The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
STOPS C|RCU|TOUs
TRANSFERRING
United Railroads Discovers
How It's Patrons Can
Beat It Out of Nickels
MISSION NEEDS CARS

If you get a transfer on a transfer
be sure that it is not for what is known
among carmen as the merry go-round"
route. Some smart persons have fig
ured out that they can beat the rail-
roads by enjoying continuous trip
from Fillmore and Sutter streets to
Market, from Market and Sutter to
Fillmore by way of Market street, and
thus on like the babbling little brook
that flows on forever and forever.
The United Railroads is not averse
to giving passengers transfers on
transfers for trips toward given des-
tination that is either east or west,
north or south. but it does not pro-
pose to ride the weary waggles of the
city on the cars that are already over
crowded with the sort of fellows who
pay for getting there without looping
the loop.
Orders have been issued to put a
stop to the ride all -day-for-a -nicker'f
crowd, and transfer from the Fill
more-street line will only be issued
under circumstances that will insure
the passenger trip on a line that will
not bring him back to Fillmore street.
This same rule will apply to certain
transfers that are given on transfers
from Market street to westbound cars.
NEW CARS BEING MADE READY
Preparations are being made to put
nine new cars into service tomorrow.
A consignment of ten more of the new
cars is due here Tuesday, and as fast
as they can be made ready for opera
ton they will be placed in commission.
The street repair gangs have been
active during the week and repairs
have been made in Haight street and
in Valencia street. The company has
assured the street car committee of the
Grand Jury that within six weeks most
of the street work will have been COM
pleted and the car service as a whole
vastly improved.
The traffic to and from the Mission
has increased so rapidly that conditions
on the lines tapping that section have
been very much aggravated. Without
a material betterment of the service
the cars will not be able to handle
more than half of the business offered
them. The good weather has resulted
in thousands of men who live in the
Mission going to work on new buildings
downtown and the strain on the car
lines has reached the limit. The COM
pany says that it will give attention
to the Mission section as soon as pos
sible and may place some of the new
cars on that route next week
Several minor accidents occurred yes
terday, one at Market and Eddy streets,
when Thomas Elder, carpenter, fell
from a car as it was going around
curve and was run over by buggy
He was not injured beyond few
scratches. George McLaren. driver of
United States mail wagon, was in
jured severely in collision of his
vehicle with a McAllister-street car at
Cough street. The brakes on the car
did not work and failed to stop the
heavy conveyance when the mail man
drove across the tracks. The wagon
was demolished and McLaren thrown
violently to the street. He was cut
about the head and received first aid
in nearby drugstore.
CLAIM DISCRIMINATION
Mechanics who live over the county
line in San Mateo County are complain
ing of discrimination on the part of the
railroad company. The county line is
about 400 yards nearer the city than
Daly's hill and until recently workmen
have not been charged an extra nickel
for the ride of a short distance into
San Mateo. Days hill is at the fork
of two roads, one of which reaches the
city by way of Ocean View and the
other by way OF the Mission. 1t Is
reported that the extra fare is col
lected only on the Mission lire. Con-
ductors have been having trouble col
lecting the fares.