The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-12
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Fl. W. Drake, who Is connected with large
car mandatory at Dayton, Ohio, was at the
Occidental yesterday. II came to this coast
partially for pleasure, and also with view
of seeing your railroad people regarding the in
PRODUCTION of novel car, which we are building
for several roads in The East" said he. "The
car refer to is nothing more nor less than a
lunch-counter on wheels, and the idea has met
with great favor on the Lehigh Valley. the only
road upon which II has yet been introduced.
The Southern Pacific / understand, own all
the eating houses along the line of the road and
every traveller appreciates the unsatisfactory
experience of hurried eating in one of these
places The fast train is the only one, l hear, to
which dining-car is attached, and the passen-
gers by the second-class trains either must de-
pend upon these wayside eating houses or take
their eatableS along with them. You would be
surprised TO see how many people do this on
some Of the first-class trains. A large proper
tion of travellers nowadays are persons of
moderate means, who do not feel inclined to
spend so cents or 70 cents for lunch when
they simply want a cup of coffee for instance,
for breakfast, and the lunchcar is designed TO
cater 10 this class of customers, who will be
permitted to eat lunch which will emily cost
10 cents If they so DESIRE The idea IS to do
away entirely with that nuisance, The lunch
basket"
The members of the Pacific Coast Press Asso.
ISOLATION held their annual meeting at the Call.
fornia yesterday. The election of officers
which followed resulted in the selection OF the
following board of directors: George X. Fitch,
M. Ii. de Young, ". r. Hearst Hugh hume,
William II. Mills. HI. z, Osborne and c. A.
Snowden. George K. Fitch was reelected presi-
dent. and V. S. McClatchy secretary and general
manager and NJ II. dc Young treasurer. No
business OF public nature was transacted.
T. II. Thompson of Santa Cruz, who was in
this city yesterday, says that that city prom
Uses, from present indications. to be oVerrun
with tramps during the winter. Zone day last
week the jail contained thirty prisoners" said
he, (which was the largest number ever con-
fined in that structure. Nearly all of these
fellows were Eastern 'hoboes.' who love Cali
fornia's climate and the absence OF the neces-
sity of working which they find here"
The ne-producers of this State are just at
present making life as unpleasant as possible
for Mr.. Huntington because. as they allege, the
Hotel del Monte eliminates well-knOwn brands
OF California wines from its bill of fare and
gives precedence 10 those of foreign culture.
1t is also said that the Del Monte is the only
prominent hotel in the State which thus strikes
blow al one of our most important industries.
w. A. Clark, the mining king of Montana, is
at the Palace. en- route to New York. He owns
the Bank of Butte, the Daily Miner newspaper,
is interested in the Boston and Colorado Min
ing and Smelling Company ana in mines in
Vulnerable Mr.. Clark went TO Montana about
twenty-five years ago when, as friend of his
says, he didn't have enough money 10 buy a
pick. Now he is millionaire many times over.
Y. c. Lawson, who holds the position OF
assistant auditor of the WellsFargo Company.
is back home after five months trip among
the cities and other places of interest in the Old
World.
j. j. Valentine, president and E. S. PIsbury,
general counselor Wells, Fargo & Co., returned
yesterday from business trip to New York
Bishop 81. B. Clawson of Salt Lake, one of
the leaders of the Mormon church, is at The
Palace.
John McGovern has resumed bis old place as
night clerk at the California.