The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-01
:. Gossip in Railway Circles.

spend the Christmas holidays than 7
have ever known before" he said. "and
1 believe the reason for this 5 that
the men who are going have made
much more money during the past few
months than formerly and feel that
they can AFFORD to go home and see the
old folks There are a great number
of young men who are going
Last Saturday this Office sold eleven
tickets to foreign ports and the pur-
chasers were Swedes. who told me
that they had been saving money since
the fire to go home and spend Christ
mas in Sweden. They all intend TO re-
turn, and several have signified their
intention of bringing back with them
their relatives and friends The other
day we brought into the city sixty
ScOtchmen, who are all good me-
chanics, and 1 have been informed that
they had not the slightest difficulty in
obtaining employment"
John A GILL who has charge OF the
freight interests of the New York Cen
tral lines in the city. has been III for
the past week and unable TO leave the
house
T. X. Stateler. general agent OF the
Northern Pacific, has recovered his
health sufficiently to leave the sani-
tariun. where he has been cOnfineds
and return to his home in Oakland
J. c. Ford, vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company is in the city for
pleasure and for business. He is ac-
compared by Hervey LIndley, late or
Los Angeles. Ford said yesterday that
he had not been In the city since the
FIRE and that he was simply looking
around Everything is prosperous
vii oT 7 h ~, "a
and I am astonished at the volume OF
the business that is being done here.
Mr. Lindley and I Will leave either
tomorrow or the day after for Los
Angeles Ny visit here has no par
ticular Significance
The news Of the death OF J. Wilt
grod was heard with many expressions
of regret by the employees in the
freight department Of the Southern
Pacific yesterday. Willigrod was a
clerk in the claims department and
his courteous manner and general
kindness had made for him host OF
friends. He was out on a hunting trip
near Burlingame and was taken in
suddenly. His condition was noticed
by some Mexican trackmen, who hailed
passing automobile. The dying man
was brought into this city and passed
away few hours after reaching home.
of the stomach
The officials OF the Southern Pacific
have already coFnmenced TO move into
the Flood building. The first TO be To-
Gated in the new quarters was H J.
Small. general superintendent OF mo-
tive power. William Hood. chief en-
gineer, moved in yesterday. and the
purchasing department. OF which l. O.
Rhodes is at the head. will move in
tomorrow, as will w. II. Mills. land
agent for the northern lands. and
Charles W. Eberlein. who has charge
OF the southern lands OF the railroad
company. It Is said that the passen-
ger department OF the Southern Pacific
will be Installed on the ninth floor
within the coming week. It viii be
the first of January before the freight
lines are in the Flood building
Captain ]. NJ. Mcintyre. who Is In
the freighting business at Grants Pass
Or, and who has secured the contract
for hauling POGO tons OF cement from
the line OF the Southern Pacific TO the
reclamation work at Klamath Falls.
is in the city