The San Francisco call., 1906-11-27
Must Be Lowered if
This City Is to
Share Trade

On the attitude OF the Southern Pa
cifc Company depends the question of
whether San Francisco shall share in
me many million dollars of business
with the mines of Southern Nevada
machinery is the chief factor in this
trade and IL this city is TO partici-
pate IN the fruits OF the great demand
mat mas come from the wonderful land
OF rlches, Harriman's people must make
some Immediate concessions in freight
rates.
Salt Lake City has a lower rate 10
Goioheld on mining machinery than
san Francisco has, and consequently
ls gaming large volume of trade with
the new country. Los Angeles has
taken steps to organize a chamber of
mines with the aVowed purpose of cap
turing the trade in mining machinery.
Los Angeles is nearer to the Southern
Nevada mines by the lines OF railroads
IN construction than is San Francisco.
and the southern city has an advan-
tage in that way.
Among mining men and machinery
dealers IN San Francisco the situation
is much discussed. A meeting to con-
sloer what can be done has been sug-
gested- All the Southern Nevada min
ing men come to San Francisco and
are favorably disposed toward the bus
mess houses of this city. Much good
could undoubtedly be accomplished by
some campaigning.
Thomas B. Rickard of the firm of
Harron. Rickard & McCone, saws that
u would be a good idea 10 call to-
gether all those who are interested
10 make concerted effort to get lower
freight rates from the Southern Pacific
company between San Francisco and
the Southern Nevada fields Steps to
ha
next few days. No difficulty would be
met In enlisting the aid and support
OF the local commercial organizations.
Los ANGELES ACTIVE
At the meeting held IN Los Angeles
TO plan the formation of a chamber of
mines, Roi King. one Of the several
speakers. indicated clearly how ag-
gressively the business men of that
city are at work.
Los Angeles" he said, lis the nat
ural center for mining supplies. Mer-
chants ought to lend an ear to the
mining districts, especially as our
neighbors are glad TO favor US when
distance and freight rates are in our
favor. ! have recently returned from
a tour through Nevada and I saw all
too clearly that Los Angeles is slip
ping far behind in the awards of bene-
hts accruing from the great mining
industry that is being developed in the
Southwest"
Before the meeting adjourned a COM
mittee was appointed to take up the
work Any one who knows how Los
Angeles goes after anything that it
wants viii realize that a strong strug-
gle viii be made in the south to get
the business.
Several interesting statements were
made by those who participated in the
meeting. VIII A. Harris said: The
development Of mining in Nevada is
marvellous. One thousand miles of
railroad viii be built for the purpose of
handling the newly developed traffic.
The men who are building these roads
are shrewd- Their expenditure of s30,-
OOO.O 900 to S40,OO0.000 for the construc-
tion OF new roads in Nevada presents
an argument regarding the Importance
Of the mining industry that ought to
be appreciated. It is now up TO the
merchants and citizens Of Los Angeles
to exert their Intelligence in the de-
veIopment Of business that should be
our own
BANKER Is SUCCESSFUL
A san Francisco banker said that
he spent only a few days in GoIdfeld
and during that time increased the
deposits in his bank by more than
81 900, 900. The Goldheld, Tonopah and
Bullfrog districts are nearer to Los
Angeles than they are to San Francisco
and have an easier haul to Los Angeles.
tt viii be our own fault and we will
condemn ourselves II We do not work
for that business"
Roi King urged the Los Angeles peo-
PIE TO support the Los Angeles plan as
much as possible. He would protect the
prospector. miner, promoter and in
Vestor and would suggest that all ques-
tions should be promptly answered as
a means of promoting the Los Angeles
interests at stake
John r. Matthews the temporary
chairman, insisted that there was no
industry then before the people Of
Los Angeles that deserved to be fos-
tered so much as the mining.
W. H. Wilson said: The Almighty
above and the little ridges on the
ground alone can tell what is in the
ground, but a chamber of mines can
inform the world Of mines and con-
litions."
These significant utterances are pub
lishcd in this connection because they
s-a-----z-z-s-u-a---z--u----