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The morning call., 1893-08-20

munity CT Oakland. The cars in which
the company campels us TO ride are shame
ful. Dirty, unventilated, with hard, com
fOrtless seats, ard the most uncouth sur
roundlngs. they are a disgrace 10 the
civilized community that is content to
endure them. | hear the friends of the
monopoly have a good deal 10 say about
the bad influence of free riding Ion the
morals of the people and the tendency of
such a system TO pauperiZe them by gving 2
them something for nothing, but there
seems to be a sad neglect of tie morals Of
the Southern Pacific. The railroad people
them selves are the real deadheads. They
and not Oakanders are the ones who are
getting something for nothing, for they
have made no adequate return to Oakland
for the use Of one of the most important
streets in our city. Our people have been
robbed. imposed upon. have suffered mon
etary damage and loss OF life by reason of
the presence of the railroad on Seventh
street. ard the claim OF the company that
it has been any material benefit TO Oak
land is pTeposterous.
at is said that this state Of affairs cannot
last much longer-that the future will see
some change; that our children and sue
! cessors will not endure what we have
done; but If the present generation of Oak
land men and women have not the force
and bravery to put down this great wrong
they must not expect that their sons and
daughters will be more courageous than
they. Their lack of courage will be in
herited by the next generation along with
the oppression of this giant monopoly.
Now is the accepted time for US to fight
the battle. Now is the day o; salvation,
and Il Oakland lets this opportunity pass
and does not free herself once for all from
the octopus. she does not deserve to be
free"
The morning call., 1893-08-20

coming when the grasp must he looseDed'
1t is evident that the management of the
road has been taking money out and In
vesting 1t in private enterprise. Only such
an explanation can account for the signs
ofpoverty the road exhibits. When we see
the millions owned by the Southern Pa
clhc people we can form some idea of what
grand thing it would have been for Cali
fornia TO have owned the road from the
start-a thing which it might just as well
have done. Ii instead of being private
property built by State aid the railroad
had been State property operated by the
State As the executive of the people the
enormous gains that have accrued would
have accrued to the Stats and not to the
individuals who have so poorly reQuited
benefits received.
The fight in Oakland reminds me OF a
bantam starting out to whip big game
cock, but nevertheless the bantam some
times comes out on top, particularly if he
is In his OVID dooryard and the other Is an
interloper. The only trouble will be lack
Of staying power
The railroad has never done anything
to foster trade in Oakland. The aid it has
rendered has been merely incidental. In
endeavoring to stop free riding they are
exceeding their right. They paid nothing
for their franchise and they have never
done anything for the people save when
they could in no ether way help the South
crn Pacific. The fact that they take the
special train off and resume the free sys-
tenn at O'Clock. when the RosaIe Is taken
off. shows the animus of the change. 1t is
not made for the sake of expediting travel.
1t does not do so. Travellers by the FLYER
take the same boat as the passe myers by
the slow train. The Southern Pacific is
working on the principle that every man
and every community has q price, and
they are trying to find out what Oaklsnd's
price is. But however big the Goliah of
the railroad may e, David has the sling
and the pebble that will kill him if used
in the name Of right and justice. The
friends of Oakland Will be very much dis
appointed if our city goes down before the
champion of the PhilistinPs."
The morning call., 1893-08-20
ga GREAT ANACONDA

The CALL reporter next saw DR.. Sarah
Shuey. There can only be one opinion
in regard to this matter" said Dr. Shucy.
"the railroad company must be taught its
place. AS To tile free riding. the people
pay. and pay dearly. for all they get. There
is no hoodlum-making about it. l can re-
member when / was little girl hearing
my father say, The time will come when
that railroad company will become a great
anaconda that will try to swallow thi.
city, IL we let it, He knew Carpenter.
root and branch, and understood tho man
thoroughly. Most Oaklanders did in that
day. There never was man who had
more enemies. For years before he left
this coast he never dared taste anything
that had not first been tested. SO fearful
was he lest he should be poisoned, He was
as badly off as the Russian Car.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
RETALIATORY ON THE FACE
OF 1T.

Mrs. Kate Fisher of the Oakland High
School thus characterized the action OF
the railroad company in putting on the
flyer. She said Oakland had grown in
spite of, and not through the efforts of, the
Southern Pacific. II am glad to see how
our Oakland women are rising to this oc-
casion." said Mrs. Fisher. ut is humiliat-
Ing to feel that we are dominated by a
monopoly. / confess have been surprised
aud delighted at the spirit manifested by
the people. / think our Council will stand
hrm. 1t ought TO. having begun such a
goud work. There is no doubt but that
the free riding is great nuisance to
through passengers. but it is ridiculous to
say that 1t makes hoodlums Of our young
people. AS Sir Roger de Coverly would
say, There is great deal to be said on
both sides of the question: but the spirit
manifested by the company is wrong and
exasperating, and it is evident the people
nave stood about all they WILL"
The morning call., 1893-08-20
A BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson was next
seen. and in regard to the probable effects
OF the recent change in train service said !:
For the time being any sudden change in
the means of TRANSPORTATION within city
must derange local trade but not for
long The business of a city like Oakland
does not lie at the disposal of one man. or
one set of men. The great mistake made
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has been to imagine that California de-
pends upon them. II they were not here
some other company would be. California
must have railroad service, and this com
pany has so far monopolized the field
That is all. The people of California can
build another railroad whenever they will.
and the people of Oakland can arrange
their local traffic on convenient and
permanent basis whenever they choose.
The railroad is common carrier for
the c9mmunity-a necessary servant. Our
servant the Southern Pacific, has grossly
cheated us, lied TO us and been iasuffera bly,
impertinent. We need new servant. The
point raised about 'deadhead' travel is q
sample of our servants dishonesty. There
is no deadhead travel in Oakland. The
people were asked by their servant, the
Southern Pacific, to allow it to Law its
tracks and run its trains through Seventh
street. This franchise was enormously
valuable.
"The railroad asked benefit. The city
granted 1t on condition that no fares be
collected within the city limits. The
valuable franchise returns the company
daily far more than the price of the travel
in question. 1t was a bargain, a fair
business transaction, and the Southern
Pacific. as usual, is seeking to repudiate
its just debt. From the beginning it has
called these paid-for passengers tres
passers,' and has treated them as such.
What insolent dishonorl"
Mrs. Stetson's advice to the Oaklande:
who would help free Oakland from monop-
oly's misrule was the same given by Mrs.
Howard: Give the Southern Pacific the
go-by-patronize the opposition and show
the octopus that not only can we free our
selves from its tentacles. but that it is in
our power to shorten the reach of those
blighting feelers as well.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
OAKLAND'S UNWELCOnE GUEST.

''It seems to me-" said Miss M. l.. Mey-
rick, that Oakland is like unto "a m an
having swallowed a tapeworm. At first
he is vastly pleased with the Improvement
in his appetite, but later. when the crea-
ture begins 10 inconvenience him. he
grows uneasy and longs to be rid OF it.
Later he finds it necessary to proceed
against his once welcome guest. He must
be and is willing to suffer greatly in order
to be rid of the inconvenieut lodger who
is absorbing his nourishment and sapping
his energies.
$50 Oakland welcomed the Southern
Pacific, believing the road would stimulate
trade and add to her prosperity. Now, to
her dismay. she finds herself growing thin,
pinched ana suffering, while her former
benefactor wakes fat. The time has come
when she must proceed vigorously against
the creature that threatens to assume en-
tire control of her. and she should hasten
to do so,
The morning call., 1893-08-20
DISAPPOINTED MEN.
Railway Employees Receive but One
Months Paw.

Halfway employees Receive but One
Months Pay.
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 19.-Employes OF the
Southern Pacific are disheartened. When
the paycar came over this division day be-
fore yesterday they were joyous, expecting
TO receive the two months wages due
them, bnt when they stepped up to the
door envelopes containing only the small
stipend for June were handed out. They
were told they must wait for the July paw.
How long? Oh, as to that, no one could
say.
This action on the part of the great cor
poration has caused much suffering. Thou
sands of men along the division are behind
grocers and meat-market owners. They
simply cannot pay because the railroad
will not give them what is due. 1t is a
difficult matter for wage-earner to live.
anyway, especially on the tariff paid bv
the Southern Pacific. but when that COM
pany keeps him out Of his dues for six
weeks the matter becomes peculiarly hard.
A machinist in the shops here who was
Informed week ago that he would onlv
be allowed to work four days out of the
seven hereafter, and who was then told
Thursday that his July pay was not forth
coming, said to-day: Think Of Coils P.
Huntington rolling In wealth in New
York: think Of other officials enioyipg
their millions; think OF the millions in
estates that have been squeezed out of
this corporation; then think of US getting
trusted Tor bit Of steak and q few pota-
toes. Isn't it tough?"
The morning call., 1893-08-20
OLYMPIC BOXER. !
Entries for the Boxing
Tournament.
Some Expert Cross-Country Runners
Who Will, Take Shank's Mare
to San Mateo To-Day.

The following are the entries for the
Olympic Club boxing tournament, which
will commence on Thursday evening, the
24th inst As will be seen. the boxers who
are members of unattached clubs figure in
the majority.
The secretary is desirous that the sth.
letes whose names figure on the entry list
shall appear at s o'clock on Monday even
ing for preliminary weighing in. ANY of
the boxers who fail TO appear on that
evening will be refused a place in the
competition.
As the prizes offered by the club are both
handsome and valuable it is presumed that
the contests will be decidedly spi rited
Feather-weght entries-N. Gallicn, o.
c.; James Fox, Acme; Joe Muller. Unat-
tached; William McGraw, Sacramento
Club: c. W. Scheper, Un.; Frank Nc
Ginniss. Un.; a. j. Colety. Un.; j. Sulli-
van. Benicia Athletic Club; B. Dogherry,
Un.; NJ. Sullivan. S. F. A. Club; Milton
Hayes, Junior Olympic; Jack Bernard.
Un.; jim Beckett, Un.
Bantam weights-Joe Fields, Acme Ath-
letic Club; n. Gallick, Olympic; George
Murphy, Un.; Charles A. Reno, S. F. A.
Club; S. G. Mooser, Sacramento Club;
Frank Skuce, S. +. A. Club; p. ID. Skill
man. o. c.; Joseph Doyle, Passime Club,
Portland.
Lightweig ghts-Fred Carter, o. q. Frank
Gilben. o. c.; w. Hayman. unattached;
Thomas Lyons. unattached; G. A. Suli-
van, unattached; T. Muller, unattached;
Fl. Stsrn. unattached; NJ. Kirchen, un-
attached; Il. j. Spanger, Sacramento
Club; j. w. Lewis, Sausalito Club; NJ.
Lea, unattached; G. Biher, o. c.
Welter- weights-W. j. DOnohue, Sacra-
mento Club; j. II. Kennedy. unattached;
Joseph McQueeny, S. F. A. c.; John
Cameron, Fort Mason Athletic Club; John
Smith. unattached; Frank Craig, un-
attached; S. Carter, o. c.; w. Becker,
unattached; John Volz, unattached.
weights-John VolZ, unattached;
f. Kotelman, unattached; p. Crowley, un-
attached; n. Barley. unattached; j. FL.
Kennedy, unattached.
Heavy Sullivan, Acme; L..
Ketchen Jr., Acme; John Miller, unat-
tached.
The following members of the Athletic
Association viii have cross-cnuntry run
to-day to San Mateo +, c. Gerder. e. w.
Hawks, G. n. Yates Jr., W. Donnelly, II.
S. Scott, Fl. F. Coffin, G. A. Eckhardt, j.
J. Conlon, c. A tanker. o. j. Preston, G.
E. Eckhardt, ID. Mcleod. c. Stephens. e.
Cartwright, j. HeffraD. 3. Carter, G. S.
Clark, j. S. Otto z. D. Skillman. A. j.
Forlies. II. NJ. Collins and George Green.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
THOROUGHLY SELFISH.

Mrs. R. E. Cole was the next one seen,
and her mind was well stored with inter-
esting "reminiscences of early railroad
days in Oakland. "My husband" she
said. "was one of the active promoters of
the grant TO the railroad through Seventh
street. and l remember well how exultant
he was when he came home and told how
they had secured for all residents of Oak
land the right to ride free within the city
limits. l do not know what he would
think OF this result Of the mutual agree
ment that he was 50 glad for. The free
riding is perhaps a nuisance. but l do not
understand that the railroad proposes to
offer Oakland any other compensation for
its franchise il it does away with free
rides. The company has always been
thoroughly selfish in its dealings with the
city. and l am glad to see the opposition
come in."
The morning call., 1893-08-20
OAKLAND'S OPPORTUNITY.

Mrs. S. o. Sanford, acting president Of
the Oak Economic Club. was seen. and
expressed her pleasure at the good work
THE CALL has been doing for Oakland in
this matter. Mrs. Sanford has vigorous
opinions regarding the railroad. "Oak-
land" she said. "would long since have
taken her place as one of the large mari
time cities of the world had it not been
for the Southern Pacific Railroad holding
our water front. Now is our ciiy's oppor-
tunity to claim her own. establish jurlsdic-
tion over her own streets and waterways
and become independent of this great
monopoly.
"Our City Council has made grand be-
ginning. / believe they will go forward
without fiinching and the people ought to
do all in their power to stand by them.
They are doing it, too. for they are thor
oughly aroused. This has been one OF the
greatest weeks In the history of the city.
1t is only necessary for a community to
begin to think, as well as individuals, and
when a community does once begin to
think the chances are that 1t will do very
nearly the right thing. Oakland has begun
to think. and TO think n dead earnest. Our
people see now as they never have seen
befora just what the policy OF the Southern
Pacific is and just how much they actually
care for the real good IF this city. Iwould
scarcely have believed six months ago that
it would ever be possible for this city to be-
aroused to such pitch of righteous wrath
as the people have manifested in this mat
ter. The war is fairly on now and will
never cease until either the Southern
Pacific is where 1t belongs as a servant Of
the people and out of politics or the city
lies PROSTATE atits feet
II have been particularly interested in
the position the ladies have taken in refer
ence to the railroad. II means a good deal
for them to take the Rosalie. We have
grown so used to taking the train and
going direct 10 the mole that it seemed a
little awkward at first to take the street.
car. but the service is really much cleaner,
quicker and pleasaDter than the train. and
even though one takes the car both ways
the expense is less. Moreover, most of us
who live any distance uptown are obliged
to take the streetcar to the station, so we
are now saved the additional fares thus
expended, so that even il it were not a
matter Of principle to patronize the oppo-
sition 1t would be one of comfort and
economy"
The morning call., 1893-08-20
FOUR LITTLE VANDALS.
Youths of Thirteen Years Wreck a
Dwelling

-Four little vandals were locked up In a
cell at the new City Hall last evening, and
they cried bitterly when told they were
charged with burglary.
This interesting quartet was composed
oil Richard Nolan. Edward Armstrong,
John and Eddie Flynn. not one of whom is
over 13 years of age.
Late in the evening they broke into a
vacant mouse owned by Mrs. Ellen McNa-
mara, at 911 Van Ness avenue They went
prepared for heavy job in the burglary
hne, SO 1t did not take long fer them to cut
away lead pipe from faucets and basins in
different rooms. When Policeman Gaynor
surprised the gamins they had seventy-five
pounds of water-pipe in a sack, and tho
plumbing was DESTROYED. Gaynor arrested
them on a charge of burglary.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
A sELF-REsPECTING ATTITUDE.

"All this trouble" said Mrs. Charles
Webb Howard. sis merely a result of our
own negative attitude toward the railroad
in years gone by. We have ourselves to
blame that we are now being oppressed
and imposed upon. AS community we
have not done right to allow things TO
come to this pass; but il is characteristic
of our whole life as people. We are OF
conscientious in the conduct of our own
affairs. We leave the management of our
houses 70 our servants, the training of our
children to others, our transportation busi-
ness and all the affairs of our lives to the
care of our servants. until we become ab-
solutely dependent upon them and they
become our masters. We are ruled by our
have actually made ourselves so. Now,
the rule that works for individuals holds
good for communities. The thing for us
to do is to put ourselves In self-respect-
Ing attitude toward this servant OF ours
who Is empting to rule our affairs-to
become independent of It. We can do so.
1t may cause US temporary inconvenience.
It probably will. But we have brought
the Inconvenience upon ourselves and will
have to bear it. 1t is certainly an incon.
Fouiouco dS IL Is tO nave our property In
iured and our lives endangered by the
railroad as 1t is at present conducted.
"The railroad has a right 70 run its
trains. but 1t should be made to run them
In the interests of the people. They
should be made to take every precaution
against accident. They have never done
this. They consider the people in nothing.
They seem to care neither for life nor
property. The spirit they manifest is
mean and revengeful. They have done
nothing to protect the people save when
they have been compelled to do so, and ii
is time the people did something to protect
themselves. For myself, / may say the
limited train. where there ara no free
riders, is pieasanter and more agreeable
but this is not question of individual
taste. The real question Is, Have the peo-
pie right to ride free If the railroa OBJ.
tanned its franchise on that understand
fog, then the people are within their right
and should be protected in it. have No
patience with the sentiment that is wasted
on the matter or with the cowardice that
is afraid to stand for its rights. The ques-
tion Is one of simple right and wrong. The
Southern Pacific, from being useful
The morning call., 1893-08-20

above. He then wished to have 1t pro-
vided that the railroad company should
keep the roadway in repair from curb to
curb. he complained that he had forgot
ten TO write that.
the Central Pacifc's friends got out writ
of prohibition against action by the Coun-
Gil on the Webster-street franchise, aud
that body was summoned to appear before
Judge Crane.
This writ was Quashed by the Superior
Court. and at its next meeting the fran
chse was granted.
THE CALL would like to know what Mr..
Martin thinks of these restrictions at this
date, when it is sought to apply them to
the trains Of his employers ?
The morning call., 1893-08-20
The Institute Library.

The board of management of the Young
Mems Institute Library and Reading
rooms at Tenth and Market streets. this
city. have made their report of the years
labors. The various city councils are rep
resented on the board and contribute 10
the maintenance of the rooms anc it has
been found that the removal from the
Flood building to the present quarters has
proven satisfactory.
Secretary X. Il. Fazackerley reports cash
on hand August l, 1892. S251 81: received
during the term from councils. $3.50 70:
disbursements during term, 1924 40. leay-
ing balance on hand OF S207 rs.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
A Eefe for the Fair

The programme of the entertainment to
be given tomorrow evening at Metropoli-
tan Hall for the benefit of the fair has been
arranged as follows: Introductory. James
F. Smith; song, f. III. Belcher; address.
General w. ID. L. Barnes recitation. Il. B.
Master; song, Miss Alma Berglund; cornet
solo. j. =. Cogglns; song, NJ. j. Hynes;
address. Hon. j. +. Sullivan; song, Miss
Lena Crews; recitation, Frank J. Nc
GIynn; song. Colnmbin quartet.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
BANTAM VERSUS GAME COCK

DIR. l.. j. Kellogg-Lane was another
prominent 0aklander who had a good
word for THE CALL. 1.-THE paper is doing
grandly." she said. II am delighted with
ii. 1t has been great help to Oakland
The Southern Pacific" the doctor went on
to say. ''has taken California by the throat
and is holding her there. but the time is
The morning call., 1893-08-20
"ndwa
ONAL@l< VI Of1NLAl~D Tf<OINl

"and was reioiced to note how the crowd
of her patrons grows every day. 1t Is a
pity that the opposition line has not two
or three more boats to put on. They
would all be kept busy. Yes, think all
true Oaklanders should patrouiZe the
Davie line. We have have had too much
of monopoly and misrule"
The morning call., 1893-08-20
Capsized.

a sallooat In charge of A. Fitzgerald and
containing Que passenger. while coming in
from the British ship Senator Just before
DARK last night. was struck by a squall and
capsi1eu. Ihe men and the boat were res
cued Dy the revenue steamer Hartley.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
CHEAPER, PLEASANTER, MORE
CONVENIENT.

The Rosalie is great Improvement on
the old lines." said Miss Olive Longabaugh.
For my part / prefer to travel by it, even
setting aside the question of right 1t is
cheaper, pleasanter and more convenient.
Our ladies seem 10 think so, too, for | no.
tice larger crowd every time l cross"
The morning call., 1893-08-20
THE ROSALIE CROWDED.

Il went to San Francisco On the
Rosalis to-day" said Mrs. B. c. Dick.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-20

Tie stat.st.cs VI tos7ps - to s.x.
teen waeks coal sirlgo IL Highland are
reported 10 LuYe Leon rs fol.o"s,
stated Ia American money 10 mime
owners, irOa-masters aud ru.Tolls.
sixty.iour aul quarter iutli5Fi5 to
cVusgmefs. ia III reused ptla . c.gAt
and one ha! millioH- to miG2ga aud
other artisans, eighty eight ana oue-
quarter Ia!llons. Total LOGS in money,
more tllan one hundred aIsi -izty ono
millions. Tie normal output Of SIX i.
three millioa tons OF coal dropped 10
thirty nine millions. ana the domes,'c
consumption fell on nearly ole lll,f,
The workers rendered lilo EHahsreI
I.OO3. 25o. wAioh meant that a.ll.+!1
persons weFe relgeei to Il dos ituLe
condition besides the many otAacs
SAo Gt1ered. bat less severely. lsuly
the absr strike Is u aostiy thing ever
TO taose who ala rlglots in lEl stru{
gle