The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-13
Company Organized Gets
Concession From Direc-
tors-Two Vessels to Be
Built With Capacity of
100000 Persons Daily To
and From 1915 Exposition
WILL PLY BETWEEN !.
FERRY AND GROUNDS
z. w. Gillette, Head of Con-
Germ, Says Transportation
Problem Will Be Solved
by Use of Craft to Be Built
on This Coast of Material
Obtained in California

The problem of water transportation
to the exposition grounds has been
solved
Franchises have been awarded by the
exposition company to group of capt.
talists to furnish ferry vessels operat-
ing from the ferry building to Harbor
View.
This company is headed by f. w.
Gillette, a we'll known railroad man..
and he intends providing two mann
moth boats, capable of carrying 5000
passengers.
A 20 minute service will be Installed
and the operators of the system guar
antee to carry 100000 persons daily to
and from the exposition grounds,
The transportation problem has given
the exposition directors a great deal of
concern. 1t has been conceded that the
sfreetcar system with present facilities
could not take care OF the thousands
of daily visitors.
Railroad men have asserted further
that no one would undertake to build
ferry boats sufficiently large to haul
the traffic when they could see only
nine months business ahead
Mr.. Gillette and his eonfreres. how
ever. have taken up the question and
have secured the desired franchise
from the exposition directors. With
Gillette in the enterprise are Captain
H. ]. Corcoran, c. P. Dow. president of
the Northern Pacific Steamship COM
pany. and Nicholas F. Wilson.
Speaking of the project, Mr.. Gillette
said last evening:
GILLETTE OUTLINES PLANS
I'VE have been working on this
proposition of supplying the water
transportation to and from the exposi-
ton grounds for five months. Attorney
Walter Bacon handled our legal affairs
and drew up the contract. We plan to
build two ferry boats which will ac-
commodate 1900 persons each on each
trip This will permit US to carry
more than 100000 persons daily to and
from the fair grounds.
TT is unnecessary to say that these
ferry boats will be built in San Fran
tiSCo5 anu do AoAf % 10 poSsADfSs VI hd-
tive materials.
I'VE will call our company the
Worlds Fair ferry system. We have
put up a heavy bond to guarantee to
the exposition directors that we will
take care of 100000 people daily each
way to the fair grounds.
SOLVES GREAT PROBLEM
The granting of this franchise
solves one of the biggest problems
with which the exposition directors
have been confronted. All traffic men
have realized that the 1915 exposition
officials would have to provide some
extra transportation facilities in order
to handle the hundreds OF thousands
of visitors. The street cars would not
be able to accommodate the vast
throngs that will visit the fair grounds
every day. These two ferry boats,
which can run every 20 minutes will
be able to take care of the traffic.
I'VE will take up the matter of the
building OF the ferryboats Immediate
ly. San Francisco need not worry any
more now about transportation to and
from the fair grounds"
Mr.. Gillette has been connected for
years with the traffic department of
various railroads. including the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
Santa Fe and the Oregon and Wash
ington Railway and Navigation COM
pany. For many years he was Sena-
tor Clark's confidential adviser