The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
TRAFFIC TOPICS.
New Ferry-Boat for the
Davie Line.
SOME OFFICIAL CHANGES
The TiburOn-Canned Goods Rate to
the East in Danger-A Pay
Car Stranded.

The business of the Dave Transporta-
ton Company shows gratifying increase
day by day and grows in popular favor.
This fact is strongly illustrated by piece
of information given a CALL man by
President Davie yesterday afternoon.
Plans are now being drawn by the
White ship building firm for q new ferry
boat to run in conjunction with the Rosalie.
President Dayie had this TO say of the
matter:
I'VE find that our passenger service is
inadequate to meet the demands of the
public. and are consequently compelled to
take some steps to meet the emergency.
When we first started the Rosalie it was
the cause of feeling of great deal OF
apprehension Gu the part of some OF our
friends, but if you will look over her we'll
filled decks and cabin upon every trip you
will see how little cause for alarm as to
the success of the venture should exist.
"We have, therefore. asked the ship
building firm for plans for a new vessel.
and it may be followed by others if the
public'S demands require it."
The new boat will be modern in all her
appointments and will be constructed
upon the lines of the famous East River
ferry liners of New York, only on a m obi
fed scale.
She will be over 200 feet long cher dimen-
sions have not as yet been fully deter
mined UPON. double-euder with side
wheels-in fact. model boat for the
purpose for which she will be designed.
1t is expected that her keel will be laid
inside of two weeks. and the construction
work will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
and Texas Pacific have snapped contract
ing agents. George E. Mcguire leaves the
former road to succeed Ii. w. Adams with
the vacancy caused by MIR. Maguire's
resignation from the Rock Island. Officisi
notices state that this change is to take
effect on the 1st of next month.
The 50-cent canDed-goOds rate to Chicago
and the Missouri River and intermediate
points is in danger of a collapse. 1t has
been operative over the Rio Grande and
ton and the Rio Grande and Missouri Pa.
cific The Rio Grande gave notice of its
withdrawal OF that rate day or two ago.
and subsequently the Southern Pacific
gave notice of its withdrawal, the same 10
take effect on August 8. Wednesday the
Rio Grande people con sented to allow the
rate to stand, but the Rock Island is the
others go out
The Canadian Pacific road has just
issued very prettily illustrated 5G-page
pamphlet entitled THE New Highway to
the Orient" Aside from its advertising
features the work contains much readable
descriptive matter and interesting histori-
cal data about the country traversed by
the road. 1t carries the reader across the
contin ent from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
all the way on British soil and gives him
pleasant little glmpses at the natural
beauties of the interesting country.
The San Francisco and North Pacific
road have had the steamer TiOuron almost
entirely rebuilt and furnished with cleo
trio lights and al, modern improvements.
Next Saturday evening she makes her
initial trip and the managers have issued
in vitations to the residents of San Rafael,
Belvedere and Tiburon to take ride
across TO the city and return. A special
train will leave San Rafael at 6:15 P. NJ,
connecting with the boat at Tiburon. Re-
turning the boat will leave San Francisco
at II 30.
In Vice-Pre sident Crocker's room at the
Southern Pacific offices the directors held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and after it's
conclusion General Manager Towne stated
to reporter that work in the construction
department of the road was almost at a
standstill.
The Canadian Pacific people are arrang-
ing for an excursion through to Chicago
and all points east on September IL. A
stopover will be made at Banff in the
Canadian National Park, and the trip will,
doubtless. be a delightful one. Similar
parties are generally organized in the
earlier months. but it is expected that the
prospect of striking the Eastern country
during the pleasant fall season will attract
a crowd of tourists.
The employees Of the Southern Pacific
road will not get their pay this month. and
word has gone out that the paycar will not
start out from Oakland before the 10Th of
next month. The officials are emphatic in
their assertions that in order to meet the
interest upon it's Indebtedness the COM
pany must not only retrench expenses. but
will be compelled to postpone the payment
of its employees for time. How the men
will take the matter remains to be seen.
Last month the employees on one or two
Of the divisions struck because OF the post
ponement of payday. and the action OF
Assistant Superintendent Fillmore in going
down the line to Kern City to meet the
men and talk the situation over shows that
he feared repetition Of their former
trouble. He told the men The cOmpany's
side of the case. and asked them to con-
slider the condition of business throughout
the country and recognize the fact that
railroads were affected to a greater degree
proportionately than private individuals.
A gentleman. speaking Of the action of the
company yesterday afternoon. said: This
is simply the natural result of the road 5
proflgacy in the past of substituting every
body whose interest or influence it was de-
sired to retain, and the vast sums that
have been placed where they would do the
most good in shutting out competition.
Whether the road is really in as great
financial straits as Is claimed is a question
that is hard to decide; but if its claims are
we'll founded its pos itiOn to-day Tay be
attributed to the causes have mentioned"