The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1896. meeting held in the Chamber of Cominerce in San Francisco, when the giant of commerce, Hon. Claus Spreckels, spoke in tones that sounded the length and breadth of the State, and when that master of finance, Thomas Brown of the Bauk of California, gave to Mr. Spreckels and to the project his support. It wes then we realized that the xeynote hed been struck, and the belief was established thet the Valley road would be bullt. Mr. Spreckels has never put his hand to the plow and turned back, nor has he ever been known to speak until he is ready to sct. And be it understrod that we do not under- value the ability and influence of the other gentlemen 1mmediately cornected with this enterprise. No equal combination of men has, perhaps, ever been associated in asingle en- terprise in this State. All are well and widely known. In the commercial history of Cali- fornia the mames of Spreckels, Watt, Stetson, Whittier, Hooper, Payson, Sloss, Hayward and Upham are as household woras. Througha period of many yesrs of close identification with the important industries of the State they have been conspicuous, and their names are & synonym of business capacity, foresight and commercial integrity. The speaker prophesied the formation of a new State, with the present terminus of the Valley road as its capital. Mr Briggs concluded as follows: When the eternal reservoir which the Crea- tor placed at the summit of the snow-clad mountains, through nature’s arteries supplied its waters to all this great valley; when the electric forces that have run riot through canyon and forest and over mountain peaks in the wilderness for ages have been chained, as they soon wiil be, and made to do the bid- ding of our mills, worksnops, factories and homes, and thus contribute to the comfort, wealth ard happiness of those fortunate enough to live in so favored a land; when the population of the valley shall have increased tenfold and we have secnred ten ead of two railroads into Fresno, then, it is to be hoped, this community will still hold in en- during rememberance the day and occasion we are here to commemorata. Ciaus Spreckels was next introdaced by Chairman Reichman. As the energetic president of the railroad stepped forward the peovle broke ferth into long continued cheers. One round did not suftice and another was given. When the huzzahing had subsided Mr. Spreckels spoke as fol- lows: I thank you very much for the reception you bave given us. When 1 see the people come out so earnestly to receive this new enterprise 1 feel more strongly than ever that this is the people’s railroad. It cannot be otherwise. Where you have 1,500,000 people in this valley to-day you ought to have 5,000,000. The valley ought to have them. You have the whole thing in your hands—whether this road shall be a success or go down. If we meake6 per cent interest on Gur-investments we will be satisfied. If our income amounts to more we will cut rates further, so that the rate of interest fealized will be kept to the 6 per cent limit. For the present we cannot go further with the construction of the road, but after the election we hope to issue bonds and extend the railroad. Let us not be afraid of each other; let us stand back to back and fight the common cause together; let there be no patty jealousies and let the people be a unit, and then we shall have 5,000,000 people in this glorious valley. As Mr. Spreckels retired, Governor Budd, who occupied a seat on the plat- form, arose and proposed three cheers for the president of the Valley road. They were given with a will. General Attorney E. F. Preston was the next speaker. In bebalf of the directors of the road he thanked the people of Fresno for the re- ception tendered them. “The progress of the great valley has been hampered,” he said, “by a barrier between it and tidewater, but now that hes been raised. The road was built for the people, and if ibey stand together, as they should do, the San Joaquin Valley will be the greatest section in the world.” P A MERRY FEAST. Products of the San Jcaquin Val- ley Served to the City’s Guests. FRESNO, Car, Oct. 5—When the speechmaking stopped at 3:30 o’clock Chairman Reichman invited all to par- ticipate in the barbecne. A second invita- tion to *‘pitch into” the succulent viands was not needed. An acre of whita tables piled high with bread and spread with glistening dishes was close to the plat- form. The crowd seemed to be made hungry for San Joaquin Valley products by long waiting. In abouta minute not a vacant seat was to be seen, and in about thirty minutes the barbecue, the largest ever held in the valley, was a sweet morsel of recollection. MNen, women and children banqueted at the feast. The savory odor of cooking meat had been detected in that vicinity for forty-eight hours previously. It was literally the feeding of a muititude. The variety and amount consumed consisted of 4000 pounds of meat, including beef, pork and mutton, 2500 loaves of bread, 200 pounds or about 4000 cups of coffee, 200 pounds of sugar, several tons of such grapes as only grow in the unparslieled fertility of the San Joaquin. All disap- peared as miraculously as the Biblical feast of the loaves and fishes. *Jim Smith” was chef, assisted by a half dozen cooks. Fifty men waited on the tables, Here is a little incident which shows how the Valley road is appreciated and regarded as the forerunner of better times. Carpenters Hiram Ford, A. Gale and A. ‘W. Deibl gave their services to the bar- becve committee. They made all the tables and trestles and erected the speakers’ stand. After the barbecue there was a brief in- terval in the general entertainment, but at 5:30 o’clock a miiitary parade, inspec- tion and review by Governor Budd and staff came off according to programme. This took place in front of the Hughes Hotel on I street. Four companies of State troops participated—C, Captain George Duncan, and F, yaptain G. W. Jones, of Fresno; E, Captain F. ‘W. Ward, of Visalia, and H, Captain Graham, of Merced. Each company had about fifty men in line. The troops made a splendid appearance. At the commands of the officers intricate maneuvers were executed with the regularity and precision of clockwork. Governor Budd and staff reviewed the troops from the sidewatx and immediately after inspected them on horseback on the Southern Pacific Rail- roaa Company’s reservation. The members of the Governor's staff present were: General A. W. Barrett of Sacramento, Colonel Peeler of Sacra- mento, Colonel Hansen of Pasadena, Colo- nel Young of San Francisco and Colonel R. L. Dunn of San Francisco. The Third Brigade staff present were: General Mul- ler, Colonel Hay sand ajor Nichols. Others present and varticipating were Major Colin Chisholm and Lientenant- Colonel 8. 8. Wright of Fresno. An immense crowd witnessed the in- spection of the troops. A SR ¢ OFFICIALS BANQUETED. Toasts Drunk to the Health of the San Joaquin Valley Promoters. FRESNO, CAL., Oct. 5.—It was impossi- ble.to disguise the fact throughout to-day’s celebration that Claus Spreckels was re- garded as the hero of the day and hour. To-night there was a vast concourse of people in front the Hughes Hotel, at which Governor Budd, Mr. Spreckels and the directors of the Valley road are stopping. It had been announced on the street that the Governor would make a speech. ‘When he appeared on the balcony with a number of othiers his reception was en- thusiastic. That of Mr. Spreckels was more so. The Governor gaid: “I aid mot expect to make a speech when I came here to-day. I am glad to see the construction of the Valley road— that which the people of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley have prayed for so long—accomplished. The prosperity and development of the valley has been de- layed by the tax placed upon its products.” The Governor said that Claus Spreckels should be held in the greatest veneration by the people of the valley. [Applause.] He referred to Mr. Spreckels having “with one stroke of his pen. subscribea $500,000 to the railroad project, and his two sons $200,000 more, making $700,000,” putting the project on its feet. “It depends on the people of the valley whether they déserve the benefits of com- petition,” he continued. “I understand one farmer has saved $8000 in reduced freight rates this year on account of the Valley road.” The Governor predicted that in ten years, with its cheap electricity for light and power, there would not be a grander or a more prosperous city in California iban Fresno. y “People are now living,” he said, “who will see this valley teeming with the mil- lions of people it is capable of supporting. This is Fresno's greatest day. Itisa day which 1t should celebrate year in and year out, and have in a few years in fact- what it has in name in a club, a population of 100,000.” [Chieers.] Then Claus Spreckels was loudly called for. He finally appeared, climbing through & window. “Three cheers for Spreckels” was the shout and the crowd responded with a vim. “I can’t make any speeches,” said Mr, Spreckels, ‘but I can help you out. [Cheers.] Iam nota native of California, but there is no other place for me thau California. [Cheers.] I have tried to do in my old age as much for you and Cali- fornia as I can. The younger people here will live to see 10,000,000 people in this valley—live to see California the greatest State in the Union.” Governor Budd wrose to his feet and, swinging his hat, called for *Three cheers for 8preckels and the directors of the Valley Railway.” They were given wilh great enthusiasm. There were other speeches by attorney E. F. Preston, Levinsky, Miles Wallace and others. The speeches of the evening boomed the Val- ley road even more than those of the afternoon. The banquet at the Hughes Hotel in the evening was the culmination of the day’s festivities. It was the most elegant and eloquent affair of its kird that has ever taken place in the raisin cen- ter. It was given by the members of the Hundred Thousand Ciub and the Chamber of Commerce in honot of the dis- tinguished guests of the city—the Valley road officials and Governor Budd and the other visitors from San Francisco and Stockton. About 350 sat at the tables. John Reichman, president of the Cham- ber of Commerce, agted as master of cere- monies. The following were the toasts: “The State of California,” by Governor Budd; “The San Francisco and San Joaquin Val- ley Railway Company,’’ James D. Phelan; *Comraittee of Ten,” A. J. Pediar; *‘Com- mittee of Three,”” George L. War- low; *“San Joaquin Electric Company,” J. J. Seymour; “The Pubiic Schools,’” George E. Church; *“The Ladies,” Judge Stanton L. Carter; “English Capital In- vested 1n Fresno County,” L. A. Nares; eral A. W. Barrett; “Stockton,” P. A. Buell. A tribute was paid to Olaus Spreckels in almost every toast. WHEELMEN IN LINE. Riders Mounted on Decorated Blcycles Parade the Streets at Night. FRESNO, CaL., Oct. 5 —To-night there was a grand illuminated bicycle parade through the principal streets. Over 250 wheels were in line, many of the sur- rounding colonies being reoresented. Emory Donahoe was grand marshal. The prizes for the best decorated wheels were awarded as follows: First oprize, a gold watch, to L. O. Stevens, a brilliantly 1llumioated fan of unique design; second, two bicycle suits, a tandem ridden by Frank Kiefker and Charles Reid, illum- inated boat; third, a bjeycle suit, State Senator A. J. Pediar, illuminated bowerof pampas grass. The streets were so jammed with people that there was scarcely room for the parade tomove. The decorations were frequently cheered. The city was brilliantly illu- minated by several hundred extra electric lights by the San Joaquin Elsctric Com- paay. The excursion train left for Stock- ton at 7 o’clock to-night. Many of the the excursionists remained in the city over night. e s HISTORY OF THE ROAD. Hasty Glance at Striking Events Along the Pathway of Its Progress. The history of the Valley Railroad really began upon the day when Claus Spreckels, John D. Spreckels and Adolph Spreckels subscribed sufficient sums to make it pos- sible to rally other support to the enter- prise, and to afford a guarantee that the line, long desired and much discussed, would be actually constructed. Had they not upon that occasion led the way the Valley Railroad would, in all probability, have been far from in existence still. In fact, it was generally recognized when a meeting was called by tbe Traffic Associa- tion of California on January 17, 1895, to pe held January 22, that unless decisive action was taken at that time the long struggle for the establishment of a com- peting rail line must be abandoned indefi- nitely. Isaac Upham, then the president of the Traffic Association, in his call for the meeting of January 22, 1896, wrote as fol- lows: “‘Some of our friends feel quite discour- aged, but I for one do not feel like giving up the fight yet. “We should continue the work for at least thirty days longer. We should submit this matter to real estate owners, merchants and every one who is interested in the prosperity of this City, and if they say ‘no, we will not sub- scribe,’ the failure is not our fault and the blame must rest on those who refuse.” The situation was indeed desperate, and other extracts from Mr. Upham'a call for the meeting show that clearly, “We are completely at the mercy of one corpora- tion, and I cannot believe that the people of this City will allow this golden oppor- tunity to pass by without taking advan- tage of it. The people of the San Joaquin Valley are watching our movements very closely. They cannot understand why it takes su long to raise the small amount of $350,000, when this amount should have been raised in three days. “We are fast losing ground, and unless something is done quickly the irade of the Sen Joaguin Valley will be lost to San “The National Guard of California,” Gen- | Krancisco. Goods from here have even been shinped there via Los Angeles.” The programme was, 2s had been enun- ciated by Mr. Upham, to try for perhaps thirty days more to raise subscriptions amounting to $350,000 as the basis of incor- porating a railroad between Stockton and Fresno. Should the proper support fail to be afforded the efforts of the Traffic Association to buid a railroad would cease at that time. The Traffic Associa- tion of Cahfornia performed splendid serv- ice for the State in the line ot instituting competition with the BSouthern Pacific Company in the carrying trade. To that association was due the formation and maintenance of the North American Navigation Company, and in its rooms members of the Traffic Association also formed the Merchants’ Shipping Association, which® put on a competing clipper ship line via Cape Horn between San Francisco and New York. With the Traffic Association also originated the attempt to raise money to build the San Francisco and Great Salt Lake Railway, and the association, ad- vised by Joseph 8. Leeds, its traffic man- ager, tried on two separate occasions to get funds with which to build a road through the San Joaquin Valley. Both of these attempts failed of any degree of realiga- tion. The first dropped out of sight when, the time having elapsed in which sub- scriptions were binding, all pledges were canceled. The second attempt reached the stage of securing only a part of the $350,000 pledged that was necegsary to incorporate a rail- road to be 850 miles long, at the rate of $1000 per mile. The Traffic Association, through its president Isaac Upham, issued the call which resulted in the memorable meeting of January 22, 1895, in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. 2 Nearly all the members o? the Traffic Association were present. Isaac Upham called that'meeting to order and told what had been done and what the Traffic Asso- ciation thought was recessary to be done. The construction of a road from Stockton to Bakersfield, he said, wouldcost $3,500,- 000. Only $350,000 would be necessary to begin operation. The remarks that followed were made by E. B. Pond, Traffic Manager Joseph S. Leeds, Thomas Magee, M. W. Belshaw, Daniel Meyer, 8. N. Grifith, A. P. Wil- iiams, E. F. Preston, John T. Doyle and Robert Watt. The time arrived for action and the action taken was radical. Claus Spreckels spoke briefly, but with effect. He did not believe that raising $305,000 would be ample. ‘‘Make it $3,000,- 000,”” he said, *and 1 will put my name down for §500,000.”" His plan was adopted. The work of the Traffic Association of California as an as- sociatipn in the direction of building a road stopped then and there. Around Claus Spreckels rallied, however, all those who had been prominent as movers in the Traffic Association. They were overjoyed at the success which had attended their move. Befors the meeting was adjourned a committee of twelve was named to se- cure subscriptions for the stock of the competing line. The members of that committee were as follows: Claus Spreckels, James D. Phelan, O. D. Bald- win, Daniel Meyer, W. F. Whittier, Al- bert Miller, John T. Doyle, E. F. Preston, Charles Holbrook, Thomas Magee, James L. Flood and Alexander Boyd. The com- mittee was increased later and included, in addition to those already named: J. P. Martin, Levi Strauss, Adam Grant, Isaac Upham, A. B. MeCreery, J. B. Stetson, John D. Spreckels, Lewis Gerstle, Antoine Borel and C. de Guigne, From the time of the first meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Hall on the offices of Claus Spreckeis were for some weeks the scene of continned enthusiasm. There were almost daily meetings there cf the commitiee to get subscriptions, and-the money came in very encouraging- ly. Claus Spreckels presided over many of these meetings. The 29th day of Jan- uary, 1895, will long be remembered by those who were striving to build a com- petitive railroad for the purpose of in- creasing the prosperity of the State. At that time the following was made.public | which described the purpose in view and | briefly recapitulated what had been ac- complished: - A meeting of ¢itizens interested in proper- ties and other values in San Francisco was called by the Traffic Association of California to meet at the Chamber of Commerce on the 22d day of January, 1895, to consider what ways and means might be devised for the con- struction of a railroad between the bay of San Francisco and the southern extremity of the San Joaquin Valley, to-the end that the people of the State of California might receive the benefit of a competitive railway line through this large and fertile coantry. At this meeting & committee was appointed to take charge of the matter, and such com- mittee met and organized on the 24th day of January by the election of Claus Spreckels as ¢hairman. Conferences have been held from day to day since that time and gentlemen were from time to time invited to co-operate and were added 10 that committee, Having matured a plan, the committee now presents the same to the people of the State of California for their consideration. You are asked to subscribe to this enterprise the sum ©f $2,000,000 before the incorporstion of the company, which it is proposed to capitalize at $6,000,000, the estimated cost of the proposed construction. With this sum in hand the con- struction of the road is assured and you are called upon as citizens and Californians to respond to the call and aid in completing this ! subscription at the earliest practicable mo- ment. The co-operation of every man is de- sired and is necessary. The committee who presents this proposition. to you is neither promoters, contractors, build- ers nor owners of railroads. The entire scheme and project is as novel to them as to you, and the moving impulse with them, as it must be with you, has been the good, the advancement, the future and the prosperity of the State of California. The proposition is to make it a veople’s foad, owned by the people and oper- ated in the interests of the people, and itis to you as a partof the people that we turn for assistance. ¢ The subscription list for stock in the Valley roa¢ was formally opened at this meeting. Claus Spreckels signed for $500,- 000, John D. Spreckels for $100,000, A. B. Spreckels for $100,000, john D. Spreckels (as attorney) for $100,000, Aivinza Hay- ward and W. F. Whittier for $50,000 each. There were many other subscriptions of good size, and the total subscriptions for the first day amounted to $1,025,000. Among large subscriptions received were the following: Hobart Estate Company, $50,000; Hibernia Bank, $50,000; Abbey M. Parrott, $50,000; San Francisco and Fresno Land Company (Bank of Califor- nia), $25000; San Francisco Savings Union, $50,000; James D. Phelan, $25,000; James L. Flooa, §25,000; Joseph A. Dono- hoe, $25,000; Daniel Meyer, $25,000; Levi Strauss, $25,000; Adam Grant, $25,000; Antoine Borel, $25,000;. A. B. McCreery, $30,000; Charies Holbrook, $20,000; the Hearst estate, $25,000. Z When the first eeneral meeting of the stockholders of the Valley road was held in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, Charles Holbrook presiding, E. F. Preston, secretary, announced that the subscrip- tions amounted to $2,248,000. This meet- ing took place February 20, less than one month from the meeting which the Traffic Association had brought about to de- termine what course should be pursued in reference to the railroad. The following were named as incorpora- tors of the road: Claus Bpreckels, W. F. Whittier, Charles Holbrook, John T. Doyle and E. F. Preston. The following were elected on the first board of direct- ors: Claus Spreckels, president; W..F. ‘Whittier, first vice-president; Robert ‘Watt, second vice-president; John D. Spreckels, J. B. Stetson, Charles Hol- broox, Leon Sloss, Alvinza Hayward, Isaac Upham, A. H. Payson, Thomas Magee, E. F. Preston, attorney. The articles of incorporation were filed February 25, 1895, and the projectors of the road were ready to begin to consider what was to be done and to do it. Alexander Mackie was elected the first secretary and W. B. Storey Jr. was named as engineer. How the road secured the China Basin for terminal purposes in San Francisco is well known. It had been wisely deter- mined by the board of directors not to build until the terminal facilities had been made sure, Claus Spreckels said that unless the terminal could be had the build- ing of the rond might as well be abandoned. The Legislature passed the bill for the lease of-the water-front property, the vote in the Senate being quite close, 20 to 16. ‘When the case came before the Board of Harbor Commissioners, Governor Budd and Mayor Sutro sat (ex-officio) as mem- bers of the board and took an active part in the proceedings. After full explana- tions and able presentation of the facts, the Harbor Commissioners granted the lease. Toward the end of March an agreement was reached under which the road was pledged to be operated competitively for a period of years. Under this agreement a board of trustees was appointed, consti- tuted as follows: Adolph B. Spreckels, Daniel Meyer, James D. Phelan, Lovell White, James Cross, Thomas Brown, F. ‘W. Van Sicklen, Christian de Guigne and 0. D. Baldwin. & Events progressed rapidly. A contract for construction engines was placed as early as May 22, 1395, The action of interior communities can hardly be detailed in the space allotted to this article. Stockton subscribed for stock amounting to $100,- 000 and donated money, land and rights of way. The lease of the China Basin was signed July 8, 1895. The first cargo of rails arrived at San Francisco on the day pre- ceding the signing of the lease, and on the day following contracts were let for grad- ing the road through the city of Stockton and for all bridges to the Stanislaus River. On thesame day condemnation syits for rights of way to the river were begun. ‘Wherever it has been possible all contracts for materials, etc., have been awarded to Californians, thus carrving ont to the fullest extent the idea of benefiting Cali- fornia as much as possible in the con- struction as well as in the operation of the road. The progress of the road from the break- ing of ground at Stockton to the extension of the line southward to Fresno has been so well recorded from time to time that it is not necessary to recapitulate, all this being of common knowledge. Pursnant to the plan of capitalization the directors have voted bonds sufficient to extend the line from Fresno to Bakersfield and from Stockton to San Francisco. When this is done the Pacific Coast metropolis will be in direct communication with the richest valley of California throughout its entire extent. What the policy of the.road will be and what this policy will mean to pro- ducers and shippers to San Francisco and to all points affected, in the increase of business and in the developmeut of the State and of this City are apparent. The reduced rates made by the l;f.lslley road will effect an annual saving of many thousands of dollars and will invite immi- gration and make development not only possible but certain. o= s PR RAISINS ARRIVE. Dawn of a New Era for the Fresno Growers—En Route for Aus- tralla. A significant shipment arrived in San Francisco yesterday. 1t was no less than the first carload of raisins shipped from Fresno over the Val- ley road. They were consigned to F. B. Peterson & Co, some of which are to be transhipped for Aus- tralia, and the boxes, containing prime “London layers’” and other grades of Fresno’s prize fruit, were piled on Pacific- street wharf. There were 1500 boxes in all and yesterday, being a holiday, they were left undisturbed. To-day, however, the stevedores will make up for lost time in putting them aboard the Marip6sa for the Antipodes. The shipment was regarded by mer- chants as marking a notable epoch in the raisin industry. Hitherto there bas not been much effort made, in view of the heavy freight charged by the Southern Pacific, to extend the export trade of raisins. As one of California’s staples, the dried fruit of the State, and especially raisins, bave been found able to compete with the vroduct of any other section of the globe. Fruitmen say . that now the Valley road having forced transpor- tation rates to a reasonable figure, the dried-fruit industry will be largely stimu- lated and a beneficial result will be felt all over the State. MANY BISHOPS PRESENT Semi- Annual Meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary Well Attende(f Encouraging Reports of All the Pacific Coast Dioceses and the New Hospital. The semi-annual conference of the Cali- fornia State Branch of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church was held in Trinity Episcopal Church yester- day afternoon. Prior to the meeting the executive board held a private session and outlined the work for the succeeding year. Bishop Nichols presided at the meeting. Delegates were present from the various parishes of San Francisco, Oakland, Ala- meda and Berkeley. In his opening ad- dress Bishop Nichols reviewed in general the work of the last year, and stated that he thought it advisable for the Bishops’ auxiliary fund to receive $50 a month till next ya:u-. Tt is probable that this will be grante i Bishop Barker of the Ol{m ian diocese of Washington gave a brief address on the institutions and work there. He was fol- lowed by Bishop Johnson of Los Angeles, who spoke encouragingly of the progress made along the Santa Fe route from Mo- jave to Needles regarding church work. Bishop Leonard of the Nevada and Utah diocese explained in a very inter- esting manner how the work of the aux- iliary was carried on there. He also maae mention of the new $50,000 hospital located at Salt Lake City. Bishop Kendrick of the Arizona and New Mexico diocese stated that he had heard much in regard to made in matters religious in th: but was Iimbl’ surprised to find that it exceeded his greatest expectations. Mrs. James Newlands, the State si- dent, toid of what had been done and the ;l:;- of t:h' organization 'fit:l.“ the future. meeting was closed Bishop Nicl‘:oll..‘ Pyl BRHAN TALKS I TEWESSEE Makes the Usual Harangue at Memphis and Nashville. Thousands of Southerpers Turn Out to See the Orater From Nebraska. FREE SILVER YET THE SONG. But He Says H: Would Retire if the Interests of the Party Sheuld Demand It MEMPHIS, Texw., Oct. 5—William J. Bryan reached Memphis at 7:10 o’clock this morning from St. Louis, accompanied by the members of the Memphis reception committee and Senator-elect H. D. Money of Mississippi, Representative John Allen of Mississippi and Benton McMillan of Tennessee. All through the night crowas of people had gathered about the train at its stopping places and cheered for the candidate, who did not appear. Several hundred people cheerzd Mr. Bryan at the Poplar-street siatica here this morning, and he was also greeted with entbusiasm along the streets on his way to the Pea- body Hotel, where he had breakfast. The visit of Mr. Bryan was made the occasion of a general holiday. Business houses closed their doors and even the banks suspended for the day. At 10:20 o’clock Mr. Bryan under escort of the Neely Zouaves reached Overton Tract, a big open field, where he found a crowd estimated at 15,000, As he mounted the covered platform erected in the center of the field the old rebel yell was heard on all sides. Senator Harris presented Mr. Bryan, who said in part: In Memphis it was—something more than a year ago—that this fight which is being waged now was begun; thatis, it was in this city that those in favor of the gold standard met to begin the work of capturing the two great political parties, and it was here, a few days afterward, that the silver forces gathered to begin the organization of their campaign. [Cheers.] Therefore, at this time, when the campaizn has progressed so far that we are able to form some estimate of the result, Iam glad to eome again to the city which has been known in history because of the silver cam- paign which was commenced here. Various plans were suggested, and we met in Chicago and decided to attempt, first, to carry all she political parties to free coinage, and if we failed ip that, then to find some way to consolidate the vote of those in favor of iree silver. [Cheen.} I remember that I was in doubtas to the means that might be found, and I explained my doubt as to the means, and yet my confi- dence as to the resuit I expressed by quoting from one of the Sunday-school congresses, *‘It may not bemy way; it may not be thy way; but-in his way the Lord will provide.” "[Great cheering.] . Mr. Bryan then spoke eulogistically of the services to bimetallism contributed by E. W. Carmack, candidate for Congress against ‘Josiah Patterson, the incumbent, who_is a gold Democrat, but supported the Chicago ticket, and continued: I am grateful to those who have been ear- nestly in conviction, earnest enough in their desire to restore the standard coinage of the constitution. While I appreciate the honor which has been conferred upon me, not only in the nomination by my own party, but by the additional nomination of two other parties, I say to you here, my frienas, that my interest in the cause of bimetallism is so deep that I would without a moment’s hesilation resign in favor of any person in the United States who ean better carry thiscause to victory. [Cheers.] Itis not a time to listen to personal ambi- tions. Itis not a time when we are to con- sider the temporary effect of this election upon party organization. Itis.a time when we are to consider tue effect of the gold standard if perpetuated on party erganizations: not on this country alone, but on all mankind. [Cheers.] My friends, I want to impress upon your minds another thing. It is not only necessar; that we shall elect & President and Vice-Presi- dent in favor of iree coinage, but it is neces- sary that there shall be a Congress in favor of 1ree coinage. [Cheers.] If you are in earnest in your desire jor bimetallism, you must show that earnestness by doing anything neceuug to be done to elect Congress, Senate an President. 1f we are right in the position we have taken; if the Democratic party isrightin its platform, then the man who does not stand upon that platform, uo matter how good a Democrat he may have been before, is no Democrat now. Applause.] And no man can claim 10 bes riend of mine wWho says he wants to elect me because I am & l’fif\l]ll’ nominee and then go down there and tie my hands and make me powerless. rA;Bmuse.] And therefore my candidacy appeals to every American citizen who believes in the right of the people of this 10 govern themselves regardless of the aid or consent of any other nation on earth. Iam not appealing to any sentiments hostile to foreigners, but I say to you, my triends, that that nation does not deserve to be called a nation which accepts & financial policy “ready mede’from other countries. Our opponents say that the tariff question is the important issue of this campaign. I tell countr; them that until they puta prohibitive tarift on foreign financiers I won't talk tariff with them. [Applause]. But until we have vindi- cated the right of this people to legisiate for themselyes on every issue they cannot drive tariff into this people with a piledriver. Mr. Bryan then spoke on the linesof his well - known argument beginning, ““fhe Republican platform does not sa; the gold standard is a good thing.” He talk:d about a rising dollar and a fallin, dollar and about a dollar being too goocf following familiar lines. On the conclu- sion of his speech Mr. Bryan was con- veyed to the Louisville and Nashville station, accompanied by a Emnt crowd, and at 12:20 p. M. left for Nashville. NASHVILLE, Texw., Oct. 5.— Three speeches were the task Mr. Bryan found before him when he reached Nashville at 8:350'clock to-night. The railroad station and the streets in its vicinity were thronged when his train rolled in from Memphis and all along the route to the Haymarket, where the first speech was made, deep lines of people cheered him. An artillery salute was fired and twenty- six clubs from places in Middle Tennessee were in line, on foot and on horseback. About 300 students from the university also turned out. Excursion trains had been bfinzinf in big crowds all day and thousands of strangers augmented the crowds of Nashville people on the streets. The Haymarket is a spacious enclosure and the figures given of the audience to- night range from 25000 to 40,000. The gathering was wildly enthusiastic. Sen- ator Bate presented Mr. Bryan who spoke as follows: It was' my good fortune to visit Nashyille ore 2go, when we were nning resaited in securing the con- the Democratic National Convention. I remember with pleasure my visit then, and 1t gratifies me much on returning to find that the sentiment in favor of the im- mediate restoration of the free and unlim- ited coinage of both gold and silver at the nt la‘d ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting the aid or consent of any nation on earth, until to-day a vast majority of the | lx»lndod‘, le of Tennesses are” arra; a’g‘&mmflq‘m el young men who have opene: ht take as our battle hymn that most beautiful of all songs, “Home, Sweet Home.”” Our warfare is in one sense af ve; in another sense it is defensive. Itis aggressive in thesense that we are asking for remedial | 16etstation. It is aggressive in the sense that ‘we are insisting that something shall be done, and it is defensive in the sense that we are fight- ing for our homes and our people againstan in- .vuéon of a torgign financial policy. [Cheers. AsT passed through the stréets to-night an, listened to the exclamations of the people L could easily believe that I was ina city so near to that sacred spot, the Hermitage. [Cheers.] I can understand why the people of ihis State should feel so deep an interest in the cause which is represented by the Chicago piatform, becauselwe are fighting to- day the battle that Andrew Jackson louwt when he was in office. [Great cheers.] We find arrayed against us the same combine- tions, the same aggregation of wealth, the same’ abuse against him; we suffer from the same abuse that he suffered from. Every name is appliea to the advocates of free coin- age that was applied to old Hickory when he fought for the American people. [Great cheers.] In declaring in favor of bimetal- lism we stand upon ancient ground. The free coinage, of silver is no experiment. It is indomskby the history of the humau race. 1t has the sanction of all the great statesmen of this Nation from ths beginning of our history down to 1873. No person wil assert that America abandoned bimetaliism after a full discussion. If you read the records | of the time you will find that the newspapers, which are s0 quick to grasp upon any item of news, so ready to spread it before the public, | did not understand that the law of 1873 de- | monetized silver, closed the mints to the . coinage of the white metal and left us with | gold only as our standard money. Ever since that day we have been seeking to undo what was done in the dark. My friends: We have lost some Democrats in this fight, but I am mighty giad that most of those whom we lost were generals. We have not lost many privates in the army. [Ap- plause.] We might have kept all the Dem- | ocrats who are gone if we haa beeu willing o py the price they asked. If we had been willing to make the Democratic party the agent to fasten plutocracy upon the American ople we eould have kept every man who has Ftthis, "But we have to choose between ILfOw- ing overboard those who have been millstones about the neck of Democracy and throwing | over the Democracy itself, and we prefer to save Democracy and let the aristocrats go. reat cheering. [Gng friends, ¥ have not lost it. 1Tt has been ourgain. It isalso true that those who dare to do right are rewarded in the long run, and the Democratic party is receiving its reward— not even waiting for the long run—itisre- ceiving its reward right now for daring to do right at Chicago. [Cheers.] We are drawing iu our ranks those who a in' the Republican party for bimeialism. They have come 10 us because they see now that the hope of international bimetallism is 2 delusion and that it is used only as a cover, while the leading Republicans are attempttng to fasten the gold stendard permanently upon the people. e Mr. Bryan also spoke of the Populist ap- proval of the cause. Mr. Bryan talked for an hour and was then taken to the Ath- letic Park. He found an_immense throng there, and almost as big as that at the Haymarket., His speech at Athletic Park ‘was very brief. s The t{ird address was a Populist meet- ing in the public sqlua_r_e. At midnight Mr. Bryan Eah for Indianapolis. Great crowds greeted Mr. Bryvan in his eight hours’ journey through Tennessee to-day. People thronged at every ststion where stops were made. Arlington was the first stop after leaving Memphis, and several hundred people there ‘resle,d around the platform of the candidate’s car to shake bands with him. Browns- ville turned out a large crowd. At Hum- boidt Mr. Bryan spoke to a crowd number- ing 6000 or 7000. A pathway for the can- aidate from the train to the stand was lined with young girls wearing Bryan and Sewall caps, blue blouses and white skirts, who waved flags and shouted a shrill welcome. 4 Three thousand demonstrative people were at Milan, and they, too, heard a little speech. Mackenzie had even a larger crowd. Mr. Bryan spoke from the rear platform of the train to quite a large au- dience at Huntington. Camden heard a minute speech from the candidate. It was just beginning to grow dark and bon- fires lighted up the landscape. Waverly and Dickson also turned out fair-sized crowds of cheerers. \ —_— The Tie-Up Complete. PEORIA, Irr., Oct. 5.—Grand Secretary Austin of the Order of "Railway Tei- egraphers has received dispatches from point§ on the Canadian Pacificrodd which, he asserts, show that the tie-up is prac- tically complete, and that only a few ‘passenger trains are moving. 4 Mr. Austin claims that the road is un- able to move any ireight, and that large quantities of time goods, as well as perish- able property, are lying on different di- visions. He asserts that cattle are starv- ing in cars in the middle section of the road. The railway officials deny these reporis. RS Failure of a Bank. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 5.—The First National Bank of Mount Pleasant, Mich., closed its doors to business to-day. The capital of the bank is $50,000. It owes de- positors $67,000. 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