The San Francisco call., 1901-11-20
AUCTION SALES
THE HERRIN INCUBUS.


Nv OF the Market-street railway system the out
w look is propitious for the establishment Of
excellent relations between the management and its
employees and also between the company and the pub
lie There that the arrogant and dom-
neering rule OF Ninng will give way TO system Of
control better fitted win the respect and retain the
favor of all who any way affected by the policy
of the managers
On taking possession OF the San Mateo road the new
managers at once manifested their interest in the well
fare Of the employees and of the public. They have
provided for the employees a gymnasium, a library
and recreation and club room, where they may spend
much of their leisure time with profit and with ad-
vantage 1t is thus evident that it is the intention Of
the new managers to Tighten the work Of the en-
poyes much possible, make the service attractive
well profitable and in short to do all in their
power to render the employees satisfied with the
pany and loyal to IFS interests
Similar improvements in the conditions of the en-
ployes of the Market-street system may be expected
as soon as the new management can provide plans
for carrying them out In place Of the old domination
there to be frendliness and frank recognition of
the rights OF the workers The old order of things is
TO give way which will be better in every re-
spect and it hardly be doubted that the improve
in the service will be felt not only by the com
pany itself but by the public to whom the service is
rendered.
OF course better relations with the public are
not TO be established without opposition and,
might be expected, the opposition centers
round the person OF w. F. Herrin Mr. Her
rim is the attorney for the Spring Valley Water
Company, the gas company, the Southern Pacific
Railroad and the Market Street Railway Company.
By of the influence he has or is supposed to
have through his connection with these corporations
he is enabled to do very profitable law business on
his own account as ltigants who have large interests
at stake in the courts not infrequenty willing to
pay him great sums for the of his signature to
brief
Mr.. Herrin is useful to the Spring Valley Water
Company and to the gas company because they need
his peculiar influence in dealing with the city govern
ment The Market-street railway, on the other hand
has for Mr.. Herrin all 1t requires no great
discernment however, perceive that it is to the
interest OF the gas company and the water company
to keep Mr. Herrin in the position of attorney for as
many large corporations they can. Every such
corporation that employs him adds to his power and
increases his usefulness to the two companies that
need him. That, moreover, is not all. The employ
ment Of Herrin by the Market Street Railway Com
pany not only gives him more influence in serving
the water and the gas company, but it also lightens
the payments they have to make him. In fact the
Market-street company is made use of in the service
OF the water and the gas company and made to paw
for the privilege Of rendering the service
San Francisco rightly expects good things of the
new management of her street railways The record
OF the management in other cities is highly encourao
ing to the best hopes that are felt here II is believed
the new managers will take the company out of poli
tics and that will be no longer corrupng force in
municipal affairs To realize those expectations will
be necessary for the company to dismiss Herrin It
VIII not be enough to say that the company itself does
not employ him ccrruptly for it is known that other
corporations will him in that way There ;s b,t
one way for the Market-street company to make Ger
tain Of pleasant and beneficial relations with tbe ,b
lie and that is by the dismissal from the comnar,s
service Of w. F. Herrin