The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
WILL CRUSH OUT
ALL OPPOSITION,
The Southern Pacific Com
pany Is Out on the
Warpath.
AFTER BAY BUSINESS.
Spoilers" Are in All Seaboard
Towns and a Careful
Tally Is Kept.
SMALL STEAMERS MUST RETIRE
Nothing on the Front Is Too Small
for the Octopus to
Strike At.
SMALL STEAMERS MUST RETIRE

There is nothing so small in the shape
of opposition that the Southern Pacific
will not tight, and every steamer on the
bay is made aware that the octopus is alive
and active. Every merchant or dealer in
Napa, who sends goods to or receives goods
from San Francisco by the steamers Zin-
fandel and Napa City, are known to the
railroad agents, and every now and again
they get gentle reminder to the effect
that il would be to their interests to
patronize the railroad.
The steamer Alviso that runs to Alviso
and the Sunol and Monticello that run
daily to Vallejo are watched morning and
evening and every person who travels by
either boat is noted and his or her name
jotted down for reference. In this way
not only the merchants, but the travelling
public also, are intimidated.
Tag is also kept on the Hope, running
to Berkeley, Caroline to Baden, Gerard c
to Redwood City and the little Ida to
Suisun. In every instance the corpora
ton makes special rates by rail to meet
the steamers hang on, although in some
instances it is loosing game both for the
railroad and the opposition.
One of the lines that the octopus is de-
termined TO crush is that operated by Joe
! PARA. Joe owns the launch Ida and he
carries freight to Suisun for 81 ton.
People who patronize him have been
warned again and again, but as the lowest
rate offered by the railroad was 81 As a
ton Joe was kept pretty busy. His buxom
wife helps him in the loading and unload
| ing of the vessel and atwelve-year-old boy
steers the small craft, so that his expenses
| are nominal. Nevertheless, the Southern
/ I'D L
that latterly he has been compelled to ac-
cept outside jobs in order to make a liv-
! ing. The Ida is only about tons bur-
! den, so the railroad must be hard pressed
when it descends to lighting such an insig-
| nitcant craft. But as Agent White at the
ferries says, Every little helps" and the
! Southern Pacific Is determined to hold on
| to everything in sight and charge all the
| traffic will BEAR
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany' s
| Mexico is again ready for service. She
has been reftted throughout and is now
one of the handsomest vessels in the fleet.
Her first run will be to San Diego N the
Corona's place, while the latter viii sue
| coed the Pomona on the Eureka route.
! The Pomona will then be laid up to be in
spected and have new canvass put over her
decks.
J. w. Leonhart and bride will be passen.
| gers on the Australia for Honolulu to.
] nOTTOWs l. Sy were mSTIloQ IN C0lcaSC
| and some of their friends amused them.
selves in the railroad station by stenceling
remarks on the trunks. There are four o.
| them and quite crowd surrounded them
all OF yesterday as they lay on the Oceanic
dock. On one was marked, Bride:
/ trunk; just married and very shy" Or
another, 'Groom's trunk; only one world
two people in it, WHEY and l." On third
in big blue lettering, was, "This end i:
dovey's, this end is duckey's ;" and on the
fourth, Handle with care. Hallelujna
Au revoir. Alice, John, Grace, Carl, Gar
ner, Glen"
At Yesterdays meeting of the Harbol
/ Commissioners Chief Wharfinger Roo
asked for a gasoline launch. He ex
planned that in boarding vessels in the lair
way and making inspections of wharve.
one was absolutely necessary The Com
missioners were in favor of having g
launch built. and the matter was referred
to the chief engineer to report upon.
| Galloway, Townley d Co. are in tronbIe
with the commission. They have the con
J tract to repair Bryant street, between Main
and Spear, The month allowed them il
! which to do the work has expired AM
practically nothing has been done. The
secretary was instructed to notify tbs
bondsmen that they would be held liable
| for the delay.
j. H. Freese, the oldest saloon keeper
on the water front, has gone out of bust.
ness. Yesterday he sold out his interest
/ to his partner, and East street will know
| him no more. Over twenty years age
Freese bought out his employer and ever
since has run the place in conjunction
with his partner, G. w. J. Miller.