The morning call., 1892-06-24
PACIFIC NAIL HARD Hit.
The Blow Struck by the Traffic
Association.
WAR Is BEGUN IN EARNEST.
The New Cape Horn Lines to Be PatrOnized
TO the Exclusion Of
Others.

A hard blow at the subsidized steamer
and clipper lines was struck by the Traffic
Association yesterday.
The executive committee issued circu-
lar recommending the Atlantic and Pacific
steamship line and the Merchants and Bal
four lines Of clipper ships to the patronage
of the local shippers
This will create a great decline in rates by
the Pacific Mail and Sutton lines, which are
controlled by the railroad, but the executive
committee asks thatnO attention be / aid TO
anything that may be done by them as a
temporary eXpedient.
Following is the wording OF the CIRCULAR:
SAN FRANCISCO. June %. 1892.
To the members Of the Traffic Association Of
California: We take pleasure in calling your
attention 10 the establishment Of the Merchants
line Of clipper ships 10y Messrs. j. w. Grace ~
Co, aud also 10 4 line established by Messrs.
Baifour, Guthrie n Co, both from New York to
San Francisco; also The Atlantic and Pacific
Steamship line be Ween New Y1r< and san Fran
cisco by way Of the straits OF Magellan.
BY & ferfiBg 10 the cons tuition aud bylaws
Of This association, Il viii be noted that one Of
the prime objects Of The association is The secuT
ing OF equitable bases for frelehts both by land
and sea, and securing the carriage at as low a
cost as possible Ii is therefore incumbent upon
the members thai these new enterprises shall
receive our earnest support and cooperation, 10
The exclusion or lie old established lines which
have not given that degree OF competition which
our necessities have in the past demanded.
IL has already been given out by Tie old lines
that these new competitors In the 1rld viii be
snort lived and that shippers who desert the old
lines al This lime viii be remembered when these
competitors are out OF the way.
For your Information we desire to state that
the new lines have been thoroughly Investigated
by ttiS committee. aud we are satisfied TO the
reliability aud stability Of the enterprises, and
that with our support thew here 10 stay and
are Deserving OF our patronage regardless of
what may be done by the older lines as TEN.
poTary rXpedcnt.
We regard TINS as tie opportunity for the es-
Establishment Of permanent competition, which
should under no conditions be thrown away by
reason of any promises of temporary advantage.
BY order OF the executive committee.
FRED l.. CASTLE. President.
j. s. LEEDS, Traffic Manager.
President Marvel OF the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe has come and gone and no
benefit whatever has accrued 10 San Fran
cisco from his visit. From what he said
while here 10 press representatives and
others the people must look elsew here for
RELIEF IN the way of much needed railroad
competition, for MIR. ManvePs corporation
has neither the money nor the desire to ex-
tend their road 10 this city. During his
stay Mr. Marvel visited the Fourth and
Townsend headquarters of the Southern
Pacific Company, where he had some buSl-
ness conferences with several high officials.
lie also had conference with Manager
Leeds of the Traffic Association AMI sew
Mr.. Marvel and party left yesterday even
ing for Los Angeles.
A special excursion train from Castle
Crag 10 Sisson. in Shasta County, and re-
turn, will lie run hereafter every Saturday,
commencing tomorrow. This train is for
siOnists.
The committee appointed to devise a
working plan for the League of Progress
will meet Tonight. but it IS not considered
probable that a complete report will be rem
dered at that time. The officers of the
league are hard at work. and applications
for membership are coming in daily. The
roll in Secretary Gray's hands now bears
tie signatures Of 100 Of the best known
aud most energetic young business men in
this city.
Steps to organize the interior cities and
towns will be taken at once, it being desira-
bic that every place OF any size should have
a branch of the California League. 1t is
expected that the Native Sons parlOrs in
the nterioT will take much interest in the
movement and lend it their aid.
J. A. Fillmore. the general superintend-
eut Of the Southern Pacific Railroad is
expected to return from his Eastern trip to-
morrow.
Colonel ". D. Sanborn, general Passen-
Coast agent Of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railway, returned yesterday from
the East.
A \. Towue, the general manager of the
Southern Pacific, was up at Castle Crag last
week. Returning on Monday Mr. Towns
took advantage Of short stay the train
MADE a Willows Station to investigate how
much the employees along the line knew of
the new code OF signals recently put into
effect
Approaching the section boss, Patrick
Finnegan by name. the general manager
suddenly asked of him: "Supposing a
piece Of track was torn up, just bout when
train was due. what signal would you
hoist"
The section boss was taken by surprise,
but recognizing Mr.. Towne, he pulled HIM
self together, and luckily he was able to au-
sweT the question correctly, but not satisfied
Nith this, Pat insisted IN showing off his
learning more, and started in to repeat word
for word, the whole code of signals as he
had impressed it upon his mind during the
many weary nights he had been porting over
tie book the past few months.
The train was leaving Willows, and Mr.
TOwne had returned to his car but as he
looked cut of the window, there was Finne-
gan still standing near the track recapitu-
lating to A gang of men all he knew Of signal
flags and lights.