The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08


that Hill is pushing the work of
building his road to Portland. and
ithat large numbers of men are busy
constructing the line in different sec
tions. The line is being built on the
north bank of the Columbia river and
is to parallel the Oregon railway and
navigation company's road. When COM
pIeted 1t will give Hill a short line to
Portland
The Great Northern is also doing ex-
tensive work on its new line from
Spokane, which will ultimately be built
to Victoria, B. c.. It Is now as far as
Nighthawk, Wash, a distance of 240
miles, and is being operated as far as
Oroville, 225 miles from Spokane. 1t
passes through an extremely rich coun-
try bothsin minerals and agriculture.
III. r. Judah, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific,
in speaking about summer business.
said yesterday: Judging from the
number of inquiries that we have re-
cefved we expect to do a big out of
town business this year. More people
are going to spend the summer In the
country than ever before. and I look
for big movement after the schools
| close. The inquiry has been large for
Tahoe, Shasta and the Yosemite.
The inquiry for the Yosemite is
larger than usual. The people want to
| use the stage line as well as the new
electric road. The stage line will al
ways hold its own, as 1t gives the vis-
trees"
J. s. Leeds, manager of the Re-
frfgerator Despatch. who has been on
tour Of inspection through the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys, is con-
fident that there will be a fair crop
of fruit Prospects are particularly
bright in the San Joaquin valley, and
though he. thinks that the crop may
/ be light in the Sacramento valley he
Is confident that the grower will make
more money this year than in any
year in the history of the state.
Lauren s. Fish. secretary to James
Horsburgh Jr., general passenger
agent Of the Southern Pacifc, is re-
ceiving congratulations of his friends
on the news of his approaching mar
rfage to Miss Gay Mosher of Berkeley.
Miss Mosher Is one of the best known
OF the younger set in the college town.
The new time card of the overland
trains will go into effect tomorrow. II
| will be fully a week before the sched-
ules for the other trains are decided
| upon.
| w. H. snedeker. general agent of the
Illinois Central, is expected in the city
some time next week. He is at present
in Kansas City.
w. H. Davenport. general agent OF
the Colorado Midland. left last night
for Los Angeles and will be absent for
about one week. -
F.. w. Thompson. general agent OF
the Rock Island-Frisco lines. is at
present on tour through the north
west.
| g. w. Luce, general freight agent OF
the Southern Pacific. is in Los Angeles
on company business.
w. III, Cundey has been appointed
general agent OF the passenger depart
ment of the Denver and Rio Grande
with headquarters at Colorado Springs
| A. Duperu, who was with F. o. Hatch
when the latter was on the Chicaso
Great Western railway, has Joined him
again on the st. Joseph and Grand Is
land and will be the outside man.
There is considerable misapprehensior
as to the route of the Western Pacific
many believing that the Gould line will
pass through the town of Beckwith
This is not the case. The line will rur
to the south Of the town OF Beckwitih
? distance of IA miles. The pass /,
tsBeckwourth and not Beckwith. The
town was named after an army officel
and the pass after an old we'll knowr
halfbreed indian guide, Jim Beck.
wourth.