The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
Gossip Of. RalIwaynen

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Does it ever occur to YOU" said the
passenger. that while you arc riding in
Gloriously upholstered sleeper, gIid-
ing over the rails like swallow skim
ming the surface Of a pond, that the
railroad company in addition TO haul
ing over its tracks your own $50
pounds has to haul two tons of weight
of the car in which YOU arc riding?
And then. sir, ! understand you
complain of the service. Are we not
putting in a dental lavatory? VIII not
much per garment? Not cheap, sir.
Nothing is cheap about the Pullman
company not even the expected tip.
The ingratitude of the public amazes
me Here is the railroad company
hauling two tons OF extra dead weight
Here arc cars which would have made
Observation-Disclosures OF any other old
heather sit Up and take notice, and
there are kicks-kicks about the
service
say. boss said the mild passenger.
will you tell me how much money the
Pullmah company loses by making a
man pay $50 for riding l26 miles. on
the ground that it IS after D. m. and
some person may Want to so TO bed? +?
You shove a man in the smoking see
ton OF your two ton dead igit of q
sleeper and charge him the same price
as if he was going TO occupy your bed
Of torture and then expect him not to
kick Would YOU kindly tell me from
what part of the world you come Must
be from Deadman's land, where there
are no kicks coming
Louis stanton OF the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul says that the fol-
lowing story is true, because ii was
told him by a dried fruit man of San
Jose:
According to the dealer in desiecated
produce, a man applied TO a railroad
man in San Jose for pass TO the
east.
Nov" said the rairoadman. you
know as we'll as do that / would like
TO oblige you in this matter, but it is
simply Impossible, as the. interstate
commerce commission is strict in this
regard and it would be impossible to
accommodate YOU
But" persisted the man, cant
get a half rate or something lower
than the regular fare?"
Il don't sec how YOU can.
Well don't you give the clergy a
half rate?"
But you are not clergyman"
NO. but l am lay reader' in q
church
AT that rate we may be able to
give you the rate on poultry said
the railroad man, as he burst into a
laugh at his own wit.
1t has been customary for shippers
of citrus fruit from California to east
ern points TO consign shipments to
themselves or to an agent and when
sold ordered delivered without presen-
tation OF the original bill of iading.
Many of the shipments are diverted
and it is not always possible to have
the bill of lading at the point where
final disposition OF the shipment is
made Eastern lines object to the
method OF effecting delivery and have
urged the transcontinental lines to is
sue an order that the bill of lading
must be presented before delivery can
be made.
The California lines. ever watchfui
of the interests of the producers and
shippers of California products. are in
sisting on the present method OF pro-
cedure that is, delivery of the goods
upon order of shipper or shippers
agent without delivery OF the bill of
lading. They contend that if this
privilege was withdrawn. such action
would undoubtedly curtail distribution
of citrus fruit at eastern destination
to serious extent.
The next motorcars the Southern Pa
cific will place in service will be be-
tween Modesto and Stockton The
next after that will be on the Los Altos
cutoff and then on the Sanger Porter
Vile branch.
In it's latest bulletin the car service
efficiency committee of the American
railway association states that the
total number of IDLE cars reported by
the railroads of the United states and
Canada was 110,912, as compared with
115,036 the preceding fortnight. Cars
in shop show a decrease of $4,000,
making an actual Improvement equal
to drawing $4,000 idle cars back into
service during the two weeks. The
New England roads show slight in
crease in surplus equipment but like
the increase on the roads in Illinois.
Iowa, Wisconsin and the Dakotas, this
is attributable to the return of cars
from the shops. Substantial improve
ment in the demand for cars was again
reported from New York, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and other
F. f. Calvin, vice president and gem
eral manager Of the Southern Pacific,
has returned from an inspection OF the
lines in the southern part of the state.
John Sebastian, passenger traffic
manager of the Rock Island lines, went
up Mount Tan1alpais yesterday.
P. X Gordon of the Washington sun
set route has returned from a trip
through the southern part of the state
The new hunters train that the
Southern Pacific has put on between
this city and Fresno is meeting with
great success. 1t leaves the city at
> p. IN. every Saturday and its patron
age has increased so that the com
pany will put in a rate of fare and
a third. beginning today. from San
Francisco to all points between Crows
Landing and Mendoza.
The California Northwestern has
commenced to lay track northward. and
four miles of track will be completed
within 80 days. Within the same time
grading will be completed to the lake
shore four miles further. The steamer
of the klamath Lake navigation com
pany has been furnished with an ice