The San Francisco call., 1906-10-10
Gossip Of the Doings
of Railroad Men.

". p. Read, who is recognized as
the dean Of the passenger department
of the Southarn Pacific, has been
granted an extended leave OF absence
and viii sail next week on the Mari
posa FOR Tahiti Mr.. Read expects that
by inhaling the balmy breezes Of that
tropical isle he will regain his lost
health.
c. w. Jennings, who was with the
Washington Sunset route in Los An
geles, has taken the place OF E. Bon
sail in this city, who has resigned TO
engage in private business.
George Fraser has resigned from the
Washington Sunset line TO go with the
Chicago and Great Western as con-
tracing freight agent. and l. ". Sny-
der succeeds Fraser as city passenger
and ticket agent.
Ii. r. Judah assistant general pas
sengeF agent of the Southern Pacific,
is taking rest at his lovely home in
the Santa Cruz mountains. His health
has been poor since the great disaster
and c. S. Fee insisted that he absent
himself from the once until such time
as he may feel absolutely well.
William McNurray. who is now the
general passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific lines in Oregon and the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany, is expected in the city shortly.
Mr.. MeAurray has been attending the
meeting Of the general passenger
agents Of the different Hartman lines
in Chicago.
Frank c. Lathrop, travelling passen-
ger agent OF the Southern Pacific in
Los Angeles, left yesterday for home.
Mr.. Lathrop YVES with the last Of the
Lake Tahoe excursions for the season.
c. Z. Canfeld, the general agent of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul,
is engaged upon the production OF
book The few railroad men he has
permitted to see the 1rst pages declare
that CanfeId has 2 style which is dis
tinctly his own They prophesy a
great sale for the book, which they
cannot classify as either fiction or his
tory.
J. H P Mason. who has accepted the
offer OF Phil Gordon OF the Washing
ton Sunset to go TO Los Angeles as
travelling passenger agent, left the
passenger department yesterday. He
is one Of the best-known men in the
business. having been in the Pullman
Company for several years and also
with the Burlington. Mason began TO
work for the Southern Pacific in 1890,
Frank CroEise. formerly with the
Southern Pacific in charge OF the Pull
man department, has accepted the po-
sition of city passenger agent on the
Rock Island in this city. He will sue
ceed Paul Jones, son of Clinton Jones.
Paul intends TO embark his energies
In the structural steel business
]. T. Larken will perform the duties
of B. T. Read while he is away on
vacation. Reads work in the South
ern Pacific was looking after the ex
change and the renting OF tickets and
also to the correspondence of the de-
partment.
G. w. Colby. general agent OF the
Great Northern. has returned from a
trip in the San Joaquin territory.
Colonel W. D. Sanborn OF the Bur-
lington occupies a unique position in
only general agent that still main
tains his headquarters al Oakland. The
Burlington also refused to go into the
Flood building with the rest OF the
foreign roads. Colonel Sanborn does
not know yet where he will perma-
nently locate
George j. Bradley, commercial agent
of the Southern Railway, has returned
from an extended trip through the
Northwest. He has been looking after
salmon shipments.
L. r. Alum. who was formerly en-
ployed by the Santa re in its Fresno
office, has been transferred 70 this city
as contracting freight agent. He will
be attached to the general office.
F. o. Hatch. general agent Of the
Earl L. Cleveland as district passen-
ger agent. Cleveland was with the
Gould lines in San Jose.
Joseph Mccarthy has been appointed
city freight and passenger agent OF
the Chicago Great Western.