The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-30
"STAY AT HOME. "
That Is What Huntington
Tells His Clerks.
NO PASSES FOR ToFLERs.
Applications of Those Who Wanted
to Enjoy the Fourth Out of
Town Promptly Rejected.

There Is feeln G of bitterness brewing
among the employees of the Southern
Pacific at Fourth and Townsend streets,
and general perusal.of passenger tariffs
wherein are recorded the rates to Boulder
Greek, Santa Cruz, Monterey. Los Gatos
and other pleasant resorts along the
line which President Huntington says
shall have no parallel.
Southern Pacific clerks were kindly IN
formed. that they could have holiday
from Saturday noon till Wednesday morn:
ing and thenceforth agitated the question
wv hat shall we do during our vacation ?"
Z Human nature is just as strong in the
employees of the monopoly as it is in other
,centers of mankind, so without much
hesitation it was verbally agreed that the
best thing every knight of the voucher,
tariff and way bill could do would be to take
iaunt Into the country, because, since the
average portion of the State of California
known as 1.-THE country" is. owned and
controlled by the Southern Pacific Com
pany, therefore transportation would not
have to pc figured on the clerks expense
account for the coming holidays. Having
been carefully trained in their capacity of
employees of the monopoly to follow
strictly the principle OF the ompany's
grab at 1t" the clerks lost time in grasp
ing the idea that trip to the Seacoast
would be refreshing and very inexpensive
save Tor beard bills.
Freight auditor, paymaster general, su-
perlntendent and yice-presideut were there
fnre bombarded all day yesterday with
epistles which read something like this:
II am desiruus Of spending few days in
-. VIII you kindly issue me transport
taiion to and from that place. as l ain
clerk in the - department"
Much CONSERVATION, weeping, wailing
and gnashing of lead pencils was INDUCED
in when the following answer was re-
ceived by applicants:
1 exceedingly regret to state that President
Huntington has issued strict orders that
passes be given to employees for excursions dur
ing the coming holidays. The company has
suspended its free list entirely and no one Will
be granted transportation under any circum-
stances.
This is a copy of a note received by an
emplOye, who requested transportation to
an adjacent town.
The clerks cannot understand Wight is
that the company should refuse them
passes 10 leave town during their vacation.
One of them said yesterday that it was
understood that Transportation wOuld not
be issued to employees on ordinary occa-
Sions, but none OF the railroad boys thought
that the company would refuse to carry
them free on such occasions as the 4th of
July.
Il can only account for this sudden de-
termination on the part of President Hunt
ington to kill the free list by the fac. that
there ARE about 600 clerks employed liz the
various DEPARTMENTS and the company see
a good chance of making few dollars out
/ OF them, as it knows that the boys, with
few exceptions, intend going out OF town.
Say every man spends on an average
So for transportation, which is a small
average, because some wanted to 90 south
as far as Fresno. there is $500 clear
money for the road which it would not
otherwise get"
ut is simply an outrage" said clerk
refused passes before when a holiday
came around. In fact. it was customary
for some notice 10 be given by officials to
the effect that those wishing tran porta-
ton must get their applications in early"
Over in the freight shed there was
small war threatened and President
Huntington was by no means eul0giZed.
The freight men would not talk about
passes, but a number of them admitted
that they desired to leave town for few
days, but probably wonld not be able to
do so II they had to pay for trans pOrta-
ton.
The Southern Pacific's officers say that
no one, not even those high in authority,
will be- furnished with trans portation on
any occasion until orders TO the contrary
are issued
The employees of the monopoly must
stay at home or pay for railroad tickets
The glorious Fourth OF '93 will be remem-
bered with many sad regrets by many of
them.