The San Francisco call., 1908-12-31

the rooms of the chamber Of commerce.
Mayor John H. May presided. The reso-
luton containing the general protest
against the increase in rates was
adopted without opposition.
NAPA's VIGOROUS PROTEST
Napa also came forward with a Wig
orous protest. Resolutions we're adopt
ed asking the government to establish
a steamship line to the isthmus and as
sistance was pledged to the San Fran
cisco committee Figures were produced
to show that the increase in rates would
work vast injury to the fruit, canning
and tanning industries of Napa county.
Among the speakers We're #. ID. Beard,
w. II. Young, l.. ]. Norton and ID. l..
Beard. The sentiment prevailed that
injunction proceedings should be
brought to restrain the enforcement OF
the proposed schedule.
Strong resolutions were adopted at
the meeting held in Redding. The sup
port of the citizens was pledged TO the
shippers committee in San Francisco.
The resolutions were reported favor
ably by a special committee composed
of r. NJ. Saeltzer, Edgar Firth, Joseph
]. Lefebre, r. T. Morrison. S. y. Nor
ton Louis Moore, Dennis Desmond,
Antoine Jaegal. ii. r. Bemis, G, Lemke.
a. f. Sousa, w. Jeffrey and p. Coackley.
The meeting at Chico not only pro-
tested against the increase in rates,
but called for a reduction at this time
in order TO enable the growers to move
the surplus fruit crop. r. r. Suther-
land of the special executive commit
tee of 10 addressed the gathering
Red Bluff fell in line with strongly
worded resolutions. Assemblyman elect
Harry Polsley urged the shippers to
take advantage of river and ocean
transportation to bring the railroad
companies TO sense of Justice.
Santa Cruz shippers voiced their pro-
test in no uncertain tones. A we'll
attended meeting was held there last
night in the rooms of the superior
court. {. d. Hinkle, president of the
Merchants association, presided. Strong
speeches against the advance in rates
/ were made, 1t was figured that the
| advance would subject the Industries of
Santa Cruz county to a heavy tax A
special executive committee was ap-
pointed, as follows II. Z. Irish. sam
uel Leask. c. D. Hinkle. IL r. Robin
son and former Lieutenant Governor
William T. Jeter
AT the rate day meeting in Marys-
vile last night the resolutions against
the increase by the railroads sent ont
by the state committee were adopted
UNANIMOUSLY. Several stirring speeches
by members of the chamber of com
action
the railroad companies were made The
meeting was attended by 200 SINNERS
f. A. Forbes made the principal speeeh
and said that the resolutions would he
absolutely without effect.~and that tha
time for action had passed with the
election
The commercial organizations who
went to Los Angeles and fought
against the establishing of the line Of
freight steamers are the very ones who
are now passing useless resolutions.
said Forbes. These people should
have fought with the Roosevelt Ieae,,e
and against the railroads during the
campaign, and this sort of thing would
not have come to pass. Instead of
that they fought against the league
and the railroads have shown how
much sentiment they have in these
matters.
Il don't believe all the resolutions in
the country will do any good now. but 7
want to go on record as against tbe
action OF the railroads and the IN
crease in rates"
Similar meetings were held in santa
Barbara, where B. r. Thomas r y
Kellogg and 6. NJ. Gidney were an
pointed special committee to keen in
touch with the San Francisco BODY San
Leandro, Santa Ana, yacaville. yisalia
San Bernardino, Rediands, Santa Pa,,la
Oxnard and Ventura.