The morning call., 1894-03-30
ANOTHER SCHEME ON FOOT.
Vessels May Be Run by the Pam
anna Line.
ELECTRIC CARS ON THE FRONT.
Modest Request of the Market Street
Railroad Company-The Ship
Undaunted.

The end of the North American Naviga-
ton Company is near. much to the regret
of local business men.
After the first of May there will be no
mora competition for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company at the hands of the
merchants line of steamers.
The sorrow occasioned by this announce
ment must be short lived, however, as
there is evidently plan about to be
adopted for operating vessels. TO be char
tered by the Panama Railroad Company.
between San Francisco, Panama and Cen
tral America.
A representative of Herman & Mills,
the stevedoring firm. appeared before the
Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday
afternoon. and offered to lease the Lom-
bard-street wharf, for what purpose he
was unwilling to state.
The offer is believed 30 have been a pre-
liminary move for the securing Of the
dock exclusively for the use of such
steamers as the Panama Railroad may run
on the route mentioned.
The firms representative was told that
the privilege desired could be secured for
$500 per month, not including tolls and
dockage charges. but that no term lease
would be granted.
The steamers Keweenaw and Saturn are
advertised to sail with Through New York
freight" on certain dates. and this is con-
elusive evidence that the North American
Navigation Company will shortly become
an Institution OF the past, giving way to
the more powerful influence of the Panama
Railroad Company.
Last evening it was learned from re-
sponsible source that President Hunting
ton OF the Southern Pacific Company had,
while in New York City, almost succeeded
In negotiating for new contract between
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
the Panama Railroad. However, at the
eleventh hour, the isthmus people decided
that 1t would be more profitable for them
TO do business without the aid cf the "a
cifc Mail steamship monopoly.
CAPTAIN HERMAN of the firm of Herri-
man q Mills would give no information as
to the intention of the parties whom he
represents, but it is generally conceded
that he Is acting as an agent for the
Panama Railroad Company, and as such
Will soon be eminently successful in secur-
ing wharf space for his clients.
Having laid its track, through privilege
granted by the city, along East street, the
Marke t-street Railroad Company now ap-
plies to the Board of Harbor Commits
sonerS for permission TO plant poles and
to string wires for an electric railway line
on East street, between Broadway and
Folsom.
The Market-street Company apparently
took 1t for granted that the State would
surrender to it supreme control over that
portion of the eaIth known as the San
Francisco water front.
Though the Southern Pacific COMPANY
has succeeded in putting a girdle around
most 0f this mundane sphere, it has for
once tailed to complete its circuit through
the aid OF the State Harbor Board.
The Com miSsiOnerS did not pass a reso-
luton permitting the stringing of the
wires, but compelled the railroad company
TO wait for an answer until next week.
Wonders never cease on the city front.
Inc trial trip OF the converted whaling
bark William Bayless will take place TO-
day at O'Clock. A special com Dlement
OF officers arrived yesterday from the East
to take charge of the new steam whaler.
To-day the ship Undaunted will be
towed from the Hunters Point drydock to
Mission Rock, where she will discharge all
the balance of her cargo, so that the ma
rlne surveyors may be able to locate the
damage sustained by her when she bumped
on the bar when outbound some days ago.
The Undaunted showed no signs of her
contact with the sands of the Golden Gate
when placed in the dock.
Eastern dispatches advise that the ship
j. b. Walker, previously reported ashore
on the Maryland coast. is leaking and will
have 10 discharge for repairs.
Another vessel comes cut of Oakland
Creek to-day-the bark James Allen. The
Allen will 60 on the Merchants drydock
before entering active service.