The morning call., 1893-09-20
IN FREIGHT ALSO.
The Davie People Get the
Whitney Ferry.
BOATS TO CHANGE SERVICE.
They Take Hold of The Express Busi-
ness TO-Day-No Fear of the
Southern Pacific.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Whitney Standard and Oakland Express
Company was held yesterday afternoon at
the Office Of the Davie Ferry and Trans
portauon Company and the following di-
rectors were chosen: j. l.. Davie. j. Nj.
Bassett. Ben Morgan. E. b. Pomeroy ard
j. J. Ebert. This act was the formal
transfer OF the business of the Whit
ney Company, which. beginning to-day,
will be hereafter operated by the Davie
people.
The deal is the outcome Of negotiations
which have been going on for some time
with a. j. McGovern, president of the
Whitney Company, who with his friends
controlled a majority of stock Of the COM
pany. This controlling interest has passed
into the hands of Davie and his associates.
Terms of the sale have not been made
known.
1t is understood that the minority stock
holders in the Whitney Company offered
no objection to the transfer for the reason
that they believe their interests VIII be en-
hanced under the new management. Just
how far the traffic of the Whitney Com
pany viii be absorbed by the Davie people
Will be determined later on. but for the
present the actual business will be con-
Quoted separately, as heretofore, but un-
der one management
One important cnange will be made to-
day. The Grace Barton and the AlviTa
will exchange places, the former moving to
Mission No. l and running as a passenger
boat in connection with the RoSalIe, and
the AlVirs going to jackson street for
freight service. This will be the arrange
nent on weekdays. hut on Sunday the AL
Vra VIII come to Mission \ o. l, as the Grace
Barton has not the carrying capacity for
the Sunday crowds. though she has su-
peTiOr speed.
The Davle Company will put more capital
and more energy into the freight business,
and, If their success with passengers be a
guide, big things may be looked for in the
carrying Of merchandise. If the Harbor
Commissioners give them ample dock ac-
comm0datiOnS they will probably locate
the consolidation in one place.
In IN interview had by a CALL reporter
with MI Pomroy yesterday that gentle
man said that the move that was cOnsum-
mated had been In contemplation by the
Davie line ever since its organization.
The city Of Oakland was carefully can
vasSed by members of the company, and
the pressure brought to bear by merchants
on the line was such that the move was
almost perative.
The Davie people view with perfect
serenity the announcement OF the Southern
Pacific Company that tickets for the creek
route will be hawked about at the rate of
eight for quarter. Every car of the Mar
ket-street system is prominently placarded
with the mOnOpOly's offer of 100 tickets for
81 80, but very few buy them. If the ma
loTity of people will not travel for 2b
cents they certainly will not pay 5. The
fact is the Southern Pacifc's attempt to
meet the opposition has proved a complete
and absolute failure. The public is with
the Davie Company.
D. -.
psny may do we will maintain our scent
rate" said an official of the Davie Com
pany to CALL reporter yesterday. "If
they should raise their fare to 90 cents or
lower it TO l cent we will not vary. Five
cents is cheap enough and no one wants 10
ride for less. We are making little money
at that price and we have proved strong
enough to take care of ourselves, not
withstanding all the efforts of the South
ern Pacific to break US down"