The San Francisco call., 1908-08-27
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

James A. Keller, legal adviser to the
interstate commerce commission. and
assistant, j. w. Chapman. were return
ing home after an exciting game of
dominoes at the Transportation club,
when the conversation turned on door
bells
That is a doorknob you are press
ing" remarked the assistant legal adj
wiser to Keller. II am afraid you will
never set the door open. even If you
put all your weight against it,"
Sir" haughtily replied the senior
counsel. do you insinuate that l don't
know a doorbell. after having made so
many rates on them?"
Receiving no response, he relin-
quished his task and. shaking his head.
sorrowfully remarked:
Perhaps old Spenser is right when
he asks, when is doorbell not door
bell?
Here I have been putting my entire
weight against this doorbell with no
result Therefore it is not a doorbell.
Then what is it? Please ring up Spen-
ser and find out
That is a doorknob,' urged Chap
man.
"Ah, in that case I understand per-
fectly. 1t is an electric bell, for Spen-
ser says doorbell is not doorbell
when it is an electric bell.
SudpIndHs he continued .Dr1Skly,
"see that electric bells from now on
carry higher rate than plain door
bells. I'll teach them a lesson which
they won't forget In a hurry"
Complaints are beginning to come in
already from points on the Shasta route
and also from the ogden route in the
vicinity of Truckee regarding a short
age of available cars for overland
m he
man lines have been refusing to accept
foreign equipment at Council Bluffs
when loaded with freight which would
stand transferring to avoid the so cent
per diem by this method, and though
there is an enormous number OF empty
boxcars throughout the cotfnrry the
pinch in equipment is being felt. 1t IS
predicted, however, that the Hartman
people will recede from their position
and bring in enough cars TO take care
of the business. The shortage ct pres
ent Is slight. but there is no reason
whatever for any shortage when the
slack movement of grain from the mid
die west to the Atlantic seaboard leaves
SO many cars free.
The Southern Pacific is preparing for
large travel from the city from Sep
tember to September 10. Labor day
falls on Monday and on Wednesday is
Admission day, and several organiza-
tions are planning to leave the city
from Saturday until Wednesday MORN
Ing The Family club will leave the
city for Lake Tahoe on September in
a special train. On the next day the
knights of Columbus will leave for the
lake. 1t is said that fully 300 will go
On September the Hoo Hoos 100
strong. will start for the lake. outside
of these organizations at least 200 peo-
pie will visit the lake. There are yet
some more parties negotiating for ac-
commodations on the dates mentioned
and altogether it is expected that the
lake will have the largest travel in it's
history.
/. The baseball enthusiasts of the
Transportation club are looking for
ward TO the final game between the
railroadmen and the team from the
United Railroads on September 5. The
game is to be called at o'clock D. m.
at Freeman's park, Oakland In the
evening a smoker will be held in the
rooms of the. Transportation club.
Despite the fact that the regular
Sunday picnic trains have been aboI-
ished on the lines of the Southern Pa
cific, the Sunday movement out of the
city has been taxing the equipment
OF the company all through the sum
mer. The weekend travel has been
exceedingly heavy on the Shasta route.
amounting to 500 from every Saturday
till Monday. For the last 60 DAYS from
six to eight extra Pullnans have been
put on train No. s. leaving here at 6 6:20
p. m, and which makes a connection
with the train for the lake.
Heavy travel is reported also on the