The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-30
A new ELECTRIC LINE.
The Railroad From Oakland to
Haywards.
The Opening Delayed Property-0wners Gen.
orally Pleased With the
Outlook.

Tie question just now interesting great
many persons besides the projectors of the
new electric road from Oakland to Hay
wards is whether the franchise which has
just been applied for by the company per-
hitting them to extend their tracks through
the city to Market and First streets will be
granted.
When the franchise for the road was ap-
piled for right of way through the city was
also asked, but was opposed by the parties
interested in the then existing street railway
lines. A franchise was obtained for the
road from Twenty-third avenue brooklyn
station. however. and work begun. Now,
as result of the opportunities of large
number of the people who will be benefited
by such an extension of the road. the right
10 lay tracks and bring passengers directly
into the city is again being sought There
is still another opposing element in the field
now, The Berkeley Electric Road Company
being naturally reluctant to admit rival
road into the city, and the chances are that
the new line NAV have to be contented with
track to East Oakland.
ANXIOUS FOR THE EXTENSION.
Naturally the merchants of Oakland and
the people of Fruitvale. Melrose, San Lee
andre, Lorenzo, HaywardS and the various
towns and villages to be traversed by tho
road are anxious for the extension. so it
will doubtless be granted in time. Contrary
TO expectation, the road will not be ready
for opening 10 San Leandro by April l.
The track is laid to that point, and the
p0wer-houSe, offices, etc, have been built.
the dynamos are being put in, and the cars
are completed and their last coats of var
niSh are drying in Carter Bros shops at
Newark. and by May l, or very soou there
after, il is expected that the road Will be
ready for operation clear to HaywardS.
THE SAN JOSE LINE.
A franchise has been granted to San
Jose parties for a continuation of the road
from Haywards to San Jose, but they have
been unable to obtain a franchise permitting
the laying of tracks into that city, and
operations upon that portion of the line
have not yet begun. From all appearances
it will doubtless be a long time before any
work is done looking to the extension or
the road beyond Haywards. This VIII be
great disappointment TO the jewellers in
tie IIch and thickly settled country beyond
that town, many Of whom are business
men, making daily trips 10 Oakland and
San Francisco, aud who would find such a
line great convenience. The line to Hay
wards will carry passengers only and trans
will run every half hour through the day
and evening. just what the fare will be
has not yet been decided upon, but il is
understood il will be a more reasonable
snm than the amount now charged by the
Southern Pacific.
PROPERTY OWNERS BENEFITED.
Already the new road has had direct aud
appreciate effect upon Teal-estate values
along the line From Fruityale to San Lean
dro,'where once stretched fertile grain-6elds
and cucumber. squash and tomato vines.
have sprung up vigorous crop of town lots.
Avenues have been opened, streets and
eross-Streets are there for the harvest, and
the voice ofthe boomer is heard in the land.
The line runs along broad, well-traYeled,
beautiful county road, and 1t Is safe 10 pre-
diet that the next dozen years viii see it
lined on either side with beautiful suburban
houses, where now the goats browse and the
Stalled kline wander with no fear Of the
poundmaster in their hearts.
A FINE FRUIT REGION.
Possibly the management of the line may
fnd it profitable in the fruit season 10 put
on 1reightcars for carrying produce TO mar
ket Tie road taps one OF the richest fruit
sections in the State. From that section
come early vegetables, small fruits, poultry,
butter, eggs and all the other products of a
fertile orchard section from which the rail-
load at present derives a revenue wholly
cut of proportion 20 the modest sum its de-
mands leave the producer as the reward Of
his toll.
Tie new road that is building through
San Mateo County from San Francisco to
Halfmoon Bay proposes to carry freight,
exclusive of butter, eggs, milk, etc, and
will probably make money fer its proprie-
tors. In the East number OF such roads
are in process OF construction, and one or
two are in contemplation along the Oregon
coast
We have only just begun to think of the
possibilities embodied in electric roads. The
time should not be far distant when net
work OF them Will penetrate every part of
the State, putting every farm section, every
town and hamlet in easy communication
with the great market centers.