The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-15
TRIED HIM OUT.
An Excuse for STEMS
Retirement.
BUT NOT THE REAL ONE.
He Held a Big Block of the
Omnibus Stock.
SO THEY BAITED A HOOK FOR HIM
Consolidation Effected Thereby and
Then 1t Is Discovered His Office
Is Temporary.
so THEY BAITED A HOOK FOR HIM

varying degrees VIXEN discussing the sub
ject for the press, soften the rudeness oil
this laconic judgment with ELUSIVE adjec-
tives. but when the sheath of diplomatic
phrases is removed the verdict stands out
in ali its harsh nakedness.
So last evening Mr. Stein retired and to-
day Z. p. Vining succeeds to the multi
form duties Of full fledged general man
ager of the street railway combine. The
title goes with the duties of the Office
This was not so in Mr.. STEMS case. The
functions of general manager we're his,
but the Office which he held WAS that OF
acting manager, with a string to Ia
There are various rumors as TO the sew
eral causes com bining to retire DIR. Stein,
bnt the true reason seems to be overlaid
with several strata of reports traceabIe to
Fourth and Townsend streets.
1t is urged that q change in manager is
needed to buoy the stocks so.that the street
railway bonds may float 1t is said that
Mr. Stein announced the scent fare to the
Cliff on the eve OF election and thereby as
sisted in making Sutro Mayer, to ;he
chagrin OF the Southern Pacific of Ken
lucky and the corporations which seek
shelter under its wings.
Gay: "Mr. Stein was never general man
agsr. Bis title was that OF acting manager
and his duties those of a general superin-
tendent. 1t was decided TO make a change.
and the change has been made. Frem the
very nature OF things Mr.. Stein must have
known that his office was not regarded as
necessarily. permanent. He was given a
trial, and-well. MIR. Stein is young man
n Il bo oh of oru ri.
him TRIAL" =
Now this can hardly be considered COM
plim entaIy to MIR. Stein, but it is only an
other instance of a mans misplaced conf
dence in the octopus. When the Southern
Pacific Company put on its SIRENS smile
and sang its sweet song of consolidation
Mr. Stein listened ana was lost. The
Southern Pacific wished to devour the other
street-railway lines of this city. and it has
done so.
A very beautiful scheme of cons olida-
iion was ma pped out. Mr.. Stein held a
very large block of stock in the Omnibus
Company. This system was a thorn in the
side of the Southern Pacific: It was nee
essary to bring the Howard street., Post
street. Ellis and Oak street lines of the
system in the fold in order t. make the
Ii
Pacific baited its hook with a genera!
managership and MIR. Stein was caught.
Now it has accomplished its purpose
The octopus has no further use for Mr..
Stein, unless it be 10 offer him some SUBJ
ordinate position. clerkship in reality.
but with some pretentious name yet to be
invented.
Even this has not been decided upon.
hor dot ,.ho
to give Mr.. Stein" was the statement
made at Fourth and Market streets
yesterday.
As it is now with Stein so it was with
H. H. Lynch, who held so prominent a
position with the Ferries and Cliff system
prior to the consolidation. Mr.. Lynch
maze so vigorous protest that the. big
corporation Of The blue grass State
silenced him with the office of superin-
tendent of construction of its streetcar
system. Then il encouraged him to go
into politics and aspire for Office. What
is its ultimate purpose? is a question
which Mr.. Lynch's friends would like
answered.
One of the ostensible reasons for Mr..
Stems dismissal does not bear very close
Inspection. Of course, poor excuse is
-
Mr.. Stein erred in stating that the scent
fare to the Cliff would be made effective
November I, when the instructions were
plainly November 10 Since changed to a
later date serves its purpose. But this
announcement reached the public through
the press, and the press received its knowl-
edge not from Mr.. Stein, but by telephone
message from an official high in the South
4
with the street-raiway department,
II the object was to hurt Sutro and to
assist O'DounelI Mr.. Stein was hardly re-
sponsible for the blunder which assisted
in so materially increasing Mr.. Sutro's ma
jority.
AS to the charge of a lack OF force in
management and consequent drop In
stocks, the history OF the Southern Pacific
IS beied if this be true cause for offense
against Stein. Fortunes are made out of
wrecks, and the Southern Pacific and its
masters may not be averse to enacting
anew with the streetcar combine the role
pursued with the Central Pacific. In this
Instance, however, their prey would be
Instead of the United States Government
the stockholders of the lesser companies
which were induced to consolidate with
the Market-street system.
II the stock which the Omnibus and the
Ferries and Cliff people received in the
consolidation m lieu of the stock of their
respective roads may be so manipulated as
To be- purchased for one-half its value By
the controlling powers Of the Southern
Pacific it is pretty safe to assume that the
scheme of manipulation has been carefully
MANNED; and SO rumor and report are
lent to add their strength to the project,
and the real reason for STEMS retirement
is overlad with coatings of suDposittious
causes.
While all this is going on reports which
are believed by Mr.. Sutro's friends to be
put out by Fourth and Townsend street
circulate to the effect that the rival road to
the Cliff will not be built since the scent
fare is to go into effect. and, therefore, Mr..
Sutro does not need a new line.
At the Office Of Mr.. Sntro the payroll of
the new road was produced yesterday to
coufute this report. 1t shows 126 men at
work on the new road to the Cliff. work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible and
within five to seven months the new road
should be completed. The road Is building
now, and there is the most positive asser-
tion made that nothing which the South
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