The San Francisco call., 1906-11-28
Gossip Of Doings of
Railroad Men

). u. lsaacs. consulting engineer for
tne entire Hartman system, left yes
terday for Chicago, which, in future.
Will be his headquarters. About one
year ago Julius Kruttschnitt appoint
ed him consulting engineer for the
hartman lines and Isaacs was con-
graduating himself that he would not
be compelled to live in Chicago. Isaacs.
besides having full charge of all bridge
building and structural work. has a
special car department, that of forestry,
as 1t is the intention of Hartman to
plant extensive forests along his va
rious lines.
S. F. Booth, general passenger agent
OF the Union Pacific, tells the follow
ing story on some travelling men who
were on the limited with him COM
Ing from Chicago. The commercial
men were talking on train service
when one said, "This train is only
equaled by the Santa Fe's Sunset
Limited" The other man spoke up
and said: 1T is not the Santa Fe's Sun
set Limited but the Los Angeles Linn
tied That Is the correct name. A man
that travels as much as you do should
get names right Then up spoke
Booth: Gentlemen, hate to break into
a conversation. But you mean the
Southern Pacific's Sunset Limited" and
turning to the last speaker he said.
THE Los Angeles Limited is the fast
train Of Mr.. Clark's road. while the
Santa Fe's fast train is the California
Limited" Well" replied the first
speaker, not at all abashed by the cor
rection. '"They are all Limited as far
Is comfort goes. Why don't you peo-
pie. out West run trains like some of
the Eastern roads?"
e. P Waite. who was for twenty
years with the Great Northern in a
variety of positions, is on a trip to
the city. He resigned from the serA
vice of the railroad on November to
embark in private business.
F. w. Thompson, general agent of
the Rock Island. has returned from
the southern part OF the State and, like
all other railroad men, brings back
glowing accounts of what is being
done in the southern city. 1T never saw
such travel into California" he re-
marked yesterday. "The day left Los
Angeles there were FIVE thousand
trunks piled up at the Arcade depot.
went over to the Hotel Green in Pasa-
dena and that immense hotel is full.
and there are a greater number of
reservations ahead than In any time
in the history Of the building. The
be able to take care of all this travel
with their two new big hotels and
the hoped for rapid completion of
the Wentworth. What is good for
Los Angeles is good for this part of
the State and 1t means that our peo-
pie must get in and build hotels. They
have had good rain in the south
There has been also a fair fall of snow
in the mountains and everybody is
cheerful"
Captain J. o. Bradford, who for the
past thirty eight years has been with
the Wells-Fargo Company. is to have
charge of the new branch office which
will be opened this week at 1928 Geary
street, three doors west OF Fillmore.
J. HI. Wallace. engineer of mainte-
nance OF way for the Southern Pacific,
is on an inspection trip of the lines
over the Sierras.
There was a meeting yesterday of
ticket agents working for the Southern
Pacific, the assembly being held In the
nave of the ferry building. The new
form of ticket was explained to the
men. Among those present were J.