The morning call., 1893-07-22

The Davie Transportation Company has
resolved to end its suspense in getting
companion steamer to the Rosalle by
building two and freight steamer In ad-
dtion. Four months will pass and then
the company will have all the accommo-
dation it needs for irst-class ferry enter
prise. The passenger business is to be
kept completely separate from that for
freight. This is wise policy for trips
over four miles in length There Will be
two passenger decks, with comfortable
saloons. and all the space will be at the
service of the passengers. No DELAYS can
occur in waiting for carriages or trucks,
and with a speed of eighteen miles an hour
it will be easy to cross to Oakland III less
than 25 minutes. The cost OF these
steamers is estimated at S125,00O each, and
they ought to be much better craft at that
price than any now on the bay. For excur-
sion purposes they should prove excellent
The Rosalie, unasslsted, is making regular
trips on schedule time. and has crowds OF
passengers. Her success is so marked that
there need be no hesitation in pushing
forward the construction OF the new
steamers.
Whether Mr.. w. ". Astor's venture in
the proprietorship of the Pail Mall Gazette
is profitable or not. he has at least struck
out new line in London journalism. He
has provided palatial business premises
for all departments. and has surrounded
himself with staff which is so unbOhem-
ian as to be part of the West End. The
chief editor of the paper is member of
Parliament. Mr.. Fl. Gust, and in charge of
his magazine he has Lord Frederick
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The latter held a judgeship in the East In
dies. Art II the combination is represent
ed by Mr.. T. Dove Keighley. Editing Is
more than a hobby with Mr.. Astor. He
is applying his mind to the work. and Is
mastering the detai:Uf publication in re-
gard to paper, ink. machinery, circula-
tion and advertisements just as IL he were
starting in life with a few dollars, and
success depended upon personal super
vision. This is not the method of the
average London proprietor OF an estab-
lished newspaper. He looks on from
distance. Perhaps this naughty manage
ment accounts for the fact that the Pail
Mall never paid dividends. MIR. Astor
will at least earn expenses He is said to
be cold and uninsDirink. but if he eXacts
dutiful performance. it may be as good as
enthusiasm. which is not 10 be expected in
negative principles such as Tories hold.
Lord Salisbury has obliged with an article
over his signature, and no doubt got paid
for it.
A great deal of money has been spent on
furniture for the White House at Wash
ington. perhaps as much in successive ad-
ministrations as would have built palace
of OLD World spaciousness; but the addi-
tions to the building itself have been
modest Colonel Wilson. who has charge
of the White House and grounds, advo-
Gates the separation of the functions Of
this official headquarters OF the President.
He would utilize it entirely as residence,
where the President would have the
privacy which other people enjoy iu their
homes, and he would provide suitable
rooms Of state in connection with some
one of the great public effices. He sug-
gestS the site OF the greenhouse on the
White House grounds, which could be
joined by corridor with other official
buildings. An arrangement Of this kind
would require the President to keep Off
cial hours. and he might regulate the dis
position OF his time TO minute. AT
present the receptions at the White House
amount to positive invasion. such as no
other head OF nation has to endure.
The Ferries and Cliff House Railway
Company has resolved to discard steam
ioc0motion and to introduce electricity.
Passengers will doubtless regard the
change as an improvement whether the
trolley or secondary battery propulsion is
used. Tho service at present is good in
point OF time. but noisy and dusty. Prob
ably the change 10 like W ise econ omcal. The
park trains ought also to adopt electricity.
All the routes west of the cemeteries, with
the exception of the very hllly ones where
cables are requisite, are suitable for elec.
trio working. which has the advantage OF
enabling moro frequent service to be
maintained.
The Traffic Association is steadily push
ing the enterprise of the Stockton and
Bakersfield railway. Promises of subscrip-
tions are being given very freely by the
moneyed men. who have been consulted.
and there is little doubt that the $3.50, ,OO0
needed before Incorporation take, place
Will soon be obtained. The association mas
determined to make sure of its start. and
thus will have little difficulty about the
finish. People will see that the road is the
right sort of investment for the State and
those who hold stock
The decision on boycotting by the Su-
preme Court Of Minnesota is curious law.
1t surely cannot be extended to illegal
combinations for purposes forbidden by
statute or which are contrary to good pub
lie policy. An association Of traders may
be banded together for downright extor-
tlon or cornering the market. Would 1t
be legal to boycott a member who de-
parted from the letter of his engagement?
Ii is also an interesting question how far
boycotting may be carried. Members OF
an association may practice 1t against one
OF their number, according to this decls-
ion. Are they at liberty to carry Oh
general agitation to do detriment to the
interests Of the offender?
The jurors in the Ho well case must be
peculiarly glad that they have no moro
court work ahead for considerable
period. They have had . weary investi-
cation Into counterfeiting case and the
result is no verdict. Their labor comes to
nothing. as will often happen when a
unanimous verdict is demanded. With q