Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-13
Among the
Railways

S. M. Fisher. chief clerk Of superin-
! tendent II. s. Gable Of the Frisco sys-
tenn at Davenport, To-, Is In Los An
geles.
! G. w. Luce, general freight agent for
| the Southern Pacific railroad, with
| headquarters at San Francisco, Is in
Los Angeles.
A. r. stickney, president Of the Chi
cago Great Western railway, with
| headquarters at st. Paul, Mimi, is in
Los Angeles.
Err. barlow Of indianapolis former
w receiver for the Vandalla railroad,
who has been in Los Angeles for some
time past has gone to San Diego.
f. o. Prince, travelling agent for the
Northwestern road, will be able to re-
sumo his duties the latter part Of this
week, after an illness of several months.
A. N. Brown, general freight agent
for the lei Paso Southwestern railroad.
who has been I'm Los Angeles since
last Saturday, left last night for El
Paso.
The westbound Golden state limited
over the Souther Pacific is scheduled,
beginning Wednesday, to arrive in Los
Angeles two hours later than on the
present time, which Is Ais p. m.
A. Wallin. travelling agent for the
Scandinavian American steamship
lines, with headquarters In New York
city, is in Los Angeles. Mr. Wallin is
here on his annual business trip.
T. Burnau-V arilla of Paris bought a
ticket yesterday to Yokohama. He
leaves today for San Francisco and
will said for Honolulu on February 20,
en- route on a trip around the world.
The Santa Fe California limited is
now scheduled to arrive in Los An
geles an hour later than before the
change of time last Sunday Hereto
fore this train has arrived at 2:15
p. m.
The second Golden Gate tour over
the Pennsylvania railroad Is due to ar
rive in Los Angeles on March ~. Res
ervations have been made at the An
gelus hotel, where the entire party will
be taken care, of.
Senator G. F. Edmonds and party of
six of Vermont arrived in Los An
geles last night over the Southern
Pacific in a private car and will leave
today for Miramir, where they will
spend several weeks
Mrs. william Hodgden. wife Of Cen
eral Freight Agent Hodgden of the
Vandala railroad, with headquarters at
st. Louis, is a guest at the Angelus
to Los Angeles by party of friends.
]. D. Mcmillan of New York is due
to arrive in a private car Wednesday
morning over the Santa Fe road. Mr..
Mcmillan is bringing his wife, who is
an invalid, to Los Angeles, believing
that the mild climate will aid her In
recovering her health.
M. F. Van Horn, district passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania lines, with
headquarters in Los Angeles, went to
Riverside yesterday to meet the Elks.
who are coming west over the Salt
Lake road from Salt Lake City, and &C
company them to Los Angeles.
The livestock business handled be-
tween Salt Lake City and Los Angeles
by the Salt Lake is gradually being
cattle and sheep were received in one
day last week by Hitchcock & Jones,
buyers for the Los Angeles Packing
company.
A. Jay Gottschalk, ticket clerk for the
Santa Fe, accompanied by D. w. Ma
loon, grand secretary of the Royal Ar
canum, will go to San Diego Thurs
day night to attend banquet and
general meeting of the order in that
place. Mr.. Gottschalk will give an adj
dress from the standpoint of the ex-
I. T. Dyer, superintendent of tele-
graph for the Salt Lake road, with
headquarters in Los Angeles, said yes
terday that part Of the material for
placing the cables and wires under
ground, which are now strung on poles
belonging to the Sunset Telephone and
Telegraph company on Los Angeles
street, has arrived and that work will
be commenced Immediately.
Electric Lights for Mail Cars
The various railroads over the United
States are taking all of the steps pos
sible to prevent the destruction of
Uncle Sans mail entrusted to their
care. To prevent mail trains from
burning during wrecks the mail. cars
on all of the Hartman roads are to be
lighted with electricity instead of gas.
Motors will be attached to the car
axles and electricity genera ted in that
way. Before starting on runs the stor
age batteries will be charged in the
roundhouSes and afterward the rota-
ton of the aXles will keep the motors
going
Burning Of Body Causes Suit
John Girard of Blackfoot, Idaho, has
filed suit in the Salt Lake City courts
to recover $4,000 damages from the
Union Pacific railroad because his
wifes body was burned in a railroad
collision. Mr.. Girard says that in De-
cember last he started to take his wife's
body from Blackfoot to the old home of
the family in Montreal, Canada, for
burial; that he took the Union Pacific
train from Green River, Wyo., toI
Omaha, Neb., and that on the way there
was collision due to the carelessness
of the company's employees and that the
car which contained the body was
burned.
AS q result OF this distressing calam-
ity Girard says he has suffered and
still suffers pain and mental anguish;
furthermore he was prevented from
burying his wife in the old home town.