The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-21
FIGHTING THE COMBINE,
Indignation Meeting of Resi-
dents South of the
Park Tonight.
1t VIII Protest Against the Taking
Off OF the Cars From
Carl Street.

There is to be a meeting of residents of
Carl, Frederick, Waller and other streets
in that vicinity, at William Lange's to-
night, 1877 Carl street, which is to give the
Market-street Railway combine not par
tieularly pleasant piece of its mind.
The people OF that neighborhood have a
good. sized grievance, and don't propose to
sit still and say nothing.
The grievance is the stopping of the Met
ropolitan electric system cars from running
out there ever since the 1st of the month.
Those cars now run only as far as Stanyan
street on Page street, and there they stop.
The people of the neighborhood say that
the Market street Railway Company
Waller, Cole and Carl streets branch just
to give Mayor Sutro's offer of site for the
affiliated colleges q big black eye, and that,
too, as piece of spitework against Mr..
Sutro. Hence the indignation meeting to-
night at Mr.. Langes.
The Pope estate is one of the greatest
sufferers. Messrs. Pope and Talbot have
been spending 1926, 900 grading and laying
out into nice residence blocks the forty
five-acre tract running from Stanyan to
Clayton streets on the supposition that the
cars of the old Metropolitan system would
continue to run and bring home-buIlders
out there.
There is a little retaliation being en-
gagged in, too, in the hope that the street
railway monopoly may be brought to
terms. On Monday ex-senator George H.
Perry, as attorney for Mr.. LANCE, served
a demand upon Superintendent Winning to
have the poles removed by Thursday from
Mr.. Lange's property just where the line
turns onto Carl from Cole street, giving
him the alternative of seeing them removed
by the angered property-owner at the COM
pany's expense if the demand was not
complied with.
More yet: An effort will be made to
have the company's franchise forfeited if
the running of the cars is not resumed. It
was Mr.. Perry who secured the franchise
for the Metropolitan Company, so he
knows its weak spots.
During the Midwinter Fair the Carl
street branch ran cars out as far as Ninth
avenue, and it was then considered the
main line. After the fair was over the
company ran four cars out there and after
while only two and finally, on August 1,
took the two Off
At to-night's meeting Senator Perry,
Taylor Rogers, Thomas M. Sweeney,
George I. Gaden and several others will
express their sentiments, and some sort of
organization will doubtless be effected so
as to be able TO fight the combine in the
most telling way. Mr.. LANCE said last
night:
went to Mr.. vining and asked him if he
was going to put the cars on again. He said
he didn't know-that they didn't pay. 1 told
him 1T WAS no wonder they didn't pay since
the company took away the little waiting sta
ton at Page and Clayton streets, which the
people had for shelter. How could the COM
pany expect this branch to pay under such cir
cumstances? 1t was better for us to walk five
blocks to Haight street, which is the best we
can do now.
The San Mateo line manages to run all
right, and yet its cars carried less passengers.
1t comes as near to us as Clayton and Fred
erick streets.
See how the Market-street company treated
the Ashbury Heights people. For two days it
ran couple of cars out on Page street and
Masonic avenue and out on Frederick street as
far as Stanyan and then it took them off
altogether and not car has run there since
The streets here are in horrible condition
too, owing to the treatment we have received
at the hands of the Market-street Railway
people; have only to mention Oak street.
this side OF the park, Cole street, from Oak to
Haight streets, and Shrader street. If we want
anything sent out here 1t has to be brought
all the way around by Stanyan and Waller
streets.