The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Gossip of the Doings
OF Railroad Men

One of the pleasantest forms of en-
tertaining is now denied to rail-
road chiefs. 1t is no longer legal for
general manager or a traffic manager,
or, for the matter OF that. even Harri-
man himself, to take friends on free
trips. Under the new interstate COM
merce law If a man should accept an
invitation he would have to pay his
fare just as if he were travelling in an
ordinary coach. This is definitely set
forth in a circular just issued by the
different railroad companies. and
which says: The word family on
the pass includes only those who are
actual members of the holders house
hold, in ACCORDANCE with the require
ments of the interstate commerce act.
Any other occupants of the car must
be provided with proper individual
transportation"
They were on the Livermore branch
and all were enthusiastic rancheros
like Carlton C. Crane, who farms his.
place at Decoto at night and attends to-
railroad business during the day. They
were talking of the richness of the
soil and the salubrity of the climate,
when Crane observed:
You bet the Livermore Valley is the
healthiest valley In the State. Now,
did you ever hear of man dying in
Niles. sunol or Decoto from appen-
dicitis?'
At this moment Johnny Bernard
came into the car. and to be pleasant
and also to boom the beauty of Fern
brook Park when he got the chance
he Joined in the discussion.
Appendicitis" he exclaimed, why,
Crane, that is not on the Southern Pa
cific. That is one of the new stations
on ha In
nard saved the honor of the Livermore
Valley from any aspersion that might
have been cast upon it,
The Western classification commit
tee will meet next Tuesday at the Ho-
tel Alcazar, st. Augustine. Florida, for
the consideration OF docketed business
and the revision of rulings issued by
the chairman since July II, last.
F. W. Thompson, general Western
agent of the Rock Island-Frisco sys-
tenn, returned yesterday from Los An
geles. In speaking of conditions in
the southern part of the State he said:
The weather has been so inclement
that it was impossible for oranges to
be picked, but when they are gathered
they will be sent East rapidly. The
car situation is all right and there will
be no delays in shipping the fruit. 1
met all the principal hotel men in the
south and was assured that the tourist
travel would be as heavy this year as
last. The tide of travel will set in late
this season, owing to the open winter
in the East"
]. ]. Byrne, assistant passenger traf-
f1c manager of the Santa Fe will ar
rive in the city tomorrow.
B. f. Mcdaniel, freight and passen-
ger agent of the Santa Fe at Santa
Rosa is in the city.
There will be a meeting of the for
eign agents in the city tomorrow in
the office OF Passenger Traffic Manager
c. S. Fee Of the Southern Pacific. to
discuss arrangements of moving into
the Flood building and also to settle
on signs and other details. 1t is hoped
that the majority Of the foreign lines
will be housed in the Flood building
by the first of next month.
DR.. Ainsworth, chief surgeon of the
Southern Pacific. is on his way home
from the East.
s. A Story. manager of the Lake
Shore and Lehigh Valley Despatch. will
arrive in the city tomorrow. He has
been in the southern part of the State
and waited in vain to see some sun
shine
Joseph McIlroy. general agent of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, has re-
covered his health and is so far i'm
proved as to be able to visit the city.
Harry Buck OF the Pennsylvania line
started south the other day, but got
only as far as Salinas. He reports that
the country around watsonvilIe is a
huge lake. The Chinese quarter in that
town is completely under water
James Patterson, chief clerk of the
Chicago Northwestern, has returned to
the city after vacation trip to his old
home In Scotland Patterson believes
that Scotland is one of the greatest
countries on the face of the globe. but
also believes that California spoils a
man from living in any other part of
the world 1t was forty years since
Patterson had seen his native town,
You were pretty prominent at the
party last evening"
"Yes. / was failing NV oo<eD