The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

Santa Fe, and also seeing how the
transfer of freights was carried on
from rail TO ship. With him is h.
C. Mutt, general manager of the lines
west of Trout Creek. A. d. Charlton.
assistant general passenger agent, Is
expected in the city today 10 join Levey.
Levey and Mutt went UP Mount Tam
alpais yesterday
That firm of Blank & Co. is the
meanest in the city, said Jack Inglis
TO s f. Booth yesterday.
You mean the firm on California
street?' asked Sam
Why. yes. Do you know they have
stuck on their doors a notice reading
that freight solicitors are requested TO
call between the hours Of p. m and
6 a. m"
That is discriminating in favor of
the Union Pacific. is it not. Jack?" said
Booth
How do You make that outg'
Well, you are always around here by
; g. m Suppose you pay them a call
then and drop your card if no one is
in"
81 D. Mansfield, 1os"
We'll, WE'LL said Sam Tate. as he
saw the name and figures on the black
board of a bowling alley. Il did not
know you were such a craekajack at
the game"
1T does look rather nice, eh2" said
Mansfield, proudly, and to think how
when I was a youngster / dreaded to
see my name on the blackboard and
now TO see it on one fills my heart
with pride"
Then" said Sam. innocently. 1T was
no new sensation for you TO see your
self on the blacklist when you were a
boy. eh?"
Il resent the imputation." answered
Mansfield. How do you suppose a boy
good railroadman. Ask Hartman. He
viii tell you that only the studious and
the virtuous succeed"
Lansing R. Robinson has succeeded in
securing the position of assistant gem
eral manager OF the eCanadian Pacific
Despatch. with headquarters in Bos-
ton. His duty will be to look after
outside agencies. Charles Orcutt will
succeed him here as general agent of
the Wabash.
J. W. Walker, division superintend-
ent of the Santa Fe, with headquar-
ters at Fresno. is in the city. Walker
says the climate OF Fresno is delight
full now and that the only thought
a man or woman has is TO see how
few clothes can be worn with safety
from arrest.
Jay w. Adams of the Nickel Plate
will leave for the east on Aug. 90 to
attend the meeting OF the passenger
agents Of his lines. which will be held
in Minneapolis on August rs and 20.
are now 81 miles from Humboldt Wells
L. l. Hyde. assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Erie and Western;
Fort Wayne. Cincinnati and Louisville
and Northern Ohio. all Vanderbilt
properties, is here on visit.
The Mexican government, ii is un-
derstood, will give liberal concessions
to any one who viii agree TO build a
railroad along the northern frontier.
It is desired that the isolated portion
Of the border between the towns of
Las Vegas. opposite Del Rio. Tex. and
Nueva Laredo. opposite Laredo, Tex,
should be provided with a railroad.
J. Q. Jamison, engineer in charge of
the Sierra division OF the Western Pa
cifc, with headquarters at Clio, is in
the city, and declares that any one
would think they were in the torrid
regions. judging from the heat, instead
of being on a high mountain
The shipments east OF citrus fruits
from south of the Tehachapi up TO
date amounts TO 23,o4S cars of oranges
and 1917 cars of lemons. For the
same period last year there were sent
east 22,s4I cars of oranges and $3.50 Of
lemons.
They were in Chico, the weather was
warm, but their wits were bright. The
waiting maid at the hotel was dis
pleased with the remarks OF Jay W
Adams. the light badinage of Amos
Burr, the witticisms of A B. Calder
and the banter Of Charles A. Thurs
ton. There was only one silent per-
son at the table. q drummer for patent
door knobs.
The waitress tossed her head at the
conversation and cast at the quartet
Of railroadmen disdainfuI looks and, GO
ing to the kitchen door, she had her
revenge. for she called out in loud
tones: Five dinners for four railroad
men and one gentleman"
c. R Hack1ey has been appointed the
new joint general agent of the traffic
department of the merged National and
Mexican Central railways. He was un-
til recently western general agent for
the National lines. His particular work
viii be to look after the traffic solicit
ing business in the United States. but
with supervision of the joint agencies
in Mexico.
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