The San Francisco call., 1907-01-24
Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men


The following circular will shortly
be issued by the Southern Pacific for
the benefit of those persons who will
get reduced rates or hold passes; "a
person holding a reduced rate order
good in one State, and desiring TO
go into another State, is obliged TO
purchase through ticket from start
ing point to destination at full pun
lished rates. Any person who makes
use of such reduced rate within the
State to reduce the full regular pub
lished rate an interstate journey
by the Interstate commerce act is sub
ject to a penalty by the United States
of not less than 500, nor more than
| $4,000"
She was an artistic blonde, accord
ing to James B. Duffy of the Santa Fe,
and had a host of admirers of all
kinds of railroad men. She was also
a stenographer to a stout and an fras-
chile railroad official. He dictated 10
her small volume of letters and then
he left the office say,ng next day ne
would sign the correspondence.
That night he died
! The blonde stenographer knew the
| letters were important so she mailed
! them with this postscript: "Since writ
| ing this letter 1 died. So excuse my
not signing It.
H. A. McCunoch has been appointed
assistant general manager in full
| charge of operation, of the Pan-Amer-
| lean Railroad. This is from the latest
/ circular issued by L. NJ. Fletcher, as
sistant to the president.
G. s. Fee. passenger traffic manager
| of the Southern Pacific. left yesterday
morning for Chicago. to be present at
the meeting of the Transcontinental
! Association. which will be held in that
city some time during the month. Fee
was accompanied East by A. Nj. Gle
land, general passenger agent OF the
Northern Pacific.
III. X. Gregory, H. P. Anewalt and
! other officials of the Santa Fe have
| been experiencing, in common with
other less distinguished citizens, the
difficulty of obtaining coal, and so,
with great foresight. they sent for
carload of fuel from the Santa Fe coal
mines at Gallup, New Mexico, which
! they brought here, paying full rates
! for transportation. Then came another
! difficulty. They could not find man
/ to undertake the contract of unloading
4 the coal and delivering 1t to the diff
! ferent houses. Finally man with
cart was found. He was Indifferent.
/
and that he would be given as long as
he liked to deliver the coal, he con-
sented.
II will move the COAL" he told Greg
ory, after taking the matter into con-
sideration but look here. don't
want any kick if you are few tons
! shy. You see, l am little short of
coal myself, and so is my brother-in-
law and so is my sister" Gregory is
wondering now whether he will ever
get any of that coal
]. D. Magill of the Rock Island Fris-
CO lines is in the San Joaquin Valley
i on business for his company.
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the spring some time for the Philip
pines, where they have been for tlle
last two years on Mr.. Carrigan's hemp
ranch near Davao. Miss Carrigan
went to Europe last summer at the
time Jack Carrigan came here, and
since then she has been travelling on
the continent
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Robbins (for--
merly Miss Alice Ames), who have
made their home in Paris for the las
four or five years, will return shortly
to Boston. which is DR.. Robbins home.
and probably will remain there or in
that vicinity permanently. 1t was
their intention to come to San Fran
cisco to live, but the changed condi-
ton of affairs here has altered their
plans. This will be matter of great
regret to their many friends here. who
were anticipating with pleasure their
arrival in San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Holman, who
have been living In Sacramento for
several years past, are now at Cloyne
| Court, Berkeley, and will make their
home permanently either there or in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster Dutton,
who have been in Honolulu since the
early fall, arrived on the Korea yes
terday and will be gladly welcomed
by their friends here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dutton went out on a visit to Mrs
buttons sister. Mrs. Macfarlane, but
decided to remain for most of the win
ter, so have had a cottage of their
/ own.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Beedy were re-
Gently guests of friends in Menlo
Park over the weekend