The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
BIG VOTE MEANS
ASURF VICTORY
FOR BOND ISSUE
All Classes Realize the Vast Im=
portance of Geary Street
Election Today
Voters Should Remember That
the Only Real Opposition Is
by United Railroads

street The city authorities feel well
fortified in their contention that the
present monopoly in the ferry blocks
is iIlegal. This broken, the city viii
have gained the upper hand.
The fun amount called for in the
bond issue is s2.O2O,ooo. or this sum
slso0.o00 is intended for the construc-
ton Of the line from Geary and Mar
ket streets 20 the park and beach The
remaining $4,000 is designed TO build
from Geary and Market streets to the
ferry. The issue will go before the
electors in two separate propositions;
No. 1. calling for that part Of the line
running from Geary street to the park
and beach. and Nc. for the extension
down Market street to the ferry.
The largest vote obtained at any pre-
rious time on this subject was in 1902,
when 2s.4o2 ballots were cast. At the
Hetch Hetchy election in 1898. 10000
votes were recorded. Registrar ze-
rnansky 1ooks for the same degree Of
interest in the present contest
Organized Labor Active
At no time heretofore have the trades
unions. taken such deep interest in
the outcome. Every labor organization
in San FranciscoL17O in all-has given
its unanimous approval 10 the cause.
The union men have gone farther and
have declared their intention to vote TO
a man. Many Improvements clubs have
adopted a similar course. These are the
factors that augur for heavy vote.
In a heavy vote the advocates of the
municipal line see certain success.
The Endorsements have been confined
TO no class Bankers. as well as union
workers, have declared themselves for
the Geary bonds. r. w. Wilson, vice
president and manager Of the Ameri-
can national bank, proclaimed himself
yesterday = supporter of the project.
DR.. A. II. Gianninf. vice president of the
Bank Of Italy, has been an enthusi-
sstic advocate of city owned line in
Geary street. James Rolph Jr., presi-
dent Of the Mission bank, has taken a
similar view.
The present and the incoming admin
istrations are a unit on the necessity
of the success OF the bond issue. The
present board of supervisors and the
selves in favor Of il. Mayor elect Nc
Carthy has spoken for it from the
public platform.
Would Be a Success
Mayor Taylor has been consistently
jealous in his endeavors for the Geary
street road He declared himself yes
terday IN the following definite manner:
Il am heartily in favor Of the Geary.
street bonds and advise the voters to
cast their ballots in favor of a munich
pal railroad on Geary street.
Il am perfectly satisfied that the peo-
PIE can operate street railroad as well
as somebody else can operate it for
them, and am on principle opposed to
turning anything more over to private
hands that can be kept in public hands.
Whether or not the railroad viii earn
money can not be determined short of
the actual experiment. Still, we would
gain SO much in self-respect, in inde-.
pendence and IN managing things for
ourselves, that even If the railroad lost
money it would be well TO take IT over.
Value of independence
I'VE fail to recognize the fact that
all things are not to be measured IN
terms Of money. but rather in things
that are higher than money, and two
of these things. are seif-respecf and in
not manage our public utilities as wen
as others can manage them for us
proves too much, for the inevitable
logic is that all our governmental af-
fairs OF every kind, nature and descrip-
ton ought on the same argument to
be turned over to private management
we claim TO be democratic but we
are not so in any true sense. for we do
not trust the people. The only way for
us to learn TO manage our affairs and
to manage them economically is to keep
those affairs in our own hands, and then
we shall learn management by ex-
perience.
Bonded Indebtedness
1T is continually asserted by in
terested parties. as well as by others
who ought to know better that our
bonded Indebtedness will exceed the
legal limit If we take over the Geary
street road, the Hetch Hetchy and the
Spring Valley, but such is not So No
bonded Indebtedness is created until
bonds are sold and issued. If we should
take over the Hetch Hetchy- and the
Spring Valley, as hope we will do. the
only bonded Indebtedness immediately
70 be created would be the $4,000 600
necessary TO pay the Spring Valley
The necessary works in the Hetch
Hetchy valley would take years to
complete, and the bonded Indebtedness
in relation thereto would only he