The morning call., 1893-09-19

which he replied that he thought they
company would probably make no reduc-
tiOns in that respect unless the other fel-
lows Qhe Santa Fe) took the initiative.
That several of the transcOntinental
lines are dissatisfied with the present con-
dition of affairs is apparent from conver-
sation with their TesrectiVe agents here,
and the Union Pacific, it now appears
likely, will be the first to take a hand in
the fight if the trouble goes much further.
All the present difficulties seem to bear
heavily upon the local passenger associa-
tion, and each of its individual members
who still remain in the fold is asking
himself "Where are we at?'' If the
Southern Pacific has, as the Santa Fa
officials claim, directly broken the agree
menJ, there is little use In any of the re-
naming members attempting to uphold
an organization which apparently Is In
the last throes of dissolution.
The Southern Pacific yesterday put in to
effect its cut of S15 from Los Angeles 20
Chicago by way of FL Paso. and to-day the
Santa Fe follows with the same cut from
Mojave. The present local rate from San
Francisco to Mojave is 81 So. although by
a special agreement the Santa Fe has been
allowed rate Of about 81 over the same
line heretofore. This would make the
rate via that line TO Kansas City SAC S5.
as against the regular rate over the other
line Of $50, CT a reduction of S3 15. Tho
local rate, of course. decreases at points
nearer Mojaye, and would proportionately
reduce the through rate to Kansas City
for passengers from those places.
Passenger traffic over the Southern Pa
eific is falling off. General Passenger Agent
Goodman mentioned the fact yesterday
that while on the night previous no extra
coach had been taken out on the east
bound train on every night previous for
period of several weeks from two to tour
extra coaches had been required TO meet
the demands of travel.
On a side track across from the big Of
fees Of the Southern Pacific on the corner
Of Fourth and Townsend streets car No.
$50 OF that compRny's line was standing
yesterday afternoon, having been brought
over from the shops in Oakland. Sew
era of the officials dropped over TO see the
car from time lo time during the afternoon
and admired the changes made in tie
method of handling Oakland's travelling
public in the future.
The car mentioned Is The first one on
which the necessary alterations have been
made that will In the future shut out free
travel.
At each end and On each side of the car
is a sliding gale covered with a network of
heavy wire and reaching from a point
about two inches below the top of the
doorway 70 the bottom step. There is no
foOthold for wnuld- be hangers-on, and the
gate closes with spring lock operated
from the inside. When the gate is opened
it is simply slid back along The side of the
car.
The flyer" which has caused the people
OF Oakland so much trouble and has been
the means of iniuring a score or more of
people, will soon be thing of the past.
and only cne train will be run where two
row do the work.
The Irving-Terry party did not leave
. kland on their scheduled time Sunday
morning. The delay was caused by the
trouble in handling their immense amount
of baggage, and il was 8 80 o'clock in the
morning instead of / O'Clock before their
train got away. The trip north ward, how
ever, was a fast one, as the following time