The San Francisco call., 1905-03-21
RAILROAD MEN
ARE CRATIF1ED
Years Growth of Transpor-
tation Club Puts it in Front
Rank of Those in City
HOLDS FIRST ELECTION
Contest for Presidency Pro-
duces Opposing Ticket, but
Fullest Harmony Prevails

The Transportation Club of San
Francisco passed through the ordeal of
it's first election yesterday without the
rupture of one friendship or the dis
sruntling of single member. The
harmony and good-fellowship prevail
ing from the foundation of the organ
ization, bringing it to the front rank
among the important clubs Of the city,
ran through the whole days balIoting.
There was no dissatisfaction over the
result.
The regular ticket contained the
names of w. r. Alberger, chief clerk
of the traffic department of the Santa
Fe; L. F. Cockroft, general passenger
agent of the Oceanic Company; D. r..
Sessions, claims adjuster of the South
ern Pacific, and j. c. Tice assistant
general agent of Wells Fargo Com
pany. The opposition was represented
by John A. Gill; Pacific Coast freight
agent of the Lake Shore Road: Dr. A.
. w Morton of the Stnta Fe medical
staff; c. f. Runyon, general manager
of the Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais
road. and c. E. Stokes, agent for
Cooks
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.
The voting began at noon. L. M.
Fletcher once a railroad man, but now
secretary of the State Board of Trade,
was the first to deposit a ballot at this
the first election of the club. John A.
Gill, F. A Tibbitts and W. Z. Thomp-
son followed him closely and there was
desultory voting throughout the day,
with lively rush for the ballot-box
during the evening hours. A. II. Moffitt
of the Oceanic Steamship Company
presided at. the box from II to g. B. A.
Harnett of the Pacific Mail Company
+ from to 6, and George Fraser of the
Southern Railway from to g.
The four nominees on the regular
ticket were elected. With the five
holdovers they will elect a president
and other officers to-day. The hold
over directors are II. w. Adams. s. f.
Booth, w. H. Davenport, C. d. Dunann
and Charles d. Taylor.
1t was supposed that George J. Brad
ley, commercial agent of the Southern
Railway, who is now president of the
club, desired a second term, but he
created a surprise last night at the
annual meeting by announcing that he
would not be candidate. c. C. Crane
is an active candidate, W. r. Alberger
is looked on as a possibility and S. F.
Booth is likely dark horse The other
incumbents, First Vice President H.
K. Gregory, Second Vice President w
j. Shotwell. Secretary Walter r. Kneiss
, and Treasurer Henry Avila, will prob
ably all be reelected.
The success of the Transportation
Club is high testimonial to the char
acter of the men who compose ii and
those who were chosen TO direct it's
destinies during the first year of it's
existence. 1t was organized a year ago
Saturday with las charter members,
among them being such men as Charles
5. Fee, William Sproule, w. A. Bis
sell, Edward Chambers. G. D. Dunann,
j. A. Horsburg Jr., II. K. Gregory c..
j. Jones and F. B. Houghton. The or
ganizers met in the Maple room of the
Palace. On June l the club rented
parlors A and B in the hotel as tenn
porary quarters. The membership
grew rapidly, the leading railroad men
of the city being anxious to join, and
there are now 262 names on the roll.
On November Is the organization en-
gagged the sumDtuous rooms on the
ground floor of the Palace formerly oc-
cupied by the Unionl League Club.
where it is now established with all
the comforts and luxuries of a modern
organization of this nature 1t has
proved of great benefit to the trans
portation men of the city, not only in a
social but in a business way giving
opportunity for exchange of ideas.
MEMBERS PROUD OF GROWTH.
The members are very proud of the
years progress of the club, which
forms a record seldom eoualed by sim
! liar organizations. Upwards of SIG. 600
has been expended during the year and
there is a large surplus in the treas
ury. The club has all sorts of pros
perity staring it In the face for the en-
suing year.
The four directors who will retire
are Il. w. Thompson, general Western
agent of the Chicago and Rock Island !:
P. K. Gordon, passenger agent of the
Piedmont Air Line: W. T. Hunter.
travelling agent of the Chicago and
Northwestern, and c. j. Jones, assist
ant general freight agent of the South
ern Pacific.
The existing house committee of the
club is composed of T. H. Goodman.
Charles d. Taylor. E. B. Ryan. J. ID.
Mansfield, G. w. Hallock and M. Nj.
Stern. There is a publicity and BOOM
committee, made up of w r. Alberger.
Y. c. Lawson, Jay w. Adams. G. w.
Colby, A. G.. d. Kerrell, e. s. Harri-