The morning call., 1895-02-20
SAN JOSE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Business Men of the County's Towns '
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Business Men of the County's Towns Will
Attend the Big Mass-Meeting.
SAN JOSE, Feb 19.-If the suspicious in
dications for fine weather tomorrow hold
good there will be such an attendance of
people at the valley railroad meeting, to
be held in front of the courthouse in the
evening, as has not been witnessed
since the Native Sons celebration.
The gentlemen who have charge of the
| arrangements for this event had concluded
to hold it in the courthouse, but develop
ments this afternoon caused them to
change their minds and prepare for big
outdoor meeting.
When G. M. Wooster got back from San
Francisco in the early evening he found
communications awaiting him from out
side towns, which indicated that if all the
people attended who contemplated coming
| no hall in this city would accommodate
| them.
Hence it was decided to erect speak
| ers' stand in front of the Court House.
| The tenor of the letters received to-day
| indicates that the business men of Palo
| Alto will close their shops in the evening
and come down in body. They have
chartered three special cars In which to
| make the trip, and will remain in San Jose
| that night
| Judge e. L. Campbell and Joseph Hutch
| inson will accompany the delegation and
voice the sentiments of the community.
| All the extreme indications of enthusiasm
| that can be contributed by brass band
and fireworks will be introduced when
| Palo Altos representatives get here, as
they propose to bring these adjuncts along
with them.
From Redwood City, May6eld, Santa
Clara, Mountain View and many other
| places large delegations are expected.
Judge Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Bullock of Red
wood City will be among the orators of the
evening, as will also S. n. Griffiths of
| Fresno, who made such an eloquent speech
at the Chamber of Commerce meeting in
San Francisco, when the valley road
| proposition was first given an impetus in
| the right direction.
The speakers who will urge support of
the road on the part of San Jose have not
all been selected as yet, but among the
number will be d. M. Delmas, B. d. Muir
! ply and J. II. Henry. The first named
will be chairman OF the meeting.
| This afternoon the trustees of Palo Alto
| sent down word that at a meeting held to-
| day they had informally agreed among
themselves that they would give free right
OF way through the town, donate the site
for depot and erect building themselves
| free q cost to the company.
The right of way through the town will
be one mile in length. 1t is such offers
that will give the people of San Francisco
| some knowledge of the character of the
sentiment here and in neighboring towns,
though this proposition has been a subject
| for consideration among citizens of San
| Jose but few days.
| Tonight in all public resorts little knots
of men gathered and discussed the posi-
bic developments of tomorrow. The in
terest manifested was of an earnest charac-
ter. Every man appears to look upon the
success of Santa Clara County's efforts to
secure the road as a matter of personal
moment.
Persons interested in the Monterey road,
| it appears, are making strong effort to
prejudice the people of San Jose against
the valley road, and are endeavoring to
swing the feeling here in favor of the
proposition for the road which is to have
a terminus at that point. In commune
cation to one of the moving spirits in the
valley road gentleman said:
why do you enter into an arrangement
of this character with the people of San
Francisco when you have so many exam
pies before you illustrating the probability
that they will throw you down at the first
opportunity"
There is room for more than one COM
| petitlve railroad, however, and while the
San Jose people are not unfriendly to the
Monterey road, they feel that the new val
ley road is at the present moment OF
| greater importance, and therefore are not
to be swerved from their purpose of aiding
it to the best of their ability