The San Francisco call., 1896-03-02
COAST EXCHANGES.


three new manufactures are to be estan-
lished there. These are a foundry, ma
chine-shop and planing-mill. 1t further
furnishes complete details OF an agreem ent
between the Visalia and Tulare Railroad
Company Gan independent steam road
eight miles in length and connecting the
two towns) and the city of Visalia for an
extension of the road beyond Visalia to
connect with the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railroad, and thence, un-
der certain contingencies to the Sierra Ne
vada. This may be taken as evidence of
the stimulus to development which the
early advent of the Valley road is exciting.
Another evidence of confidence in the
return of prosperity following the ap-
pearance of the Valley road is
found in Fresno. The Republican OF
that city quotes Thomas E. Hughes. "the
father of Fresno" who declares that
"Fresno has more natural advantages
than any inland town in the State, and
will have $4,000 inhabitants before ten
years more pass" and to this our con-
temporary adds: 1.-THE advent of the COM
peting railroad will bring the producer
cheaper rates for the transportation of his
products TO market and the consumer his
necessities at lower prices Cheap cleo
trical power will revolutionize the posi-
bilities of manufacturing, and when that
great factor has been utilized to the extent
which will be possible in connection with
the remarkable discoveries constantly be-
ing made in its application to all kinds OF
industrial progress, Fresno can sustain
population that will easily approximate
the figures suggested by Mr.. Hughes"
New railroad projects in Alameda
County are progressing satisfactorily, ac-
cording to the following from the EncinoI:
"The franchise which +. P. Vandercook
obtained from the Board of County Su-
pervisors some time since for an electric
road over route from East Oakland via
Dublin to Livermore, has been absorbed
by the incorporation of the Oakland and
Livermore Valley Railroad Company. The
capital stock of the new company is fixed
at So, 100000, divided into 300, 900 shares, at
$40 each. and the purpose is to construct
line that Will have its terminus at the Cor
raj Holl ow coal mines"
TheWatsonville Pajaronion gives the fol-
lowing statement of the results accom-
plished by the narr ow-gauge railroad and
the sugar beet industry: 1.-THE leading in
dustry of this valley is that of sugar beet cul-
tivation, and the greatest abor- employing
agency of this city and section is the fac.
tory where those beets are processed into
crude sugar. In connection with the sugar
mill the company operates narrow-gauge
railroad extending to tidewater at Moss
Landing and continuing down the valley
to Salinas. At Moss Landing connec-
ton is made with Goodall, Per-
kins & Co.'s line of steamers, and
through this connection freight to and
from San Francisco is handled by the
little road. The road gets considerable
share of the freight to and from San Fran
cisco, but it should get all that can
be delivered that way. 1t is local insti-
tuition its employees (or rather most OF
them) live here, it pays all claims
promptly and at regular times and its
owners have been and are the stalwart
friends of this city and section. The
policy of the broadgauge line has been
to do all possible against WatsonvIlle at
all times and give its shippers as few con-
cessons as possible. The owners of the
little road have paid out millions of
dollars here for material and labor since
the first work was done at the beet fac
tory. The sugar mill has been the main
business prop of the community, it has
paid all demands in losing as well as profit
able seasons, it has handled all of the beet
crop in foul as we'll as fair seasons. 1t has
stood up to it's agreements at all times
without sign of renigging. In view of
all of these circumstances. as we'll as the
strong local feeling against the owners of
the broadgauge system for the many blows
they have struck at this city and valley,
the freight business of this section should
be diverted over the narrow gauge when
ever possible. Ii the company would put
on daily boat during the berry season it
could work up big fruit freight business
from this section"
The San Bernardino Times -Inder, while
asking what has become of Major Coolson
of San Diego and his proposed railroad
from San Diego through Marvel to Salt
Lake, calls attention to the fact that K. B.
Anderson has sold his interest in the Ne
vada Southern Railroad to the California
Eastern Railway Company, new con-
Germ organized at Denver w Ith capital of
81 500, 900. Its intention is to operate q