The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
BIC SALARIES AND
NO RETURNS

San Francisco business men are after
the Railroad Commissioners. They have
planned strong organization, the
principal effort of which will be di-
rected toward an investigation of the
Railroad Commission. 1T Is said that
In twelve years this commission has
drawn from the State Treasury 5000 ,00O
In salaries and has given little IL any
service to the people In return for this
enormous expenditure.
Merchants and manufacturers of San
Francisco will organize for mutual
protection against the avarice of the
grasping railroads. and by January LIST
an association known as the Merchants
Freight Bureau. with millions of dol
lars to back it. will have been incor-
porated. Not only will this bureau at
tempt to better the prevailing freight
traffic conditions, but their efforts will
be directed toward a betterment of this
city's water front.
At the meeting of the Potrero Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton held yesterday afternoon in the
Lick High School building, reports
were read concerning the work ac-
complished by that organization and
ways and means for obtaining the
above results were discussed. A mum
Der of San Francisco's most prominent
and submitted their ideas as to the
best methods for advancing San Fran
cisco's interests commercially. and all
We're agreed that the greatest field for
Improvement lay along the city's
wharves.
The bureau proposed will be far
reaching in its effects and will prob
ably include representatives from not
only San Francisco, but from all parts
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made to do away with the California
Railroad Commission at the next SEES
sion of the Legislature and substitute
a commercial body in it's stead AT
least an attempt will be made to as
certain why the Railroad Commission
ers have drawn down over 100000 in
salaries during the past twelve years
and in return have hardly as much as
held meeting.
The Legislature will be asked to
either instruct the Commissioners to
do something or else abolish their Of
fee altogether.
The method of expending the $1,000
900 provided by the State for the i'm
provement of San Francisco's docks
will also be investigated by this bu-
reau, and if necessary an attempt will
be made to obtain new bond issue
to defray the expenses of building per-
manent wharves-
The present Intention is to secure
an experienced railroad manager from
the East, whose name is now being
considered by those interested. to man
age the affairs of the bureau.
At the meeting yesterday a report
on the spur tracks and temporary rail-
road franchises, showing that some
Roadway had been made toward
forcing the Supervisors to grant free
interchange to all companies over any
spur track grants, was read by Isidor
Jacobs, the vice president of the asso-
citation. we do not want a monopoly
of any one railroad on our freight out
put" said Mr.. Jacobs. and if the Sup
ervisors will not enact legislation al
lowing all companies an equal chance
we, as electors. will do it ourselves"
The matter of the adoption of salt
water high pressure fire system was
also submitted by Mr. Jacobs. and ac-
cording to his version the system
could be installed in less than six
months at very moderate cost.