The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
HEAVY TRAFFIC
ON OWL LINES.
Three Systems Working
to Satisfaction of
the Public.
New Vehicles Will Be
in Operation in
Short Time.

The owl car service lately introduced
by the United Railroads on the Mis-
sion. Ellis and Eddy street lines has
proved a great success and it is now
an assured fact that it will be con-
tinued and the service improved as
soon as the traffic warrants. Strange
10 say. the late corners from the down
town district are very numerous even
the FIRE and earthquake failing to reg
ulate their hours. These people ap-
pealed for an owl service and Thorn
well Mullally very generously consent
ed to meet their demands.
Following are the three owl cars
now in operation, together with their
routes and time:
Twenty ninth and Noe streets line,
running from Twenty and Noe
down Mission and Fifth TO Market and
from there 10 the ferries. This gives a
half hourly service until o'clock, af-
ter which the last car starts at 3.
Turk and Eddy streets line, Funnipg &
from the ferry via Market, Turk. De-
To- visadero, Sacramento and Lake streets.
First avenue, Clement street. Eighth
avenue TO Eleventh and Fulton streets;
returning via Fulton street. Sixth ave-
nue., Clement street, First avenue, Lake
street. Sacramento, Devisadero, Eddy to
Market and thence 10 the ferry. This
line has half-nourly service.
Ellis and O'FarreH streets line, run
ming from DeViSadero and Eddy streets
via Devisadero. Oak, Stanyan, Freder-
lex, II 70 Nineteenth avenue; returning
via II street. Frederick, Stanyan. Page,
Devisa6ero 10 Eddy. Halfhourly SER
vice on this line also.
Contemplated owl car service is as
follows:
Hayes and Masonic avenue line. start
Ing, at one end. from the Affiliated Col
leges and running via Parnassus ave-
nue.. Stanyan street, Carl street, Clayton
street, Masonic avenue, Page, Fillmore
Hayes and Market streets to the ferry
returning via the same route, except
that il runs between Fillmore street
and Masonic avenue on Oak street in
stead Of Page
Thirtieth and Guerrero streets line
starting at Thirtieth and san Jose ave-
nue.. running thence via San Jose ave-
nue.. Guerrero street. Fourteenth, Mis-
sion and Second streets 10 Market
where it viii terminate. Returns by
same route.
Sutter street line-Complete route OF
this not yet decided upon.
Kearny street. from Market TO Broad
way. returning by same route
Twelve elegant, large cars arrived
in this city yesterday from Chicago
and as soon as the mechanics complete
their work of putting them together
they viii be put into commission on
the various lines. These cars were
ordered by the Chicago Street Rail
way Company, but that corporation
generously turned them over to the
United Railroads after the disaster
Thirty-eight more will be here within
the next few days and when these are
put into commission the service will
be better than ever in the history OF
this city.
Besides the cars we are receiving &
from Chica go. we have ordered an eX-
ira hundred from st. Louis firm.
said Mutually yesterday. These cars
are all Of the very latest type and
much finer. even. than the present
large cars now being operated here
They will be ready some time late in
the summer or early in the fall"