The San Francisco call., 1906-11-27

S-1s Aoi the 04QeT line was 1OTCeQ
70 submit to an amendment, which
forces il TO move cars of any other line
AT the regular rate.
FITZGERALD Is SARCASTIC
In advocating the petition of the Belt
Line Attorney r. NJ Fitzgerald said:
There is nothing under cover in rnis
franchise for which we are making APP
2lcauon- We are acting for the bene-
F., 80 o. Aiameda county, and we ask a
leil and fair hearing. There is no de-
80 on our part TO discriminate against
tne southern Pacific. We could not do
seek.
II is our intention to cross to the
Alameda side of the tidal canal and
ouer the same benefits TO the industries
located there. We have gone into this
matter with earnest intention and the
ordinance for which we have applied
IS drawn on the lines OF that which
Is In force in Portland, ore, and in
When / asked the Southern Pacific
ofnclals II they would be willing to
grant 70 other reads the right TO op-
crate THIS track Jointly with them they
replied that they would not Tney are
attempting 70 run an exclusive line
around the tidal canal which was built
py the Government. In addition TO
Iheir own ership of the water front they
viii now grab this canal We are again
Dottiec UP. We are again wedged in.
"a are not asking you TO break the
bonds shall not be forged.
HAS GIVEN NOTHING
They say that they have been forty
years building up Oakland In forty
years they have given nothing TO Oak
land. Has il taken forty years to build
stations which are not Mt for stables2
The Broadway station is in the back
OF q saloon and the only decent depot
the Santa Ee.
If any other road tries to enter this
city II must either accomplish its pur-
pose by making an agreement with
me Southern Pacific or else it must
night every inch of its way to the wa
ter front Gentlemen. that condition
Is not good for Oakland. This harbor
ought 10 De as free as every wind that
blows across the waters of the bay.
But If ships can land only at docks
controlled by the Southern Pacific then
ali the money the Government spends
on this harbor is spent for the South
ern Pacific.
In the franchise We are seeking there
IS provision that the track shall not
be used by overland trains. Would
that have been put there if we were
representing the Western Pacinc or any
other thing in this ordinance that could
make il stronger TO safeguard the
rights OF the people we viii accept 1t
and ask for its Incorporation.
LITTLE TO HOPE FOR
II has been said that the road which
swallowed the Illinois Central viii cas-
lily sssimilate the Oakland belt line
But by the very terms of the franchise
that cannot be If things have come
10 such a pass that the citizens of Oak
land cannot build q belt line for their
own advancement there is little en-
couragement for other transcontinental
roads 10 enter this city.
They say the interstate laws would
prevent their using the line for which
they ask the franchise for their eX-
elusive use. That is not so.
A car recently stood on the tracks of
the Santa Fe at Fourteenth street. The
company TO which il was consigned
asked the Southern Pacific to transfer
IL across the city on its tracks. The
Southern Pacific refused to touch it.
compelled TO have il transferred across
the city by teams at q cost of s45. That
IS the railroad that stands here par
slyzing the city. Its policy compels
the citizens 70 act. and we are here
something for the city of Oakland.
Representatives of business interests in
Alameda are also here watching these
proceedings.
The Southern Pacific says It was first
! n the field and for that reason it asks
you 10 help perpetuste its monopoly.
You are TO Judge whether the citi-
zens Of this city are asking for that
which is for the city's best interest
FoULDs Is FEARFUL
The thought Of hostile engines charg-
ing up and down on the track the
Southern Pacific wanted to own all by