The San Francisco call., 1908-09-25
Gossip Of Rai!waymen


Jack" Inglis of the Union Pacific is
the dean of the local railroadmen.
When Colonel w. D. Sanborn was in
knee breeches Jack" was representing
one-half the transportation interests of
the country. Amos Burr was lisping
baby talk, Joe Mccall was trundling a
hoop and Columbus had just left for
Spain
Despite his great antiquity Jack"
prides himself on his youthful appear
| ance, on the fact that he is the greatest
walker In San Francisco and can tell
| more funny stories In less time than
any man in the business.
Even his greatest friend will admit
that Jack has traces of beauty, and
| it will be admitted also that he has
| a voice SO sweet as to be able to charm
| a bird off branch.
| He was on the Oakland boat the
other evening and remarked to a friend:
Its really wonderful the way chill
dren take to me. l tell you it takes
an old fellow to know how to please
| the little ones. Watch me bring that
child over here pointing to a pretty
| little girl who was with a remarkably
| good looking young woman.
Jack" began to cast a spell about
the child, which the lady noticed. and
she said in a loud voice:
go over, dearie, and talk to grand
| pa"
Its just about my time for
drink" gurgled Jack very red In the
| face.
NJ. j. Costello, assistant traffic man
ager of the Great Northern, arrived in
| the city yesterday on his way TO at
| tend the irrigation congress at AL
buquerque. In speaking of the work
| James J. Hill is doing in the north
west Costello remarked:
I'VE expect to get into Portland by
! October Is, and the only delay in
reaching that city has been owing to
! the fact that some machinery which
was needed for the draw on the Will
| lamette bridge had not arrived. The
northwest is in good shape. There Is
big movement of forest products on
! our lines into Nebraska, the two Da-
| kotas. Minnesota and Iowa, and at
| least $50 cars a day are being sent to
| points in those states.
I'VE are now installing a power
| plant at Chiwaukum, 22 miles from
| our three mile tunnel in the Cascade
| mountains, to light the tunnel, and also
| for the use of the electric locomotives
which are to be delivered to us some
| time in October. These engines will
| haul passenger as we'll as freight
| wonders of the world. 1t will be brill
| liantly lighted and will be really .one
| great white way All discomfort from
| smoke. SCOT and gases will be done
away with and the tunnel will be
| robbed of its terrors."
| Within the last few weeks the West
ern Pacific has increased its force
| steadily and has $500 men at work on
! the road. exclusive of the engineering
1 force. Good progress is being made on
the tunnels On the Potrero tunnel in
| this city the heading is all done, and
! all that remains of the bench to be cut
through is 224 feet. Splendid reports
are received of the Spring Garden tun-
mel. which has a total length of 1906
1 feet, on which excavation is being done
/ at both ends, making combined total
! of 6.545 feet of the heading finished.
| leaving 761 feet to be cut through.
It is asserted that the Southern Pa
cific and the Santa Fe are discussing
the advisability of revising the lumber
rates which heretofore have applied to
I Central freight association territory
! and also to trunk line territory with
the view of making the rate applicable
! to Chicago and the Missouri river gate
ways only, shipments from there be-
| ing subject to the local rates.
|
| A special train bringing the south
| ern members of the California fruit
| growers association who are to attend
the, convention at Kansas City arrived
| here yesterday and last night more
/ cars were attached to the special with
| the delegates from the northern part
| of the state. In all S5 fruit growers
left California for the convention.
The immigration into this state from
! September l is put down at 1000. Og-
1 den leads with 4,500 and Ell Paso second
with 1000 The newcomers are head
| ing for the northern part of the state,
while a fair percentage are settling in
/ the San Joaquin valley.
|
| II. K. Gregory. assistant general pas
| senger agent of the Santa Fe, left last
night for Albuquerque to prepare for
| the reception of the eastern magnates
| of the line, who are to attend the irri-
| cation congress at that place.
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