The San Francisco call., 1908-03-24
Gossip of RalIwaYalen

Heretofore carloads of jelly glasses
or tumbiers which we're not provided
with shoulder. showing unmistakably
that they We're intended for Jelly. have
been charged at the rate of sl-lo per
100 pounds. Notwithstanding the vigor
Gus objection of shippers TO the effect
that such shipments were entitled TO
the rate of IS cents, that being a jelly
glass rate Objections have been so
strenuous. however. that the transcon
tinental lines viii now pass ali jelly
glasses or tumblers. the invoice value
of which does not exceed p cents per
dozen. at the jelly glass rate Il is ad-
mitted by the hest informed trafIicnen
that this is simply an act OF justice 10
which shippers of glassware are en-
titled
The change in the rate is due TO W
C Donnelly of the Santa Fe. The new
jelly glass is so made that when the tin
cover is removed il can be used as a
tumbler. as an inducement to the
thrifty housewife 10 buy At the meet
ing Of the transcontinentel lines Dom
nelly showed one TO ]. " Spencer in
spector of the transcontinentai freight
bureau. and asked what il was.
WHY. it's q tumbleT. What do you
suppose It isg Spencer replied
Well said Donnelly. as he fixed on
the tin cover. What is it now?
That decided the rate and II was
agreed TO give this ware the jelly glass
tariff.
The Southern Pacific announces dates
Of sale Of tickets TO the different con-
ventions in the east. and also gives no
tice that May and tickets VIII be
sold TO New York. with final return
limit of four months. al rates including
full rates east OF transcontinental asso-
citation terminals The dates are named
as follows.
May is. II. Is to Oklahoma City at
Kansas City rates: June Is. fs. 50. July
and .. September ls and Is. sold TO
Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo at
s55 direct routes. with addition OF above
arbitraries for one way Shasta route:
July S. and {. TO Dallas. Tex. at $50
: direct routes. with proDortionate rates.
via Shasta route: June 2, 10 and II. TO
Louisville on account OF international
Sunday school convention; June p to
IS. inclusive, to Cleveland. o., account
National educational association: Aug
ust II and Is. to La Carne. o.. account
national guard shoot: August "a and 25,
tickets viii be sold 10 Cleveland ac-
count Grand Army OF the Republic
s +. Booth. who has been on tour
Of inspection through the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys. says that X
light rain should fall in the course of
the next few days the biggest grain
crop viii result that this state has had
I in the last 10 years The grain is
about a foot high in the Sacram nto
valley and needs wetting. In the san
Joaquin valley there has been an enor-
nous acreage put TO grain. which
promises well. The cherry crop is
large and will be two weeks later than
4
! be looked for from yacavilIe about
April p. Tle peach and apricot crops
are large
A.fH. Payson and " A Bissen re-
turned from the south yesterday and
with them were ]. E. German. freight
traffic manager OF the Santa Fe.
George T. Nicholson third vice presi-
dent; ]. J. ByTne. assistant passenger
traffic manager, and Paul Morton.
president OF the Equitable life assur-
ance society. The party stopped at San
Jose and spent several hours driving
through the country which. owing 10
the fruit trees being in full bloom.
presents lovely view
Guy Y. Shoup. who was for many
years in the law department of the
Southern Pacific. and now al Reno. ar
rived in the city yesterday on legal
business
virgil G. Bogue, chief engineer of
the Western Pacific. has returned from
an inspection trip of the Spring Car
den tunnel
H. ". Thompson of the Rock Island
is in Los Angeles on company business
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