The morning call., 1894-06-27

that we have tried 1t and found it to be
failure. In fact, we have tried both the
chair and parlor cars. with the same re-
suit. We tried them between this city
and Monterey and Between here and Sac
ramento, but the people didn't take TO
them at all. Our receipts just about paid
the porter, because people OBJECTED to pay
ing the fare of % cents charged. AS re-
suit of our experiments in this direction
we had to turn these cars into ordinary
coaches.
Notwithstanding Mr.. FIllmore's state
mept concerning the elegance Of the day
coaches on the local runs, those who travel
between here and Sacramento and from
there on to Reno know that the best cars
on the line would not be used as smokers
on an Eastern road and the sm0keTs-well.
they wouldn't be considered fl for cattle.
Regarding the fight against the Pullman
company, Mr.. Fillmore said that he did
not see how the employees of the Southern
Pacific could take hand in it and expect
to derive any benefit thereby. ''We try TO
treat our men fairly" said he, land iJ
would be ridiculous for them to take up
fight in which they are not even remotely
Interested. Besides, If they did The war
would not be waged against Pullman, but
against US, as we would have three-f0nrths
of all the injury which they might inf1ict-
in fact far greater proportion than that,
when the effect such a contest would have
upon all our business is considered.
The General Managers Association, of
which the members of the American Rail
way Union have seriously complained of
late, is body with which our road has
nothing to do, and, in truth, we never fa-
YOred il.
IF a fight was declared against all Pull
man cars running out of Chicago, as is
Contemplated, / cannot see how It would
affect our line. Under our contract with
fl,n ,saH
Wagner cars exclusively, all our Pullman
cars after passing Council Bluffs ara run
as Wagner cars into Chicago and all Wag-
ner ears are run as PullmanS from Council
Bluffs west. The cars are absolutely man
aged In this way, and an attempt to desig-
nate our cars as Pullmans when they are
controlled and operated by the Wagner
system would require a decided strain
upon ones imagination.
"Yon may say that We don't expect to
sldetrack any cars or 10 encounter any de-
lay" concluded Mr.. Fillmore.
IF any possible way could be devised TO
break the sway of the Pullman Company
in California, believe any man who has
occasion 10 travel much would be heartily
thankful" said a gentleman of this city
who spends much of his time in journeyIng
up and down the coast. The Pullman in
terest seems 10 have secured a foothold
which has rendered the managers of the
company oplIVlOuS TO the interests OF It's
patrons, and studiously negligent in cater
ing to their comfort. Many of the en-
ployes are insolept and overbearing in
their manner, and frequent instances come
under my attention where women travel
ing alone, in particular, are subjected to
the petty annoyances which some of the
sleeping-car autocrats seem to take
pleasure in inflicing upon those whom
they know 10 be incapable of resisting their
lnsolence. If you want Information of
this assertion. just let the public know
that you are keeping tab on complaints
OF that character and you can get bushel
of them in a week"