The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-14
ADMISSION DAY.
The Native Sons Will Not Go to
Santa Cruz.
Firemen Indorse the Action Of the Young
Caltornians-son Criticisms Of the
Railroad Company.

The Southern Pacific Company received
nm acutely painful, large. and iridescent
black eye from the Native Sous of the Gold
en- West last night.
This is how 1t came about. The Joint
Committee Of the order appointed by the
parlors to prepare for the celebration of Ad-
mission day at Santa Cruz held a meeting
in the Bijou Opera House. The Transp0r-
tation Committee reported that it had en-
deavored to induce the railroad to sell TO
members tickets for the event for 81 each,
the rate at which tickets had been sold to
them for previous celebration. in reply
was received communication to the effect
That the company would sell them tickets
lor " 5O each, provided all the members
went by rail.
That's an offer at the end of string"
remarked member of the committee that
made the report. Ii one parlor did not go
by rail they would charge US higher rate"
lhen the JOINT Committee, without for.
mality, transformed itself into an indigna-
ton meeting and tho REPRESENTATIVES of
Alcatraz Parlor presented the following:
ALcATRAZ's VIGOROUS PROTEST.
ReSotred, That Aicatraz Parlor, No. las, n. g.
u. W.. most vigorously protests against the arbi-
tray action OF the Southern Pacific Company in
declining 10 grant the order an equitable rate OF
transportation to Santa Cruz on tile approaching
Sth OF September celebration; and IL is further
10 the joint 9th OF September Committee are
hereby directed 10 vigorously oppose any accept
ance OF Tue rates now proposed by the Southern
racine Company, and urge upon the committee
inat some ac lon be taken, II IL be found posi-
D!e' 10 provide some new plan Of celebrating the
anniversary OF CalifoTnia's admission to the
Union, or at least TO avoid compliance with the
proposition made 10 the committee by the rail-
road.
RESOLVED, That copy OF these resolution, be-
sent to all parors of n. S. q. w. affiliated Win
your committee.
These were referred for action under the
mead OF new business. as was a telegram
from Il. f. Alma, Chief Engineer of the
Santa Cruz Fire Department, requesting the
committee to invite the Exempt Firemeas
Association OF this city 10 participatein the
celebration.
TIE ISSUE MET sQUARELY.
Then the following preamble and resoiu-
tons were read amid frequent outbursts of
applause:
WHEREAS, The joint committee has failed In
Its Efforts 10 obtain from the railroad company
reasonable rate fjr the proposed excursion TO
Santa Cruz on the occasion Of the celebration of
Admission day, or the rate which the railroad
company has heretofore stated W ould be given
or a rate equal TO that given TO other organIxa-
sions' ana whereas. we deem The pronered rate
Resotred, That during the celebration no ay-
cursion trains be run 10 Santa Cruz under the
auspices OF this committee. and be II further
Resotced, mat we recommend to the several
parlors represented IN this joint committee that
Ihey 90 not participate In said celebration at
Santa Cruz.
Speech after speech denounclng the rail-
road and in favor of abandoning the cele-
bratiOn at Santa Cruz followed in rapid sue
cessiOn.
Chapman of Alameda declared that the
rallfoad was treating the order most shame
fully, but 1t had them on the hip and lie was
afraid that they would have TO submit, but
tney would know what to do next time.
A. +. Castle of AlcatraZ Parlor replied
that the body he represented had deter
mined, rather than submit TO the railroad
not to 60 to Santa Cruz.
AN UNJUST IMPOSITION.
Chairman McCreary said: "This is ar
unjust imposition and we should resent it
like II en-. For our own honor and the vel
fare OF the State we should entit We
have poured thousands of dollars into the
golfers OF the railroad company, and they
have trodden upon us before. Now our
turn mas come. Do you say that it is mex
pedlent; that we will injure the celebra-
tian? The celebration is dead if we submit
to the railroad. The citizens of the State
will not be with us, aud the press will hold
us up to scorn and contempt. The princi-
Piles of the order call upon us not to truckie
to the road. The people have trncklcd to 1t
too long. If We accept the roads terms we
Will go to Santa Cruz with heads bowed
down with shame"
A tumult of applause followed Nc
some one asked whether it would be Just to
abandon the celebration at Santa Cruz
seeing that several parlors have expended
large sums of money for the affair.
NOT A QUESTION OF DOLLARS
This isn't question of dollars" shouted
u. II. Plppy. " 1t is question Of. prin-
ciple. Alcatraz Parlor has spent Sdoo for
the Santa Cruz trip, but they will not CO."
I'VE have spent $500 and we will not GO"
said the representative of Mission Parlor
We will not &C." responded the repre-
sentatives of Mantle. HesperiaD, Golden
Gate, Rlncon and Alameda parlOrs.
Then the representatives of the Exempt
Firemen's Association and of the Veteran
Flremen's Association said that they would
not bow down to the railroad, but would 60
where the Native Sons go.
About one-thrd of the members of tho
committee asked to be excused from voting,
as they had not been instructed by their
parlors. The remainder voted uuani-
mously not to go to Santa Cruz
An offer was read from the San Francisco
and North Pacific Railway to convey the
parlors to Santa Rosa at 81 so each for
adults and 70 cents for children.
That's another squeeze" shouted a
member of Mission rarlor. when they
took us 10 Santa Rosa the last time they
charged 81 for adults and 90 cents for chill
dren."
STOCKTON SPOKEN OF.
No action was taken on the proposition.
and after discussing an invitation TO 90 to
Stockton, for which boats could be secured.
II was resolved to leave the selection of &
place at which to hold the celebration in
the hands Of the Transportation Committee.
which was instructed to report at meeting
to be held in the Biiou Opera House on Sat
urday evening, the 22d inst.
The Nationals Dissent.
AT meeting of National Parlor, No. 11S,
N. S. G. W., held yesterday evening, it was
decided unanimously not to indorse the ac-
ton Of the joint Ninth of September Com
mlttee In refusing 10 larticinate In the