The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-12
PAY YOUR FARES.
No More Free Travel Over
in Oakland.
GATES PLACED ON THE CARS.
Ticket Stations to Be Established
and the Old Time Card to Be
Placed in Effect.

The days of free rides upon the cars of
the Southern Pacific road in Oakland are
numbered, 50 the Southern Pacific peo-
pie say. The crowds OF workingmen
going TO and from their daily toll, the
women with their market baskets and the
various other classes who have been won't
to ride at will upon the narrow and broad
gauge trains in that city will henceforth
be required to pay their way. says the
monopoly. The edict has gone forth, and
in q short time the cars now running
over the lines of the Southern Pacific
Company in the towns just across the bay
will assume a different appearance from
that which they bear at present.
On each side of the cars gate will be
attached for the purpose of shutting out
the non paying citizens, aud nobody will
be permitted TO get on the ears unless he
or she has ticket.
For this purpose ticket Offices will be
established at each OF the stopping places,
where passengers may procure the neces-
sary pieces OF PASTE board admitting them
to the cars of the company.
The present system of running trains
will be stopped and the old order re-
sumed. That is to say, Broadway and
some If the other crossings which are not
recognized as stopping places by some Of
the trains on tue present schedule will
be as they formerly were on tie old time
card.
Although all the details or the new
order of affairs have not yet been decided
upon. il is probable that uniform rate Of
five cents will be charged for passage. =
II is claimed by the Southern Pacific at
torneys that the law will in no way be vio-
lated by the company in the new move for
the following reason:
When the company secured its charter it
was specifically stated that fare shall not
be charged for carrying passengers from
one point to another within the city limits.
At that time, it is claimed. East Oakland
was not within the limits of Oakland but
was a separate corporation.
By the proposed plan tickets will be
sold, for instance, from Oak or Clinton
streets or Brooklyn to Adeline, Market or
Broadway i'll Oakland. or vice versa, and
the passengers can alight whenever he OF
she pleases. Coming this way. it is ru-
mored, 25-cent fare will include transpor-
tation on the railroad both ways and also a
round trip ferry ticket, thus costing the
passenger no more than the present rate re-
Quires.
The gate system was finally chosen by
the railroad officials as the best adapted to
their requirements after every other plan
suggested had been thoroughly discussed.
The English car was picturesque but not
pTaaettllca bic, and Enclosed grounds at the
stations was an impossibility.
just what effect if any, this new depar-
ture will have upon fhe opposition ferry
company remains TO be sean. II will. of
course, prevent passengers coming over
from East Oakland in the cars and then
taking the DaVie ferry line, unless they
feel disposed to pay both car aud ferry
fare.
Just how soon the new order will go
into effect it is impossible to say, but ii
I'LL be operative as soon as the cars can
nted placed in a proper condition by the
Workmeii ~ the shobs.