The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-12
FIREMEN ARE MAD
Southern Pacific Will Not
Reduce Rates.
PASSENGER AGENTS TO MEET
A Punaored Reduction in the SaIa-
ries of Southern Pacific Officials
Is Pronounced Absurd.

Southern Pacific road is the direct cause
OF their wrath.
For some time past the members of the
local Veteran Firemen's Association. in
conjunction with similar organizations all
along the coast, have been endeavoring to
perfect arrangements for an excursion to
Chicago aud other Eastern points. When
the committee having the matter of trans
portatien In charge came to interview the
Southern Pacific officials it struck an oo-
stacle. those gentlemen refusing to MAKE
any material reduction from the regular
rate.
One of the committee having the matter
In hand said yesterday that the part water
route would in all probability be the one
they would take.
.sThere Will be a big crowd 60 with us.
said he. SAND if the Southern Pacific would
reduce its rates 10 reasonable Inquire 1t
would Induce many more to go than will
do so under present circumstances. Here
ig matter Involving thousands Of dollars
that might lust as well be kept at home as
not. but this road compels us to send this
money away from home. For years the
veteran freneu of this coast were the only
means of protection to the vast property
interests here. They received no compen-
Now that they propose to attend a meet
ing of their brethren from all sections Of
the country. on day designated espe'
cialiy for their entertainment at the
Worlds Fair, the Southern Pacific, cor
porarion that should possess some degree
of sympathy for our organization. refuses
to extend rate of passage commensurate
with the crowd of people who will attend.
We met with decidedly different treatment
from other roads approaching TINS terri
tory, and will consequently patronZe
some one of these lines"
William Sproul, assistant general freight
agent Of The Southern Pacific. is down the
road on a short business trip.
The Southern Pacific has CO mmenced the
payuent Of June salaries to trainmeE on
the coast division and others. The clerks
at theg Fourth and Townsend offices and
other employees there are always paid up
at !, ne beginning of each month, and con-
sequently have nothing due them except
for the month just past.
Attorney Brown of the Southern Pacific
says the law does not compel that line to
carry passengers within the city limits of
Oakland. bn' does prohibit charging fare.
he says tina the code was lately amended
whereby. II he road desires to avail itself
of Its presen provisions, local fares can be
charged.
ManagerI ,eds of the Traffic Association
road as mogng. along nicely. It is not
intended TO collect on subscriptions to
stock until the first $3.50, 600 has been prom
ised, when e officers of the Traffic Asso-
citation vii collect the amount, and the
subscribers will then meet and elect
trustees 4oT he first year. Officers will be
elected b. tie trustees. and the subscribers
will then Know who are responsible. The
exact route Of the road has not yet been
determined and probably will not for some
time TO cone.
The San Francisco and North Pacific
road will RIM an excursion to Ukiah o-mur-
low, leaving at A. NJ. and in returning
eaving Uktah at P. NJ The same road
will also run an excursion from San Rafael
to Ugiah day. =
A meeting of the local passenger as.
ISOLATION will be held this morning
and from present indications there
will DO a lively time among the
members. The meeting is called to
consider an alleged violation OF the traffic
agreement by one OF the members, the
particulars of which are as follows: Six
men who started yesterday for Chicago
were taken in to the Erie office by a gentle
man on Thursday and purchased their
tickets through to the above destination.
Yesterday this gentleman went into the
Erie Office and demanded a commission on
the tickets The officials in charge deny
and refused to put up any money for that
purpose. whereat the gentleman referred
to went out and made an affidavit to the
effect that be had been offered such CON-
mission and placed it in the hands Of the
representative of some OF the other roads.
Hence all che trouble.
The North American Navigation Co NJ
pany held c meeting yesterday afternoon,
and has about concluded to discharge th e
st. Paul from further duty. She was
chartered for six months, which time Is
about up. and as the service can be KEEP
ND without her, it was decided to let heI
90. No trouble is apprehended in keeping
the isthmus clear OF freight.
Rumors affecting salaries of railroad
men were plen tiful on the street yeste r.
day. First came one that the Northern
Pacific had decided to make a sweepn 3
reduction ali along its lines, the extent OF
which was yariously estimated at from 10
TO 20 per cert, and then came another that
the big wigs of the Southern Pacific were
TO come under the retrenchment move
that the directors had held meeting, and
concluded 10 cut all salaries. Nothing was
known at the Northern Pacific Office as to
the truth or falsity of the first rumor. while
the officials of the Southern Pacific pro.
nounced the last absurd.