The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-13

railroad employees also bought tickets. BY
noon thirty-seyen passengers had been
carried on the Alameda. In the afternoon
a few more misguided persons or employees
of the road took the trip across in the
Alameda.
Possibly So in all was taken IN by the
new passenger creek route all day, GER
tainly no more than thai, so it is safe to
say that the Alameda's first days service
as a passenger-bOat was not success.
Nor does it promise ever to be. Those
who cross the bay often want cheap fares
across. They know the Southern Pacific
will never accede them unless forced to do
SO, and they will not readily be induced to
patronize a corporation that has BEEN suck
ing the lifeblood out Of the freight and
passenger traffic across the bay so many
years. 1t has come to be a matter of
cvism now, and a few cents either way
will have no weight with those who are in
the fight to stay.
And il it were merely question of saw
ing few cents there would be no induce
ments to patronize the Alameda ferry
steamer. For several months now the
Davie. and latterly the Whitney line, have
for five cents and less.
All there is to the Southern Pacific's
move is the novelty of riding on corpora
ton boat so cheaply. but the quarters pro-
ylded for passengers on tine other creek
boats are so much more comfortable that
few indeed will care to take upon them
selves the disadvantages-moral and ma
terial-of voyage on the Alameda for
the mere sake of the novelty.
To tell the whole truth the Alameda, as
a passenger boat, is and bids fair to be
bowling failure
How about Davie, the man who is bring
Ing all the curses on the railroad company
and his opposition line? He was al
Broadway and Seventh street early in the
day, and scattered the following notices
right and left:
To the People of Oakland and San Fran
ctSco Now is the time to Strike for your lib
eftv. we DO not ask you to contribute one
dollar TO the Davie ferry save In the way of
legitimate patronage. We do ask you to give
us your moral support Stand by The Peoples
ferry. as 1t is pledged to stand by you.
Ii Is evident from It's acts that the Southern
Pacinc Company intends to break down the
competing ferry service, and it asks the people
of this task. Under which banner will you
rally?
The Southern Pacific collects for ferry SER
vice, per month. S120.0O0; for the same service
The Davle ferry would receive $4,000; saving
TO The people per month, $4,000; saving to
tie people per day. S2400.
No compromised No surrender!
The DAvIE FERRY AND TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY.
AT every station Davie has men scatter
ing these notices. and they had the desired
effect. from the manner in which the
Davis line and The Whitney boat, the
Grace Barton, were beiEg latroDized.
The crowds taking the Resale were
larger than ever. the first trip this morn
ing carrying Clio passengers. This is the
largest load she has ever carried. On the
10 o'clock trip over 500 tickets were sold.
The Grace Barton of the Whitney line |
carried eighty passengers on her IL O'Clock !
trip.
IF they do this way all the time" said |
Mr.. Davie. brilliantly, 1--WE hope the
Southern Pacific of Kentucky will con-
tinue to fight US"
Following is table of comparison for a |
palt Of the day on the two boats: