The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-10
STANFORD AND GAGE.
Practical Illustration of the Long and
Short Haul.

Practical Illustration of the Long and
Short Haul.
It's fine weather on San Francisco
bav, and everybody who can afford it
takes a spin occasionally out of the
dust and heat. One Saturday S anford
and Gage were walking along Kearny
street, and when they got to the corner
of Bush the Governor took off his hat,
wiped his brow and remarked:
Steve, it's too hot for anything.
What do you SAL to q breath Of fresh
air?'
Have we timer inquired Mr.. Gage,
pulling out his watch. So did the Gov.
ernor, who replied:
There isn't anything very pressing
for a couple of hour, | guess, and we
may as well take a spin out to the park.
1t isn't worth while to have out my
horses; let's take a hack and then we
can enjoy a walk when we get there.
It'll be better than riding around the
drives"
So they got into a coupe aud were
! driven cut to Golden Gate Park. At
| the entrance the Governor alighted.
whats the farce asked the Gov
ernor.
"Only SIS, GOv'ner."
What! yelled Stanford and Gage
in the same breath
Fifteen dollars repeated cabby
unbuttoning his coat and splitting Oh
his hands.
But, my good man" protested the
| Governor, such u charge IS exOrblt
ant. The law confnesyou to areas0n
| able price for your services and you
can be arrested and punished for such
O violation Of the ordinance"
Hang the law!' growled the cabby."
My money bought and paid for this
hack and horses. and az Governor Stan
ford said in his letter to the New York
Chamber Of Commerce. the essence of
ownership is control"
"Hem!" coughed the Governor,
looking at Steve, who began to grin.
That's all well enough when applied
| to my railroads, but-but-er, now if
park, what on earth would you charge
US to the Cliff HOu8ei'
Five dollars"
From here?"
mo, from the city"
but it's twice the distancep
Yes, but it's a competitive point;
fifteen to the park, five to the cliff No
| begging about it. Through rates to
the cliff, local rates back to the park
add.&, just as you fellows do when you
charge $500 for drawing a cal load Of
stuff from New York to Frisco and
make it $500 if you drop the car at
Elke about 500 miles nearer New York"
It was Steve's turn to cough and the
Governors to grin
Well" said the Governor with a
| sigh, take us to the Cliff"
At the cliff House the Governor and
Stephen drank their beer and smoked
their cigars and listened to the barking
Of the seals and filled their lungs with
sea breeze. Suddenly Steve clapped
himself upon the leg and cried ou7:
by jOve! Governor, | forgot that
lot of coal of Smiths that the sheriff
is to sell at three o'clock. If we miss
that a chance to save at Least a thou
sand dollars will be gone"
Good heavenS!' cried the Governor,
%snatching out his watch, let's hurry
back at once Driver! oh driver!'
Eyes, sir, answered the cabby, who
was leaning over the balcony parapet
within earshOt, here, sir"
We want to return to town imme
diately," cried Mr.. Gage.
!" oo' ppDS6 81, SdIU Gu6 CdDDY,
slowly chewing a straw, but I'll take
my pay in advance if it's all the same
to you. gents"
The Governor growled somewhat be-
tween his teeth and rendered him SIS.
faint enough" said cabby, con
temptuously.
In Heavens name, how far will
you e~x5ortion goa" snorted the Gov
0rnOr. How much more do Won
want?"
Five hundred more" calmly re-
piled the hackman.
"HohH" shrieked Steve and the Gov
ernor
Five hundred and not q cent less"
replied cabby.
How, sir-er-damme, sirl how do
you dare ask such a price for driving
two gentlemen four or five milesV"
spurted the Governor.
I base my charge on what the
traffic will bear; same as railroads
does" replied the hackman with a
grin. IF taters are sellin' in Los
Angeles for so cents per bushel and
1T 50 a bushel at Tucson, you fellers
charge the poor devil of a rancher 81. so
\ bushel to haul his taters to Tucson,
and gobble all the profit. Now. l amt
80 hOggish as that. / heard MI. Gage
Aay if he could get into town by 3
o'clock he could make 81. 900. AS they
amt no other hack here I'm as good a
monopoly for this wunst as any blasted
railroad or earth, but amt so greedy
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