The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-29
OAKLAND IS FREE.
Another Competing Ferry
Is Established.
THE RAILROAD SURPRISED.
But 1t Knew All About 1t Monday.
A Cut to Be Made Ignoring Berke-
ley and Alameda.

Little did those interested in marine
matters ever imagine when the pretty
steamer Rosalie parted company with the
ways that she would some time in months
10 come enter into a bitter fight against
the Oakland ferry service of the Southern
Pacific Company
The Rosalie was mystery to the public
when she was first launched. She was
pretty. ard like all good-loOking things
she created q sensation. 1t was rumored
that she would be floating Monte Carlo.
Then some one suggested that she was
good boat to pull the wool over the eyes of
the customs service with aud that in days
pending she would soil her clean white
decks with Celestial feet and stuff her vel
vety cabin cushions with 5-tael tins of
opium.
That was the ridiculous side CT the Ro-
sales career, but the sublime moment of
her life was kept a secret until il was
formally announced by her owners that
she was to enter the peoples battle against
monopoly.
Then the mystery of the Rosale was
partially solved.
Having Invested herself of the robe of
secrecy the Rosalie went boldly into the
battle, first taking her post on a skirmish
line so TO speak, the Vallejo run, but on
July she will sail to the front as the
guldon for the march of progress, move on
to Oakland, reducing fare to cents, the
same as the Whitney Company, cut and
slash at freight rates and break down the
monopOly's high tariff barrier, even if all
the big guns of the Southern Pacific do
Volley and thunder.
President Hun tington advised, from New
\ ork some weeks ago. his officials 10 re-
duce fares on the Oakland local run to 10
cents round trip if the Whitney Company
put on another boat and either built or
chartered larger steamer to take the place
of the Silva.
The Southern Pacific has now not only
but the Resale, which vessel inaugurates
the service of the Davie Transportation
Company on the date named.
The announcement that the Rosalie was
going on the Oakland route and would
soon be augmented by another steamer
spread surprise and some CONSERVATION at
Fourth and Townsend streets The news
was given out Monday evening at the rail-
road Office and President Huntington was
advised Immediately.
What answer the chief officer of the
Southern Pacific made to the telegram i'm
parting the information railroad officials
will not divulge, but at q late hour last
evening it was learned from a reliable
source that scent rate would be made
between San Francisco and Oakland in
thirty days. during which time it could be
ascertaiDed whether the opposition lines
would hold out and establish permanent
ferry service.
1t is understood that Berkeley and Ala
media tickets will be % cents as usual, the
cut affecting only Oakland. 1t will be seen
that the fight is 10 be maize against the
Oakland opposition, and Berkeley and
Alameda will DE Disseminated against.
officers at Fourth and Townsend streets
denied that any cut was contemplated il
local Oakland rates, and stated that the
opposition lines had no perceptible effect
on their Oakland passenger traffic.
II IS nothing but natural that the rail-
road people should deny all rumors con-
corning cuts, but as both the hltnfy
Company and Davie Transportation Com
pany intend TO run regular boats steadily
on the Oakland route, there is no doubt
that the Southern Pacific Will have 10
come down in their. rates. The Resale
Will make seven trips TO Oakland daily.
Manager Eberts of the RoSalie stated in
an Interview that the steamer was taken
off the Vallejo route because the Davie
TRANSFORMATION Company made the yes
sells owners favorable offer and showed
them that it was possible for the steamer
to make large profits in the Oakland pas
senger business.
sit is not our intention to abandon the
Vallejo route" said Mr., Eberts. for we
will try to charter another steamer to &C
commodate the Vallejotes.
THE Davie Company is we'll organized
and have reason TO suppose, and know,
that it is solid financially. We took nc
action in the matter till we were assured
of this fact
Mr.. Eberts then furnished the following
timetable for the Resale. which will go
into effect on July 5:
From San Fran iscO-9, 10 and II A. NJ,
and l, 8, 3 and p. NJ. From Oak and-6
s, 10 A NJ, u NJ. and 2. and P. NJ.
Steamboat men say that the Rosalie will
undoubtedly get big portion of the Sun
day traffic to Oakland, and. what with the
Slva's opposition, the railroad will be de-
priVed of about Sl5.0 900 a month of net
receipts from ferry travel. This calcula-
tlOn is based on the superstition that the
Whitney Company and the Davie route
Will carry about 1900 passengers on an
average daily. These figures are very low
as the Silva averages nearly 500 passengers
daily, not including Sundays. The Rosaie
should carry from 1900 TO 2000 passengers
on week DAYS and 5000 on Sundays. This
would increase the Southern Pacific's
monthly loss OF traffic TO $4,000. which is
a clear loss, as no expense is saved by the
carrying of fewer number o t passengers
1t was rumored that the Omnibus Cable
Company would back tina Davie line. Of
ficers of this road deny that their CORPORA
ton is in any way financially interested in
either of the opposition lines. The cars of
the Omnibus line will, however, stop in
front of Mission l before going onto the
turntable at the left of the Southern Pacific
ferry depot
On the Oakland side the Rosalie will
dock at the foot Of Franklin street, where
comfortable waiting-rooms will be fitted
up.
San Francisco capital is backing the new
line, and although Oakland is more than
willing To lend her aid financially, very
% little stock will be left for distribution in
8 that city.
Alamedans are indignant over the pros
poets of being side tracked by the South
ern Pacific and were surprised TO hear that
Oakland would probably enjoy scent
rate while the Encinal town would have to
pay the regulation % cents for round
trim ticket.
6 Berkeley people are not so uneasy, as it
has been understood for some time past
that promoters of the Nevada railroad In
tend running ferry to Berkeley and resi-
dents OF the university town feel comDar-
atively safe against oppression.
Competing lines are fashionable. Ala
media should join the majority.
A SERIES OF FRACTURES.