The morning call., 1893-11-02
FIVE CENTS FARE.
An Increase of Greek
Route Rates.
MORE STREETCARS ORDERED
Unemployed Thick Along the South
ern Pacific-More About the Local
Passenger Association.
MORE STREETCARS ORDERED

The Southern Pacific Company will not
retain the twO-for-fve cut rate on the crefk
route much longer. The officials seem to
think that it is unnecessary, and the rate
for single ride will soon be put back to
cents.
Speaking of the situation across the bay.
President Croker said yesterday that the
company was anxious to extend the pres
enr Berkeley line. and also the Frultvale
service, but was not prepared to say just
how soon any change would be made. Inc
number of employees on the Seventh-street
line will be reduced at an early day, as
the officials think there will be no neces-
sitv of retaining so many men on that
work after the public becomes accustomed
to the new order of affairs. The number
of cars in use, it is also expected. can be
decreased by two at least.
The Market-street Railway Company
has finally concluded that the number of
cars belonging TO the line is not sufficient,
and the first step looking toward an In
crease in that particular will be an order
for at least twenty cars. which will be
placed before many days. This will prob
ably be followed by others should the sit
uation demand such action.
General Ticket Agent Goodman of the
Southern Pacific says that, as result Of
his observations while in the East, he has
been fully convinced that there will be a
very heavy travel to the Pacific Coast this
winter. The prevalence of yellow fever in
the South will deter many from visiting
Florida who usually go there at that season
of the year, and the heavy expense OF a
trip to Europe will have a similar effect
yph n mi iOh ha linz N
that direction.
Out of Mendoza, Tuesday night, 3S5 in
divduals who refused to pay for their
passage boarded one freight train on the
Southern Pacific bound for the East. On
Monday over 500 of the same class of per-
sons were estimated as being scattered
along the line between Bakersfield and El
Pasu.
The notice Of withdrawal Of the Union
Pacific from the Local Passenger Associa-
ton was received by that body at its meet
ing yesterday and ordered placed on file.
which practically means its acceptance.
The new executive committee of the
Traffic Association held its first meeting
yesterday afternoon, but the time spent in
organization prevented the accomplish
ment of much work. Traffic Manager
Leeds said however, that there was no
doubt that the North American Naviga-
1ion Company would be sustained aud
kept going.
The statement in yesterdays CALL rela-
ting to the pre- arlous condition the Local
Passenger Association is in caused good
deal of comment among the railroad repre-
sentatives along Montgomery and Market
streets Yesterday.
"If the association ever accomplished
any good" said one agent on the side, II
never was able TO discover 1t. IL % simply
used as a cloak to cover up the delinquen-
az of ~ ha hnro
the merit of usefulness only so far as 1t
enables number of the agents here to
maintain an appearance of harmony above
the surface while sub rosa they are utiliZ-
ing the tlcket-brOkerS upon every avail
able opportunity. To prove this fact, ia ke
the case OF one of the members recently
tried for violating the agreement 1t was
proved on that trial that a passenger got a
reduction of 81 from the advertised and
agreed rate on a ticket purchased to Chi
cago, while the hote-runner, who was in
strumental in effpcting the sale. received
ano her dollar. Now, as the commission
allowed agents is only 81 Is on these tick
cts, IL Is apparent at glance that either
the representative of the road went down
In his own pocket and made good the dis
crepancy of a5 cents "a very improbable
cOnclusion) or else there was something
back OF the transaction more than was
permitted to be made public.
" The brokers have simply been having
a picnic for the past year. When the as
sociation was first formed they were sur
prisingly unanimous in their expressions
of belief that the body would prove re-
markably strong adversary. but we have
got $40, 1000. If necessary. to spend in break
ing the institution up,' they loudly pro-
claimed. and some people were innocent
enough to accept this declaration as
standing monument to the associations
strength"