The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-29
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

Yes. madame. we grow oranges in
San Francisco. The golden fruit hangs
from the trees in great clusters. and
all we have to do is to lean out OF
our windows and break off as many as
we please for breakfast" is the way
Charles E. Miles whetted the curl
osity of his relatives in Indiana about
California.
''Of course it never SHOWS in San
Francisco. Every day is like sum-
mer's dream. The man that wrote
about the lotus land. where it was al
ways afternoon, was thinking of San
Francisco. 1t is now, without any kid
ding, we say in San Francisco. the
greatest city in the world. 1t can not
be beaten"
"A healthy city? Why, madame, it is
so healthy that the only chance for a
man to die is TO go over to Oakland or
Alameda, and If a man was of a con-
tented nature and would stay in San
Francisco, he never would die.
"Undertakers are rich in other places.
1 presume you have a rich undertaken
is one of the healthiest places in south
ern Indiana, isn't it?
There you are. a rich undertaken
here, and there is not rich one of my
acquaintance in San Francisco
1t was at a dinner party at the home
of his cousin, Guy Walker, at Rockport,
Ind, that Miles thus talked.
AS Miles embellished his converse
ton with still greater praises of San
Francisco. the eyes of "Pud," an old
servant Of the family. grew larger and
larger.
After dinner "Pud" took his master
to corner and asked him:
Say. Mistah Guy. where am dat San
Francisco dat dat gentleman am been
talkin' of eber since he came to Lock
port?"
San Francisco. Pud.' is in CaIifor-
MA" said Walker.
California repeated "Pud" in an
awed tone; dat must be heaven then,
sub, Mistah Guy; dere am no place on
dis earth like as what dat thar gentle
man says San Francisco is"
Work is to be commenced in short
time upon changing the north end of
the ferry building, and it is understood
that the offices of the Northwestern
Pacific and those of the Santa Fe will
be in one. This is done to give more
room to- the baggage Offices and also
to give an additional slip. The general
impression is that the slip now used
~ the Santa Fe will be turned over
10 ths Western Pacific, the Santa Fe
using the same slip as the Northwestern
Pacific. There will be no change In
the office forces of the two lines.
The Santa Fe will adopt the uniform
bill of lading on November 1 and will
accept shippers receipts reading Sub
ject to conditions OF carriers bill OF
lading." The shipping receipt need not
be the size prescribed by the interstate
commerce commission, viz, S1z inches
wide by IL Inches long Shipments
consigned to shippers order notify
will be accepted only when rendered
with the uniform bill of lading.
W. B. Townsend. travelling passenger
agent of the Denver and Rio Grande,
turned into the passenger department
OF the Southern Pacific wallet con-
tanning $3.50, which he found In a car
at San Jose. 1t was not long without
an owner, for theatrical gentleman
soon had the wires hot announcing the
fact. He was told If he came to San
Francisco and identified the purse he
would receive his money. He came and
volubly described the purse.
There was $40 in it, he said, land
it is a pretty big loss to me-"
Wei, here is your purse said the
Southern Pacific man, but 1t has $3.50
in IT.
Gee whizr' cried the theatrical man,