The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
HOPE VS.. MARE ISLAND,
Owners of the Two Steam ers
Fighting Over Docking
Facilities.
a BITTER FIGHT is EXPECTED.
Captain Thomas of the Mare Island
Attempting to Grab Both
Berkeley WharVes.

There is no hope for the ferry-boat Hope
to land at the University wharf after De-
cember l, as notice to that effect has been
given, says the Berkeley Gazette. Con-
'tinuing the paper says:
There is now on what promises TO be re-
vival of the ferry light OF little over TWO years
ago. The University wharf has been under the
control of Captain Thomas LOT more ina
fifteen years. as has also the DuikheaQ aho sup
at the end OF course this bulkhead is OF but
very little use unless the privilege OF the drive
way on the wharf is Included.
At the present time the steamer Mare Island
lands at the end Of the bulkhead ana The
steamer Hope just north, both OF them having
q roadway 10 the end OF university wharf,
which has no connection whatever with the
bulkhead and two ferry-slips, that IS so lar as
being under the same ownership.
Both OF the above-named boats have been
using the University wharf. in order that
teams might drive down to their slips TO load
and unload freight. After the LIST of December
this will be thing of the past, as Captain
Thomas yesterday notified. Piper, Alden, Good
all & Co. that after that date they could no
longer use the driveway TO the wharf
This, of course, will make the wharf useless
70 the Hone. as there will be no way for her to
receive or discharge her freight, and if they
desire 10 continue in the business they will be
compelled 10 build a new wharf
In talking about the matter yesterday
Harry Goodali of Piper, Alden, Goodall &
Co., said: I'VE are in this fight 30 stay,
and neither Captain Thomas, the Standard
soap Company nor the Southern Pacific
will drive us out of the field. There are
two wharves at Berkeley and both are
owned by w. B. Haywood. We lease one
by the month and the Standard Soap
Company the other by the year. The lat
ter concern runs the steamer Mare Island
and we run the Hope.
s'Some time ago we were informed that
the soap company was laying its plans to
freeze US out, so we were rot surprised
when the following communication
reached Us yesterday:
To NesSrs. Piper, Aden, GoOdaH Co., San
FrdnclScO-GENTLEMEN: In accordance with an
understanding with Mr.. Haywood, you are to
have sixty days notice. You will hereby take
notice that you are to Vacate the wharf at West
Berkeley sixty days from this date.
r. P. THOMAS,
President Standard Soap Company.
"Thomas is very anxious to sell his in
terests in the transportation business and
probably imagines we will buy him out
and so end the opposition. We don't want
his business, however, but we intend main
tanning our own line. We accordingly
telegraphed to Mr.. Haywood at Gualala,
asking him if Thomas had authority to
order US away from the wharf, and re-
Ceived the following reply:
Thomas no authority. I will attend to that
If necessary.
ARMED with the above l called upon
Secretary Parker of the Standard Soap
Company, and he informed me that Hey
wood has arranged with him to lease both
wharves to the soap company and had so
informed his attorney. then went to
Heywood's attorney and he denied il
point-blank and said he had received nc
such animation from Mr.. Haywood.
"Now, all 1 have got to say is that we are
going to have that wharf and we are going
TO keep the Hope on the route. Even il
Captain Thomas does succeed in getting it
away from us we will still run our boat,
even if We have to build a pier of our own. p"
All Secretary Parker of the soap, COM
pany had to say was that his concern had
secured the right to the exclusive use of
both wharves and they intended to use it.
The chances are that complications OF the
rival concerns will be settled in court.