The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
Further Facts About
 the New Line.
PROPOSED CENTRAL DEPOT
A DIRECT ROUTE TO THE RACE
 TRACK.
Promoters of the Big Enterprise Only Desire the Fair Consideration and Reasonable Support
 of the Public.

''An owl boat" to and from Oakland is subject that has for years occupied the attention of the host of people who travel between San Francisco and the Modern Athens This idea of the all-night boat, l a convenience which has been long prayed for without success, grows out of the off, cla1 announcement made by representa- tives of the Realty Syndicate on Tuesday evening to meeting of property owners of Golden Gate, that they intended to es- tabltsh a rapid transit, exclusive passen-
 ger service ferry between Emeryville and
 San Francisco.
 1T the big company, which has bought
 up seven-tenths of the street car lines of Oakland and Alameda, and about 4000
 acres Of land within and outside of the
 corporate limits of the sister city, could
 satisfy the public that such a great lux
 ury as the night service would be inaugu-
 rated. they would find themselves sup
 ported by an army of friends, who would otherwise not be deeply interested in the
 proposition. Such a service would, ac-
 cording to the judgment of those best
 calculated to judge, encourage a good, lucrative travel and populariZe the new line to great extent. II would receive not only the solid support of the over-the-
 bay people who patronize San Francisco playhouses and have to start for home in
 
 managers would rise up and call the man agement blessed. Incidentally they might take few blocks of stock just to show their genuine sympathy with the enter prise.
 In any other city where such a large population demands proper accommoda- uons, night boats are supplied as a mat ter of business and necessity. But the Southern Pacific monopoly, which has owned the bay since the Central Pacific Was constructed, has considered it's own convenience and refused to run the owl boats lest there might be an occasional trlp when the receipts would be few n1ckelS shy.
 A feature of the night ferry service which particularly interests San Fran ciscans is the fact that if such boats were run It would neceSSttdte the operation of owl cars on this side of the bay in order 10 accommodate the traffic. Any institu- uOn that would guarantee such an in- novation in this city could pass around the hat and secure fat contributions to Its building fund. In other words the promoters of the new ferry would be given additional and substantial encour- agement 1T 1t were an assured fact that the owl boats would be operated.
 In speaking Of the idea Of an all-night service yesterday, r. ". Beardslee, gen eral agent of the Syndicate Company in Alameda County, stated that it was one that would be earnestly urged upon the company when the time came. If the proper support were given this could be made a popular feature of the service. One of the Suggestions in this connection is that with such boats there would be hundreds of San Francisco night work CTS who would have their homes on the other side of the bay if they could de- pend on early morning ferry service.
 With reference to the proposed dis tributing depot" MT. Beardslee stated that the idea was to locate it on the northeast corner of Holden and Buena Vista streets and to have il occupy one- half a block One of the contemplated features would be an inner court. orna- mented with flowers, a fountain, etc, and to be used as a lounging room. The building would also be arranged with waiting rooms, a estaurant. etc and a part set aside for stores It Is also pro- fornia Jockey Clubs grounds. Passen- gers from the city would not have to as the large cars to be used on the mole would be run through to the track
 An accommodation asked for by the people of Golden Gate Is the construction Tenth street, which would make a good feeder. Another line which will be con structed will be from the depot to West Oakland to connect with the Eighth Twelfth Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets lines of the Syndicate. as well as the one to Alameda; The Berkeley line is to con meet with the Oakland Consolidated, and the Piedmont system is to be so arranged as to give almost a straight line to that resort.
 begun, said MT. Beardslee. sfs for the purpose of letting the people of Oakland know what we are doing, and of the best business propositions to be found anywhere, and all we need Is to have the public investigate 1t to be sat isfded IS lee ood of its merits. We have about paid only $3,500 GOO. We are In Al shape and a15 making ma money If the people of they could satisfy themselves that our enterprise means Q great deal to them In the development of the city And if | they want this competitive, up-to-date | ferry service in a hurry they can have It by. showing that they take a substan- | tlal interest In 1t. It rests with them | whether the construction is to begin at | an early date or three or four years | hence. However, l will reiterate my | statement that this new ferry will be | built"
 The report of the meeting of property owners held at Golden Gate pub | In yesterdays Call created much | discussion in Oakland yesterday. A there with reference to the proposed new ferry Is the fact that there are so many people who put themselves out of the | the confidence of people who would oth erwise give 1t substantial support
 It Is well known In Oakland that this 'back-heeling'' comes almost entirely from the Southern Pacific Company, which eompels its agents and employees to use every effort to discredit any enterprise that might affect the revenues of the great monopoly and at the same time give the public independence The ad- 'of Oakland Is not consid- cred.
 The officers of the syndicate say that hey are not looking for fights or antag onisms, but simply working out big enterprise, in which they are Lsk only just consideration and fair treat nent by those who are benefited by their .norts
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