Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'agbanyeghi na ọha na eze toro ya nke ukwuu maka njikwa ya na gọọmentị steeti n'oge
Mgbe ọdachi ahụ mere na 1906, Pardee gara n'ihu na-enwe mmekọrịta siri ike na Southern Pacific Railroad, nke na-aga n'ihu kemgbe afọ 1890 mgbe ọ bụ Mayor nke Oakland. Ọrụ Pardee na mmegharị Ọganihu na-eto eto nke na-atụkwasịghị ntụkwasị obi nnukwu ụlọ ọrụ, yana mbọ ya iji chekwaa ma chebe oke ọhịa steeti, nọgidere bụrụ ogwu na-adịgide adịgide maka ndị isi ndị South Pacific. Agha kpụ ọkụ n'ọnụ ogologo oge n'ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri Oakland, nke Pardee rụrụ ụka n'aha Oakland na ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri ahụ bụ obodo kama ịbụ ụlọ ọrụ nkeonwe, dọpụrụ maka ọtụtụ oge ọchịchị ya. Ụlọikpe Kasị Elu nke California kpebiri ikpe ahụ na 1906, na-ekpe ikpe na Oakland. Pardee gbakwara ume ka e hiwe ụlọ ọrụ ụgbọ okporo ígwè ọhụrụ iji mebie ikike nke Southern Pacific.