The herald., 1895-01-01
RIVERSIDE is WITH Us.
ORANGE GROWERS EXPRESS
THEIR OPINIONS.
They Favor . Competing Line of Rail-
way From Los Angeles to tho
San Joaquin valley.

RIVERSIDE. Dec. 31.-The people OF
this valley are in favor of railroads
more the better seems to be the prevail
ing sentiment. They especially realize.
too, the necessity OF ths southern coun-
ties standing together to further their
common interests. A forcible object
lesson on this subject is furnished by
the present organization of the orange
growers, under the exchange plan-a
system which had its inception here.
Auy project which proposes the co.ope-
ration OF these southern counties meets
with approval in Riverside. and none
has excited more favorable comment
than the proposed commercial union and
competing railway from Los Angeles to
Fresno.
Capt. M. J. Daniels, president OF the
Orange Growers bank, expressed his
views on the Fresno road by saying:
Los Angeles is getting to be greater
railroad center than San Francisco, and
this fact is attracting the attention Of
railroad men as we'll as capitalists, and
ii Fresno were connected by this com.
peting line with L os Angeles. the latter
city would give Fresno merchants better
facilities than San Francisco does. l
consider the scheme wise and practical
BILE. am in favor of state division;
believe that the sooner we cut loose from
the old fossils OF the north the better it
will be for US, and the more rapid will
be our progress and development"
grower, and chairman of the board of
supervisors, said: II think it would be
o capital move to connect Fresno and
the San Joaquin valley with Los An
eeles and Southern California, but do
1t FOR moment think that the bust.
ness men of San Francisco will allow
the trade of Fresno and the San
Joaquin sections to be diverted
to Los Angeles. l think they will
build the San Joaquin competing
line before they will allow trade to be
diverted south by another competing
line. In fact think this line from Los
Angeles is held out as q cudgel to COM
pei tho San Francisco business men to
come to terms. do not take any stock
, in the state division part OF the propo-
sition, as now agitated by some Fresno
people,"
A. H. Nsftzger, president'of the fruit
exchange and also of the Firs: National
F! bank, said: ~ believe in railroads that
will reach all points every where. l
want Southern California to throw out
its tentscles like devil fab. want all
the streams and avenues of travel thrown
open. 1t would certainly be for the in.
tere,t OF all Southern California, for
Fresno. and the upper San Joaquin val
lev. to have their outlet by competing
line to Los Angeles, and it would be to
Fresno's advantage also. especially if
there is deep water harbor at San
| Pedro"
Frank D. Miller, proprietor OF the
| Glenwood hotel and manager of the Lor-
ing opera house. said: II am in favor
OF railways. especially competing lines.
| The whole state needs them, and no
| part of it more than Southern Califor-
MIA. The proposed line to Fresno would
benefit every one of these southern
counties, besides giving Fresno and the
| SansJoquain valley the outlet needed. l
don't think the movement is one for
state division. That is a matter which
! will come up of itself in a few years."