The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-13
Firm Attitude of Gillett
Restores Order in City
Cars Run on One Minute Schedule
and Are Patronized Literally

Yesterdays sun arose over city filed with appre-
henslon and in state of nervous dread at what might
be the outcome of the first Sunday following the resump
ton of passenger service by the United Railroads 1t
behind day of almost perfect peace Back of this
pected calm the dominant struck by Governor
James NJ Gillett in his statements press after his
personal investigation of the situation Saturday
The governors outstanding attitude and his
fusa compromise with violence and riot under any
guse had sautary effect in all quarters and his straight
from the shoulder talk Mayor Schrnitz in which he
buntly expressed his opinion of Chief of Police Dinan
placed that official upon his mettle There
ings aplenty and much chahng under the firm hand but
the in which the unruly element kept in
check gave gratifying and encouraging evidence of what
the police force capable when honest effort suppress
disorder is made Crowds permitted congre
gate Everybody had to keep moving. The police knew
no distinctions. Capitalists and workngmen looked
alike. Whenever group formed on street the
police dispersed it. Drivers of vehicles had to attend
strictly to business. There stopping IN front of
cars slow driving the tracks The police
had been instructed give the the protec
ton, and they gave it That why the governor speed
ing about the city personal tour of investigation
nothing to warrant any action the part of the state
None military control in San Francisco
neither the labor unions the business nteresand
the determination OF the governor that peace must be
the price of the states forbearance brought about
marked change in the situation
Without single instance of violence of serious pro-
portions during the day the United Railroads operated
minute service several miles of its road yes
terday from 10 o'clock in the morning until o'clock in
the Fifty operation and TOR the rSt
time since the beginning of the Garments strike they
clear the ferry loop the foot of Market street
and far the Haight park and
Sixth avenue in the Richmond district.
AS during the last few days, the streets which
the lined with patrolnen ready
der protection the strike breakers of rong
any point but in only few instances their services
called for all the being virtually unnolested
One route, operated with from the Turk and Fill
street barn, Turk street to Market and
thence the ferries back by way of Eddy Devsadero
north Devsadero to Sacramento street. west Sac
rarento and Lake Sixth avenue, south Cali
forna, and back the route The line from the
Oak and Broderick streets barn the Oak and
Page loop the park and the ferries by of
Devisadero, Sutter and Market streets
There was almost demonstration at any point
either of the lines during the day. though the first
down Market street greeted with cheers from a
number of business houses which open along the
way The cheering from pedestrians and passengers in
the buses along the street, however mingled with
Kisses and jeers special guard of policemen
toned Sutter and Kearny streets where bricks had
been thrown the Saturday. but renewal of
attack made by the workmen employed in the vi
cinity
Squads of policemen stationed around the barns
prior the removal of the yesterday morning but
the mounted guard which had accompanied them the
first trips each day lacking Regular of two
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