The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-21
TEN CENTS FARE.
That Will Be the Rate of
Ferriage.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC's MOVE.
A Reduction in Tolls on the Seventh
Street Route-Another Boat on
the Creek Line.
Ten cents for a single trip!

Ten cents for single trip!
That is the move decided upon bv the
Southern Pacific in the present fight for
the ferry travel between here and Oakland
On October 1 that company will practf-
cally abolish its present rOund-trip rate of
% cents on the Seventh-street route ami
put into effect 1O-cent fare each wav
making no reduction for round-trin mas
sengers.
Another move decided upon is the in
auguratiOn of hourly trips on the creek
route, as announced exclusively in THE
CALL the other day, and for this purpose
the Ell Captain, one Of the extra boats
owned by the company, will be brought
into requisitio1. The service contemplated
will be commenced on Sunday next, and
will include boat on the exact hour from
each side between A. NJ. and P. NJ. ex-
cept in the middle of the day. when the
boat will depart at 30.
AL this goes to show that the Southern
Pacific officials realize the Importance of
the Davie lines recent move and are de-
termined TO renew the war with energy,
bringing the main line, the Seventh street.
in as prime factor in the conflict.
When the practice of charging fares for
riding on the cOmpany's cars across the
bay goes into effect October u a ten-cent
ticket will not only pay car fare. but also
that of the ferry. By this move residents
from East Oakland. who will be compelled
to pay street car fare, will not be able to
save anything, is has heretofore been the
case, by taking the boats of the opposition
ferry, because the total cost of Car fare
aud ferry rides both ways will be exactly
the same as that charged by the Southern
Pacific.
In connection with the reduction in fare
on the main ferry line, rumOr was in
Dir lott tar 6au no. off
cials contemplated making similar move
in freight rates, but it is simply Just TO
those gentlemen to state that those APP
preached relative to the matter denied all
knowledge of it.
The war between the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe line had assumed no new
phases up to yesterday evening. Vice
President Cracker of the Southern Pacific
states his belief that there will be no cut
direct from here East while the repre-
sentatives of several of the outside roads
are emphatic in the assertion that if the
present trouble is not patched up by
Saturday cut applying to this territory is
bound to come.
If this be the case it is obvious that the
Santa Fe must of necessity take tho initia-
tive. The Southern Pacific practically
controls the eastbOund traffic from his
territory under present conditions and as
there would be nothing to gain by making
reduction unless as matter CT self-prn-
rates, IL would appear, must look TO the
Santa Fe. That cnmpany's notice of with
drawal from the local Traffic Association
will take effect on Saturday, and any move
contemplated by that road will in all
probability be taken on or very soon after
that date.
The Santa Fe officials here claim that
their business has more than doubled
since the recent cut went into effect.
General Passenger Agent I. H. Good
man of the Southern P cIfic Company has
just hle0 his report for August, showing
The number of passengers travelling ES[f
and West to have been as folIows East
ward-First class 1926, second class 37573
total, 1882 Westward-FIrst class 1926,
second class 1905. third class 1880.
The meeting of the local passenger asso-
citation Yesterday afternoon Was pro-
ductive OF little result. thu formal notice Of
Withdrawal of the Atlantic and Paeif.
being received and the general situation
discussed. The Colorado Midland branch
OF the Santa Fe did not withdraw as au-
nounced. but retains its membership.
Some OF the members were in favor of the
dIs6andment of the organization. They
claim that IL Is foolish for a few of the
roads To attempt to keep an agreement to
retain rates in force while a number of
other roads are not bound by it and can
cut rates at WILL Nevertheless the few
remaining faithful are still hanging on to
the Elusive document and watching the
oIethTen VINO are acting independently
with no small degree of apprehension.
Owing to the refusal of the Western
Passenger Association roads to authorize
the use of reduced rates between Chicago
and st. Louis and Kansas City and 81.
Louis as basing rates, the Missouri Pacific
threatens to get even by negativing all
further propositions that may be made for
reductions in Worlds Fair rates. The
Missouri Pacific claims that it had dis
tinct understanding that all reduced rates
made for Chicago should apply to St,
Louis. and it was particularly anxious to
have reduced rates from Kansas City to
the st. Louis fair.