The San Francisco call., 1908-12-24
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
APPOINTS COMMITTEE
TO OPPOSE INCREASE
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

Especial Dispoich 10 The CALI
SAN JOSE, Dec. 23.-One million dol
lars will be the increase which the
people of this county will pay each
year into the Golfers OF the transconti-
mental railroads, provided the new
freight rates go into the schedule jan
uary /. according to the estimate of the
committee which has been appointed
in San Francisco to arrange for the
rate day mass meeting of this county
December 80.
This committee took action today and
through Colonel Philo Hersey drafted
communications to the newspapers pro-
testing against the proposed increase.
The communication states that, owing
to the present depressed condition of
the market for the products OF this
section, the proposed increase will
prove both unwise, untimely and un
warranted.
A committee of 100 prominent citi-
zens throughout the county was also
appointed by this committee to ex-
plain the action of the railroads and
the distressing effect that it will have.
The following men constitute the COM
mittee:
Knox Beans, w. Trinkler, w. S. Clay
ton, Ton NJ J. stoo T; Jarman m w. w: G Andrews,
James NJ Pitman, Edward Richmond,
J. w. Chiffon, H. E. Losse, ]. L. Stull.
GoS,ta Gus Lion 5 & B; Hunkins' n Major VIII
John +. Brooke. G. n. Herbert. r. r.
Syer. J. T. Brooks, w. c. Anderson.
Palo .Alto-Marshan Black, C. E.
Los Gatos-J: d. Farwell. D. f. Johns,
John Cilker. Noah S. Rogers. H. d.
Eberhardt. D. Fatjo, J. E. Glendenning,
George E. Hamilton, J. A. Lowell, A. E.
Osborne, J. H. Pierce. John Roll. F. A.
Sunnyvale-w. E. Crossman, A. III.
Curtner, F. c. Wilson, Madison & Bon
ner
saratogaac. G. Bell, Charles D.
]. c. Cunningham, E. H Freeman, l.
3. Hustled. c. ]. Kuhn, J. NJ Lipscomb,
J. L. Pendleton, Guy W. Smith, B. G..
Taylor, +. Cunningham.
Mountain View. S. Mockbee, c. P
Berry, NJ. Farrell, Walter A Clarke, A.
W. Ehrhorn. H. T. Fennel. w. NJ. Grimm.
Leonard. F. w. Fighter. F. e. Duncan,
w. B. Evans. Robert Loosemore, s. G..
Rodeck. r. K. Thomas, c. II. Whitma n,
w; II. Stuart: j. Snyder
Willows-George w. Worthing, Brad
Morgan Hill Cunningham, DR..
Fred Watt, John Holly;
Giiroy-Henry Hooker, e. D. Craw-
ford. w. G. Fitzgerald, G. P. Dunlap,
Cupertino-E. T. Petit, A. S. Gibson,
E. A Wheeler, F. Z. Goodrich, E. z.
Goodrich, Sorosis fruit company. C. A.
Miipitas-Henry Aver. John r. Grant.
Edenyale-William Wehner, +. H.
Babb. r. WiltZ. A. Eloschbach, Samuel
Johnson, ]. o. Hayes, H. G. Ketling.
Los Angeles Considers
LOS ANGELES, Dec 23.-Whatever
step may be taken by the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce in protesting
against the proposed Increase in freight
rates by the various transcontinental
railroads operating in California de-
pends entirely upon the action that may
be taken by the transportation commit
tee Of that body, of which Charles Weir,
lumber dealer, is chairman. Nothing
even remotely connected with the idea
of mass meeting TO be held in Los
Angeles was brought up or discussed
at todays meeting.
PetaIuna Sets Date
PETALUAfA, Dec. 23.-Acting upon
the suggestion of the traffic bureau of
the merchants exchange of San Fran
cisco, the merchants association of
Petaluma will hold a mass meeting De-
cember 80 to protest against the pro-
posed advance in transcontinental
freight rates