The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-09
PURCHASE OF STREET-CAR LINES
Is HAILED EVERYWHERE WITH JOY
Advent of Baltimore Syndicate to Bring
Many Benefits, Including the Retirement
of Herrin, Vinlng, Burke and Lynch

Vining will not be found on the payroll
of the Baltimore syndicate.
Herrin, Lynch, Burke ct al. to Co.
The heads of the syndicate have always
been opposed to having men in their en-
ploy who try to do politics" or those
who are unpopular with the public. The
notorious political wire-pullng of William
f. Herrin, the fragrant lobbying with
lawmakers by Jere burke and the high
handed methods pursued in this city for
years by Superintendent of Construction
Lynch and General Manager E. T. Vim
ing will make them perSonae non grata
with the new owners of the Market-Street
system of transportation. Tine rule OF
cleanliness that the syndicate will apply
to its cars and power-houses will also
rule in it's selection OF employees or all
ranks They must have clean records and
business ability alone will be considered.
The syndicate admits through its repre-
sentatives that San francisco has en-
joyed a good system of street transporta-
ton, but it proposes to give its patrons
a model one in every respect
In the matter of transfers" the plan in
vogue in the Eastern systems owned by
the syndicate will be used in this city
and the tickets will be given out at all
connecting lines of the system:
The acquisition of the San Mateo, the
Suffer street, the Sutro line and the Mar
ket-street Company's system but mark
the beginning of the operations of the
Baltimore syndicate.
Plan Network of Lines.
The street car lines in Oakland, Ala
media Berkeley and San Jose have been
inspected and options gwen on these sys-
TENS. The San Mateo line is to be extend
ed to San Jose and a network of lines is
planned around the bay of San Fran
CISCO New lines will run in all directions
and property around the bay will conse-
quently increase in value.
The syndicate is not making boasts Of
what it intends to do. The sum of $4,000
600 that will be expended in improvements
on the Market-street system is but a
forerunner of what will be done later on.
The Baltimore syndicate has every
adjacent territory and the plans of the
Eastern capitalists will in a few short
years make it possible for a trip to be
made on swift street cars starting from
way of San Mateo, San Jose and other
bay shore cities arrive in Oakland, Ala
media or Berkeley.
The Market-street system, which passes
into the hands of the Baltimore syndi-
cate, has more than 200 miles of road.
The company was consolidated on Octo-
Railway Company, which was opened
July 4, 1860, and incorporated May 20, 1882;
the Central Railroad Company, incor-
porated July 8, 1862, and opened in Sep
Incorporated May Is. 1868, and opened in
July, 1867: the North Beach and Mission
Railroad Company, Incorporated in De-
cember, 1861, and opened January 30 1868:
ated December l. 1887, and opened and ex-
tended 1865 to 1889: the Park and Ocean
Railroad Company, Incorporated July 5,
pany, incorporated May 1, 1866, and
opened October. 1867; the Ocean Beach
Railway Company incorporated in 1855;
the Southern Heights and Visitacion Rail-
way Company, incorporated in 1892 the
Market-street and Paramount Railway
Company, incorporated in 1896.