The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
Gossip Of Doings of
Railroad Men. =


Watsonville to try to secure two hum
dred carloads of apples for shipment to
the East. The apple crop in that dis
trict is said to be larger than usual and
will amount to about one thousand cars
Edward Penn. city ticket agent for
the Canadian Pacific, has returned from
Yosemite Valley.
r. A. Valentine who has been re-
lieving Edward Penn in the office of
the Canadian Pacific, has returned to
Los Angeles.
Henry Avila of the Union Pacific was
entertaining his friends at the ferry
building with a dog story yesterday
Henry is the owner of a particularly
fine collie. Four months ago he gave
the collie to a man who lives IN San
Anselmo. To Avila's great surprise.
when he opened the door of his house
the other morning there was the col
lie in a half starved condition. lying
how the dog managed to pass the gate
keeper at Sausalito unchallenged.
w. H. Murray. chief clerk of the pas
senger department on the Union Pacific
tells the following story on himself
In his position he comes In contact with
a number OF theatrical people, and
when he was out here one year ago he
was introduced to a gentleman who
runs "a cafe"
He met this man on Fillmore street
last Friday, who hailed him with the
question:
Say, what company are you with
now?"
Il am on the U. P," replied Murray
~. P. Oh, 1 see. Up against 1t.
Well. well, old man, you were a pretty
good spender when you were here be-
fore, and you are always welcome to a
drink in my place"
S. F. Booth, general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific, returned yester-
day from Los Angeles. Booth says the
orange crop is going to be large and
also the tourist crop, and he believes
there is more money in the tourist crop
than in the orange crop.
c. E. Smith has been appointed city
freight and passenger agent of the
Colorado Midland in Los Angeles under
Joyce Malone, who is the division
freight and passenger agent for that
territory.
W. E. Durkee, general auditor for the
greatest baseball enthusiasts in the
West. There was a time when there
was great rivalry between the freight
auditors office of the Union Pacific and
that of the Burlington as to which had
the best team OF late years this RI
valry has declined, but it has now
taken new lease of life and Durkee's
Office received a challenge a few days
ago to meet the Union Pacific nine on
the diamond. Durkee looked over the
team and shook his head. Then he
wired the following message to the
general agent of the company in Kan
sas City:
Send me two clerks quick. Must be
good catcher and first baseman."
Charles Nelson, general agent of the
Lake Tahoe Railroad. is In the city
after brief visit to the lake. He says
that the Tavern was closed last Mon
day after an exceptionally good sea-
son, and that the company intends to
add fifty more rooms.
c. E. Smith Of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific is in
charge of the special train on which
the Knights of Columbus left this
morning for Sacramento for the pur-
pose of installing officers. About six
hundred were scheduled to leave from
this city, and seventy more were to
join the party at Vallejo. One hun
dred are expected from Marysville, and
another hundred from Chico. The
Knights will be looked after in Sac
ramento by James O'Gara, city ticket
agent of the Southern Pacific, who is
the head Knight of the Sacramento
Council.
H. D. Judah assistant general pas
of ha
will leave for trip to China and japan
next Wednesday.
c. F. Tarbox, city ticket agent of
the Toledo, st. Louis and Western, bet
ter known the clover Leaf Route, is
on visit to the coast, and will tour
through the southern part of the State
G. F. Richardson of the Southern
Pacific is on visit to Los Angeles.
At recent meeting of the California
Association of Traffic Agents at the
rooms of the Transportation Club the
following were elected to membership:
j. j. HaFner of the Santa Fe, z. F.
Cleveland of the Chicago and Great
Western, c. W. Jennings of the Wash
ington-Sunset Route, r. A. Murray of
the Great Northern, E. L. Gurney of
the Colorado Midland, +. ]. Harrington
of the Santa Fe, John F. Simmons of
the Northern Pacific, Grove Lowry of
the Union Pacific. C. B. Sealey of the
Southern Pacific, L. B. Fugazzi. H. NJ
Thompson of the Santa Fe, G. f. Miller
j. o. Evans, w. H. Grimmelman, w. j.
Moran, o. f. Schuer, NJ. w. Fitzgibbon
and j. B. Guildea.
A. p. Stewart of the Alton Route re-
signed as second vice president,
and George A. Ruple of the Hrie De-
spatch was elected to succeed him.
The following are the officers of the
association: E. E. Wade, president
E. S. Harrison, first vice PRESIDENT
George A. Ripple, second vice president:
George G. Fraser, secretary-treasurer
executive committee, e. e. Wade, G. w
Colby, H. F. Dorgeloh, N. w. Hall and
z. H. Torkey.
DESERTS HIS WIFE AFTER
MARRYING HER TWICE