The San Francisco call., 1898-06-24
STRATEGY OF
 IRA BISHOP Prevented the CoIonel's Trip to Fruitvale. NO CHANGE FOR MIR. STONE TWO RAILROAD MANAGERS COMPETE FOR NICKELS. Courtesy of the Haywards Electric Road Not Accepted and the
 Syndicate Gets the
Oakland. Office of San Francisco Call,

Oakland. Office of San Francisco Call,
 90S Broadway, June 23.
 Ira P. Bishop, manager of the large street-railroad system of the Realty Syndicate, Is a politician. He accom- plished victory yesterday which shows he is natural strategist. As result his company will within the next six months net sum of anywhere between ten and a hundred thousand dollars in nickels.
 Yesterday afternoon Colonel Park Hen shaw, who will command the new regi- ment of California Volunteers, came to this city to inspect sites available and commendable for a military camp Most of these sites are located on the Pied mont lines of the syndicate. Another is located where it can be reached by the Haywards electric road as we'll as those of the syndicate. MT. Bishop kindly placed a special car at the disposal of Colonel Henshaw and the Board of Trade directors. Andy Stone. manager of the Haywards road, did not discover until noon yesterday that the company was to start on its tour of inspection from the office of Prison Director Fitzgerald. He vent at the appointed time, but only to discover that MT. Bishop had piloted the company to his Piedmont car. MT. Stone then told the gentlemen that at the con- cluSion of the Piedmont trip he would have a special car at Thirteenth and Broadway ready to take them to see the large Bruguiere tract at Fruityale:: The party started toward the Piedmont hills, MT. Bishop was pilot and passe par tout for the occasion. He saw beauty everywhere and camp sites occasionally. He took particular trouble to have the special car slacked up whenever there was the slightest excuse for doing so. Mir Bishop was fund of ofinformation. He told little stories, dilated on the Bushrod Park Park. and also of the advantages of the Pierce place in North Oakland.
 pany paed f6e babs Bishop invited them all to inspect the in- terior of the institution. Some time was spent doing this, an, and . 1t s,o1 was nearly the Haywards line was waiting at the ap- pointed place.
 Some one happened to suggest that it was about time to return. But MT. Bishop stifed the suggestion, and 1t is said ac- tually proposed that all the gentlemen should take bath at his expense. This, however, was declined, but MT Bishop little stories consumed several more min- utes before the car was reached Colonel Henshaw said that if the military camp were located on the Pierce place it would dence near by for the headquarters of the officers.
 MT. Bishop highly approved the colonel s idea. He had, several houses in his mind, and proceeded at once to take the com pany with him to inspect them.
 And all this time the special car of the HaywardS line was waiting at Thirteenth and Broadway.
 After the inspection of the houses Colo nel Henshaw referred to the fact that it was nearly o'clock and that he must re- turn to the city. The company returned and as it reached Thirteenth and Broad way they sighted the car kindly placed at their disposal by Andy Stone. There was no time then to take trip to Fruitvale, and Colonel Henshaw returned to San Francisco, stating that he believed the Pierce site would be accepted.
 The waiting car was ordered home, and to-day Ira P. Bishop Is mentioned az for his great interest in Colonel Henshaw his company might have had to share a wealth of nickels with MT. Stones com- nanV