The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12

"Ah. Sandy. old boy. am delighted to
see you" said a tall. unhappy looking
gentleman as he grasped the hand of
the general agent of the Burlington on
election day at EImhurst, for Colonel
Sanborn had crawled out of bed to vote
for Taft.
1T is really pleasure to see you.
Sandy. and 1 hope that you will take
good care of yourself. and not give your
old friends any more cause for alarm
1T does my heart good to see you
look so well. l am glad I don't know
how to express my joy"
Don't believe a word he says. sandy"
interpoSed a rival undertaken He isn't
glad one embroidered bit
why. man alive, many time 1 saw
you climbing over your roof to get q
glimpse of Sandy's flag pole TO see If
the flag was half mast to get the busi-
ness.
And I'll be eternaIly dinged if it
wasn't your sneaking around at nights
watching that flag that put the idea in
my head" retorted the first undertaken.
Well. bless you. I'm not telling the
man am glad he is alive, am ~
A bitter fight will be waged prObably
between the sugar refners of Louisiana
and those of this state, brought about
by the lines out of New Orleans de-
manding that the lines out of Califor-
MIA raise their rates into oklahoma
The sugar refners of this state nat
urally oppose the proposed advance in
the rates from California producing
points to Oklahoma from So cents per
100 pounds to So cents per 100 pounds.
1t appears that this is recommended by
eastern lines carrying Oklahoma traffic.
who state that if the present basis to
Oklahoma is maintained it will force a
~
from New Orleans which viii have the
effect of disrupting existing conditions.
The lines in California will oppose
this advance, but it is doubtful if they
can continue the 80 cent rate against
the opposition of their eastern connec-
tions, and the threat of the New Or
leans lines to make a reduction in the
rate from New Orleans, if the present
California Oklahoma basis is continued.
1t is of course the desire of the initial
lines to retain this business and the
present rate, but whether they can do
so in the face of a determined oppOsi-
tion is doubtful. and it looks as if the
real fight was, not with the initial lines,
and their connections, but between the
sugar refners of California and Of
Louisiana.
On November II the Southern Pact
fic will establish hourly service between
Stockton and Lodi with its motor cars
to compete with the electric cars be-
tween those points The Southern Paci-
fic will put in the same rate as the
electric cars. The Southern Pacific
claims that the motor car can be
operated more cheaply than the
electric car. The Southern Pacific
also hopes to win back some of it's for
mer patrons who deserted the steam
cars for the electric car. It looks as if
it were useless for any one to go into
the transportation business nowadays.
The electric car was putting the steam
car out OF business for short runs, and
now the gasoline car is putting them
both out of the running.
Some of the transcontinental lines are
making arrangements for the consoli-
dation of machinery in Chicago and
other eastern points. as this makes it
possible for a number of dealers to
combine and ship in carload quantities
number of consignments that would