The morning call., 1894-07-28
FiVE=CENT FARES.
A Big Rally for Sutro's
Railroad.
RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.
The People of the Suburbs Take
Stock.
Mr.. SUTRO TELLS ALL ABOUT 1T.
Enthusiastic Meeting - The Bells
Should Ring Daily and Whistles
Blow an Alarm.
RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.
AR. sUTRo TELLS ALL ABOUT 1T.

A big rally on behalf of the Sutro road
was held out in the Richmond district last
night. at st. James Guild Hall, at which
Mr. Sutrc, Engineer F. I. Newberry
Henry ToOmy and others addressed an
audience which more than filed the hall.
Charles II. Hubbs as chairman of the
Richmond District Improvement Associa-
ton presided.
Ia calling the meeting to order he said
a new era had been inaugurated for the
district by the filing yesterday of articles
of Incorporation OF the Sutro Railway
Company. 1t was the greatest movement
for forwarding the best interests of Rich
mond that had ever been inaugurated. 1t
meant the establishing of a Pacific avenue
of beautiful residences within the district
When he introduced Mr.. Sutro it was to
caU out prolonged burst of a plause. Mr..
Sutro said.
"Lt is Just 5%out two months ago that
we met in this Richmond district to dis
cuSs the question of a cent fare fr, IN the
bay TO the Cliff House. Although 1t was
an insignificant meeting in the matter OF
members, it has already been productive
of great results.
"rhe Southern Pacific octopus has long
owned a road south of the park and re-
Gently has acquired the Pnwell-stleet
road. | owned SutrO Heights and the
Cliff House and l threw these places open
to tee public and desired to see il secure
as much benefit from these as possible.
The octopus charged 10 cents carfare from
the city 10 the ocean beach. L desired
that they should reduce the fare 10 cents,
and to that end l had many conferences at
Fourth and Townsend streets. Iney ale
iaH fr,I hut HOY o6 n
meanlv and cOntempttbly that alter
time l became disgusted and [ said to Mr..
Huntington: If you don [ reduce the tare
| will make you Applause Mr.. Hun-
ingtou is not only rich and powerful, but
proud, and be thought this was rather
bold speech. But ne has known me long
time and he knew that l meant just what
| said.
so, beginning with a small meeting
here in the Richmond district. | have car
ried On a work that has spread all over the
United States and become a national
affair.
II went after a street railway franchise
before the Supervisors and | got ii, and l
wish to speak in words of praise about the
manner in which they treated me. ii Is
generally said that TO get great fav0rS
from any body of the city government you
have t0-ah, see them first laughter, but
| can truly say to you that | never spoke
TO them. / am after another, but | don't
know that l will have TO use 1t. as the Cali
foruia-street Company will transfer with
US.
Now. city people, you know, always
want to get to the ocean as much as possible
to breathe the health giving air. [ settled
out there at the most beautiful spot know
in the world; too beautiful for one man to
shut himself up in. | opened my grounds
10 the people, and many Sunday | have
seen 10000 people in SutrO Heights. True,
now because it costs money. Laughter
You see there is no use trying to fight this
octopus politely. The only warfare that
will reach them is to knock them down"
Mr.. SutrO went on to say that the
Southern Pacific people wanted to secure
SutrO Heights themselves, and to that end
had done what they could to keep back
The growth of the intervening country and
to Isolate 1t as much as poSs bic, and so
had given Indifferent railway facilities and
charged excessive fares. But they would
be defeated, he said, for 81 intend to give it
all 10 the people finally. but while | live
they shall not trample over me-" APP
plause.
AS to his proposed road he said 1--WE
will carry people from the foot of Market
street to the Cliff House for cents. The
road Will cost about 100000 1t will not
be flimsy rOau, but the best that can be-
built. The motive power will be electric
iry, which will give speed Of twelve or
fifteen miles an hour. AS an investment
it will continually increase in value as
the country is peOpled. Now. l don't want
10 hold out any eXtraVagant hopes of profit.
But it will certainly be as good paying
investment as most and better than many.
The capital stock of the company is $780,
600, 10000 shares, and | would like to sre
the shares distributed among the people
10000 people if | could Applause for |
want il owned by them, to be run in Oppo-
CIT m bn No honn tn lox oil
the stock subscribed within thirty days.
AS soon as half is taken we will begin
work and push to completion as rapidly as
possible. | shall take 100000 worth at
least, and perhaps more, and friends of
mine will take enough TO control a half,
80 that it will never fall into the hands of
Huntington and the Others.
Il propose TO have some advantages in
favor of this road. Every one travelling
over it will get free pass 10 Sutro Heights
and the Cliff House. while those coming
over the other roads [ will charge two bits
fee: so you see we have got 'em. People
will be sure to travel over our road, to the
neglect If the others"
Mr.. Sutro then took his usual whrl at
the funding bill. declaring its defeat to be
paramount 10 all other questions. He
said the merchants OF San Francisco were
miserable cOwards-they were afraid to
sign the petition against the bill II say
they are towards, but there is an excuse.
Their master is vindictive and powerful
and may cinch them. Why" he said,
"this company will actually look into the
books of merchant to discover how much
money he is making and tax him for ali
his profits. Who ever heard of railroad
company charging one merchant one rate
and another another? Why. the meanest
man In Russia has a better chance. We
should rise, every one of us. and throw off
this yoke. If the workingmen would only
n hnI r rntr fh.a(
theirs Instead of being run by rich men.
Such thing the Southern Pacific octo-