The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
Gossip of Doings of
Railroad Men

w. r. Alberger, president of the
Transportation Club. hopes that the
club will be installed in it's new quar-
ters in the Flood building by the mid
| die of next month. 1t has been ar
ranged to give a housewarming on
or about February l. The clubrooms
are to be sumptuously fitted up and
the furniture alone will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The death of A. J. Cassatt, president
Of the Pennsylvania system, was the
topic OF conversation in railroad circles
yesterday. The general impression
prevails that the Pennsylvania system
VIII become more closely allied If such
thing were possible, with the Harri-
man lines than ever before. At the
present time these two huge systems
have great fondness for turning over
to each other all the unrouted business
that they can control.
IL, as supposed generally, H. c..
Fr1ck succeeds to the presidency the
close relations will probably be con-
tinued on even more intimate basis.
This alliance is rather disturbing to
the Vanderbilt interests, which are
trying their best to supplant the Penn
syivanfa in the affections of Hartman.
incorporate in their transcontinental
tariffs a provision which will allow the
application of a combination of locals
on shipments from east of Chicago
Under recent ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, when a through
rate was published higher than the
combination of locals, the through rate
was respected. It is thought that the
publication of permission to use the
r mi n in n IN 10 xrv;I1
lege.
A. G. D. Kerrell. general passenger
agent of the Pacific Mail, is at present
In London. and in a letter to S. F.
Booth says that he is enjoying him
self hugely He adds that the Caronia
cannot be beat on any ocean"
Joseph McIlroy, who has been in a
hospital for the past few weeks for
an operation on his throat, is able to
Missouri, Kansas and Texas on this
coast
T. D. Mckay. who represents Harri-
man in the Orient, had horrible fright
the other night. For a few minutes
he was insane with rage and grief.
He missed his famous diamond. The
in luster the great Koh-i-noor, was
gone.
Some thief, he declared. had pur-
loined the gem. which had aroused the
envy of many gold-brafded Mahara-
jah, many Nawab, many Guikwar.
What questions he had answered in
all his ordinations regarding this pre-
cfous stone, which was as big as an
English walnut and which shone with
such brilliancy that it was dangerous
to look too long at it's glistening face.
TT was worth $25,000.' cried Nc
Kay to the clerk. Bring forth the
manager of the hotel and let him
search the housei
Where is my diamond?" asked the
railroad man of the manager. 1T was
cheap at $50,000 and 1t has been stolen.
1t must have been taken In the house.
There is no other place 1t could have
been stolen" he stormed.
Finally the police were called in to
find the diamond. and Mckay hastened
to tell all about it.
1T is the handsomest diamond in the
world" he explained. My friend. the
Prince of Wales, was envious Of It.
Nc he said to me, where did you get
that bloomin stone? Why, that stone
is cheap at $1,000
There was general turning over of
all the furniture In McKay's suite, and
the police and the management were
In despair, when Tom said:
We'll, boys, we'll go and get q
drink" and as he put his fingers into
his waistcoat pocket for the change,
out came the priceless gem, which had
risen in value from $4,000 to 100000
in an hour.