The morning call., 1893-08-18

Mr.. Small at the Grand Hotel and ques-
tlohed him about the proposed change,
MT. Small volunteered the information
that The cars would not be new ones, but
would simply be the old rolling stock re-
modeed 10 suit present needs. After
making this statement, however. Mr..
oniail also became suddenly uncommuni-
carve and lapsed into silence.
vice. resident Croker also said, while
discussing the subject, that many of the
plans attributed to the company were not
only lmpracticabe but absurd. The cost
Vi maintaining a gate system. with the
requisite collectors and other attaches,
would be too great to admit of consideTa-
tior. The fye-cent fare matter for local
lraInc. 1t was said. had not been brought
up 10r months. In fact, from Mr.. Crock
efs remarks, the public has been doing
all the thinking and laying awake o.
nights In anticipation of some unexpected
move on the part OF the railroad company
without the slightest ground for fear.
Inc cnis herewith presented are the two
plans which seem to meet with the most
favor from the officials, ii is said, and come
nearest meeting the requirements of the
service. One represents the gate plan,
with connecting platforms on the vesiibule
plan, while the other is patterned after
the English car in general use in Europe.
Inc adoption of either, with system
OIL checks or tickets, il is believed, would
eHectually Car the free-rider from the
train, and the cost of maintaining them in
use seems to be one of the subjects that is
now disturbing the company.
In the blg building ut the corner of
tourth and Townsend streets hard times
have made themselves evident first in the
land department of the Southern Pacific
and have resulted in a small decrease i'm
the clerical force. No other discharges
however, were reported.
A Southern Pacific official said yesterday
that ne knew 10 certainty that "BoraX"
Smith WAS seriously contemplating the
opening of a new ferry line from Emery
willie To this city.
The Canadian Pacific steamship line he
tween Vancouver and Australia is ap-
parently doing good business, as one of
It's officials Is now on his way TO London
for the purpose of making a contract for a
new boat 10 run In conjunction with those
now in service
Agents of the various Eastern lines hay.
Ing thelr offices along Montgomery street
have been having a merry time for several
days IN their efforts 10 secure the trans
pOrtallon OF Minister BlOunt and his narty
and The Chinese embassy and its attaches.
The Burlington succeeded in securing the
American diplomat, and now all efforts are
directed in the fight for the Monaghan
party. The embassy numbers altogether
forty-six persons, and Messrs. Mckay Of
the Burlington and Harvey of the Balti-
more and Ohio seem to have the in side
track in the contest. Both gentlemen are
fortunate in the possession of letters from
the members of a former similar delega-
ton which they accompanied East. These
letters are couched in very complimentary
terms as TO the treatment accorded the
writer's by these gentlemen. and bear up on
their faces Imposing looking Chinese hero
glyphics that give them ar air of substan-
tial importance. Messrs. Mckay and Har-
vry haunt the corridors of the Palace with
these documents in hand aud any unlucky
Chinese who strolls their way gets more
railroad information in minute than he
could extract from an official guide in a
week.
The rate of $50 for the round trip to
Chicago, which The CALL stated yester-
day will probably receive the favorable
consideration OF the Southern Pacific Off
cials, Is looked upon among local passen-
ger agents as move in the right direction.
Many of them think that it wi. have a
very material effect toward enlarging traf-
6c if adopted, aud all OF them agree that
the only relief possible now must come
from this source