The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-05
RATES DISCUSSED.
Chicago Roads Asked for
Concessions.
The North American Navigation
Company Fund Still Grows-Mr.
Towne Still Retains His Office.

r The Western Passenger Association, which
opened its session IN Chicago yesterday, viii be
requested TO consider Two questions OF interest
TO Californians: the extension OF time OH Mid
winter Fair tickets TO June 80 and The inaugu-
ration of a cheap rate in connection with that
offered by the Southern Pacific and other ROADS
to the Missouri River. The latter will be SOS so
during the fair from the coast 10 the river and
return, but the Eastern roads have as yet made
no reduction from the $50 rate 10 the river
which they have been receiving right along on
the 500 tickets from Chicago TO the coast and
return. General Passenger Agent Goodman
has instructed the Southern Pacific's represent
tative in Chicago TO confer with similar agents
of other transcOntlnental roads and endeavor 10
inaugurate movement in unison TO secure the
desired end.
Ben Smith has resigned as freight agent OF the
Union Pacific system ocean divison) on Spear
street dock. w. II. Mann, formerly delivery
clerk, has been advanced and will Ill the posi-
ton made vacant by Smiths resignation.
With only between $1,000 and $4,000 yet 10
be raised OF the requisite guaranty fund OF
100000 for the North American Navigation
Company, the members of the executive COM
mittee OF the Traffic Association are now in
position TO look forward upon the work of the
present year with some certainty as To the posi-
tion they occupy. The continuance of tn pres
ent plans of competition with the Southern Pa
cifc will be Tlgldly adhered 10, and IL Is conf
IDENTITY expected that when another twelve
months have passed The North American NaYl-
CATION Company VIII be in q position TO
make financial showing that will sustain the
predictions Of its friends.
Competition" says an authority on traffic
matters, "is The only agency which can bring
| us permanent good results. What advantage
! has he Board of Railroad Commission rs
| yielded up TO the pubic IN TWO years? IL was
! asked for relief, but the only visible result OF
| persistent appeal is The Shively case, which
| never promised any good, which was arranged
| as farce ana proceeded as farce and is now
| a transparent sham. The Legislature gave no
| quests of the shippers and producers OF Califor-
| MIA have fallen on deaf ears at Fourth and
Townsend streets, the only exception being IN
cases where there was force back Of the re-
/ quest. The applications OF the Traffic AssOcia-
i ton TO the Southern Pacific Company mel with
| no response. The policy of all the traffic will
| bear' Is an actuating force at Four and
/ Pacific systems. We must compete and estab-
| llsh our own transportation lines or as an al
| Tentative take the bitter medicine which the
Southern Pacific VIII administer in the end"
The rumored Wild avail OF General Manager
! Tuwne from the southern Pacific Company
| provoked nothing but ridicule at the big office
| building yesterday. Mr.. Towne himself in-
formed reporter for The CALL sever weeks
ago, when the possibility OF his leaving The
service of The company incidentally came up,
that he had not been IN better health for d long
time and that he expected To do many more
years OF work In his present position. One of
the highest officials associated with Mr.. TOwne
said y. sIerday that there was just as much
likelihood of Grover Cleveland losing the Pre>I-
would sever his connection with the Southern
Pacific COmuany.