The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
Gossip of RaiIwdymen

C. w. Durbrow, an attorney attached
to the law department of the Southern
Pacific, has returned from the east
where he attended the annual banquet
of the Yale alumni.
The banquet this year" remarked
Durbrow, was very staid affair, as
we were all on our best behavior, for
Mr.. Taft was present.
1T was not devoid of humor, how
ever and a speech that Taft made was
extremely clever. There was a Rev
DR.. Black there, a Presbyterian minis
ter, who had received degree as
master of arts. In the course of q
speech he observed that he had heard
much of the Yale spirit. he had heard
it was a democratic spirit, that while
he appreciated the Yale spirit, he die
not understand what was meant by
the democratic spirit of Yale. If il
was a democratic spirit, all he had to
say it was a good spirit"
Taft rose to reply, and said:
4 want to enlighten my Presbyterian
friend. 1 am sincerely glad he appre-
ciates the Yale spirit, but the word
democratic is historical reminiscence.'
The passenger and rate situation in
San Francisco for years has been more
or less unsettled on account of the i'm
migrant business from the Pacific coast
TO Europe being controlled by agents
Of Atlantic steamship lines. About
March. 1907, the Nickel Plate road put
in a deal to pay certain steamship and
ticket agents commission. This ar
rangement ran along for several months
and the Erie, which had been deprived OF
practically all of its business on ac-
count OF this commission, put in a S1(
fn
eral of the other lines met the rate
and the result has been that the Sec
ond class New York business has moved
via the lines that had this rate.
At meeting of the presidents ot
the trunk lines It was decided that this
SO rate should be withdrawn Septem.
Der !, and rates restored to their nor.
NAL condition. 1t was further decided
that no commission or salary should bt
paid to any one not exclusively in the
employ Of a railroad company. This
decision has resulted in sending H But
terheld to San Francisco as the genera.
agent Of the Delaware, Lackawanns
and Western. This position was for.
merly held by ]. +. Fugazi.
Zappetini and Peraso represent the
Grand Trunk and also a steamer line
Under this decision they cannot holt
a dual position, neither can they re,
OS-'S SO4llAllsSlou OF salary.
Il am afraid" said c. NJ. BurkhaIte,
to w. A. Bissell, that you don't use
the right kind of fly for catchins
trout prefer the gray hackeI my.
self"
you have had considerable expert.
ence, I presume, in fishing?" asked the
veteran fisherman.
"Oh, yes. a good deal. Now IL
Fresno we always use"
Hold on" cried Bisseu, "if a mar
from Fresno wants to tell me abou
fishing I viii respectfully refer him t
W. H. Bancroft He has a command
Of language which I envy.
Bancroft is a great fisherman, anC
know he will be delighted to heal
what a man has to say on fishing whC
only sees fish on a marble slab
The movement of fresh green frui
has been remarkably large this seasor
and eclipses all past records. Up t
July IS there were sent out of tn,
Sacramento valley by the Southern Pa
cific TO Chicago, New York, PhiIadel
phia, Minnesota and St Paul 2.179 car.
of peaches, plums and pears, as agains
1,221 cars for the same period las
year. There are from So to 40 car
going east every day and reports ar,
that the fruit is reaching destination
in fine condition.