The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-06
srANF0RD AN( GAGE.

It's nn9aDedtner on Dan EranclScO
bay anASvery body VINO can afford it
takes q spin occasionally out of the
dust and heat One Saturday Stan
ford and Gage were walking along
Kearney street. and when they got to
the corner of B.sh the governor
took off his hat wiped his brow and
remarked:
Steve. it's too hot for anything.
What do you say to breath of fresh
ARP"
Have we timer" inquired Mr..
Gage. pulling out his watch. So did
the governor who replied:
There isn't anything very pressing
for a couple Of hours l guess and
we may as we'll take spin out to the
park 1t isn't worth while to have
out my horses; let's take hack and
then We can ENJOY walk when we
get there. Itll be better than riding
around the drives.
So they got into coupe and were
driven out 10 Golden Gate Park. At
the entrance the governor alighted.
| ~ What the fare?" asked the gov
ernor.
CO.. Only SIS. gov ner."
'.What!'' yelled Stanford and Gage
in the same breath.
Fifteen dollars repeated cabby.
unbuttoning his coat and splitting on
his hands
But my good man. protested the
governor such a charge is exOrbi.
tant The law confines you to rea-
sonable price for your services and
you can be arrested and punished for
such violation of the ordinance.
Hang the law!" growled the cab
by. My money bought and paid for
this hack and horses. and as Governor
Stanford said in his letter to the
New York chamber of commerce
1.-The essence of ownership is control. y
'.Hem!' coughed the governor.
looking at Steve. who began to grin.
That's all we'll enough when applied
to NY railroads but-but-er now il
you charge us fifteen to bring us to
the park what on earth would yo,
charge us to the Cliff House?"
Five dollars"
Iron here?"
NO from the CITY,"
But it's twice the distancer'
Yes but it's competitive point
fifteen to the park. five to the cliff
No hogging about it. Through rate
: to the cliff. local rates back to tn
park added. just as you fellows d.
when you charge $500 for drawing
l carload OF stuff from New York t.
Frisco and make it $500 if you dro
the car at Elk about 500 miles neare
, New York.
1t was Steve's turn to cough an
the governor to grin.
We'll" said the governor with
sigh, take US to the Cliff"
: At the Cliff house the governor an
s Stephen drank their beer and smokes
o their cigars and listened to the bark
# ing of the seals and filed their lung
y with sea breeze. BY Jove! GOV
i ernor J. forgot that lot of coal {
S Smiths that the sheriff is to sell 4
v three o'clock. If we miss that
t chance to save at least 81, 900 will b
J. gone.
r Good heavens!" cried the go,
r ernor snatching out his watch. 'let
J. hurry back at once. Driver! OK
}. driver!"
Yes SIR" answered the cabb,
:. who was leaning over the balloon
- parapet within earshot here sir.
. I'VE want to return to town in
. mediately. cried Mr.. Gage
>. 'Ya-as / suppose So" said tt
~ cabby. slowly chewing straw. ID,
~ I'll take my pay in advance if it's a
~ the same to you gents.
- The governor growled somewh
between his teeth and rendered hi
!, IS.
= "Tain't enough said caDby. CO.
- temptously.
70 In heavens name. how far wi
~ your extortion go?" snorted tn
10 governor. How much moro do yc
want?"
Five hundred more. calmly r
r: piled the hackman. >.53s-*~s
10 Help" shrieked Steve and Il
;" governor.
IN Five hundred and not cent less,
le replied cabby.
s How. SIR -er-damme sir! he
re do you dare ask such price for dri
IN ing two gentlemen four or fl
y miles?" spurted the governor
IL Il base my charge on what Il
le traffic will bear same as the railroa
8 does" replied the hackman with
~ grin. If taters are sellin' in L
u Angeles for SO cents per bushel a,
n at >3 bushel at Tucson. you felle
ne charge the poor devil of ranch
De 81. SO q bushel to haul his taters
ne Tucson. and gobble all the prof
ne Now l amt so hoggish IS that
OF heerd Mr.. Gage say if he could g
ne into town by 3 O clock he could ma
OF 81. 600. AS they amt no other ha
We here I'm as good a monopoly as a
lie blasted railroad on earth. but amt
greedy. / don't want all you c.
make by usin' my hack. I'm willi
IS to get along with half"
GO Now see here" said cabby
40 he closed the door OF his hack up
g. his victims I've done for wur
al what you roosters day in and day Q
IL have been dom for years and ma
ne your millions by it. l happen to
n able to give you small dose Of yc
OF own medicine for wunst an do
"a want you to do no kickin'. KIN
as you kin send me to Jail for runni
O. my business upon your principl
o. but if you jails me I'll have vc
st blood when l git out and don't ,
70 forget it"