The San Francisco call., 1906-11-22

i Vice President and Chief Counsel w
J. Bartnett of the Western Pacific re-
turned yesterday from trip TO the
East. 1t is said that Mr.. Bartnett.s
visit to New York was on personal
4 business
w ]. Shotwen, general agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande and also d.
rector of the Western Pacific. in speak
4 ing of the new road yesterday, OBJ
served: We do not find the least
difficulty in keeping big number of
men at work. Everything is going on
as smoothly as can be expected erd
1 the construction of the tunnels is ~
ceeding satisfactorily. We received
yesterday at Salt Lake City 500 ballast
cars and 500 fiatcars, TO be used in
road building. There are nearly ninety
miles completed out of Salt Lake, and
we have every reason to believe that
the building of the road Will go much
faster than we expected
A Ottinger will leave this evening
for a weeks stay at Byron Hot Springs
for the benefit of his health. OttinTsr
has not recovered from the effects of
his being thrown out of his buggy
some time ago.
E w Prince of the passenger de-
partment of the Santa Fe lectured last
night at San Jose on the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado.
The general agents and the clerks
of the foreign lines doing business in
this city have come TO the conclusion
be beneficial to their health. and so ell
Offices will be promptly closed down at
1870 p. m. on that day
T. R. Tilley. who is still confined to
his home in Oakland as the result of
injuries received in a street car ac-i-
dent was called upon by a number OF
brother city passenger agents last
Tuesday night One of the passenger
men, who knows something OF surgery.
says Tilley may be expected to be seen
al the Union Pacific o.Aces by the first
of the month
The funeral of Miss Kate Burns took
place yesterday Miss Burns had been
for many years stenographer to Cap
tain Payson and had host of friends
among railroad people. She was i'll
only a few days. and the news OF her
ciates in the Santa Fe offices.
meeting of the Peninsula Promo
tion League has been called for De-
cember and the convention will be
held in San Mateo. The object is to
discuss the opening of the bay shore
cutoff and the effect the shortening OF
the time will have on the trains be-
tween Sunnyvale and this city
John Ross of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific. who was
sent TO report on the travel between
this city and Napa over the new route.
has returned.
w S. Pladwel has been appointed
chief of the Oakland Information
bureau. PladwelI has been for several
years connected with the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific.
The Oakland city ticket Offices of the
Southern Pacific will be moved on De-
cemoer ] from their present location
TO Thirteenth and franklin streets
The cempany is putting up fine build
ing on its own property.
James Horburgh. Jr. general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific
returned yesterday in company with
E. O. Mccormick from Paso Robles.
DR.. ]. A. colliver. one OF the Southern
Pacific associate surgeons in Los An
geles. who has been six. months in New
York engaged in special study. has re-
turned and is passing a few days in
this city with friends before going
home DR.. Colliver was fortunately on
the train when the dining car blew up
and was able to render aid TO the in
jured.
Z. Schillingsbnrg. district freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific at San JOSS. was in this city yes
terday.
The freight traffic officials of the DIFF
ferent lines believe there will be a
complete revolution in the shipping Of
fruit when the new shipping crate, in
vented by w r. Stokely of Atlanta.
Ga. is put into general use. This crate
is cylindrical in form and is composed
OF a number of cells. In which the fruit
can be placed so that It will not come
In contact with other fruit thus avoid
ing the danger of bruising. 1t does
not matter whether the crate is turned
upside down or not. the fruit is per-
fectly safe. The crate is also well
ventilated. and as air can freely pass
through it, there will be need of less
icing. IT is claimed that hot or cold
air can be forced through the crate and
come in contact with each piece of fruit
in every crate In the cargo Oranges
viii be first shipped in the new crate
during the present season and experts
believe that the fruit will reach the
Eastern markets in better condition
than when packed in the old-fashioned
boxes.
The Santa Fe announces extensive
purchases of new equipment for the
coming year. Orders now in foot up
$500 freight cars. 100 cabooses o paz-
senger cars and so engines. for de-
livery mainly in April. May and June.
OF the new freight cars 1900 will be
gondola. 400 ballast. 500 drop bottom,
stock. $500 box and 500 refrigerator.
The passenger cars will comprise twen-
ty first-ciass coaches. twenty smokers
and twenty chair cars. all electric-iikht-
ed and built by the Pullman Company
Ten baggage and FIVE postal cars com
plete the list.
REFUGEE CHILDREN To BE
MADE HAPPY on CHRISTMAS
Performance and Treasure-Iaden Tree
Mt Colonial Thentcr VIII GLADDEN.
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