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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21


'After reading the interview with Mr..
Huntington in this mornings CALL" said
exMayor w. r. Davis of Oakland, 81
think the gist of it all hangs on the seventh
question. Upon the proposition of the ex-
tension of time to the Central Pacific or of
foreclosure at this time there are two de-
terminative elements.
"First-No adjustment in the way of ex-
tension would be of any service either to
the Government or it's debtor unless def
mite and specific provisions are made so
that the Government debt would be re-
duced steadily. 1t is of no use to the
debtor to continue in debt that is auto
matically piling up year by year, and of
course that process never can be of any
advantage to the Government. To have
any financial reason in it such a PROPOSE.
ton must rest upon showing of facts that
the creditors debt is being diminished
from year to year. not increased, and this
necessity is applicable as to the advantage
of the debtor as we'll as the creditor.
'1n other words if the foreclosure has
to take place for want of ability to pay,
the sooner the debtor is out OF his misery
the better for him, and the sooner the credi-
tor exhausts his security the better it can
adjust itself to other and future manage
ment of the property.
mo bill that leaves ahoat the accounts
between the parties, or leaves uncertain
the conditions of payment and the end
ing of the relation of creditor and debtor
will be of any avail, and, besides. is of no
advantage to either party.
ha al IN, fho ;c -;
Some have suggested, and many have
apprehended, That if the Government fore
closed on the Central Pacific or Union Pa
citic or any other aided road, therefore it
would have to 60 into the general railroad
business of the country. That is not trus.
Suppose there are three lines of high tariff
stages into the Yosemite Valley. The
Government does not need to own and
operate all three in order to fix the price of
stage ride into the valley.
LAS soon as the Government obtains the
one stage line and fixes the price of trans
portation the other two lines have to fall
in line Immediately or lose their traffic
1t is just so as to trunk lines of railroads
The Government control of one trunk line
from San Francisco to Chicago practically
controls transportation traffic between
those two cities on all lines. The bugaboo
about the Government having to go into
the railroad business universally and hav-
ing to have hundreds of thousands of en-
ployes, and of the corruptingof the politics
of the country and debauching the
Government generally, is more than
nine-tenths imaginary. Four or five
trunk lines under Governmental control
would practically control all the impor-
tant railroad tariffs in the United States.
That is the sum and substance of the mat
ter. First, the bugaboo is by 10 means SO
dangerous as it is represented, and, sec
ond, no procrastination, as such, means
anything, and no arrangement that is not
perfectly definite and specific as to pay
ment of the Government debt can ever be
of any good, either to the railroad debtor
or to the Government CREDITOR
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
C. p. Huntingdon, in the Call"

John I. Doyle, the well-known attorney.
who is recognized authority on all matters
pertaining to the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company, was seen at his beautiful
home in Menlo Park yesterday afternoon.
YES" he said, II read THE CALLS in
terview with C. ?. Huntington, and cut it
out to place in my scrapbook. But you
take me at disadvantage when you ask
me at short notice or without any notice
at all, in fact, to discuss the subject-mat-
ter contained in that interview with the
serious thought it deserves.
~ can only indulge in glittering gener-
alities. There were some points he made
in answering THE CALLS questions that are
logical and well taken. There can be no
doubt the Government was greatly bene-
flied by the building of the subsidized
roads. 1t gained not only by the policing
of the wild, sparseiy populated country,
but from the increased value of the even
sections of land held by the Government.
1t is also true that at the time the road was
built material was high and that enormous
expenses were incurred.
Saying this much we have given Hun
tington credit for what truth there is in
his statements. AS to the Government
debt which Huntington estimates at $780,
100000, l think $40, 0O0,0 900 would be nearer
the figure. That was the estimate I made
some time ago, though of course am not
prepared to say what is in the sinking
fund.
"Of course, the big railway corporations
are opposed to the Government operation
of the Central Pacific, or any other road
for that matter, because in the fixing of
rates certain rules would have to be fol-
lowed that must necessarily open the peo-
pies eyes to the arbitrary methods now in
vogue among the railway systems of the
country. The railway companies, instead
of basing their rates on station service
costs, distance travelled etc., fix their
rates in accordance with what they think
the traffic will bear. The Southern Pa
cific is a fair sample, if not monumental
example of the system. If man or cor
poration wants to open up new industry,
manufacturing, mining or otherwise, the
company figures to leave just enough OF
the profits to warrant the carrying out OF
the enterprise. They make fish of one and
flesh of the other. All the talk that can be
made on behalf of the Southern Pacific
will not excuse the great shame of the act
of the Kentucky Legislature creating the
Southern Pacific of Kentucky-a corpora.
ton created in one State to carry on bust
ness in all other States but that one.
1--WE also find the Southern Pacific in the
peculiar position of tenant receiving pay
from the lessee for looking after its prop
erty. The company leases lines in Ari.
IONA, Mexico, Texas, Louisiana. etc., ant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
AN OLD RESIDENT ILL.
WILLIAM SHELLS AFFLICTED
WITH AN ATTACK OF ACUTE
PNEUMONIA.
He HAD JUST RETURNED FROM
A VISIT TO HIS HOME IN
SCOTLAND.

For some days past William Shells, a
man well known in this City, has been
lying at the point of death at the Occi-
dental Hotel.
1t was only few weeks ago that Shiels
came back from Scotland, where he had
been visiting for some months. He was
in the best of health, and the stroke of
pneumonia which now affllcts him came
upon him suddenly Thursday evening.
1t began with slight cold, and that was
not considered at all serious, but before
many hours had passed it became danger
Gus and developed into the case of pneu-
mo mia from which he is now suffering.
Mr.. Shiels is the father of DR.. George
Shiels, who is well known in local medical
circles. He is owner of the Shiels build
ing on OFarrell street and also of the old
Bush-street Theater property on Bush
street. He has other property in various
parts of the City and is accounted a man
OF considerable wealth.
Since his illness commenced several doc
tors have been in constant attendance on
the invalid and everything possible is be-
ing done to relieve him and stay the prog
ress OF the disease, but it is feared he is
IN very dangerous condition.
PEN and pencil work equally well on Bank
Stock. 1t is milled with especial reference for
saving the eyes, The Myself Rollins Company.
~ Clay St, handle more Bank Stock than any
house In the country
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

ment it is unable to do so and seeks to
evade it. Mr.. Huntington's references to
the early struggles of the builders would
be pathetic to community which did not
know that the builders started in poor
men and by chicanery grew to be arbitrary
monoDolists and multi millionaires. 1t
will be the crowning disgrace of the CEN
fury if Congress does what Mr.. Hunting
ton says he expects of it. l, for one, think
he will be disappointed. If the road is, as
he says. a losing piece of property, he
should be very pleased to see the Govern
ment take it"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
MAYOR DAVE OF OAKLAND ON THE
POOR MEN WHO BECAME
OPULENT.
MKIsICKs FIGURES CORRECT.
ANOTHER DETERMINED EFFORT
WILL Be MADE TO DEFEAT
FUNDING BILL.

The interview with President G. P. Hunt
ington of the Southern Pacific Company,
published in Saturdays CALL, has evoked
wide interest throughout the country. AS
an authoritative exposition of the railroad S
views on the relations of the corporation
to the Government it has been regarded as
of exceptional value. On all sides it has
elected comment and criticism, of which
the following strong expressions are Sc
lected as peculiarly interesting:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
c. P. Huntington in "The Call"


"Mr. Huntington says the debt of the
railroad to the Government is $50 900, 000
1t is now over $S0,000,000," said Mayor
Sutro yesterday, when asked about C. P.
Huntington's replies to pointed questions
asked by THE CALL, and as the Mayor
spoke he smiled and that smile was signifi-
cant.
After a moments reflection he said:
This means that it will be only one more
attempt at bribery to accomplish an end.
They believe that this Congress being Re-
publican can be more easily handled, but
l want to say this, that this debt of the
railroad to the Government will be made
one of the issues of the campaign. Now,
if the members of Congress pass a refund
ing bill it will be through bribery re-
peat it. bribery, that is the word.
1.-The next session of Congress will be on
the eve of a Presidential campaign, the
railroad Indebtedness will be an important
factor before the conventions, and if the
members of the dominant party in Con-
gress pass a reminding bill, L say that
will mean the political death of that party.
If the Republicans pass such bilI-but 1
do not believe they will-the party will go
to pieces and the people will charge that
they were bribed to pass the measure.
These self-confessed bribers of the railroad,
these highwaymen who have been robbing
the people for years, will resort to their old
tactics to carry point. Why, they
couldn't pass a cat through Congress with
out bribing some one. The time has come
when the rich man and the great corpora
tons must stand equally before the Gov
eminent and all must be treated alike.
The railroad company is indebted to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
A Despondent Wife.

Mrs. Annie Harris, employed as a domestic
at 225 Sanchez street, turned on the gas in her
room yesterday afternoon. She was discovered
Receiving Hospital. She will recover She is
separated from her husband, who is an en-
pioye OF the Market-street Cable Company
She refused to give any reasons for her rash
act, but says she will make another attempt as
soon as she gets chance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
JOHN T. DOYLE'S VIEW.
He Says Huntington Is Millions
loft" In His ESti-
mate.

. ........... ............
IF the people Of this country under
stood the labor and priUdttOn tOhich the
!: builders of the Central Pacific undertook :
: and suffered, and If they understood :
Government saved in the expense of
: policing the country l0hich the road :
: traUerseS, they aOoutd sag that the Gov :
e1nment had been the greater gamer.
c. =. Huntington, i'll ''The Call"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
BLACK GOODS
DEPARTMENT!
ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT!

We take pleasure in announcing arrival of another
large shipment of NEW BLACK DRESS FABRICS and
HIGH NOVELTIES comprising the very latest and most
elegant Paris styles Fall 1896 Ladies are cordially
invited to call and examine this goods which
in point OF value and elegance of style
America.
50 pieces BLACK FIGURED MoHAIRs Tin variety
OF deSigns) 75c yard
175 pieces BLACK FRENCH CHEVIOT (assorted) Ak
to 81 inches in width S1.OO a ward
35 pieces 52-INCH BLACK FRENCH BURR CLOTH
Sl.OO yard
90 pieces BLACK FRENCH BOUCLE goods full 4s
inches wde) S1.25 yard
20 pieces 4o-INCH BLACK FRENCH MoHAIR CHEv-
lOI S1.25 yard
80 pieces BLACK FRENCH FANCY MOHAIRs i'm a
variety of choice designs S15O yard
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
Arrested for Larceny.

Minnie Lawrence was arrested yesterday in
stockton by Officer G. B. Gibson on warrant
charging her with grand larceny. Last Sep
TENDER, while living in a house on Eddy street,
she was accused of having stolen $50 from W.
A Tubby, who Immediately swore out war
rant Tor her arrest. The woman fled to Stock
ton, where she has been in hiding ever since.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
THE SEVENTH QUESTION.
to What He Believes Is the Gist
Of the Matter.

: My olun impression is that it qCould ::
{: be bad policy for the Government to take ::
: and operate the road. ::
: C. P. Huntin gton, in 1.-THE Call" ::
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
Thieves in a Pressroom.

In the Examiner pressroom last Saturday
night several of the employees reported that
their lockers, containing clothes, had been
opened and their money stolen from the
pockets. One gold watch was stolen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
New Goods Arriving:

New GOOQS arriving:
Strassburg Pate de Foe Gras (MicheD,
California Unfermented Wine;
Ruby Royal Tomatoes (solid packed;
California Cluster Rasins Tin 5-pound
fancy cartons);
Felix Potin French Fruit Waters (rasp-
berry, strawberry, chocolate, cherry,
banana;
California (French) Prunes;
Purifine, a non-poisonous disinfectant and
antiseptic;
Nurnberg Lebkuchen Honey Cake, Is
varieties);
Plum Pudding;
Goddard's Plate Powder English Silver
Polish).
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
TWO MAYORSONC. F. HUN INGTOH'S ANSWERS
so sure will the party to which those voting
for it go to ruin never to rise again."
Mr.. HUNTINGTON'S PATHOS
Mayor Davie of Oakland Points Out
That the Builders Became
Multi MillionaireS.

If the people of this country under-
: stood the labor and priudtton lrhich The
: builders Of the Central Pacific undertook
and suffered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

SAVE little and get sick-wear Jaros Hygienic
Underwear and keep well. It's the underdress of
protection. Morgan Bros, 229 Montgomery St.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

JARos Hygienfc Underwear is one underwear
tnat is comfortable, absorbs moisture, keeps
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

This order will be deliv-
cred free in this City,
Oakland, Alameda and
Berk eley by our own
wagons, or by rail or boat
to any town within 80
miles.
The quality of each item
is guaranteed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

The health of most women and men is in the
wear-'nough said. Morgan Bros, 229 Montgy*
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

We will also exhibit this elegant collection of
new Black Silk and Motair Novelties, Black Silk and
Mohair Crepons and Black Pure Mohair BoucIes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

The cold preventer & health-keeper. Jaros Hy-
gienic Underwear. Morgan Bros, 229 Montg'y"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
CALLS 1T BRIBERY.
Disputes Mr.. Huntington's Esti-
mate of the Debt.

The debt to the Government, believe, :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21
October 2ISt, I0o5.

Three Specials Three days,
Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21


Concentrated Tomatoes
"Puree de Tomato the
pulp, the digestible part of
the Tomato. Three-pound
can, 10 cents; dozen, $I.oo.
Grivart Sardines, French
boneless; quarter tins; ex-
cellent value; every tin
guaranteed; IS cents; dozen,
$3.50; 100 tins in case for
$500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-21

A good Table Claret, pure
healthful, strength giving,
Is cents a gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
BUILDING STOPPED.
In New York Work Cannot Go on BE
cause of Striking Plumbers.

In New York Work Cannot Go on Be-
cause of Striking Plumbers.
New YORK, Jan. 9-Work on several
buildings in course of erection in this
city is being much retarded by a strike
cf union mechanics. The trouble orig
mates from disagreement between the
plumbers and employing contractors
The disagreement is over the wages paid
to the plumbers.
The union workers that, according to
the rules are those boys who, having
been working at the plumbers trade for
more than year, are entitled to wages
of 1926 per day. 1t is claimed
that the contractors contrive to Sc
cure labor at unjustly low
wages. by paying these assistants
only 81 per day. The standard wages of
plumbers in this city, they claim, are
SIS 70 per day, and they urge that grad
ual scale should be maintained for their
protection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
SEVENTEEN FILED

The Wooden Mill Attached by Seventeen
Mechanics Who File Liens.
The Mid Continent Wooden Mill cons
pany" is in more trouble. q.
Seventeen mechanics liens have beeh
filed against it in the district court by
men who worked and furnished material
for the mill at Oakland during its build
ing last summer.
Mr.. Appleyard's machinery is on the
track at Argentine, where it has been
since last August, and as the company
and the railroad disagree on several
points it will stay there for time at
least.
And now come the mechanics with
bills for work done and material fur
nished. and add to the general tangle.
The liens are as follows: T. ]. Nichols,
for labor, 1929; G. w. Chilson, labor.
$3450; G. T. Heustis, labor, $50:
Vim. Ruff, labor. $21.90; J. L. Van Hou-
ten, mateaial, $39.33; George Spauld-
ing, labor and material, $3,62649;
Gibbs. Eshe & Co., material,
81, 7OS.50: W. H Filley, la
Dor. $11; Frank E. Thompson, labor,
$415O; ]. H. Rankin, labor, $45 43; Chas.
Saylor, stone, $148 IS; George Young.
labor, $44 40; j. E. Fitzgerald, $27O2;
o. W. Johnston, labor. $4,000;
Swan Olson, labor, $63 so; James
Malone, labor $52 SO, aud John Lager
strom, labor, $264
The majority of these liens are for
"balances due" The aggregate is So
027 O7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
WE PAY FOR 1T ALL.

How the Smart Yankee That Runs the Sem
ate Restaurant Works Uncle Sam.
W AsHINGToN, Jan 9.-Senater Allen,
of Nebraska, has not finished his fight
on that great abuse. the senate restaurant.
The restaurant is managed by man
named Page, Maine Yankee. He is
very capable business man and conducts
very respectable restaurant His
charges are high and his services are no
better than the average restaurant in the
city. He is allowed by the senate the
use of seven or eight rooms in the CAPT
tol. for which he pays no rent, and he
gets his furniture, fuel light and ice free.
1t should be remembered that, while
Mr. Page gets his seven or eight rooms
free of rent, the senate is forced from
time to time to rent rooms on the outside
for the use of committees or the employees
of the senate.
Last year the senate expended a large
amount of money overhauling and en-
larging and improving MIR. Pages
kitchen.
Mr.. Allen asserted, and he said he had
the documents to prove his statement,
that $3.50 month was paid out of the
contingent fund of the senate to Page
for ice, fuel, light. the necessary repairs
of furniture, etc. Several restaur ant
keepers in Washington, who have paid
high rents for the use of the buildings
they occupy, and who have paid for
their ice and fuel ard light out of their
profits, have made ample fortunes out of
their business. Mr.. Page charges, on
the average, higher rates in his senate
restaurant than is charged by eating
houses on the outside. and this, of course,
| led Mr.. Allen and others to ask for whose
use and benefit are the taxpayers of the
United States contributing $3.50 month
to provide fuel, furniture, ice and light.
Senator Allen had the bill of fare that
! Mr.. Page provides before him, and ne
commented upon portions of it. He
thought that 81 for beefsteak with
trutfies was an outrage upon the ordi-
nary appetite and ought to be discour-
aged.
But the Tories of the senate frowned
on Mr.. Allen, and several of them rushed
eagerly to the defeuse of Mr.. Page and
his restaurant 1t is probable that if ar.
| Allen had succeeded in his efforts to clip
the wings of Page he would have been
encouraged to attack the free baths, the
free barber shop, the free carriage de-
partment, the free apclinaris and free
lemons, free selEzer and other perquis-
ties of the senators. which they provide
for themselves at the expense of the
American taxpayers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
TRAMPS GROW BOLD.
They Seize a Railroad Train
Down in Jersey,
Just Like They Do in the
Woody West.
GET ON IN SWARMS.
A Squad of Police is Found
Necessary
To Drive the Ishmaelites from
the Train.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Jan. 9.-The train
men on the first Pennsylvania freight
that left Newark last night, bound for
Philadelphia, had a fight with tramps
just inside the city limits at North Eliz-
abeth. The tramps boarded the train in
swarms at the city line, some getting in
the caboose. Conductor Brennan or
dered them out, which they refused to
do and overpowsred Brennan and the
rear brakeman
When the forward brakeman got to
the caboose they were prevented by force
from entering. They peeped through a
side window and saw the tramps search
ing the pockets of the crew. Some of
the gang boarded the engine and tried
to take the dinner cans of the engineer
and fireman. The engineer turned a jet
OF steam on them and they fed. When
the engineer tried to start the train one
of the gang on the caboose, with the
conductors lantern, signalled the engi-
neer to stop. He shut off the steam. The
two forward brakemen managed to slip
away from the train and run half mile
to signal tower and telegraphed here
for aid.
A squad of police went to the scene.
Seven, of the gang of tramps, broke
into an unused signal tower and hid
there. They showed fight Three of
them jumped from a second story and
escaped. One got on an east bound
train. The four prisoners gave their
names as Henry Bratton, Peter Levison.
James Sweeney and Edward swift. The
man who boarded the east bound train
was taken by the police at Jersey City
and brought back here.