The San Francisco call., 1907-02-06
Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men


dent of the New York Central lines.
died late Monday night in Chicago.
The funeral will be held today. He en-
tered the service of the Vanderbilt
lines in 1894 as general freight agent
of the Lake Shore, and was steadily
advanced until he was elected vice
president in charge of traffic of the en-
tire system. Captain Grammer was so
years old and leaves wife and three
sons.
John A. Gill, general agent of the
freight department. of the New York
Central lines. was apprised of the
death of Captain Grammer yesterday
freight traffic manager of that sys-
tenn. Gill, in speaking of Grammer.
said:
There were few men so universally
liked. He was great friend of the
Pacific Coast and whenever he could
spare the time, came out here. In hon
or of his memory every ticket and
lines in the United States will be
closed tomorrow"
The Transportation Club. which has
taken quarters in the Flood building,
will be informally opened next Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. This is
the first club to have a permanent
habitation downtown. and is the only
club in the city that never left the
burned district. President Alberger an
nounces that when the club is at home
in it's new rooms it intends to extend
general invitation to a housewarm-
ing.
There is weli-defined rumor that
the Western Pacific is looking with
longing eyes toward the lumber dis
tricts of Northern California, and 1t is
said that Gould intends to absorb the
McCloud River Railroad, which would
give him an entrance into the timber
belt. The fact that J. HI. Queal, presi-
dent of the McCloud River Railroad
is at present in the East buying rails
and equipment for the extension of
his line lends color to the belief 1t is
also known that within the past few
weeks the McCloud River line has pur
chased four passenger cars and also a
combination coach. The Gould people
have purchased the Nevada California
and Oregon Railroad, running from
Reno, New, to Madeleine, Cal, the end
of which is only a few miles distant
from the terminus of the MeCloud Riv-
er road The McCloud River line is one
Of the most important feeders CT the
Southern Pacific.
-. isl. LAWS. dSSlStdUt superintendent
OF the Oregon Short Line, arrived in
the city yesterday. and R. H Ingram
general superintendent of the South
ern Pacific lines in the south is ex-
pected today. L. r. Fields. superin-
tendent of the Southern Pacific lines in
Oregon, is also expected to be In the
city today. The assembling of the rail-
road officials is for the purpose of con-
tinuing the conference with the
telegraphers.
G. S. Huntington, contracting freight
agent of the Rock Island Frisco lines.
intends to resign from railroad service
on the first of the month and will be-
come member of a real estate firm
in Oakland. He will be succeeded by
C. L. Gibb.
L. G. Sennard of the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific will
accompany the excursion of the busi-
ness men of Stanislaus County to Los
Angeles next Friday. 1t is the pur-
pose of the party to bring to the atten-
tion of the real estate men of Los An
geles the advantages possessed by San
Joaquin County for the home-s seeker
During the past few months the real
estate men of the southern city have
been taking great interest in the San
joaquin Valley and have been inducing
home-seekers to visit the valley.
w. ]. Shotwell. general manager of
the Gould lines in the city, has left for
Los Angeles. 1t is presumed that he
will attend the sessions of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in that
city.
The freight and passenger ofices on
the New York Central are already in
stalled in their new quarters in the
Flood building and the Union Pacific
moved in last night. The rest of the
foreign lines expect to be in the build
ing by the end of the week. -
g. J. Strong, who is in the Office of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul.
Is confined to his home by sickness. II
is thought he will have to undergo an
operation