The morning call., 1894-03-29
Preparing for the Electric Road
Along Third Street.
RATES WILL 90 up IN APRIL.
The City Passenger Association Dis
charges Its Secretary and
Closes Its Rooms.

number Of persons who are iDtently
watching every move of the Southern Pa
cific from day to day. and the readers Gu
riously asked each other what would be
the next surprise which the gentlemen who
control the Central Pacific may have In
store for the public.
The officials of the road profess to be-
lieve that the recent developments were
matters of little importance. They refuse
10 go into details, but merely enter gen.
eral disclaimer as to there being any ulte-
rior purpose in the action of the Central
Pacific board which was guarded with so
much secrecy until published by The
CALL.
A singular feature about the resigna-
tiops of the gentlemen who are under dis
cussion from the Central Pacific road is
that several of them. al least. baye only
been In Office q few weeks, II. L. Hunt
ingtOn having been elected president along
in February, 1t indicates that whatever
m otIve prompted the action has developed
since that election, and was probably sug-
gested by C. p. Huntlngt on after his. ar
rival on the coast from the East.
c. p. Huntington does not deny the
probability that the Central Pacific road
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lead to its changing management.
He said yesterday, in speaking of the
Central Pacific road. that if the Govern
ment did not accept the present bill pend
ing before Congress, or extend the time
for the payment of the bonds of that road
to reasonable period. the probability was
that the irst-mortgage bondbOlders would
take the road. If, on the other hand. he
said, a reasonable time was given to meet
these obligations, and the proposed new
issue of bonds was made. the Gov
ernment would recover every dollar that
was due it inside of sixty days after the
bonds were issued.
The developments published yesterday
relative to the dissatisfaction among the
English bondholders as to Central Pacific
affairs recalls Tumor which reached this
paper two or three months ago, but which
at the time could not be verified, and con-
sequently could not be used. 1t was to
The effect that several gentlemen from
London were in this city for some days
who represented these bondholders, and
whose mission here was to look into the
condition of the road In question!
Inquiry at the Fourth and Townsend
offices as to the presence of these gentle
men only met with religious denial, and
as the men themselves were apparently
anxious to avoid publicity it was found
impossible to locate them.
There seems no doubt that this Is
move forced by the English people who
hold Central Pacific hOnds," to-day ex-
planned gentleman long familiar with In
side Southern Pacific affairs.
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restlessness for some time, and felt they
were not being treated properly. They
wanted greater representation in the direc-
torate Whether or not the present change
is move on the part of Mr.. huntington.
who has some reputation for cuteness TO
check the desires of the Britishers, is a
matter for speculation.
"Mr. Brotherton of New York, who has
been in the directorate for some time rep
resenting the English Interests, is due here
about now. He has come out at every
meeting for some years. He is 8 thorough
going English gentleman and represents
his clients with the greatest conscientious
ness. lie goes over all the books and ac-
counts very carefully every year. spending
weeks at the task and taking all the time
that care and patience demand"
A gang Of men leisurely worked its way
down Third street yesterday afternoon
under the supervision of a surveyor. The
party was laying out the line for the pro-
pos ed electric road which 1t is expected
will soon take the place OF the slow and
antiquated horsecars which now convey
passengers from the heart of the city TO
the vicinity of the Southern Pacific depot.
offices and beyond.
With their accustomed secrecy the off,
cials of the road refuse TO divulge their
plans, but that, OF course, is a matter in
which they by right. as the parties most
interested, should be permitted to exercise
their judgment as to just what should be
made public and what should not.
However, there are many copjectures as
TO what route the lines will follow when
completed. One proposition is that it is
the Market-street Company's intention to
run cars but ono way on both Third and
Fourth streets. and that this will probably
result In the cars going out Third street
and returning by way of Fourth.
just what arrangement will be made to
avoid running trolley wires on Market
street does not yet appear. but the officers
CT the road all say that they absolutely
nave no lUtcU liOU OF l0btuQIQ2 UPON b0e
thorOughfare. 1t will be impossible to
avoid running the wires across that street,
however, at such points as the electric
cars may pass over the cable lines.
The City Passenger Association has given
up the ghost and its last gasps took the
form of dropping their secretary. Mr..
Wardwell. from the pay of the organiza-
tion and resolving 10 close up the rooms
which it has made its headquarters in the
Mills building. The life of this body has
been one of trouble. with but few rays OF
sunshine to brighten the periodical delib-
erations of Its members. Its dissolution.
as was foreseen some weeks ago. was but
a matter of time, as many of its strongest
members had already deserted the fold
and while the receipts were thus decreased
the expenses still continued and bills came
in with wonted regularity.
There has never stree the first few meet
ings of the rgapization been manifest in
the body that harmonious spirit which is
so essential to success in undertakings of
that character. The members were band
ed together for self-protection, and IL
saamad from a few weeEs after tha oroau