The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
Gossip Of Railvaymen

Gentlemen" said c. c. Crane as he
took his seat in hisslarge arm chair at
the Office yesterday, let me congratu-
late you ALL
What for?" growled John A. Gill.
removing his arm from sling and
casting malevolent looks at an English
man who was calling on Charles Stokes
and banging the counter with both fists
to enforce an argument.
sYou ask me what for?' cried Crane,
amazed why, it is my birthday to-
day"
Birthday" echoed Gill as he swung
slowly around in his chair, did you
happen to say birthday
II did, sir Have you any objection
to my having birthday, sir?"
Not at ALL Only for a man of your
age to speak about birthdays Well,
it seems odd, but every man to his own
taste, bad or otherwise
We'll, 1 don't call 40 DID," exclaimed
Crane
you are remarkably well preserved
for that great age" said Gill in an ad-
miring tone.
what's the matter with you. John?
said 40.
Pardon my mistake thought you
told the truth and said 10. Let me see.
Amos Burr and R. A. Donaldson re-
member you breaking into the busi-
ness 45 years ago on Montgomery
street.
You began railroading pretty early. |
Crane, and /. must say you have stuck |
to it with remarkable persisteney."
A A. Robinson, ]. o. Osgood, chief |
engineer of the Central Railroad of |
of the Denver and Rio Grande, and
Arthur Ridgway, engineer in charge of /
bridges and buildings of the same road, |
who have been here for the last week |
looking over the terminals of the West |
ern Pacific, left last night for the north. |
1t rs the intention of the engineers to |
examine every foot of the road from
here to Salt lake City. According to
the present program they will first go
to Oroville, make an inspection of the
work in that vicinity, and then work
south
II. ]. Merrick, superintendent of
freight transportation for the New
York Central lines, reports that there |
has been large increase of orders /
during the week and storage of box |
cars has decreased 1922 cars In the
last seven days. There are Indications |
he says, of a brisk demand for the COM
ing week. The loaded car movement |
shows an increase over the previous
week and the prospects are good for
increased movement all along the line I
during the coming week.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa F'e
has sold SIT 100000 of its transconti-
mental short line first mortgage per
cent so year old bonds to ]. p.
Morgan & Co. These are part of an I
authorized bond issue of $S0,000,000 and
are a first mortgage on newly con- I
structed lines on which they are issued |
at the rate of $4,000 a mile
These new lines include 270 miles of /
the road known as the Belen cutoff /
which extends from Texico to Rio I
Puerto, n. NJ, and shortens the Santa |
Ee short line to the Pacific coast The /
mortgages also embrace the Pecos Val |
ley and Northwestern, Pecos to ANA
rillo, $40 miles. 1t is understood that I
the bonds will be shortly offered to the
public
ing for the great baseball game that is +
to be played between its team and that
of the United Railroads on September |
8. Each team has a game to It's credit I
and after the match there viii be
smoker held in the rooms of the club I
TO which many Ir1enQS nave been IN
vited. AS the smokers of the club are /
always a success, invitations are eager I
ly sought.
There is every reason to believe that I
the meeting of the Young Mems insti-
tute, which is to be held in Sacramento I
during the week, will be largely at I
tended. The Southern Pacific took to j
Sacramento yesterday 800 members, 500 /
will leave on a special train from this
city this morning while Martinez, Val
lejo and adjoining territory will send I
an additional 400 and 250 are expected /
from Stockton.
Paul Shoup, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific +
will leave on Wednesday for a trip into /
the high Sierras. He. expects to be alb /
sent two weeks.
The San Pedro. Los Angeles and I
Salt Lake road is to have an agency in |
this city and Leon c. Bell has been
appointed district freight and passen-
ger agent, His assistant will be A. z. |
Michaelson. The office will be opened
on the first of next month.
The lines in California are contem-
plating a change in the package for
the transportation of asphaltum. The
trouble arises from the fact that ship