The San Francisco call., 1913-07-29
WOMEN RALLY to
BOOST RAIL BONDS;
ARM WITH FACTS
Fair Voters at St. Francis
Meeting Get Campaign
Information and Start
Active Work

San Francisco women wasted no time
yesterday in getting down to work on
the campaign for the municipal railway
extension bonds. Without unnecessary
demonstration they listened to explana-
tions of what the issue meant and then
prepared to CO. out and do real mis-
sionary work
The meeting was held in the st.
Francis hotel with Mrs. Edna l. Van
Winkie. chairman of the downtown
campaign section of the committee of
loo. presiding Mrs. Van Wrinkle and
other women made it clear that all of
them-an there was crowd present
which filled two rooms-had one inten-
tion. and that which they desired most
was campaign information for effective
use.
Through the advisory engineer of the
board of works. T. w. Ransom, Mayors
Secretary Edward Rainey; f. A. Wal
cott, chairman of the civil service COM
mission. and Attorney 1sadore Golden
they were furnished with many facts
and arguments, some Of which We're to
this effect:
The people decided last November
that they would not amend the charter
to suit the United Railroads. - Mr.
Ransom
THE success CT the present munici
pal railway 5ustiaes its extension. -
Mr.. .Walcott.
Street railways should not follow
the populations population should fol-
low the street railways. 1t is about
time the people who work in San Fran
cisco should i've Here. - Mr.. Golden.
I'VE found ont long ago that it pays
to be honest later we learned that IT
pays to be good and now we are find
ing that it PAYS to run municipal rail-
ways."--Mr- Rainey.
SAVE SALARIES, Is ARGUMENT
Mrs. lillian Harris cof1n opened the
meeting with a short talk, speaking OF
the duties Of women as voters to know
the needs Of the city and to be active
in getting results.
"The administration should be sup
ported said Mrs. John S. Phillips In
beginning her remarks. Mayor Rolpll
was elected by large majority. and
so far we have had great confidence
in him Nowxhe ought to be given
chance to demonstrate that this is a
good proposition which he is putting
before US
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding followed
bv urging the women to arouse interest
in the municipal railway. She and Mrs.
Peter Dawes and Nine. Sorbier. declared
their intention Of doing everything
possible to help the bonds
The recommendations of Bion }.
Arnold and the plans of City Engineer
O. 'Skau ghnessy were explained by Mr..
Ransom, who distributed maps of the
proposed system OF extensions and ex-
planned the advantages of each line.
We don't have to pay salaries to a
lot of high pEteed attorneys and off,
GERS and sdireEtnfs on the municipal
railway he saad II taking up the
question. Is w1ss paid 70 the platform z as
by pFiyate Z; gS52Ran'es rs pointed ,9s o1s
per hour. IL gainsf 28 gents paid by the
United Railroads, ar SIS for an eight
hour dau .dgafnst $2S0sfof 10 hours.
Mr.. Waicotts eview ed the history of
the Geary line and the bond campaign
and asserted that furthert expenditures
were justified.
'.There will he charges made that
political corruption will result, but
say that political corruption in munich
palities has its source in privately
owned public utility corporations" said
Mr.. Golden.
RAINEY FLOGS FALK
Harry H. Falk and his Pacific Heights
Improvement club were pil1oried again
by Secretary Rafney, who showed let
ter after letter written by Fa1k to the
supervisors and board of works in
favor of United Railroads schemes.
There has never been a communi-
cation regarding streets. sewers, lights,
shade trees or any Of the things that
the so other Improvement clubs in the
city spend their time on" he said.
Then there Is the Tax Payers league,
OF which you will hear great deal.
1t ought TO be known as the Bond
Holders league. for you will find 1t
consists mostly OF holders OF United
Railroads bonds The municipal rail-
way Is not a political machine; its men
are all hired under civil service. and
its superintendent Thomas Cashin, has
made good. even though he does get
salary which is about one-tenth that
Maid Patrick Calhoun. :"