The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
What the Montgomery Street
People Awoke From a
Dream to See.
IN THE CoBBLEsToNE AGE.
Strong Words Spoken Unanimously by
the Property-Owners Against
the Old Cars.

Yesterday morning people Oh Mont
gomery street awoke and found the poo-
tail car at their doors.
"What do | think of it?' almost yelled
Merchant r. G. Atkins of 1913 Montgomery
street when questioned. ''What do |
think? No use of swearing-go away till
l get cool Come around next week."
Finding the old gentleman too indignant
to discuss the question the reporter turned
to his son.
"My father" said he, 'is only trying to
voice the sentiment OF Montgomery street
from Market to Washington. While other
parts of the City have been improved with
good modern pavements and decent car
service we stay on those ancient powders
you see out there and the rickety horse
cars-bobtail horsecars at that. We want
improvements like Kearny street Mont
gomery street is able tie pay for it too"
otis a shame" said Colonel Andrews,
his eyes blazing brighter than all the
diamonds IN his jeweled palace. II
thought if ever a change came to this
street it would be for the better, not worse.
But look at it The old wiggling two-horse
cars were bad enough, but bobtall-an
old bobtail-car dug up from the carsheds
with Montgomery street painted on it.
Clear that heavy truck banging and
laundering over the cobbles! Isn't it
enough to drive everybody ana all business
off the street? The railroad company says
this is only temporary, and an electric
service will be put on. l hope that is
true"
ut doesn't make much difference to US
hotel men what kind of horsecars they
give u.s." said Major Hooper of the Occi-
dental, "because they only stop at street
corners and won't give transfers. Mont
gomery street has really been without a
car service for years. We always send our
patrons to Kearny street. L understand
| the two-horse cars were taken OF because
it didn't pay to hire an extra horse and
man, and also that an electric line will
soon be put on. The owners of this prop
ertv, as we'll as those of the Mills building
| and other big new houses on the street,
are ready to put down bitumen and re-
! quest modern car service.
Montgomery street wants an electric
| line and a bituminous pavement like
Kearny street," said G. Burnett, the drug
gist. 1.-The idea of putting old WORKOUT
one-horse cars running again looks like an
insult to US. fhe Market-street Railway
! Company is so poor that it cannot afford
| to run anything more expensive than a
bobtail on Montgomery street. | under
stand that some day Mr.. Vining will either
run an electric line with switches or a
single track GOWN tulS StIect anu UP paL-
some, but that is doubtless far, far away"
II think the Market-street Company is
taking this method of getting in an cleo
trio road" said Mr.. Morgan, the dry-goods
man. ~ don't understand the method,
but Montgomery street has been receiving
shabby treatment from the railway people
for years No transfers and no cars, except
the old, iolting horse affairs"
Every body wants modern improve
ments on Montgomery street." said Mr..
Bovee, the real-estate dealer, except the
railroad They are satisfied-at least now