The San Francisco call., 1908-03-31
Gossip Of Rai!waymen

Is a camel subject to the % hour
law as to food. water, rest. etc? This
question is perplexing every train mas
ter on the Southern Pacific. carload
of these animals passed over the west
ern division recently, and student of
natural history said camel could go
eight days without "a drink. Naturally.
this statement created discussion. 1t
was urged by some that this was false.
! Men had been known to go for years
without taking a drink. but they had
| to take liquid in another FORM and
though they knew nothing of a camels
private habits they concluded that
creature with so long neck must feel
thirst acutely.
The argument has been going on for
| a week and it is determined to submit
the question to v. NJ. Smith. chairman
| of the entertainment committee of the
Transportation club. for a decision.
John Ross of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific, in honor
| of the lovely weather, arrayed himself
| last Saturday in his new spring clothes
OF eschscholtzia blue. A dainty straw
hat with a pale green ribbon shielded his
azure eyes from the sun, while pair
| of citrus green gloves protected his
hands from the rude bpffetings of
northern zephyrs-
He was on the midday boat. escorting
| young and fair person to the other
shore, when his poetical discourse on
| the beauty of the blossom festival was
| interrupted by a big rude man. with a
/ purple face and a husky voice. coming
! up to him and saying:
Say, here, beg pardon for interrupt
| ing seeing as you is with lady. But
how about Blondey?"
"Blondey,' exclaimed Ross indig-
nantly Il don't know any person of
! that name
Say, here. you needn't cut UP rough
nohow. You might give me fair
deal"
| The lady looked annoyed. Ross de-
clared it was a case of mistaken iden-
tity He was later assured by Fred
Shoup that his clothes made the man
think he was a book maker, as there
was horse of that name on the track.
Ross is considering the wisdom of max
ing that explanation to his companion.
| The fast train to Portland has been
! decided on by the Southern Pacific and
| the change of time takes erect on
! April 49, 1t is proposed to have the
trains leave terminals at . p. m. and
| reach destination about O'Clock the
next evening 1t will be first class, solid
vestibuled train and will give service
| like that of the Owl between here and
| Los Angeles 1t is said that one of the
main reasons for putting on these
! trains is to develop business between
! California and the Puget sound terri
tory. With this new service passen-
gers will be only one business day on
! the road to Sea tile.
Track is being laid from Redwood
| City across to Dumbarton bridge, and
| in few weeks time will be completed
/ to the trestle work. where it Will be
utilized to make the fill between the
| rows of piles that have been driven
! already. The work of pile driving is
practically finished; all that remains to
! be done is to swing the connecting
| bridge into place. lay track and make
! the necessary fills. This work is. how
/ ever, of an extensive character and will
! take several months to complete.
/ Did you ever play baseball on
ground that has been laid off for a
! townsite?" asked f. NJ. Pomeroy when
| joked about the defeat the railroadmen
met last Sunday. Stakes were as thick
as leaves in autumn" he continued,
| "and | had to be on the lookout not
/ to fall Twice I forgot that | was
running on the future site of big
city and was sent sprawling. Then
| the game was played on side hill
gale. I am willing to wager large
sum that there is not a team in the
/ United States that can beat the Bay
Shore boys on their own grounds.
/ At a recent meeting of the trans
! continental lines the structural iron
mixture was increased by the addition
| of a number of articles that usually
move in straight carload lots. AS the
| Pacific coast jobbers objected to this
| increase in the mixture the subject
will be reconsidered at the next meet
I ing and, if possible, an adjustment will
! be arranged that will more nearly
| meet the views of the San Francisco
/ jobbers.
The Nevada county narrow gauge
road has ordered 524 tons of steel,
which it will use in the construction
! of bridges. The first shipment will
/ start today over the Pennsylvania and
the next shipment will move on May
/ 2. The destination of the material lis
Grass Valley.
/ II. 0. Wilson, who has been trans
ferred to Los Angeles as general agent
! of the Union Pacific swill leave during
! the week for his new home. S. f.
| Booth will succeed Wilson tomorrow
| as general agent of the Union Pacific
| in this city
According to the report of the Amer
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