The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

Joseph H. Young of the Southern Pa
cific, though of businesslike manners
and sedate department, is one of the
best practical jokers in the country
His levity irritated W. H. Bancroft
when Young was superintendent of the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
road, and Bancroft would demonstrate
with Young in that bland, caressing
manner which has made Bancroft fa-
nous the wide world over.
About $50 miles south of Salt Lake
City is Clear lake, and on the dry bed
at certain hours most beautiful mi
RACES could be seen. The arid bottom
would become sheet of the deepest
blue water, the sage brush which
fringed its banks gigantic forests,
while the red pebbles would be con-
verted into warehouses or enormous
dwellings.
This is where we unload our
freight" Young would tell the inquiring
stran ger, "and our Doats take the
freight to the city yonder, which can
not be reached by rail. Yes, those red
buildings are warehouses, and beyond
are forests"
Naturally the stranger when he met
Bancroft would tell him what pity it
was that this wonderful city could
not be connected by rail.
What blessed city are you talking
about?' Bancroft would ask.
Why, the one on the opposite bank
of Clear lake"
Has that fellow been stringing you,
too?' Bancroft would say. There is no
such city. It's all rot That's tom
fool joke
81 say, what's the matter with Ban
croft?' the deluded person would re-
mark. He actually sat up and told
me there was no city on the other side
of Clear lake.
Why, L saw it without Young hav-
ing to tell me: 1t must be pretty hard
for such a nice looking and obliging
and seemingly truthful man like Young
to be with Mr.. Bancroft. He seems so
irritable. He was actually mad when L
insisted that had seen the city and
that l preferred to believe my eyes and
Young to anything or anybody else"
Fl. 7. Cory, general manager of the
California development company. is in
the city and says that all danger from
the Colorado river has passed. The
high summer floods did not need the
presence of the 10 miles of Ievee, as
the country would have been safe
without the restraining bank The
maximum flood this season was % feet.
1t has been known to be as high as 80
feet, with a discharge of $4,000 cubic
feet per second, while this year the
flow was $4,000 cubic feet per second.
The baseball team of the Transporta-
tion club left last night to meet the
Auburn team and will play both today
and Sunday. The following men will
uphold the honor of the railroadmen
A. P. Michaelson. A. c. Jenkins. Fl. T..
Dukelow, A. A. Jones, II. J. Moran. 7.
F. Mccain. j. Swanton George @.
Fraser. H. Schwerin, w. Fl. Grimmelman
and H. c. Clifford.
r. j. Woods, manager of the Rich
mond Belt railway, says that the COM
pany is putting in more spurs for the
accommodation of the growing busi-
ness at Winehaven. Some idea of the
volume of traffic can be obtained when
they consider 1t small day to handle
Is cars of wine.
NJ o. Bicknell, who represents only
the Arizona and Colorado railroad, Can
anea. Yaqui and Pacific, Maricopa
Phoenix and Salt River Valley, Phoenix
and Eastern, and the Sonora railroad
is In the city. He represents almost as
many railroads as II. j. Snyder, of the
lines in Mexico.
George f. Knight, general agent Of
the Las Vegas and Tonopah railroad
with headquarters at Goldfield, is in
the city on visit.
C. A. Thurston. general agent of the
Chicago and Northwestern in Los An
geles, is in the city.
S. E. Busser. superintendent of read
ing rooms for the Santa Fe, is in the
city.
f. W. Thompson of the Rock Island
left Chicago yesterday for the CITY
and expects to be here on Tuesday.