The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

dOSSIp OF KdIlWaymen
Don Reside Goosman-probably Guz-
man, for Southern Pacific trainmen are
Indifferent to the proper spelling of
distinguished Spanish names-is resi-
dent of the picturesque town OF Mes
cal, named for the strong brand of
liquor it produces.
Don Reside has a friend there
named Don Antonio Salazar Over
their cups Don Reside made a bet
that he could board a passing flyer
without injury to himself or to his dig
nifty and also steal ride.
Don Antonio took the bet of s. and
several more cups of mescal were con-
sumed while waiting for the express.
See me leap on the train" said Don
Residio, Il will do the act SO grace
fully that the greatest toreador in
Mexico would kill himself for envy"
Don Residio did jump, fell, and lost
the toes of his left foot. The train
was stopped and the crew went to pick
stead of finding Don Residio dead he
was very much alive and objecting
with violent language to Don Antonio,
asking him to pay the lost bet.
The trainmen, deaf to the objec-
tions of Don Antonio. picked up Don
Residio and carried him to Tucson for
medical treatment.
"Bah!r exclaimed Don Reside, "thel
losing of five toes is as nothing to
being carried in a Pullman, and then
think of 1t. being treated in a hospital
like a millionaire. How Don Antonio
must envy me.'
Guatemala will be connected by rail
with San Francisco by September 1,
as President D. P. Doak of the Pan
American line announces that trains
will be running to the border by that
date. Both Doak and J. NJ. Needland,
vice president and general manager
of that road, are now in the City of
Mexico. When the extension Is COM
pleted a traveller can leave the South
ern Pacific at Ell Paso and take the
Mexican Central to Mexico City. from
there to Cordoba over the Mexican
railway, and then by the Vera Cruz
and Pacific railway to Santa Lucretia.
At this point the traveller will trans
fer to the Tehuantepec National and
at San Geronimo take the Pan-Amer-
lean to the border. Track is now laid
within 40 miles from the boundary
and trains are being operated to
Huixtla.
There is considerable speculation as
to the intentions of Hartman on the
Mexican Pacific ittoral in connection
with the Pan-American road. He is
now building as rapidly as he can to
Guadaiajara, but has had agents for
the last year surveying In the neigh
borhood of Chilpancingo. who give as
reason for their being there that they
are hunting timber lands. 1t is thought
that Hartman intends, however, to
continue the road down the coast till
1t touches the line of the Pan-Amer-
ican-
The most important matter to be
considered by the transcontinentall
lines at the meeting in Chicago con-
vening on May 18 will be the form in
which the tariff will be published, and
which must be satisfactory to the in
terstate commerce commission. At the
meeting which was held about year
ago il was determined to publish the
rates, east and west bound. to and
from a list of specified points, which
comprised practically all the points To-
Gated on the different railroads in the
middle, western and eastern states.
After several months work on this
list of points 1t was found that the
method would be impracticable in view
of the enormous expense necessary to
keep the list in proper form. This
method, therefore, was discarded, and
the transcontinental lines will now
endeavor to publish the tariffs to and
from all points In the various states
located on lines that are parties to the
tariff This will simplify the tariff and
do away with considerable work. This
latter method has some drawbacks.
which the transcontinenta1 lines will
endeavor to dispose of at the coming
meeting.
The Southern Pacific has secured
several hundred cars for use during the
fleet week, and more orders for cars
are coming in from all over the state,
and also from outside points. Reno
wired yesterday for four more cars
and Salt Lake City declares that it
has not enough coaches to satisfy the
demand Portland is going to send
down a big delegation, and a special
train will leave there on Saturday
night An enormous rush to Monte
rey is expected on Friday Watson
VILE wants cars for $500 people. Salinas
for 5000, Santa Margarita and points
south of Salinas, wants accommoda-
tions for over 1000; Hollister and Gill;
roy will contribute 1000, and San Jose
1900 Monterey, next to San Fran
cisco, will have the largest number of
people to view the warships.
The California association of traffic
agents. at a recent meeting, decided to
hold the annual convention at Fresno
on October 10 and Ii. No action was
taken with regard to the proposed an
| nual outing to the Yosemite in July.