New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
United R@l5o0ys Hare Upper Hand
Of Striking Carmen.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

OF attacks, except in the Mission district: No
cars have Yet been run az night, but by day
All lines except two are now in active operation
under experienced motormen and conductors If
1t were not for fear Of accidents the old service
could be resumed Tomorrow as the United Rail-
ways have hundreds of applications from ex-
pellenced men who are willing to work for twen-
ty-fve cents an hour. The striking Garments
CiIcIdis stlH continue TO issue absurd statements
mat the United Railways will soon be unable 10
operate ITS lines because of lack of repairs to
ears, but no one takes these seriously The
truth Is that President Calhoun has broken the
streetcar strike single handed. for he has re-
ceived little aid from merchants or the general
pubic lie has declared that never again viii
ms company recognize the Garments union ard
ne seems able to carry out this decision. De-
spite heavy fines imposed by various labor
unions upon any of their members who ride on
cars, the patronage is increasing rapidly, and
one me the Suffer street electric. carries more
'd9SeI!EelS than before the strike. Threats Of
p"}c0tt have prevented many merchants from
showing their sympathy with the railroad COM
pany, and only one daily newspaper The Chron-
lce. has had the courage to print editorials de-
nouncing the methods Of the strikers and call
ing tor their punishment.
The publication Of exaggerated reports of dan
ger from the violence Of strikers and their SYM
pathtzers has prevented thousands of travellers
from coming 10 San Francisco. Even people in
surrounding cities have been 1nisIed by these re
ports, and do not come here even on. business
The result has been a heavy falling off in all
KINDS OF business and the stoppage Of work on
many large buildings Thousands of men have
oetn thrown out of employment and MANY more
VIII soon be idle. The lack of confidence in the
honesty and efficiency OF local city government
tdS Ia Iau an eflI influence on capitalists. who
fuse TO advance money for rebuilding; hence the
CITY Is practically at a standstill.
The only hope Of any change lies in the or
Ganlzatlon of a large committee Of representa-
tive men who will take charge Of the city gov
eminent and run it honestly and ably until -
gep Iva
ber. ''
Mayor Schmitz VIII agree to abide by the de-
clSlonS OF such committee and the people will
nave far more confidence in it than in Spreciels
and Heney. who evidently planned to Obtain this
control and who are jealous of any interference
with their scheme.
The San Francisco budget for next year ap-
proprates SSG&G,oOO. The tax rate is S1415.
on an assessed valuation of S41OOOOOoO. with
SIate d taxes added, the total rate will be about
Among the large items which increased the
tax rate are $720OOO for the construction of a
municipal conduit electric railroad in Gearv
street 81 24G. $50 for repairs TO the civ Hal
and Hall Of Justice $4,000 for lighting streets
and public buildings and Sl,50000O for the
school department,
Contracts viii be let next week for the new
freight and passenger station Of the Western
Pacific Railroad at its Oakland mole The work
will cost about S2JO.0OO. and will include $500
piles for the two slips each five hundred feet
make the trip from slip to slip in fifteen min
utes.
The time honored miners grubstake was
knocked out this week by the decision of Judge
Gilbert Of the United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals. The decision was made in favor Of
Swiftwater" Bill Gates, who made an agree
lnent with Isaac l. Marks in 1903 to give Marks
20 per cent Of any property he might obtain in
Alaska In consideration of $1,000 I'm cash and
the cancellation of a debt Of S11, ,225. Gates OBJ
tained mining claims worth $50 900 but re-
fused to turn over S1jOO 10 Marks The
court held that the contract was unjust. as II
carried out it would entitle Marks 10 Il life IN
terest in any property Gates might acquire In
Alaska. The gTubstake IS usually limited 10
one single season and calls for one-half what
the miner finds. In California II has seldom
been disputed. miners depend on 1t for food
to maintain them while searching for claims
The funeral Of George F. Chapman. late gem
eral manager of the United Railways. called out
expressions Of regret from the striking carmen
as well as from the general public. Several
hundred strikers who had known CHAPMAN for
years and had respected him for his fairness
and executive ability stood in line near Chap
mans home and barred their heads the coffin
brought out
Many Of the old guard OF the Southern Pacific
Company paid their last tribute this week to
William II. Mills. who was for more than thirty
years land agent Of the company. Mills for
years edited "The Sacramento Record Union"
the railroad organ. He was one of the best
speakers on the Far West" and his services
were in demand at all large public gatherings.
He was probably the best informed man the
coast on the land and timber resources Of Cali
foTnia and Oregon.
Stanford University loses one Of ito brightest
instructors in Or. Henry Suzzalo. who goes to
Columbia as head Of the department OF educa-
ton with the promise Of the chair Of philosophy
in two years Professor Suzzalo has been popu-
lar with Stanford students, and there is much
regret over his departure
An oil gusher has been struck at Coalinga. IN
Fresno County, which is spOuting from five hun
dred to one thousand barrels a day. The well
had been abandoned and had been jumped but
even the jumpers became disheartened and gave
it up Recently the original owners resumed
work with success, oil was struck at fifteen
feet. The column rises $50 feet above the
ground
Fear is expressed that exceptionally high
water In the Colorado River may carry away
the two-rniIion dollar dam recently built by the
Southern Pacific company TO protect the I'M
pprial colony The river threatens to rise above
the 30-foot mark, owing TO the sudden melting
of snow In the mountains. The railroad com
pary has thousands of men at hand and will
make every effort to strengthen the dam.
lack London. the California novelist, is now
sojourning in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after
Ietsurelv voyage across the Pacific The Shark
the vessel which he designed proved seaworthy,
but slow.
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