The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
Gossip Of Rai|waymen

No guns will pop at Chips island
today. No laughter will awaken the
echoes of the marsh. No merry Quips
will be heard at the log cabin, for
even William c. Donnelly has forsaken
the preserve to try his luck elsewhere
at shooting canvasback, mallard,
widgeon or teal
A week ago a body of ardent sports
men were slaughtering ducks all
around Chips island. Albert Uhl was
getting them by the trainload at Joyce
island, Captain Seymour had too many
for his launch to carry to Cygnus,
while George Herbert Of San Jose,
who was the guest Of a we'll known
clubman, got the limit before he was
an hour on the marsh.
But never a duck showed itself on
Chips island. The circumstance de-
manded an examination and Donnelly
convened a court martial for the
keeper.
After an exhaustive trial It was
learned that the keeper, to allay the
pangs of hunger and to Stake his thirst
for gore, had killed four ducks=the
last of that heroic flock that had with
stood the attacks of Donnelly and his
hunters.
A new keeper is now installed at
Chips island, and till the season closes
the shooters on that preserve may be
assured that the new man will use all
paciflc arts to keep duck there, so
as to allow Donnelly and his friends
some fun in firing off cartridges.
Railroad commercial officers are more
or less disturbed over the fact that
there is no movement of barley or 9TH
er California cereals to the east this
year. 1t may be remembered that a
year ago the brewerieS of St. Louis.
Cincinnati. Chicag go and Milwaukee used
10000 tons of our barley. while the
present crop figures TO date seem to
show that it will be necessary to bring
barley into the state this year. Last
year the crop in Oregon, Washington,
the Dakotas and Minnesota was short,
while we had a big crop. This year
we have half a crop, and while our
barley is of superior quality. eastern
brewers are not disposed to pay the
prices necessary to move the product
II. r. Judah. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific
will leave Tuesday for Mexico with the
Mexican excursion. The train will be
packed to its limit, as there will be
It's passengers. Miss Judah will be one
of the party. The train will probably
reach the City of Mexico December 10.
where the party will disband and come
home Individually Frederick Shoup,
travelling passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific, will also accompany the
excursion.
Melone Joyce of the Colorado Mid
land. who represents that road in Los
Angeles. is in the city on a visit.
William woodhead, manager of the
Sunset Magazine, lett last night for
trip through the south
Colonel w. d. Sanborn of Burlington
will leave for the east on short vaca-
ton. The colonel is in need of
change after his late severe illness.
BY the first of the year the tracks
of the California Northeastern will
have reached Holland on klamath
straits.
Conrad E. Spens, general freight
agent of the Burlington, is on visit
to the city and is accompanied by w.
w. Elliot freight agent of the same
road at Los Angeles. In speaking of
present conditions, Spens remarked
that business was remarkably good
west of the Missouri river.
Charles Fisher, chief clerk of Abner
S. Mann's office. has left for vaca-
ton He is one of the best liked men
in the passenger department of the
his holiday will restore him to perfect
health.
J. c. Irons of the freight department
of the Canadian Pacific has been IN the
civ on a short visit.