The San Francisco call., 1908-08-15
Gossip Of Rai!waymen

Your letter concerning the deficit
in your Office is highly Ingenious
wrote the official to a subordinate who
was short in his accounts, but circum-
stances compel the belief that it is un-
true.
However. the matter will be hushed
up and nothing more said about it If
you produce affidavits from the two
men you say held you UP. 1 am await
ing favorable reply before taking
action"
Many thanks for the confidence you
have shown" replied the agent. '.As
soon as / find the two highwaymen I'll
secure the affidavit"
THAT man." mused the official when
he read the answer, 4is likely to send
an affidavit anyway. / guess we had
better dispense with his services be-
fore we commit him to a forgery
Epes Randolph, Harriman's repre-
sentative in Mexico, is Fastening con-
struction on the Southern Pacific ex-
tension in that country. On August 1
a section of the line was opened from
San Bias, state of Sinaloa, to CuIiacan
a distance of 1873 miles. which is now
In operation. On Sunday next a part
of the Lomas del Rio division of the
Cananea, Yaqui and Pacific railway
from Lomas, on the Sonora railway
south Of NogaIes, to the Santa Cruz
river, will be opened, a distance of 40
miles. Work on the main line in the
state of Sinaloa has been commenced.
The Richardson company, owning a
large tract of land under irrigation.
has already planted American settlers
on it's lands, and the first party from
California left San Francisco last night
in charge of the we'll known real estate
man, Major c. F. O'Brien. This party
has purchased 1000 acres of land on
which are schools. churches, stores.
waterworks and all other necessaries
of civilized life. 1t is expected that
there will be large colony there in
few months.
A. A. Robinson. who is in the CITY
looking into the cost of completing
the Western Pacific. is one of the
best known railroadmen In the country.
He has many friends on the coast, and,
in fact many of them worked for him
when he was building the Santa Fe.
A. q. Wells. general manager of the
Santa Fe, was his chief clerk once.
and his brother, r. E. Wells of the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
was his secretary; so was Clarence
Wells. Edward Chambers was his clerk
in the commissary department. and
w. r. Scott, assistant general man
ager of the Southern Pacific, also
worked for him.
Robinson built all the lines in KAN
say for the Santa Fe, the main line
from Topeka to Denver, and through
New Mexico to Ell Paso and Silver
City. All the lines in southern Calf
fornia were built largely under his
supervision, and also the lines in
Texas. He also laid out the main line
from Kansas City to Chicago. which
was largely built under his supervisory
He went from the Santa Fe as nresi
dent of the Mexican Central and -prae-
tically rebuilt the main line from, FL
Paso to Mexico city and also ali tbe
branch lines. 1t is said he and James
O. Osgood will be here for some weeks
preparing their report as to- what the
Western Pacific has and what it will
cost to complete the line. This re-
port is to be presented to the syndi-
cate which, 1t is said. will finance the
completion OF the road.
club last Thursday night it was. de-
cided to extend the privileges of the
club to associate MEMBERS and there
will be a special meeting on September
IL to change the bylaws
The Western Pacific railroad tracks
are now within % miles of. Humboldt
Wells and one block of track has been
laid In Oakland.
DR.. A. w. Morton of the Santa Fe
has returned from trip to Europe.