Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-10-11
A Foolish Report.

A report has been circulated that
the 1. q K. h. Is. Co., were contem-
plating tearing UP the track and
abandoning the franchise, realizing
what they could out of the track iron
and other material; that the road
does not pay, and is not likely to pay
under existing circumstances. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that there is
not the shadow of truth in the state
ment about abandoning the road. 1t
is at least an income property now !;
and the prospect is bright that the
business and receipts will materially
increase in time. 1t may not pay
interest on the present liabilities, but
there is no reason to doubt that
under economical management, it
will pay something over operating
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the company, which is bound to come
as the result of present financial
difficulties, the road will undoubted-
ly get on firmer basis. There would
be no sense in abandonment. That
would mean the total loss of all that
has been put into the venture. An
extension of the line to jackson,
which could be effected at compare
lively small cost, would uGquestion-
ably Increase the revenue, and at the
same time cut down the expense ac-
count. Instead of tearing up any of
the track, it is far more likely that
more rails will be laid to carry
freight and passengers to the main
business center of the county.
The trial of Tirey L. Ford, charged
with bribery in connection with
granting trolley street car franchise
of the United Railroads of San Fran
cisco Immediately after the fire, end
ed in a disagreement of the jury.
The jurors stood eight for acquittal,
four for guilty. Abe Ruef, il was
proved, paid large sums to the super
visors. That he corrupted-if such
an expression is permissible in speak
ing of such despicable set of
officials as the boodIing board Of San
Francisco has been shown to be-the
supervisors is beyond dispute; but
that he obtained money from the
officials of the railroad to be used for
criminal purposes, was not shown.
There was no connection between
Ford and the bribed members. The
prosecution failed to place Ruef on
the stand, as the prosecuting attor-
ney stated he would. The charge
was not proven, and eight men so
viewed it, and voted for not guilty.
And now the jaundiced press-the
Call especially is raising the cry that
undue influences were brought to
bear upon the majority of the jurors
to get them for acquittal. The fact
Is, the prosecution of the graft cases
in San Francisco is getting to be a
legal farce. To a fair minded, un-
prejudiced man, there was nothing
else to do, other than acquittaI under
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prosecution could look for any other
result trips one's understanding.
But that they did expect a verdict of
guilty is evident. Another trial is
promised right away, and again the
old cry is raised, "We'Il get him next
time; OF we'll keep on trying until
verdict is reached one way OF the
other, if it takes all summer" It'll
seems to us they would have perform
ed an infinitely greater service to San
francisco, and the cause of justice
If they had expended a 1.-THE of their |
efforts in sending the supervisors
an organized band of looters-as they
branded themselves-to the penitenti |
AIRY, instead of rewarding each with !
an immunity contract, at the same
time allowing them to hold on 20
their ill-gotten wealth.