The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26
HARTMAN WILL PERMIT
TERMINAL FOR RIVAL
Southern Pacific Adjusts
It's Differences With
Western Pacific
FIGHT ENDS QUIETLY
Conflicting Interests Agree
Peace Shall Reign on
South Shore
FIGHT ENDS QUIETLY

OAKLAND, March 25.-Not only have
the Southern Pacific Company and the
Western Paciho Railway adjusted their
differences over the Gould roads fight
for terminal at the western harbor
front but the Hartman crowd and the
Western Pacific representatives have
agreed 10 cease battling along the
south shore of Oakland harbor.
For months the City Council has had
under consideration applications for
franchise for the Western Paciho by
which il purposed 10 parallel the South
ern Pacific through the city from the
east with q route south OF the South
ern Pacific main line through First
street The purpose Of the western
Pacific was 20 secure line into the
city that could be used exclusively for
freight or passenger traffic, independ-
entity OF its main tracks through Third
street for which route franchises were
long ago granted
This new application followed closely
upon the heels OF the contest between
the Southern Pacihc Company and the
Union Belt Line Railway in East OAK
land That AFFAIR led 70 an earlier dis
closure of Western Pacific development
plans than had been expected Ano
first among them was the declared In
tention Of the Gould people 20 builo
not only the main line as originally
projected through East Oakland and
THIRD street north Of the Southern Pa
cifc's main route on that side OF the
city. but 20 parallel the First-street
tracks Of the Hartman company with
a second line which should cross the
city south of First street. This new
franchise application became the OBJ
iect OF attack at once. The franchise
was split into three sections. One car
ried the new line from the eastern city
limits TO Nineteenth avenue, second
section covered the route from Nine
teenth avenue TO Broadway and the
third from Broadway 10 the western
Pacifc's terminal property at the foot
Of Union street AS evidence that the
Western Pacific meant business It's at
torneys filed a big batch OF suits TO
condemn a right OF way through prop
erty lying south Of First street
The City Council had several hear
ings, but postponement after post
ponement was taken, while the Coun-
cilmen were busy with the complics-
tions that arose from the trirallroao
franchise applications in Wood street
There the Santa Fe. the Western Pa
cifc and the San Francisco. Oakland
and San Jose railways were busy try
ing to get footing. Thus matters IN
railroad franchises stood when the
news of the Western Pacihc-Southern
Pacific agreement over the terminal at
West Oakland was made public
through the introduction OF a Harbor
Commission bill in the State Legis-
lature.
Up to the present time, however, IL
had not been disclosed that the two
railways had come to an agreement
on the franchise fight along the south
ern harbor front, a contest which was
10 all appearances war 10 the knife.
But such an agreement has been
reached, and the Southern Pacific Com
pany has decided to withdraw its op
position TO the new line OF tracks II
is said that in due course OF time the
Western Pacific Railway VIII modify
the proposed lines Of it's south tracks
so that they will run on a close
parallel through First street with
those OF the Southern Pacific Company,
giving the abutting property owners
a chance to en5oy switching privileges
and other facilities equally with both
lines.
Utmost care has been taken to guard
the railways plans. The Western Pa
cifc attorneys have now under con-
sideration various problems connected
with the terminal project, which have
arisen by reason of the failure OF the
harbor commission bill. and the de-
cieion of the Uniteo States Circuit
Court OF Appeals which gives the city
of Oakland a right 10 wharf out, and.
as some attorneys have contenoed. the
title 70 the land which would be re-
ouired TO carry on whardng operations.