The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
The Seventh-Street Line Will
in Future End at High
Street.
ELECTRIC ROAD COMPETITION.
Merchants Are Unanimous in Pro.
testing Against the Change
of Terminals.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
COS Broadway. Aug. s.

sos Broadway, Aug. 8.
The Southern Pacific Company is build
ing new large depot at the intersection
of the Laundry Farm Electric Railroad,
about three blocks east of the present
Seventh-street terminal at Fruitvaie, and
it is reported that the company is to aban-
don the stations at Twenty-third avenue
and Fruitvale, and open new ones at
Twenty avenue and the junction
with the Laundry Farm road. This new
move, If carried out, will work great in
jury to the property-owners at both the
oId-established oenters-
Both at FruitvaIe and Twenty-third
avenue there have grown up prosperous
homes and stores, and the various streetcar
lines have run branches into the heart OF
them to satisfy demand for public con-
veyances. If change is made now all OF
this will be worse than lost, for they will
have no approaches to the new depots and
no use for the old ones.
Those who will be mostly affected by
the changes are very pronounced in their
opinions. At present the only subject OF
discussion at Fruitvale outside of politics
is the question of the change in the depot
facilities.
One OF the greatest sufferers, if this plan
is carried out, will be the Oakland, San
Leandro and Haywards electric line.
They have swing car running to each of
these depots now. They carry passengers
from High street to the Seventh-street
local for nickel, and the nickels thus
taken in are numerous. If the line is ex-
tended these nickels will all go into the
Southern Pacific Company's hands and
greatly reduce the already losing traffic of
the electric company.
II. 1. Kellogg, the druggist, says it
seems strange that the Southern Pacific
cannot leave this place in peace. 1.-THE
placing of gates upon the local train was
nearly deathblow to the locality" he
said, ''and if this proposed change is made
we might as well give up entirely. I un-
derstand that they have purchased piece
of land between here and Fruitvale for a
depot site."
H. Pascoe, the coal-dealer, is not at all
satisfied with the outlook. He says:
Eyes, have heard of the proposed change,
but how can they ride over the wishes of
the public in this way2 | am surprised
that the people of this locality will be
bullyragged in such a manner. But
then-oh, pshaw, the Southern Pacific
doesn't care for the people. They at
tempted to kill Us once before and now
they will finish the job. 1t is their in
tention to break down and iniure the
Haywards electric road. They are fight
ing for the traffic they lost when it opened
line through here. This work will kill
business at this point if it is allowed to go
through.
1.-The people here will not sit by and see
a change made without huge protest
from US.
]. n. Adams, a grocer, said: ~ don't be-
Iieve that the road will dare make such a.
move. Why, it would be the death of both
Fruitvale and Twenty-third avenue busi-
ness prospects. The people here VIII pro-
test with all Of their strength against any
such work.
Another gentleman, well known in the
locality and an old settler, said: ''That
new depot means something surely, but /
nor nobody else knows what. The South
ern Pacific people will do anything in the
world for an extra 50-cent piece. I surely
shall do my share toward opposing any
thing in the shape of removal of our
depot"
Ex-Governor Blasdel, who lives in the
vicinity, declares that it is an attempt OF
the Southern Pacific to injure the district
already built up to build up new terri
tory. He is very outspoken on the sub
iect and is ready to lead any movement in