New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
on THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Strcctcar Strike in San Francisco
Probablc-Dcmands Of the Men.

San Francis, q. March @O-It looks now as
though the differences between the streetoar
mems association and the United Railroads
would end in a general strike and ueup or
most OF the street railroads IN this city. The
trouble grew ont Of the enforcement - the COM
pany Of the rule that Eripnen and c'ncuctors
who break in now operatives should sign cards
certifying that the men they trained were
competent. Though this rule has been In forcs
for a year no objection made TO II until
recently. Then the union, without notification
to the company. passed resolution forolddlnS
any member to sign what are known as STU
dents cards When the men refused . sign the
cards Manager Chapman promptly discharged
them The union th~rruron insisted upon the
reinstatement Of tweuty-six men Who had
been disc charEed. with the alternative of gen
eraI strike 1t also demanded So day for ntns
hours with many other dema ads which virtual
" deprived the managers OF the company OF
control Of their own business Among those
demands is one which forces the Company 10
discharge men " hom the union sees fit to drop
because of violations Of its rules. Another de-
mand is thac all promotions shall b." according
to seniority thus preventing the company from
advancing unusually competent men. The COM
pany now pays its men - cents hour. the
highest wages paid in this country for such
work but it does not recognize the union It's
refusal to insist all employees belonging 70 tho
uHt01 the real use or tfl- NEtS' lL lLbuDIe
The public. which sympathized with the men in
their demand last year for better IHy, now has
no sympathy with their unreasonable demands.
and serious trouble viii follow II the strikers
attempt 20 prevent the company from operating
its lines
The arrangements for tho Presidents visit
next May-ar- now being mada. The only regret
Of California IS that ha Will spend 50 short a
time in the State that this its chief city
h. VIII star only TWO ami half days. He viii
ertor the State May and i"ave It on May IS
! or these eleven days four Will he spent in ths
Yosemite and Maripossl bis tree groves. Every
effort Will ba made by the san Francisco COM
nlittec. Of which NJ H Dc Young is chairman 70
! show honor 10 the President Los Angeles viii
hold its floral fiesta on the day OF the Presi-
dents visit.
| Tho establishment Of Io?r coIanISt rates to
/ California ly overland railroads has been 4
! greater success THIS Year than it was last. For
the first four weeks that the rates We're N oper-
alton .-:' T""f'" entered california on "oontst
tf.L.rs A tfla=.. rates Cr NOT expire until June
! H. it is estimated til.t l5t0o people. tho great
majority in search Of homes. will have come to
| California by thru. II only ono-haIr of tho5s
people decide 10 ssrrIa IN the state the Eaf1 Wiz
/ hs great F.y~rytHfrE Is bairE done to give
these intending settlers opportunity 70 Judge q
| tho advantages Of farming and fruit growing in
| California
Tho Santa Fo Railroad Company has re-
| corded n transfer to II Of the California and
| Nevada Railro.d. which gives tho Santa Fs
| terminal facilities in Oakland. WITH tnA ferry
sIfrs at F.rlervvfII ua.tr the track - tho CALI
! fornia Jockey CIub. Tha old california and Ne
vadq Railroad has not been operated for several
years hut its franchise IL very valuable as It ts
about the only road with an entrance 70 the
waterfront whirh h.d not beon secured by tEs
Southern Pacific company. Work the
piers IS going forward rapidly
In Santa Clara Valley this season orchard
workers viii Ie formed INFO union. with head
quarters at san JOSS. and all " no need help may
call on Tho union managers. In this Way it IS
expected to prevent the waste oS fruit which
occurred IaSr year because of the lack Of pick
c-s While tho union managers claim that this
a-rangarls-rt viii 10 a bcueft to fruit growers
and Gamers. the batter say that they viii he at
tho unions mercy in regard to prices. and must
pav what is demanded. even though this should
leave them no margin Of PROM
The Stanford University authorities havs
given prorf this week that they war~ IN earnest
I'm their ro-errr order that crack athletes would
have no consideration i they fol- behind in their
studi,S Two ucu have been dropped for d.
ff,arI,.-s IN GoIarsHip 'Fuzzy crawford. tho
; shor--toI. vHn is ONO "f the hsst infHJiors and
fartsr- ON TIN. Cot<r. and "Di"k' Tu~ptn. tho
freshman rr.tyk ,fftf1r. who WIS sure 20 capt
ura both d1SE..- ou tho iutarcoIoEiata foI1 day.
Without TurTIn stamford has a sian ier chancs
Of winning tho i"iJ mo"i WIKI Berkeley.
Tho courses i'm English AT The University oe
CaIif"ruiIs summer school ar Berkeley this saa-
son will 10 rou,IT~r"d Icy Professors ti~o-Sa Rice
CarI,.-rt,r of Columbia. Robert Herri~k. 0s the
University of t'hira@". arI C'htunrNy Wecm0re
Wells. "f tho University Of California Ths
courses aye especially arranged for the bNnede
Of normal stuienrs Iud teachers
\ company has be..H ITO ""porlceJ - establish
a suc.tcr Ht Touopah. tH' new Nevada mining
camp. " hirh has u.r- such reui1~k.r hIa record
rs a Cold producer i'm IN" Last rvo years All
ores are now hauled across IN" da-srt Soda
willie by 1uu" tenn. AMI th.u srut tr .ssjr Lake
or s-,Ily's Smrltor at VIIej,, Junction. tulv ore
that assays above $-1D rou ,1n pay ths. heavy
expenses Of transportation. Wi,u 81. -n1airar on
the ground. Thousands Of tons Of ore now
stacked III, around the uiircS could Do v,rrIeI at
a pruIt Los Angeles paSse1 and Touoplh
Railroad was formed this week at Los Angeles.
The plan is L. rur road from DaEE-tJ, ON the
/ line ~ tho Santa Fc. to TonogIh- Surveys have
been begun and the road is promised two
wears.
\ Mexican syndicate is planning to- establish
~ the iror mines near M,:IjItn. WIZ, h it con-
trolls II is probable that the SmeIter will he
built at I.or:r,c Landing. and that fuel oil TO
ran it will h" rIprd from tho L.orFor oil heIIs.
This is only on,. OF many large enterprises which
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