The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-07
Gossip Of Doings
of Railroad Men

c. B. Devices. manager of the Con-
tfnental Fruit Express, with head
quarters In Los Angeles, is in the city.
Mr. Deeves says that from thirty five
to forty cars of oranges day are
being shipped from the Porterville dis
trict
The Pacific Coast Railway, which
operates wholly within the confines of
the State. has issued a circular an
nouncing that it will not accept
through tickets. coupons or ticket or
ders for transportation to points on its
lines from points without the State of
California. The same notice is issued
by the Columbia and Puget Sound Rail-
road. which operates wholly within the
State OF Washington. This is in &C.
cordance with the Hepburn bill
w H. Davenport, general agent of the
Colorado Midland, who is now in Dem
ver thus writes: Il went to the Or
pheum Theater, and when the perform
ance was about half finished fellow
stepped to the footlights and made an
announcement to the audience to the
effect that on account of the liberal
patronage of the general public during
the past season it afforded the man
agement much pleasure to give those
realistic presentations ever offered to
the public, namely, a head-on collision
between Colorado Midland and a
Denver and Rio Grande passenger train.
The stage was cleared and tiny en-
CINE with two or three passenger cars
rapidly footed to the center of the
stage and stopped. There was a
trifling delay, when the management
announced that they regretted exceed
ia fcA@ L
collision could not take place. since
the Rio Grande. as usual, was ten
hours late"
D. c. Moon, assistant general man
ager Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, is on tour through the
State and is now in Los Angeles.
w. B. Wells, who has been business
manager of the Pacific Monthly, has
resigned from the general manager
ship of that publication to accept the
management Of the Sunset Magazine in
the northwest territory with head
quarters in Portland.
There was a meeting of the chief
rate clerks of the Southern Pacific,
the Santa Fe and the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake lines recently,
when certain changes in the passenger
tariffs were discussed. NJ c. Harris
represented the Southern Pacific, w
r. Moran the Salt Lake line and F.
S. Howard the Santa Fe.
Jay Adams of the Nickel Plate has
gone to the southern part of the State
on business for his company.
Chevalier ]. F. Fugazi, who has a
worldwide reputation as giver OF
banquets, will leave for New York
within few days. The Chevalier is
the general agent of the French line.
E. E. Henderson. general travelling
agent of the French line of steamers,
is In the city on business.
L. F. Cockroft, passenger agent of
the Oceanic Steamship Company, is
still in Sydney, New South Wales, and
has as yet set no date for his COMING
home.
The Barnwell and SearchIight Rail-
road began running trains TO the end
of the track yesterday and the an
nouncement was made also that the
stage will leave the station called End
Of Track daily at 1890 a. m and ar
rive at Searchligtt at / D. M 1t will
leave Searchlight at 1870 o. m, ar
irving at End of Track at 4 D. M, con-
Meeting with the railroad for trains
for Los Angeles.