The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
Gossip of Rai|waymen

The klamath railroad" remarked
its general manager, E. t. Abbott, as
he gazed at the Marin hills, may not
be quite so important railroad sys-
tenn as the Southern Pacific, but I tell
you it has a greater earning power and
makes more money to the mile than
any of the Hartman lines. Well, what
if 1t is only "a miles long? The timber
II runs through is unequaled and the
scenery compels even my admiration.
Why, you gentlemen from the east
have no idea what we have in the state.
No. sir; you are entirely wrong. Har-
riman does not own every railroad in
the state. We are an independent cor
poration. You have only to look at my
visiting card to learn that and Abbott
handed over to the eastern millionaire
his card. which reads as follows:
E. T. ABBOTT, Thrall. California.
General Manager Klamatl Lake Railroad.
otSers Pac,c
company, ageut Wells-Fargo express company.
agent Western Union telegraph company. agent
lord Thrall hotel, manager general store, To-
cal agent Pelton r. Sugar P. l.. company, local
agent Pokegama Sugar P. L. company. local
Weyerhaeuser land company, general freight and
passenger agent klamath Lake railroad, purchas
ing agent and roadmaster klamath Lake railroad.
chief engineer and master mechanic klamath
Lake railroad, superintendent schools, keeping
oUt Oh jail SUBJECT TO railroad cOmmlsSion Odl-
fornia, subject to railroad commission Oregon
-"' ASSTHISd lSsiErfi.S s'iaaiiss Amt iss'F
The colonist travel to the state this
spring, though far smaller than the
corresponding period last year, has
more bona fide settlers than at any
time since the rate went into effect
Last year most of the people who came
to California were seeking work, at
tracted to the west by the prospect of
big wages. The people who have taken
advantage of the rate this spring are
distinctly different. They are men wno
have come with the intention of maxi
ing California their home and have
been buying small farms in the San
Joaquin and Sacramento valleys and
have entered seriously into agriculture.
The daily average number of people
entering the state has been 331 or a
little more than $4,000 since March l..
The Mount Tamalpais railroad COM
pany intends to spend several hundred
thousand dollars within the next year
or two improving the attractions on the
mountain. The first work will be a de-
pot, eating house and temporary hotel
at Muir point. It Is the intention of
the company to build hotel at once.
Harvey A Klyce was with G. F. Run
yon on the mountain last Sunday going
over the plans. Runyon says that the
company will next year build hotel at
a cost Of $4,000 at Muir point. and in
the meantime temporary structure is
TO be completed in six weeks. The COM
pany has made fine trail from Muir
point, which descends into the redwood
grove, and has also built q fine road to
the seashore.
w. B. Penfield who has been the
travelling passenger agent of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake road,
will have charge of the valuation Of
fee in this city.
News was received yesterday of the
death of William ]. Bedell in Los An
geles of pneumonia Sunday night.
Bedell was for many years connected
with the Vanderbilt lines in this city
and left that road to go with the
Pennsylvania. After term Of years