The morning call., 1893-10-22
INCREASED HOURS
The Railroad Shophands
Benefited.
OVER 5000 MEN AFFECTED.
Work Will Be Resumed Tomorrow
in All the Shops on Basis
of Six Days a Week.

Tomorrow morning all the shops or the
Southern Pacific, Pacific system, will re-
sumo work on basis of six days week
and eight hours a day. This will be graft
fvng intelligence to the 5000 or more men
who Will be directly affected by the new
order of affairs.
Several months ago the Southern Pacific
Company, in broad effort at retrench-
ment in expenses, reduced the working
time of all shophands to four days week
and eight hours day. This rule affected
all the shops located at Sacramento, True
kee, Wadsworth. Terrace, Ogden, Oak
land, Fresno. Bakersfield. Los Angeles.
Tucson, Dunsmuir. Portland and all minor
points. Over 1000 men are employed at
the Sacramento shops alone, and the ln-
creased time allowance means the payment
by the company of about 100000 month
more to the men than they have received
since the reduction took effect
EaStbound freight business on the South
ern Pacific has shown large increase so
far this fall over the same period last year.
In September, 1892. 3218 cars of freight
were hauled over the road, while IN the
same month this year 4544 cars were
handled. For the first sixteen days OF the
present month 1854 cars have gone East,
while in the same period last year the total
was only 1916 cars. In green fruits the
relative shipments were for September,
1892, $40 cars; September, 1898. 1867 cars.
The local passenger association seems to
he having a peck o. trouble these days
with mem bers who. it is alleged, fnd more
profit in breaking the agreement govern
ing the payment of commissions now and
then than in keeping it. The Union Ra-
cific, through a local agent. is the last road
to be charged with the breach of faith,
and hearing of the case will be had to-
morrow.
Ed Craig, formerly with the Northern
Pacific line in this city, and who subse-
quently went to Boston as general agent
of the same road, has been appointed
general Eastern agent OF the Wisconsin
Central, with headquarters in New ork
City.
Cecil L. Hanna, who was et one time
ticket agent of the Northern Pacific in this
city, has been appointed superintendent of
the Nevada Southern Railroad. running
from GOff up into the mining districts
His headquarters will be at Manoel. Cal.
The daily car service between San Fran
cisco and Chicago now comprises three
different routes, the Rock Island being the
latest entry in the field. that road putting
on car to-day. which goes by way of Ell
PaSo and Fort Worth. Tex, and follows
the new rOuta of the Rock Island up
through the Indian Territory.
A change in the ownership of the North
Pacific Coast Railway has occurred. by
which the eotiish-AmericaD investment
Company, James B. Stetson, A. BOrel,
S. Coleman of Grass Valley and Z. de
Guigne secure control of the road, and Mr..
StetsOn assumes the presidency, wee the
late incumbent, Mr. Steele. A. Borel is
viee- president, and the other gentlemen
named complete the board of directors.
Among the improvements contemplated
by the new managers is the construction
of new building and ferry-slip at Sausa-
Tito and new ferry-boat on the plan of
the Encina or Bay City. A change will
also be made in the time of running boats.
and night trips will also be added.
By decision of Chairman Caldwell Of
the Western Passenger Association after
November l only the agents CT three roads
in this city will be allowed commissions on
tickets sold over the Southern Pacific and
Atlantic and Pacific 20 the East. These
three roads comprise the Northern Pacific,
Rio Grande Western and Union Pacific.
Heretofore any agent who sold ticket
was paid a commission therefor.
In an interview yesterday Traffic Man.
nger Leeds, in discussing various matters
pertaining to transportation. had this to
say:
''At low estimate the transcon tinen tai
roads have spent $40 600 to destroy the
commerce of San Francisco. 1t is not to be
supposed that the thing for which they
have paid S20,000,000 will be surrendered
without a severe contest. Nor can it be
claimed that it would not be, at least of
equal value 10 this city to have restored
that which has been taken away from US
at such a price. The present war OF rates
is urged in such manner as TO make the
situation TO our trade as burdenSome and
obnoxious as possible. The railroads have
in mind the future rather than the present.
and believe that victory would compen-
safe in the future for the sacrifice of to-day.
THE money which has been spent by
the transportation companies to destroy
the commerce CT this city has in turn been
collected or assessed upon the business Of
this city. our people paving the price of
their own enslavement The results, how
ever, of q war of rates such as the present
are that the sacrifice which the carrier
makes naturally goes TO the credit OF this
city and of the State at large. SO if it be-
comes necessary to SubsldlZe line TO keep
it in existence and operation the expense
TO the community would be far less than
the assessment against the business which
the carriers have made TO pay the price of
the neutrality of the old sea lines. 1t
therefore would appear to be perfectly
natural that competition should be MAIN
tained on the sea, because it costs less to
have it than not TO have it.
''The third step which is necessary to
make the whole trade of California inde-
pendent of the domination of the old lines
is to extend competition into the interior,
which will finish the Job"