The San Francisco call., 1906-11-30
Gossip of Doings Of
Railroad Men

The passenger department OF the
Southern Pacific reported last night
that there was large business yes
terday out of the city, the traffic on the
Southern Pacifics new fast service to
Napa and the travel to San Jose being
especially heavy.
The great demand in the States of
Oregon and Washington is for cars,
and owing to the scarcity of rolling
stock the mill men have been unable
to move their lumber. According to
the statements of the northern lumber
men there are sixty-four mills in the
two States needing 6442 cars, and since
the first of the month these mills have
received only 233 cars. The situation
is so bad that twenty-four mills have
not received car since the first of
the month, and six mills have
had to close down because the railroads
could not remove the lumber. Three
mills have had to be partly closed
down and run on only half-time, while
four others can run only for one third
the regular time. The railroad people
in response to inquiries for cars reply
that they have not the cars and can
not tell when they will have them.
Oroville is now sending out eight
carloads or oranges a day. 1t is ex-
pected that by December 10 the entire
crop will be shipped. The Butte Coun-
ty Citrus Association is working
force night and day to get the oranges
East.
General Manager Calvin of the South
ern Pacific, when he occupies his new
Office in the Flood building, will have
no difficulty in eluding the pursuit
Of the pass hunter and the man with
a favor to ask. His room seems to be
purposely designed for the man who
wishes to work in peace and not be con-
tinually harassed The front ROOM where
the outside sentry will be stationed,
has huge circular pillar, which hides
the main entrance to the vice presi-
dents room, and altogether Calvin has
seventeen exits from his quarters. They
are classed as follows: Main room,
four primary exits; second room, two
exits; third room, seven exits; fourth
room, two exits, and then the last
room, two exits. There is no danger of
Calvin being caught unawares by the
persistent visitor
A. Ottinger is back from his visit
to Byron Springs. In speaking of the
recent ruling by Federal Judge Kohl
saat of Chicago. temporarily enjoining
Icket brokers from doing business, he
SdlQ. JuQS6 hOn1SaaL issued in
junction first on the representation of
the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vanfa railroads and then fourteen
more lines applied for an Injunction
against the brokers, and the Judge
has issued temporary injunction in
these cases or until such time as they
come up for hearing before the Jus
tices of the United States Supreme
Court. Judge Kohlsaat has been ac-
cused of being a corporation man. and
there was not lawyer In Chicago that
was not ready to bet that he would
drive us out of business. On the con-
trary. he has treated us more fairly
than any other Judge on the bench"
The Southern Pacific Is beginning
to employ the mild Hindu" as Macau-
lay termed the followers of Buddha.
and there are about forty Sikhs work
ing on the Sacramento division and
about twenty on the gravel pit at Ala
mitos. The Hindus as yet have not
made a favorable impression with the
Southern Pacific people, as they are
pronounced not heavy enough for
the work. This is the entering wedge
of an immigration which one day may
call for international interference. The
march of civilization is teaching the
Hindus that man is not accursed
forever and u day and the generations
after him for crossing the 'sKala Pant"
black water, as the ocean is called.