The San Francisco call., 1908-03-11
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

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take w. c. Donnelly to New York this
trip?" said James A. Keller at the
Transportation club.
Well the truth is. when Chambers
did take him he could never find him.
Donnelly was forever getting lost in
the Waldorf Astoria. He would start
from his room intending to reach
Chambers and find himself on the roof.
He would wait around for a bellboy
that he might give the hop so cents to
pilot him to Chambers. The boy would
trot him all over the place and then
leave him. Why. Donnelly spent Sc in
tips one morning trying to find Cham
bers, who was holding committee
meeting.
Next day Chambers found DonneIly
armed with an AK.
what are you doing with that ax?'
asked Chambers.
Look here. said Donnelly. I'm tired
1 of getting lost from my room to yours
and I am going to blaze a trail
| You are going to do WHAT in
ouired Chambers in alarm. Why man.
! the bill for damages this hotel would
| bring against the Santa F'e would make
an interstate commerce fine for rebat
! ing look like the proverbial 80 cents.
Drop that AK"
! z. II. Hartman by his purchase of
/ the Central of Georgia railroad will
1 practically control the citrus fruit
movement out of the southeast. as that
section of country is tributary to this
j line. When the Illinois Central enters
Birmingham, Ala, which it will do
shortly. and connect with the Central
! of Georgia it will give Hartman a di-
rect route from. the orange groves of
1 Florida to Chicago. Not only does this
section raise citrus fruit. but there is
Z n ff1n of RI n las fO
| the north, all of which will be carried
! by the Central of Georgia and the Illi-
/ nois Central. The mileage of the for
mer road is 1913 and that of the latter
5,563, making a total of 7,476 miles
which have been added recently to the
mileage of the Hartman properties.
/ Another road has also come under
the control of Hartman by the acquisi-
tion OF the Central of Georgia. The
Baton Rouge and Hammond, which was
:. being constructed as an independent
property. was bought blythe Central of
! Georgia and the supposition is the pur-
! chaser was none other than Hartman.
! This road connects with a line which
! the Southern Pacific is building from
Lafayette. La. to Baton Rouge, and
will give the Southern Pacific a direct
| line through to Hammond on the main
line of the Illinois Central. This road
will be used simply for freight and will
/ avoid the necessity of taking trains
into New Orleans. thus saving SO miles.
Hammond is SO miles north of New Or
leans. and Lafayette, La. 144 miles
west of New Orleans.
! w. r. Alberger of the Tonopah and
Tidewater road says that the general
conditions in Nevada are improving and
that considerable work is being done
in all the camps.
Il was in Tonopah last Monday.
said Alberger. and the report was
that the California construction COM
pany had contracted to build railroad
from the head of Walker lake to Raw
hide, distance of % miles. The new
line is to connect with the Southern
Pacific extension which runs from
Hazen to Nina. About our own road
I can say there is great deal of local
development under way and business is
increasing steadily. In order to take
care of the traffic which originates here
have appointed w. B. Hinchman gen
eral agent of our road. with headquar-
quarters in San Francisco
The proposed change of train service
out of Goldfield that is to have the SAL
, Francisco train leave there in the even
ing instead of in the morning still Is
, in allegiance. well defined division OF
sentiment exists in the town over the
: question. The subject has been taker
up with the Nevada state railway com
mission, the railway officials and will
various influential men. meeting
with the Goldfield chamber of com
merce will come tomorrow. when a live
ly discussion is expected The South
ern Pacific officials say that it is i'm
material to them whether a change is
: made or not. The Rawhide people have
taken up the matter also and resolu
tions have been passed by its chamber
! of commerce.
!, F.. s. Jewett, general agent of tn,
passenger department of the Missouri
Pacific in Kansas City, is on a visit t,
the city.
. 1t is reported in New York that tn
r Western Pacific company is negotiat
ing with the United States express com
pany to come into this state over tn
Gould line, but no confirmation of~thi
can be made at this end.
r w. B. Townsend. who represented til
{. Could lines in San Jose has been trans
Il ferred to this city as travelling freigh
f and passenger agent.
III Fl. C. Townsend, who was formerl
n general passenger agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, is in the city a pleas
:, ure trip.
a FAST WORK IN FIRE DRILLS