The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

- - iSliOW tramp, as he SllFTeQ
fire made from new ties be-
longing to the Southern Pacific they
are allus workin' n contrivin' to
get ahead of us honest folks
What's they been up to now. Bill?''
asked the other as he swung around to
get warmed on the cold side.
"A doin'? ?" said the other Indignantly
why, | reads in the poipers that old
Hartman is a goin' to use steel rail-
road ties so that we have TO go cold
these nights and get no chance to warm
our victuals"
Yes, and like blamed chumps we
went and we voted for Taft and pros
perity."
c. E. Benjamin, general agent of the
passenger department for the Canadian
Pacific steamship line, with headquar-
ters In Chicago, is expected In the city
shortly. Benjamin is we'll known on
the coast, having been here several
times with the Travelling Passenger as
sociation. and has many friends who
Will be glad to welcome him. The Ca
madam Pacific has a line of vessels
leaving for Europe from Montreal and
Quebec during the summer, and from
st. Johns. New Brunswick. during the
winter 1t intends to add TO the fleet
three new boats that will be modern
in every respect and somewhat larger
min Will spend some time on the coast
and, in company with f. E. Penn, the
general agent of the passenger depart
ment here, will make a tour of the
coast.
committee of % prominent citizens
of Stockton, headed by Mayor George
F. Hudson of that city called on the
passenger department of the Southern
Pacific yesterday and requested the
company to give the people on the west
side of the San Joaquin valley improved
service The railroad officials promised
to look into the matter and, if possible,
to put on extra trains where asked for.
Objection has been made by salmon
Gamers to the advance in rate on
canned salmon to southeastern common
points. They assert that the present
rates to the territories are consider
ably higher than to points north of the
Ohio river. 1t is intended that the pro-
posed advance of 10 cents per 100
pounds will affect seriously the bust
ness to southeastern territory. The
lines interested in the traffic are con-
sidering the protests and are of the
opinion that possibly the statement
made by the shippers is practically
correct.
1t is understood that the line from
Del Rio on the Cananea, Yaqui and
Pacific will be opened to Nogales De-
cember Is. This line has been built
by Hartman and passes through an
extremely rich mineral country. The
road from Naco, on the boundary to
Cananea was completed some time ago.
The new road is by no means
direct line and has been built to take
in all the more important mining
camps between Del Rio and Nogales.
The line eventually will be continued
south from Cananea to join the east
ern extension which has been built
already from Corral north to Barranca.
This will give Hartman two lines in
Sonora and the complete control of the
mining and agricultural sections of
that state.
When A. E. Roome was superintend-
ent of telegraphs for the Southern Pa
cific he was shocked to learn that there
was much profanity used by the en-
ployes of that department.
Not only did they swear at each
other, but they swore over the wire
and there were complaints in conse-
quence.
To remedy the matter Roome issued
a circular forbidding the use of wicked
words in that room.
To issue circular and enforce its
provisions are two different matters.
Roome discovered that the circular had
not wrought a reform, so he inter
viewed III. L. Pray, the head of the
office.
Mr.. Pray said Roome, j" did I not
ask you to get out a circular forbidding
profanity either by word or over the
wire?"
-. that's what you did. but
what am / to do with the -. VIII
you tell me that?"
And Roome failed to reply
f. e. Calvin, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Southern Pacific
left last night for Riverside. where he
will join the party of San Francisco
businessmen who are on their way to
visit the Imperial valley.
1t is understood that the tracks of
the Nevada, California, Oregon railway
have reached Alturas. the county seat
of Modoe county. For some time the
terminus of the road had been at Like
ly. and according 10 present plans IL is
the intention of the New York owners