The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02

there has been a steady increase in.
through as we'll as local business. Per-
haps the most encouraging reports
come from the Los Angeles district.
as the returns from the stations on the
southern district indicate a very heavy
movement, and far in excess of. this
time last year. The Oregon Short
Line has had big travel. and this is
accounted for by the numbers OF peo-
pie going into the Yellowstone psrlS.
Before Hartman built TO the boun
daries of the park the Hill line had
monopoly of this traffic. Local
business in Oregon IS not heavy, nor
does it show any Increase over that
or last year. Some idea can be gained
of the increase in business out OF SAN
Francisco when the figures are given
for the travel out of the Third street
depot In July. 1907. s75.115 was taken
in at the window. while this year SSI.-
949 were the receipts for July. being
an increase of s12,SS4 over the preced-
ing year.
The colonist rate went into eject
yesterday, and the railroad people an
ticipate heavy westward movement
for the next. so days. There was
some trouble over this rate with cer-
tain. of the trunk lines, which pub
Hshed a rate which was not in ac-
cordance with the requirements OF the
this has been rectihed. and as the lines
east Of Chicago are working to secure
travel for the coast there is every
reason to believe that we shall have
a. big immigration. from the Atlantic
seaboard and also from the middle
west. e..
George. f. Miller. agent of the Yo-
semitic Valley railroad. says that his
line has taken 10000 people into the
valley this season.. or since April l.
There. will be travel all through WIN
ter, as the road win be kept open
throughout the year,
J. c. Mcdonald. who was here for.
some time as general agent OF. the
Mexican Central and is now general
passenger; agent of that line. with
headquarters in the City of Mexico,
will head a pilgrimage to Rome.
Lourdes and the holy land, leaving the
city or Mexico next month. His par
ty will be. in Rome for the .ceiebra-
tion of the jubilee of Pope Plus X.
According to. the estimate of grow.
ers. packing house men and railroad
men,. the .rasisin crop Of Fresno VIII
reach $4,000 tons. requiring the serv- !.
ice Of 5000 20 ton cars The growers
viii receive for their crop s4,S0Q;OGO.
Grove Ketchpnn. travelling passen ger
agent of the Washington Sunset route.
with Headquarters in Los: Angeles. is =.
IN the city.
f. t. Berry will today rejoin the.
forces Of the Gould lines in this. city. as
contracting freight agent
j. H. Wallace. who was for mary !.
years assistant chief engineer OF the 1.
southern Pacific. .will. leave todav fo;
an extended TOUR through Europe Hs
expects to be absent for four months. ::
Mrs Wallace accompanies him.
F. w. Thompson of the Rock .Is,aaa
lines has left for a. business trip to
...-
Morris w. Fitzgibbon has been an
pointed city passenger agent OF the
ls, leoeA isISna lines at Oakland to sue
ceed T. o. Barron. who has resigned to
go into private business,
James .B. Kent. who has been with
the II PasO Southwestern. has re-
signed to be travelling freight and pas-
senger agent Of the Wabash.
S. F. Booth Of the Union Pacific !.
on a business trip through the north.
c: K Junkins. general agent Of The
FL FL Paso and southwestern. has left for
III Paso ON company business
r. W. Gill, travelling freight ana
passenger agent OF the Southern Ps-
cine at San Jose. will spend his va
cation at Seattle.
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