The morning call., 1893-08-09
THE FERRY FIGHT.
Southern Pacific Meets
the Davie Cut.
ONLY ON THE CREEK ROUTE.
A Five.Cent Fare Will Go Into Eff.
feet on Saturday-LittieD Doing
in Passenger Rates.
ONLY ON THE CREEK ROUTE

The first declaration Of war on the Davie
Ferry Company came from the Southern
Pacific managers yesterday evening, when,
after celebrating upon the matter for sew
eral weeks, they finally determined to re-
duce the rates Of toll on the creek line TO
meet the Davie rate.
The Southern Pacific Company has been
placed in rather an embarrassing position
by the action of the Davie Company from
the fact that if it makes reduction upon
all its lines it would be practically impos-
sible to restore the presentrate ii it should
be so desired at any time in the future.
The action Of the Southern Pacific yes
terday applies. as stated, only to the creek
line, and the Alameda will leave the slip
in this city on its first trip every morning
at o'clock and land at the foot of Broad
way in Oakland.
Six trips will be made each day. the boat
leaving this city fifteen minutes after the
odd hours and leaving Oakland fifteen
minutes after the even hours.
Five cents will be the rate Of fare for a
single tip. The order takes effect next
Saturday morning.
The train service will necessarily involve
some changes. A special train. comprising
two sections, will leave the Oakland pier
every nalf-hour. from A. NJ. to P. NJ, the
first section running through Seventh
street and stopping only at Broadway and
Oak street, and the second section stop
ping at the Point, Center street, Adeline.
Market, Clinton, East Oakland. Twenty
third avenue and Fruitvale.
The narrow gauge has heretofore
stopped at First street, but will OF do so
in the future, Seventh street and the ter
minus being the only stops in the new
time-card.
AT the Office of the Davie Ferry Com
panY the news of the Southern Pacidc's
action caused no surprise. 1t seemed to
be the impression among the officials of
the opposition line that the cut had to
come sooner or later, and they were thore-
fore prepared for it,
1--WE have got these people just where
we want them now" said Attorney Ben
Morgan. land it now only remains to be
seen whether the public will stand by US
in the fight that is to come or not"
Another official of the line said he and
his comrades were not in the least
alarmed as TO the future
"These people have been watching our
boat for weeks" he said. land counting
every passenger that went aboard Of her.
They found that the venture was bound
to be success, that the public was with
US in the movement, and now that some
action on their paIt is necessary they
adopt policy that is easily understood by
those who are familiar with the situa-
ton.
IF the Southern Pacific had cut the fare
to one rate on all their lines the public
might have had something to hope for, but
1t don't propose to do that. The only OBJ
Ject OF that company now Is to crush US out
of eXlsten e, and as means tending to
that end they hope to destroy public con-
fdence in our enterprise and thus stop the
Investments of capital that are rapidly be-
ing placed in our stock.
''If the move they now propose to make
be successful, it will be an easy matter for
! them to put the figures back where they
have been all along after they have dis
posed OF the opposition offered by our line I.
''The public. believe. understand this
matter. and l think we will not suffer
when its decision as to future course Of
action becomes known"
Last months train travel over the South
ern Pacific line eastward comprised 2697
passengers. and westward 34S1. For the
same time the number of second-class west
bound passengers was 4170. and eastbound
1912.
Assistant Engineer Wallace Of the
Southern Pacific said yesterday that his
company would commence repairs upon
the Third-street bridge at once If it could
get the city to stop the traffic over it. He
said further, however, that from present
indications nothing would be done in the
matter until fall, unless the city should in
the meantime accept the new bridge or
make some other arrangements. The rail-
road company freely granted the city the
right OF way over the structure, and it
was not going to act mean about the matter
now that the city was having a little
trouble.
The Phillips excursion east this morning
took out 125 people.
Manager Leeds of the Traffic Associa-
ton said last evening that he and a num-
Der Of the committee appointed to
solicit subscriptions 10 aid the proposed
San Joaquin Valley road had been out all
day and had met with fine success.
Passenger traffic is still very light, and
the representatives Of all Eastern roads
located here say that the same condition
of affairs prevails in the East. none of the
lines doing the Worlds Fair business for
which they had made preparations.