The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

Il admit said v. NJ. Smith, traffic
manager of the South San Francisco
Belt railway, that the horse Is noble
animal that a man feels nobler, more
of parsonage when he is astride OF
fine beast OF when he is handling the
ribbons, but after all is said and done,
what is better than an automobile?
Imagine how you fly through the
air. Imagine never worrying as to the
means of locomotion. Never feeling
sorry that you are firing your motive
power, as you do when you are driving
a horse.
mo. do not regret having disposed
OF my fine horses and buying an anto-
mobile. I am so busy that 1 have to-
get over the ground rapidly
There is no man in the TRANSPORTS
ton club with a more shrinking and
modest nature than Vic Smith, but
when, last Sunday, he viewed his mag
nificent machine reposing in his gar
age, he felt that he ought to go to
church
The evening was fine, the machine
finer, and Palo Alto was only eight
miles away. He decided to take a run
through that town In his automobile
and stop and patronize John A. GilPs
place of worship.
Never was more strenuous language
heard in Palo Alto than when Vic
Smith arrived there about midnight in
his automobile. His face was streaked
in grease similar to that of Yuma
Indian attending a social function. His
trousers were worn out at the knees
and his coat was covered with the
drippings of gasoline and oil.
Whats the matter?" he asked sa-
tirically. "Oh, nothing at all. 1 am
just taking a little run in my new ma
chine"
yes" replied his guest, whom he
had taken for a swift spin. I'VE have
been making few stops on the way.
Only about 80 in eight miles, and Vic
says. confidentially of course, that he
thinks he could have made better time
into Palo Alto with his old plow horse"
1t will be good news to shippers in
official classification. territory that they
will be allowed, under certain condi-
tions and for a specific period of time
after the date on which the uniform
bill of 1ading becomes effective, to use
the old bills of lading that they have
in stock. This concession has been
granted by the carriers in response to
an earnest petition from shippers that
1t be allowed for reasons of economy,
otherwise they would be compelled to
discard the old bills and be put to
considerable additional expense to sup
ply themselves with the new forms 1t
is required that the old ones be stamped
with clause that makes them subject
| to the conditions of the new bill and
serves as a cancellation of those now
| preserved.
| "Give me a maiden's blush and be
quick about it." said a tall young man
with bristly mustache, a pair OF six
shooters in his belt, and altogether bad
air. to tenderfoot bar keeper at Co.
chise, Ariz.
"a what, sir?" asked the bar keeper.
timidly.
"A maiden blush, you bullet headed
idiot. You be quick, or I'll let you
know that / amt man to be trified
with, neither"
Il can fix you" interrupted M. o.
Bicknell. who happened to be there ac-
cidentally, and was drinking a lemon
ade la Randolph.
do it Them said the young savage.
looking approvingly at the railroadman
as he got busy with the different bot
tiles.
Here you are" Bicknell remarked.
as he handed him drink in a long
glass. that contained a mixture of
everything in the bar.
That's pretty good" said the con-
lnoisseur; give me another OF the same
breed Here, you, tell me what bar
you worns at in Tucson, and I'll drop
in and have a drink at your place when
/ gets to town.
And just because that long legged
ga1oot with the two big guns came to
Tucson hunting me came to San