The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

Frederick shoup of the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific is
man of many parts. He is not only
said to be good looking, but has so per-
suasive a tongue that it would enable
him to sell gold bricks, even to Hetty
Green.
Etiquette and table manners are all
based on common sense remarked
Frederick to Charles Burkhalter and
John Ross, with whom he was dining
at Fresno.
For instance. the reason why man
does not eat with his knife is because
he is afraid of cutting his lips"
We'll. that is true replied Burk
halter, as he lifted the duck on which
Shoup was feasting from Fred's plate
to his own.
You see how simple it is shoup
rambled on, why don't we use fork
for our soup? Why? Because the fork
could not scoop up enough of the soup.
We'll that is an idea" observed
John Ross, the great chocolate expert,
as he appropriated Fred's vegetables.
Everything is based on common
sense" continued the orator. Why do
we have napkins?"
'.Why?' asked Burkhalter. as he
emptied Fred's pint of Chianti.
ITO remove the stains of food from
our fingers and mouths"
Well, are you through talking?"
said Burkhalter. 1T is time to get to
work
Work shouted shoup; why. man.
[ have had nothing to eat"
Nothing to eat?" asked Burkhalter.
Il like your nerve. There is 81 for
extras on my bill ordered by you, and
am worrying like fun how to get
them on my next expense account"
The members of the Transportation
club covered themselves with glory
last night. and it was said that there
never was more successful perform
ance given by the club The minstrel
show was novelty and it's success was
due to the following members who
took part: S. F. Booth. interlocutor;
Bodie K. Smith, bones; e. Fl. Horpey.
bones; j. R. Weeks, soloist; W. w.
webster, tambourine; Harry Graham.
tambourine; e. A. Harnett Robert
Bachrach. soloist; Walter r. Kneiss,
soloist; Benjamin Affs. G. w. Colby,
James, Melvin.
There was also a boxing match be-
tween George Lippman and Harry Gra-
ham. Harry Jarman walked on the
tight rope, Arthur Levinsky delivered a
monologue and Captain w. G. Leale a
dialect story
At the meeting of the committee
which has charge of the farmers train
1t was decided that the train should
| leave here December 10 and be back
on December 49, lay over the holidays
and then go out again. The towns to
be visited are: Colfax, New England
Mills. Auburn. Penryn Gait. Gold Run,
Applegate, Newcastle. Elk Grove.
Acampo. Lodi. Oakdale, Montpellier
Atwater, Turlock, Modesto, Manteca,
Milton, Waterford. Merced, Livingston,
Ceres. Ripon.
The Southern Pacific announces that
work will begin at once on the recon-
struction of the line from San Jose to
Santa Cruz via Glenwood. 1t will be
relaid with IS and 76 pound steel in place
of the present light rail. Work on all
the tunnels is completed with the ex
ception of one which is about half fin
ished.
Wherever possible grades and curva-
lures will be reduced. When the work
is finished trains will run from San
Francisco to Santa Cruz via Los Al
tos cutoff and the reconstructed noun
tain route in two and a half hours,
and from San Jose to Santa Cruz in one
and half hours.
Passengermen generally are some
what exercised over the circular sent
them by the various Atlantic steam
ship lines, intimating that commis-
sions viii be paid on eastbound busi-
ness in connection with steerage
steamer tickets. Tt was first thought
that this was applicable only to lines
east of Chicago, but the fact that the
circulars were received in this city
would lead to the Inference, that the
steamship lines are prepared to pay
commissions west of Chicago.
The hog rates from Missouri river
points to California terminals published
in the transcontinental freight bureau
tariff No. l III was not satisfactory to
shippers. who contend that the basis
will prohibit shipments from that ter
ritory TO California. Investigation made