The morning call., 1890-08-20
RAILROAD RATES.
Native Sons Fail to Secure a Fur
Their Reduction.
Eighteen Dances to Be Pat on the Grand Ball
Programme-An Organizations of the
City Will Be Invited,

Yesterday was a very unlucky one for the
Native Sons and their canvass for funds.
Pushed by the demands of the interior par
lors and local pressure, the Transportation
Committee has spent several days trying to
induce the Southern Pacific Company to
agree on a half-rate fare to this city during
the celebration, and several visits have
been paid to Fourth and Townsend streets
for that purpose.
First Vice-President Croker was alb
sent and the company did not wish to
give an answer. Last Saturday another OF
fetal was absent and Monday was named
as a day when a final answer would be CIV
en-. Then the Committee was told TO wait
another tWenty-four hours for the answer.
Yesterday morning Chairman w. ID.
Chamberlain and +. W. Williams, Chair
man of the Transportation Committee,
called on the officials who had the matter
Of a reduced rate under consideration, and
were astounded to receive a strong, firm
negative in reply to their request for half
rates.
Chairman Chamberlain and his associate
Immediately returned to the headquarters
10 tell the result to their fellow members.
They were considerably ehagrined and dis
appointment was the chief expression on
their faces all day.
4 Two-THIRD RATE.
The two-third rate which was conceded
70 the Native Sons several weeks since will
remain in effect, and an extension Of time
VIII be granted to parlorS distant from the
CITY,.
fenel Chamberlain said last evening:
o., visS II this refusal on the part of the
5asa-rl Pacific Railroad TO grant the con-
lessons. lle committee is trying to arrange
la tr-u5p ogJation Of tne people in the
sr1 g. ic1 II lie State who are most
az 81 ty &c r..J-e- Sc as to bring them
up y spec steamer
T e 9th OF 5sptsu5 night parade will
slr in the times u Talry and hard work
la Native Sons recognize this to be an
t much larger than they anticipated
Il first proposed, and they have ap-
TED a committee, composed OF Thomas
Doyle, j. }. Kennedy, l.. K. Hagen
amp, John T. Dispaux, j. E. Pomeroy,
1aak Vaslit and John Burns to take
charge OF the affair.
STEAMSHIP RATES.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
from all points ON their line in California,
north and south, will sell tickets to and
from San Francisco al full fare to San
Francisco and half fare back; in other
words, they will give a three-fourths rate
round trip, good from September Sd to 18th.
The extension Of time Will also be granted
70 Native Sons, Daughters and their fami-
lies. The company will make arrange
mentS, II necessary, for the tranSp ortatlOn
Of the public to this city.
he Committee on Carriages are about
L."-lng their final contracts. 1t appears
That the larger companies have given
very fair rate, but some of the smaller con-
Germs are holding off, anticipating an op-
pOrtunity to take advantage of a press in
, the demand.
The committee has been enabled to OBJ
tain from these companies unusually good
rates for all kinds OF services, even inclu d.
Ing tTanSport alton TO and from the thea
ters, but 1t will be necessary that the car
Iiage be furnished by order of the commit
tee.
The DOnahue line has granted a half
TATE from September 9TH to 10Th inclusive.
BASEBALL.
Colonel Tom Robinson, Secretary of the
California Baseball League, called on
Eugene T. Bert, Chairman of tie Enter
taiument Committee, yesterday, and ten
dsred the free use Of the league grounds
Tor the Championship Baseball Iourna-
ment 10 be held during the celebration.
The grounds VIII be at the Native Sons
disposal from 9 o'clock Monday morning
until , o'clock Thursday afternoon OF the
holiday week.
dlCJU L al lOl Ids ScCdl0u uCdu1udl
at Haekmeir's Hotel on Eddy street for the
celebration.
Students of the State University have
signifed their Willingness to parade on the
night Of the 9th, and will be invited to do so.
The Parade Committee, at meeting held
last evening, decided to invite every organi-
cation in the city, except those of a politi-
cal nature, to take part in the parade. II
is expected that neatly all of the invitations
viii be accepted.
The Committee on Grand Ball has decided
to have eighteen dances, including laucerS,
on the programme.
Pacific Parlor, No. 10, n. S. q. W., init
ated thirty-two members and received If
Teen new applications at the meeting held
last evening.