The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen


Il came out here from Kansas City
am"-and she hesitated, blushed and
smiled.
Anxious to go back?"e said Lee
Eicholtz, the handsome ticket agent of
the Union Pacific, encouragingly.
yes and no." she answered with a
sigh.
Il am not at all surprised that you
should be in a quandary. What is
more beautiful than this state? Where
can you find a more delightful climate
and such flowers and fine looking men
and women?"
Yes. it's just because there are such
fine looking men here that l am in
this trouble"
Let me assist YOU" cried the gallant
Eicholtz.
"Oh. do, please" she assented. when
left Kansas City 1 was miss But
fell in love the first day 1 was here
and now 1 am married. and he is such
a dear, good fellow and looks so much
like you that thought you would help
me out. Now, can l go back on this
ticket? Does it describe me as married
or unmarried?"
so you are married2T asked Eicholtz
in his most ice creamery manner. It
guess you can. Berth? certainly. All
| can let you have is an upper"
And to Think said Eicholtz. as he
narrated the story, after making me
believe that she was fascinated with
me she told me she was married. I
got some satisfaction, anyway. They
are in an upper BERTH"
The Southern Pacific has been accu-
mulating material for closing the work
on the Dumbarton bridge, which will
be completed probably in about six
weeks. The final work, with the op-
position of the tides, means that every
thing must be done swiftly and surely
to effect the closing and put the great
drawbridges into place. Several hun
dred men are at work on the yards at
yisitacion. The fill is nearly all COM
pleted and most of the tracks are in
place The foundations for many of
the buildings are under way.
According to report the Hartman
lines are in the market for 5000 steel
cars. No order has been placed, but
the car equipment companies have been
notified that this number OF cars are
needed. Competition between the COM
panies to secure this order is keen, for
the order, if filled. will be the largest
since the panic began. No informa-
tion has been given out as to what
lines the cars will be assigned, but as
three OIL tie I1dfIlIudu IDdQS--tllc
Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific and
Illinois Central-have put themselves
in funds by the sale of notes and bonds
they are in a position to make ex-
tensive purchases.
Some of these cars it is thought,
will be placed ON the Mexican lines,
which closed contract last week for
$4,000 tons of steel rails. The esti-
mated cost of the 5000 steel cars
49, e
$1,000, 600. It is expected that the
lower figure Will prove nearer cor
rect, for the reason that the competi-
tion between the car equipment COM
panies may result in cut price Some
of these cars may be used also on
the Erie, as Hartman. when he Sc
cured that road announced his inten
tien of improving its equipment and
also its physical condition.
The Oakdale ore purchasing company,
which has warehouses at Oakdale. is
preparing to move TO Richmond and
will close its sample place at Oak
dale. These shipments heretofore have
been made to the smelter at Reyton.
In future the company will reduce the
ore at the works which ii is now
erecting at Richmond At the least
calculation this business will amount
to 1000 tons year. There is one.
mine at jamestown that ships about
$50 tons a month
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Wells, Fargo express
company, held In New York, H w. de
Forest and A. X. Vandeventer were
elected directors in the place of the
late FL B. Parsons and Judge r. L.
Lovett, who resigned. Vandeventer is
treasurer of the Pacific Mail steam
ship company.
Dudley Evans, president Of the COM
pany In his annual report, stated that
the RsE earnings for the year, ending