The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
Gossip Of Ra1waymen :

where connection will be made with
ooth the Northern Pacific and the Ore
goh Railroad and Navigation company
lines.
Inc celery movement has commenced
from the vicinity of Stockton and two
carloads left for the east some days
deo. IL Is believed that fully so cars
VIII be sent to the Atlantic seaboard
oelore thanksgiving day, and that the
total movement Will be in the neighbor-
hood of 300 cars.
All the division superintendent of
the southern Pacific will leave tonight
on thelr annual tour of inspection OF
the system. There will be in the party
w. A. McGovern, Western division; T..
Ahern, coast; w. H. Averill, Los Ange-
res " Burkhalter, Sacramento; Il. M.
w Wortnington. San Joaquin; ]. H. Dwyer,
SHASTA, and w. H. Whalen, Tucson.
ney VIII be absent for month.
Advices from the City of Mexico an
nounce that Epes Randolph. who
represents the Hartman interests in
mexico, has purchased the Certuchenay
Anexas mines in Topic. The purchase is
man interests, and shows that the
Rockefellers are getting a firmer hold
on the neighboring republic.
AS result of the election of Taft,
the Western Maryland has ordered
$l'ooo'ooO of new equipment.
Colonel James F. Burns, who repre-
sented the Australian line of steamers
Tor many years in Sydney. is in the city
on his way to England.
o. w. Luce, general freight agent
or the Southern Pacific, will accompany
and varied knowledge of agricultural
matters.
The Southern Pacific has ordered "a
cars to be built that will be used on the
Alemeda electric line.
Phil X. Gordon left last night for Los
Angeles.
S F. B. Morse. who was for many
years with the Southern Pacific com
pany In Texas, is expected in the city.
he. IN company with a group of CAPT
tallsts, has purchased 5000 acres of
land in Kern and Tulare counties, on
which settlers will be located.
r. A. Martin, agent of the Southern
Pacific at Redding, is in the city on a
visit
II do not see why building should
not be artistic" observed that emf
nent litterateur and art critic, f. G.
Athearn, yesterday.
In connection with his literary labors
Athearn is general superintendent of
railway clubs, of a railroad library,
and also dabbles in philanthropic work.
AT present, in conjunction with Will
liam Ashton, chief engineer of the
Oregon Short Line, Athearn is planning
clubhouses for the Oregon Short Line
that will be the most artistic on any
railroad in the world
Ashton believes that the railway
clubhouse should be pleasing to the
eye and Athearn agrees with him.
The new clubhouse at Mount Pelier,
which is near the great Continental di-
vide" said Athearn. lis to be a per-
fectly beautiful place. 1t will be like
Swiss chalet with a peaked roof, and
the exterior will be such as people
will go miles to see. Ashton thinks
that they all should be exteriorly
beautiful, as beautiful surroundings
have a beneficial effect upon mems
minds, and agree with him.
No" continued Ahearn, refectiyely,
Il shall not introduce any cha
mois in those mountain regions, be-
cause there are plenty of other deer
there. but l will take up the matter
with Ashton
THE lumber interests in California
are exercised over the delay in pub
fishing the lumber rates that have
been in effect from north Pacific coast
points since October TO-" said a rail-
roadman, and number of dealers
have made the assertion that they are
turning down orders. not being able to
make the competitive prices offered by
northern dealers under the reduced
rates in effect from the north Pacific
coast. 1t seems strange, however. that
at the same time they are contemplate
ing an advance in prices. This fea-
ture of the situation would tend to
show that, perhaps, the interstate COM
merce commissions decision reducing
the lumber rates was unnecessary as
we'll as unwise. The cents per 100
pound reduction in the rate, in all
probability, will be more than offset
by the proposed advance in price In
summing up the situation it would ap-
pear that the traffic officials of the
railroad companies are in better po-
sition to say what the rate should be
than the interstate commerce commits
sion. 1t must not be forgotten that
the carriers are interested mutually
with the lumber dealers in 0htaipipU