The morning call., 1891-11-26
ALONG THE RAIL.
Union of the Traffic and State
Board of Trade People.
representatives of These Two Organizations
Met, SNook Hands, and Agreed Not
to Disagree ANY Eore.

The Traffic Association and the State
board OF Trade were united yesterday.
There had been considerable talk of
trouble between the two organizations The
traffic people said that the State Board of
Trade would not indorse the association
because il Ghe Board of Trade was con-
lrolied by the Southern Pacific Company.
Inc Board of Trade sent saucy reply, and
SO Things have been going on from bad to
worse. until it looked like a permanent
nght between the two organizations. But
tle gull has been bridged, as stated above.
Yesterday afternoon committee from
me Board OF Trade, consisting of Messrs.
HlDberd, Morresy. Emey and Maslin. met
the Executive Committee of the Traffic
Association. Mr.. Stetson called the meet
ing to order and introduced Mr. Maslin,
VINO spoke as follows:
WHAT MAsLIN SAID.
The only object of the State Board of
Trade In Withholding its Endorsement of
the association WAS that the purposes of
OF the latter body were not clearly under
stood. There are very few merchants and
Shippers In the interior who have any
knowledge whatever OF the scope or objects
OF the new organization, and for that mat
Ter the same statement will apply to those
OF Dan Francisco. l doubt very much if
one merchant out Of every five in this city
To-day could, if called upon suddenly, give
S'N'i iuSd VI II. lucy hIc luIU
IT simply because they want relief in some
way Now the idea has gone abroad
throughout the interior of the State That
tHls ASSOCIATION is essentially San Fran
cisco affair, and many of the interior ship
pers, especially the fruit-growers, have no
very friendly feeling for this city.
Inc reason is not hard to find. The
farmers for years have been shipping their
products to the commission merchants of
ms city, and the returns have been such
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enormously or not am unable to say-that
they have not been fairly dealt with. The
result is that a feeling has grown up
against the merchants that is hard to over
come. In answer to the charge that has
been made in the present instance that the
Board of Trade is controlled by the rail-
road, can only say that it is absolut ely
without foundation. The impression, pre-
sumo, has grown out of the fact that Mr..
Miils has been rather active and has talked
great deal. The only support the railroad
mas ever given us was $3.50 month as
contribution toward our expenses"
Mr.. Stetson, on behalf OF the Traffic Asso-
clation, replied that there should be no i'll
feeling between the two organizations, and
that, as far as he knew. there could be no
loved. expressing the same sentiments.
Then the meeting adjourned and the white
winged dove OF peace lowered over all.
RUMoR OF A SPECIAL AGENT
1t was reported in railroad circles yester-
day that Special Agent kretschmar of the
Interstate Commerce Commission had ar
rived in this city. If he is here, he is hiding,
which is very proper thing to do under
the circumstances, as he comes by order of
the Government to investigate the rate situa-
ton, and would not be able to accomplish
much II 1t was known for certainty that
be is in the city and might drop in
at any time to make application for
rebate on an overland ticket.
The agents are all selling at tariff rates
since dame rumOr has landed the interstate
man here, and will probably continue TO do
so for some days. The Pacific Coast is q
fertile field for an investigation of this char
acter. and 1t is strange that the commission
has so neglected California especially in the
past. No member of the commission has
ever visited the State officially, and yet it is
well known that the law relating to inter
state commerce is very much abused. 1t is
more than abused-it is dead letter as far
as California is concerned.
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.
q change in the time schedule on the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railway dom
ahue broad-gauge route will be made on
Sunday, both on the main line and the San
Rafael service. At Hopland connections
will be made with stages for Lakeport, and
at Pieta for Highland Springs. Kelseyville,
Soda Bay and Lakeport. Other stage con-
nections are unchanged.
: NJ. ". Burns. excursion agent Of the At
lantic and Pacific, arrived yesterday with a
large party of excursionsts.
The change relating to the Southern over
land trains has been postponed unit. De-
cember 4th.
Carlton c. Crane of the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn has gone East on business.
j. G. Mccall Of the Erie road is absent in
the North.