The San Francisco call., 1908-09-09
Gossip Of Rai!waymen

Samuel Gallagher, of the passenger
department of the Southern Pacific, is
a slow and methodical man. No one
has ever seen Sam in a hurry. He be-
lieves that the man who hurries always
loses time. In speech he is also slow.
On one occasion r. A. Donaldson,
Sans superior. rang for him. As DON
aldson's Office is at the east end of the
Flood building, and as Sam is located at
the west end. it took Sam some time to
reach his point of destination
Meanwhile, Donaldson had forgotten
that he rang for Sam. and suddenly he
found Sam towering above him solitary,
sad, silent.
Donaldson fumbled with his papers,
wiped his eyeglasses. fumbled some
more. looked appealingly at Sam, and
then when the limit of his patience was
reached beloved in tone so loud that
he was heard in Hoods office:
For the Lords sake, Sam, say some
thing"
"Andi to think" some one heard Sam
murmuring to himself, that Donaldson
has had dealings with the military for
the last 20 odd years and does not
know that private must never pre-
sumo to address his superior officer.
Why. would have stood there for 40
years waiting for him to speak"
A bond issue of 100000 is to be float
ed by the Mill Valley and Mount Tamal-
pals railroad. 1t is understood that this
sum will be used in building a road to
Bolinas bay. Grading for the line was
finished some months ago. Rail laying
would have commenced this spring had
1T not been for the financial stringency.
Track has to be laid for five miles, 1t
is said it will cost fully 800, 900 to put
the road in operation.
There is also a report to the effect
that the company will build a hotel at
Bolinas.
The meeting of the American Associa-
ton of Travelling Passenger Agents,
which will be held at Seattle shortly,
will be largely attended. Among those
from this city who will be at the con-
vention are A. p. Stewart of the Alton.
Joseph McIlroy of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, and III. ]. Snyder of the
Mexican Central
Malone Joyce of the Colorado Mid
land, with headquarters at Los Angeles.
is in charge of a party of railroadmen
from the south who are going to Seattle
by way of Yellowstone park.
The invasion of the Pacific North
west by the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul has stirred the Hill lines into
great activity, and the result has been
that Hill has been paying more atten-
tion to the physical needs of his roads.
A. L. Craig, general passenger agent
of the Great Northern, who has been
on a five weeks trip of inspection.
says many improvements are under
way.
During the past two years an i'm
mense amount of money has been ex-
pended on the track said he "Addi-
tional ballast has been put on from
one end of the road to the other and
not only has this been done in suffi-
cient quantity to make a first class
road, but it has been trimmed on the
sides, so as to be attractive to the
eye
Work is being rushed on the Man
zanillo extension of the Mexican Cen
trail The biggest bridge on the line,
known as the Santa Rosa. will be
completed in "a days. A smaller struc-
ture is to be built at Salada. for use
while the Los Yugos bridge is being
finished These bridges are all on the
Guadalajara side of Colima.
About nine kilometers of narrow
gauge track on the coast side of CO.
lima remains to be replaced by stand
ard gauge track before the work of
rebuilding on this part of the extern