The morning call., 1892-12-03

The end for which that single car is now
run-to hold the franchise-would be accom-
plished just the sane.
Another proposition was mooted yesterday.
The vice-president OF the Southern Pacific Com.
pany call. II 'child's play" but the gentlemen
who mooted 1t mean business aud are ready to
back their proposal by hard coin Of The realm.
II was this: To lease from the Market-Street
Railway Company four hOrsecars thoroughly
equipped for carrying passengers between the
hours OF 1 and A. NJ, or from the time the last
ends It's trip till the first ear is rue out In the
morning over that line.
a CALL reporter who sounded C. F. Crocker on
the proposition informed that official that certain
gentlemen Of means had sufficient faith IN the
night-car proposition 10 start the line running
themselves, provided they could lease, for cash,
the rolling stock ana motor power from the Va
Iencia-street company.
MIR. Croker would not entertain the PROPOSE.
tion al ALL II was "child's play" he said. The
company .eould and would take charge Of all
the transportation over Its roads.
1--WE Will run the cars there If necessary" said
Mr. Croker. Il do not think anybody Is serious
In making such proposition.
"We do not think we have made mistake Ia
the management OF our streeteaT interests so fsr.
and do not think the residents along the Va.
lencIa-street line have great need OF better ser
vice than they are getting.
Certainly, 1t is not our policy to throw away
or neglect any possible business that would be
profitable.
"There is, however, way for those gentlemen
you speak OF 10 show their faith IN the owl-car
system. Let them establish night line OF buses
and charge ten cents fare. The people, doubt
less. would not hesitate to pay the double fare
for the accommodation. and then If there were, as
they claim there would be, sufficient patronage
TO pay for the running Of night cars the enter.
prising bus lines would make good profit"
'f the bus lines should prove to be very prof.
liable" suggested The CALL reporter, "would
not the stTeetcar companies put on owl cars In
opposition as soon as 1t was proved that there
was sufficient patronage to be hadP"
Il hardly think So" returned the vice presi.
dent of the Southern Pacific. 1.-THE expense OF
running cable-cars all night would be consider
able at first 1 do not believe the bus lines
would be interfered with by the cable compa-
nies''
"Have you considered the ACCESSIBILITY OF put
ting on few horsecars at nighl?" asked The
CALL ma.
swell, we have thought OF the matter"
ado you intend to put them on?"
'We don't like to dispose OF the question posi-
lively at present. 1t is all question OF whether
there would be a sufficient demand for them to
make them profitable"
"n a sufficient number OF THE CALLS
pledges were signed by residents Of that district
would that fact have weight with you In deter
mining the question as to whether horsecars at
night on Valencia street would be profitable Pr
sit certainly would. Yes; that would be an
indication that could not fail TO have its weight
IL sufficient number of them were signed, 1t
would. OF course. show that there was demand
for owl cars.
Now. we had the Misslon.street electric
not be the same objection to running those cars
at whatever hours they could get patronage az
there is to operating the cable-cars all night.
GAS soon as the question of widening Mission
street Is settled we shall begin WORK there. When
finished that road win afford a fne chance to
test this owl-ear question.
1.-The material for building that line has
already been ordered, In fact good deal of #
has been supplied already, but owing TO the un-
settled condition OF Mission street and the press
ing need we had Tor the material elsewhere. the
MIssion-street ROAD was laid over for the time
being.
I'VE expect 10 get at the new road very
shortly. now, in fact as soon as the material ar.
riyes.
"The franchise over Cortland avenue to Blaine
street and around Holly Park Will form part Of
the Mssion-street road, and Will be included