The San Francisco call., 1908-03-19
AID DEVELOPMENT
! OF COAST COUNTRY
Three Thousand Attend Mass
Meeting to Praise Ocean
Shore Enterprise
Noted Speakers Tell of Posi-
bilities OF Territory Con-
tiguous to the Road

Ihree thousand persons nlieo Dream
! land rink with enthusiasm Last even
ing at the mass meeting called by the
merchants association to boost the de-
velopment of the country lying be-
/, tween this city and Santa Cruz, through
which the Ocean Shore railroad is to
run.
DR.. Hartland Law, second vice presi-
dent of the merchants association
presided. in the absence from the city
of Frank J. Symmes. president Of the
association. The first speaker intro
duced was Edward White of Watson
vile. a brother of the late United
White spoke of the future OF the Pa
jaro valley, through which it is antici-
pated the Ocean Shore line will be ex-
,, tended. He praised the scenery along
the western edge of the peninsula. and
the work and enterprise of Downey
Harvey and the Ocean Shore builders
NO TRAMPs OR MORTGAGES
Former Lieutenant Governor William
L. Jeter Of Santa Cruz described the
prosperity and resources of the inter
mediate country between this city and
Santa Cruz He said that at Pescadero
1T had been told that they never had q
tramp or a mortgage.
A stirring ovation greeted the for
mer mayor, James D. Phelan, when he
was introduced. Phelan made a witty
speech, in which he told of the need OF
a peninsula railroad.
George A. Knight, the prominent po-
litical orator, gave voice TO the eulo-
gies of the county TO the south of San
Francisco. as we'll as to the entire
state There won't be room between
De 10 toIr ar.c
OF the people who will be there 90
years from tonight. said he. 1t will
be one solid city"
Dr. C. E. Edwords of the California
Promotion committee said that the
work of railroad building was in line
with the work of the California Pro-
motion committee
T. ". Kelly president of the board
of trade of Santa Cruz, spoke Of the
resources of that county, giving inter
esting statistics.
PRESIDENT HARVEY CHEERED
j. Downey Harvey, president of the
Ocean Shore. was the last speak
er. He was repeatedly cheered upon
his Introduction by DIR. Law. He
was optimistic of the future of the
road and stated that the line had "a
miles in operation. He said that the
need for money from outside sources
was due to the losses in the city caused
by the fire.
During the speaking A. Mackie and
Carl Wagner interrupted from the floor
with eulogies of the Ocean Shore en-
terprise. DIR. Law said that the mer-
chauts association had called the mass
meeting because 1t believed in the de-
velopment of the ocean line country
and wanted to encourage the Ocean
Shore enterprise.
The following We're the vice presi-
dents of the mass meeting:
Rev IL. Sullivan, Rev p a Mulligan,
Iindscott Of .Watsouville,- William T: Jeter.
James y. Phelan. Joseph S. Tobip. Richard NJ.
Tobin Edward Tobin, Charles de Young. G. ".
Hor1ick, Rufus p. Jennings. l. W. Hellman
Jr. l. W. Hellmap Sr.. Lieutenant Governor
Warren Porter; Homer S King. Bank OF Califor-
mia; Charles Carpy. French-American bank; A.
A. Morey Of Santa Cruz. Captain A. H. Payson,
PiIlsbury; Leon Bocqueraz, French American
bank; William NJ. Bunker, chamber of COM
merce: Alexander Mackay. San francisco board
Merchants exchange-H. W. Goodail. Juda
Newman, p. A. Bresse, j. A. McNear, +. II.
Wheelan.
San Francisco board Of trade-F. W. Moebus,
Manufacturers and producers association.
Parker Currier, T. A. Richmond, A. G. Rulofscn'
California Promotion committee-R- NJ Ho-
taling George Batchelder. Bruce Bonny VII
liam a. Metsou, J. O. Harron.
Fl. D. Loveland, Crsigie Sharp, L. L. Aubury,
Merch.nts' association-Gustave Brenner A.
Davis Eyelsth' RostsI PostsinEsits ssTea
r G. sanborn 4. H. swayne. George W Spsn-
Ger, ( o. Upham, A. Fl. Vail. Allen G. Wright.