The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-13

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BESIDES all this. the Southern Pacific
owns tire ferries % Oakland. Alameda and
Berkeley, the ctty.H important suburbs.
ant sssHs conm1tatlon tickets By which
for cent? the long ride across the bay
and BY fast steam cars into the most re-
mote par.a OF these three places may Be
taken 1t - interesting to recaR here that
for many years the people Of Oakland En-
soyed the advantage OF free transportation
on the Southern PacifSs suburban trains
under some kind Of provision Of the com
psny's charter tia. prohibited the collec-
ton on the cars Of any fares whatever.
About Eve years since, Oakland embarked
on q lively ansi-rairoad crusade. the net
result OF which was that Oakland and Ala
nseda now pay when they ride. The rail-
road company avoided the requirement of
iss franchise By placing gates on its cars.
and admitting no passenger without a
ticket previously purchased in the regula-
ton manner. arm not defending the rail-
road and its methods. ! am simply point
Ing out d few facts as ! zee and under
etsnd them. and a. the people about San
FraneiSco see but evidently do not under
stand them
Az Q place Of residence the advantages
OF San Francisco are az inviting as its
commercial opportunities are limited. II
seems to me now. as 1t always has seemed.
that there is no pleasanter or more de-
lighfful city In America, and that in all
those things going to make UP the enjoy
ments OF daily life, IL is unequaled. II
has a most attractive winter climate, and
it's summer afternoon foss and winds are
iess undesirable and more healthy than the
changes ce temperature are sudden, and
In the winter months It is the warmest
place In the sun and the coolest in the
shade on the Coast. II h the only city /
know Of where sunny rooms are consid-
cred the most desirable and shady
are uniformly avoided. The restaurants
are moderate in price. A satisfactory meal
can be obtained for q quarter and an elab-
crate repast for hak dollar In the
higher-toned Establishments the art OF
charging roundly has been achieved and
- maintained In all Its perfection. Rents
are reasonable. as one may infer from the
ubiquity OF the Toilet advertisements.
Amusements are cheap and numerous.
Where else but in San Francisco can one
see q superior production of grand opera
for 90 cents? The variety and legitimate
thesters run all summer. and offer the
same quality Of entertainment one sees In
the East and at the same cost. or less
Pleasure grounds are plentiful, and fam
lily can spend 4 day mast happily in
Golden Gate park for nothing-or, at most
for street car fare-l!stening to the music
of a band as good as Wagner's, watching
the volunteer soldiers al drill. inspecting
the menagerie and aviary. and the treas
ures OF the splendid new art museum, row.
ing at will over the grass Uhere are no
prohibitory s.gns-Coxey ought to come to
San Francisco) and enjoying the many
natural and artificial beauties. floral and
landscape. In which this magnificent park
outdoor city. where the sealsxin sack may
be worn with equal comfort and appropri-
ateness the year around.