The San Francisco call., 1906-11-24
Gossip In Railway Circles

willie last night to look into the orange
shipments from that part of the State.
In speaking of that territory Nicely
monds said: There will be about
1900 TO 1900 cars shipped out of Porter
vile, Lindsay and Exeter this yeaH
Some fifty to sixty cars are sent out
daily. The shippers are getting good
prices for their fruit. They will have
it East in time for the Thanksgiving
and Christmas trade"
Amos Burr of the New York Central
lines is on "trip through the San Joa-
quin Valley.
Billy Vice has lost none of his old
time sang froid. Il tell you" he said
10 a railroad man. Il am perfectly in
fatuated with Judge Cotton. The way
he is prosecuting me fills me with ad-
m1rat1on- tell you. boys, we railroad
men always employ the best legal tai
ent- 1t is a pleasure to be prosecuted
by a lawyer and a gentleman, and
Judge Cotton is my idea of what a
lawyer should be. / am going over to
shake hands with him" And Vice did.
and complimented the Judge on the
handling Of the case.
s. F. Booth. general passenger agent
Of the Union Pacific, returned last
night from Chicago. where he had been
attending a meeting OF the general
passenger agents OF the system.
H. v. Blaisdel. travelling passenger
agent of the Union Pacific is back
from Lodi Blaisdell says that Lodi
besides having great reputation for
the raising of splendid grapes, is. VIM
ming renown for raising fine poultry.
A. large number of turkeys will be
shipped out of there this Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
c. r. Robinson OF the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific ac-
eompanied the party of Mystic Shrin-
ers to Go1dheld- The train consisted OF
seven Pullmans and two diners
The latest Improvement on the Union
Pacific is the wreck alarm" system
used to call all members of the wreck
ing crews or departments TO duty. An
alarm is being installed in the homes
or attaches Of the wrecking depart
ment of the Union Pacific at Cheyenne.
One or all members can be summoned
at once by switching on the alarm.
This method viii save much time in
getting the men together. When the
system Is installed the Old-time custom
of calling wreckers out by blowing the
shop whistles will be abandoned.
The effect of the railroad ticket tar
in Germany is indicated by the passen-
ger earnings of the Prussian and He's
sian state railroads in August, the frst
month of the taxes. During the first
four months of the fiscal year ending
with July their passenger earnings
had increased no less than per cent
rejecting the high degree OF prosper
ity prevailing. which is noticeable this
year In Germany as in this country. In
August the increase was a little less
than 31z per cent As the imposition
of the tax was known long beforehand.
doubtless more than usual of the i'm
pOrtant summer pleasure travel was
done before August to save the In
creased cost, thus swelling June and
July and reducing August earnings
The later months will show better the
permanent effect Of the tax.
L. c. Fritch. who has been appointed
assistant to the president of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad, with Office at
Chicago. entered railroad service with
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in
1884 in the engineering department.;
was promoted to assistant engineer
and in October, 1892, was appointed en-
gineer maintenance OF way OF the same
company and chief engineer of the
Cincinnati and Bedford Railroad. In
November, 1892, he was appointed dfvi-
sion engineer of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, which company alb
sorbed the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road September, 1899, was appointed
superintendent Of the Mississippi divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad In February 1904
he entered the service of the Illinois
Central Railroad, being engaged in
special work for the assistant general
manager. In 1905 he was appointed
assistant to the general manager. Mr.
Fritch was for several years secretary
of the American Railway Engineering
and Maintenance of Way Association
He is also a member OF the American
Society of Civil Engineers
c. Nj. Taylor, for twenty years super-
1ntendent Of motor power OF the gen
eral western division of the Santa Pc
has rendered his resignation and will
accept position with the Rock Island
in the same capacity on the Choctaw.
Oklahoma and Gulf branch. He will
assume charge on December l.