the enterprise now under way.
Now that the fund required before incor-
poration is assured, there is naturally
much speculation as to the route the new
line will follow.
"Of one thing you can rest assured" said
one of the committee yesterday, land that
is that we want some substantial indication
of the good will of the communities which
are now making promises, and that while
their good will is fully appreciated, 1t takes
cash to build the road and cash we must
have"
The members of the committee abso-
lutely refuse to talk about the route for
publication. They say that just at this
juncture such proceeding might leopar-
die the project and that it is best to keep
that matter in the background until such
time as the required money has been
raised and the company properly organized
and then the stockholders can settle that
matter to their own satisfaction.
1t is proposed, after the 100000 has
been raised here, to first invite the Co
operation of the people in the lower coun-
ties in the matter, as it is reasonably GER
tain that the line will extend from Fresno
20 Rakersfeld and it will be necessary to