The San Francisco call., 1907-03-15
SCHNITz REVEALS PLANS
FOR STREET-CAR STRIKE
Gives Tip to Creswel in
Accepting Resignation
From Board
MAY l TIEUP DATE
Union Had Been Working
Secretly to Enforce
Eight-Hour Day

nlaving the game OF the corporations,
10 whom he looks for aid in his present
trouble. The Mayor is accused by the
carmen OF selling out their cause lot
n price and aiding the company 10
create public sentiment against the oe-
mands OF the men.
n has been known for some time that
the men have been preparing TO insist
on an eight-hour day. but they mac
been advised TO maintain the greatest
secrecy. They had been told TO ansWe Wer
ali questions by saying that lhey
wanted the eight hours and 50 IN
preference to ten hours and $3.50, but
10 do no talking about strike
Naturally, the railroad had discoV-
cred what was on foot and botn sloes
We're preparing for the night
CALHOUN Is COMING
Patrick Calhoun. It was announced
Yesterday by Thornwell Mutually, is on
his way back from Europe, ana VIII be
in San Francisco on the 1st OF May,
timing his visit to meet the exigency
of which he had been advised.
Cornelius is now on his way TO De-
troit TO attend an annual meeting OF
the executive board OF the national or
eanization and to confer with the offi-
GERS on the plans for the final battle for
the eight-hour day.
Had not the Mayor seen ft 10 reveal
the secret Of the carmen the prepara-
tions would have progressed quietly
but with determination.
II do not wish 10 say anything in re-
gard to this letter Of the Mayors,
Thornwell Mutually said last night Il
feel that the public viii not stand for
another strike following SO closely on
the arbitration award. i consider that
the award of the board was extremely
el,n
public viii respect it's judgment We
considered. and DO still consider, the
eight-hour day as impracticable in
streetcar work. i cannot say how the
demands Of the men, n. as you tell me,
they are TO be made, viii be met by the
company"
A bill making the eight-hour day
andatory was passed by both houses
OF the Legislature and the time has not
Yet expired for the Governor to sign IL.
But IL is considered doubtful whether
the company would accept this law
without a fight in the courts TO test its
constitutionality.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
A meeting OF the stockholders OF the
United Railroads was held yesterday
afternoon at the company's Offices at
Oak and Broderick streets, but no
statement Of any discussion Of an i'm
pending tieup Of the property by g
strike was given out for publication.
A ma jority of the stock was repre-
sented at the meeting by ten stock
holders. who ratified the action OF the
directors in the expenditures made for
reconstruction work during the last
year and the former board OF directors
was reelected, as follows: Charles Hol-
brook. chairman of the board: Patrick
Calhoun. president: Thornwell Mutually,
assistant to the president; George #.
Chapman, vice president and general
manager; Tirey l. Ford. general coun-
sci; B. s. Guinness. George H. Davis,
]. W. Hellman, A. c. Kains, J. Henry
Meyer, Joseph S. Tobin.
THE emergency reconstruction work
viii cease with the completion of the
new track on McAllister street" Null
lally said Hereafter the United Rail-
roads viii only put in the heavier rails
and repave the portion of the street
between the tracks as the city may
prosecute the work of repaving the
remainder of the streets. We are ready
10 do this on Kearny and Fillmore
streets II the city does the repaving
work which is contemplated on these
two streets. We have found that
where we put in new paving and the
sides Of the street remain in a demoral-
ized condition IL results in a conges-
tion Of our traffic, as the vehicles
naturally choose the better paved part
OF the street and delay the cars. as on
Sutter street An exception may be
made on Howard street, where we may
put down the heavier rails at once.
Market street"