The morning call., 1892-07-20
DAVE CAN DO II.
What He Promises to the City
of Oakland.
APLEA TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.
How tile Citizens Regard the Work of
"The CALL"
1t Is Duly Appreciated by all Classes
Of People and Is Highly
Praised.
A PLEA TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.

j. /. Davie sent q communication to the
Oakland Board of Trade last evening, in
which he set forth the great advantages that
would accrue 10 the city of Oakland in the
event OF the City Council granting him q
franchise for an electric line down Harrison
street to the water front.
1t is an interesting document, and should
be read by all who are keeping the run of
the great waterfront controversy.
Oakland is taking the kind of interest In
the water front that cheated heir takes in
recovering a wrongly withheld legacy.
1t is the one great topic OF discussion In
the town.
This bodies i'll for the railroad. but it is
only natural
The people want their own.
Having now become thoroughly aroused,
they will go all lengths 10 get it.
If the Oakland Water. front Company
had a shadow of just claim TO the water
front property the case might be different
Anumber of Oakland's well-known citi-
Tens were interviewed yesterday.
''The city has been defrsuded of its rights
by chieanerv of the worst order" said o. l.
Deuison, "and l think that measures should
be taken to recover what has been lost In
educating the people up to a sense of their
rights and their duty In the matter, THE
CALL is doing magnificent work, and 1t is
being recognized on all hands as the peo-
pies champion"
There cannot be the slightest question
as to the rights OF tho city in this water
front matter" said E. B. Pomroy "Be-
cause the people have aceuiesced In the
Waterfront Company's control of the
property for many years. that is no reason
why they should continue to do so when
that control is based On a palpable fraud"
IL am glad to see THE CALL come to the
aid of Oakland 10 this trying time," said r.
B. Smell. She needs all the help she can
get now, and 1t Is strange that The CALL
should be alone in this matter, considering
the number of other Journals that are in
San Francisco and Oakland. THE CALL is
making many friends by this great work. /
hear it spoken of everywhere"
THE CALLS agitation of this subject is
everything TO Oakland" said j. L. Davie
1T has come 10 Oakland's support in the
right time. Its great eff IT'S 10 help our city
will not be forgotten by her people. Oak
land owes much to THE CALL"
I'm showing up the iniQuities of Carpen-
tier and the waterfront pirates. THE CALL
is doing just the right thing" said j. NJ.
Bassett land what it says is having due
effect"
Nothing that any San Francisco paper
so much praise as The CALLS articles on
the Oakland water 'front.'" said r A. Jack
son.
THE CALL ia making splendid fight"
said NJ. A. Woodward.
THE CALLS disclosure Of and its COM
ments on the Chapman affair have been
widely read on this side OF the bay" said
George Baker. at has helped the peoples
fight wonderfully"
Many Others spoke In the same way
a rumor was sprung in Oakland yester-
day that the Southern Pacific Company had
decided to take revenge on the people for
their hostility by removing its Sixteenth
street station to Twert y-sighth street This
would leave two outside locsl lines ending
no"here. They now terminate at the depot.
The move would favor San Pab!y cable line.
which is controlled by the Southern Pacific.
The railroad people say the story is not true
The people promise to keep pegging away
against the great evil promoted by Chaplain
Carpenter and the other cTOcodlles of the
creek.
They think they will win in the end.
And so they viii.