The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

NO, young man, you cant take a
rise out of me with your rate on sharks
fins. I have been fooled on air hooks
and post holes. but the gag you have
got is too thin"
Il tell you I have a ,sackful coming
from Mexico"
Sharks, Ell? Well, go to the passen-
ger department That is the only
branch of a railroad which has any
thing to do with sharks. Or, better
still, go and see Colonel Kindelon. He
knows more about that kind of freight
than any man living. Good day, sir
We'll, L am blessed, if | ever met
with such treatment" said the ag-
grieved shipper. Il ask for a rate on
sharks fms and am referred to the
head of the police department of the
southern Pacific. This is carrying
joke too far"
The Stone Canyon railway company
lis constructing a line from Bradley, on
the coast division of the Southern Pa
cific, 20 miles northeast to the famous
Stone CANYON coal mines in Monterey
county These mines were developed
and worked several years. Then they
were purchased by the Pacific improve
ment company, which held them in re-
serve, as at that time the Southern
Pacific was getting all its coal from
Beaver Hill and other mines Finally
the Pacific Improvement company sold
the mines to some local capitalists
after the separation of the Pacific inn
provement company from the Southern
Pacific company. This company again
sold to group of Pennsylvania capi-
talists, who are now constructing a.
broad gauge road to the foot of the
! hill below the mines and narrow
gauge incline up to the mines Devel-
opment work has been done so that
| 1000 tons can be taken out That at
| last the mine is to become a large pro-
ducer is made evident from the fact
that the new owners are spending
money for rail and mine developments
and are operating as a close corpora
tion without stocks or bonds for sale.
The resignation of W. c. Gardiner.
chief clerk of c. S. Fee, passenger
traffic manager, which took effect last
week, came as surprise to his friends
| in the railroad business. w. G. Gar
diner was brought here by E. o. Nc
Cormick and was regarded as one of
the ablest men in the passenger de-
partment of the Southern Pacific
| On July l the lines in California will
publish from all points in this state to
Rhyolite, Goldfield and Tonopah a rate
of SIPS per 100 pounds on asphaltic
Stag, asbestos, lined metal roofing and
roofing paper. The application is made
for the same rate as on corrugated
| iron roofing and after July / there
will be a uniform rate from this coast
to the points mentioned on all kinds of
roofing.
The completion of the ManzanilIo ex-
tension and of the Tampico short line
are about the only pieces of work that
have not been laid on the table by the
Mexican Central and at this time moth
ing is being done on the Tampico
| road owing to the unsettled financial
conditions. The Importance of the Man
zanillo extension and the small amount
of construction that has to be done as
sure its completion. Work on three
! bridges between Tuxpan and Colima
will be completed some time this sum-
mer. Between Colima and the coast a
standard gauge track is being built to
replace the narrow gauge now being
operated from Manzanillo.
! The Union Pacific will inaugurate to-
morrow daily tourist car service be-
tween Denver and Omaha to take care
of the passengers from the west This
is the first time that the Union Pacific
has had daily tourist car service.
Carl Howe, manager of the New York
Central fast freight lines, with head
| quarters at Buffalo: James L. Clark,
general western freight agent of the
Lake Shore. with headquarters in Chi
/ cago. and f. Zimmermann assistant
general freight agent OF the Michigan
| Central. with headquarters in Chicago.
will arrive in the city tomorrow night
They are on tour of inspection of the
cost agencies.
| There viii be boom meeting at