The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

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Did you ever hear the story of
Roosevelt and the brakeman asked a
Texas railroadman. The president was
then a lieutenant colonel of the Rough
Riders and was in the Lone Star state
gathering men to take to Cuba.
He was in hot haste to reach
Tampa and assumed control of the
railroad. He was fixing schedules and
was as busy as he could be- He told
1.-the officials what their running time
should be, and everything was to go
his way.
Unfortunately for the future presi-
dent and speedy schedules the laws of
Texas will not allow cars carrying
horses to make fast time. There is
a state law. which is enforced most
rigidly. as to the unloading and water
ing of stock. The train came to
standstill and Roosevelt jumped out.
What are we stopping here for,
conductor?
To unload and water.
Well. you go right along. There
is no unloading or watering here. The
animals can go for another six hours
The conductor paid no attention to
the lieutenant colonel and the train
proceeded to take the siding.
Roosevelt strode to the track and,
standing in the middle, shouted to the
brakeman, who was signaling to the
engineer to back down:
THAT train shan't take the siding.
Without turning his head the brake
man said:
Say, mister, if you stay on the
track you'll be run over and contin-
ued signaling to the engineer to back
down"
The Pacific coast agency of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western in the
city is at present vested in j. F.
| Fugazi, but on September ! the COM
pany will put in it's own representa-
tive. H. NJ. Butterfield has been Sc
lected for the position and will have
control of both passenger and freight
business. He is now division passenger
agent at Newark n. j., and formerly
was the Lackawanna's travelling pas
senger agent in the west. His sue
cessor will be ]. l.. Smith. division agent
at Syracuse.
The Lake Tahoe baseball team, COM
| posed of future railroad magnates, is
determined 1t shall win the game to-
day at Red Bluff, and so has taken
along with it more talent. The new
members are such players as Colonel
George G. Fraser. who can catch any
/ thing that passes. A p. Nicholson is
wonder at first base, while j. F. Nc
| Cam can make a wooden Indian stand
up and take notice of his performances
at second base. The redoubtable Jen-
kins would have gone along to pitch,
but he promised to go out walking g
in the park at daybreak and so sent
w. Bollander in his place. W. ]. Moran
is to adorn third base.
Malone Joyce. district deputy of the
American Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents, is sending out circu-
lar letters seeking to acquire informa-
! ton as to the number of people who
will attend the convention of that body,
which will be held in Seattle on Sep
! tember HIS. The Commercial club OF
Portland has asked the privilege of en-
tertaining them.
The Chicago Northwestern has put
on a new electric lighted train between
Denver and Chicago. The ears are just
to be one of the handsomest in the
country
T. A. Graham, district freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cifc in Los Angeles, is In the city.
"Dont talk to me about the pleas
ures of camping" cried the irascible
| railroadman.
BEST thing in the world" observed
| his side partner.
BEST what? You are crazy I let
my oldest boy go. He went with a
chap who had an eruption on his face
or course, he had to use the same
towel.
HE came home Everyone had to kiss
him. So glad he had all his fingers
his eyes, his feet left And
We'll, what then?'
Everyone of us is laid up with an
eruption on the face, and that is why ]
took my vacation so early. Yes, In
| bed"