The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

Allan Dunn. famous the world over
as a raconteur. wit, artist and author
of an interesting series Of booklets
giving reasons why the Atlantic sea-
hoard. the middle west and Europe
should be depopulated in the. interests
of California, tells the following story
of we'll known major in the Cnlteo
States army
The major had been at a banquet
the hight before and was on his way
TO the bar of. the St Francis notsl tor
bracer when his eyes Tell on pnoto-
graph of the hotel. There were three
wings to the hotel. The major stared
gasped. rubbed his eyes. put on his
glasses and still he saw three wings
He toddied to the front door, took
long look at the hotel. and saw oniy
two wings He went back 20 the
photograph and still three wings.
Dunn he called. hoarsely. as he
noticed the stalwart figure of the ar
tist. come here, for heavens sake
Tell me-" he continued feverishly. ARE
there two or three wings TO this no.
tell"
There are only two; that is clever
piece of photography and
THANK heavens. thank heavens"
I murmured the M Jor. do you know
really began TO believe that l must
have taken a drop too much last night,
for could see only two wings on the
hotel and three in the picture
The interstate commerce commission
has given permission TO the Hartman
/ lines TO re-establish rates via Port
land to Puget sound points in connec-
ton with the Northern Pacific The
Northern Pacific declined to join In the
I rate; therefore, the interstate commerce
I commission ruled that the tariff was
Illegal The text OF the decision has
not been received, but 1t was 10 the
/ effect that the commission thinks the
rates necessary to the public good and
will authorize their establishment
great deal OF dissatisfaction Is
\ being caused among shippers receiving
freight from the east by the uncalled
4 for transfer of equipment at junction
points. Even from railroad stand
4 point it does not seem a business
& proposition to expend 81 to s5 In trans
ferrfng equipment to save approxi-
mately that amount In per diem
i charges at 25 cents The shippers con-
tend that the question of claims en-
suing on such transfers not being con-
sidered it would seem that the heads
of the operating department could rea-
son out matter of this nature TO the
profit of the company. and see that Il
is stopped The business Is too large
to be continually affected in this man
ner. say those who are interested
; ]. MccIymonds of the Pacific frui
express says that 1900 cars OF eelerl
. have been shipped out OF southern
; California this season and that half III
orange crop has been moved Abou
: 200 cars OF Oranges are going east eacl
: day and this will be kept up for tn
!. next three weeks The decfduous crol
/ promises TO be exceedingly heavy al
{ over the state and the cherry crop vii
run about 500 cars. There are indica
tions also that there will be a heav.
: apricot crop.
es The first baseball game of the sea
: son to be played by the railroadnei
: will be pulled of today at the ground
!. of the Bay Shore athletic club. E. NJ
: Pomeroy says the team is composed 0
E the handsomest men in the state
A. G. wells. general manager of IN
santa Fe for the lines west OF Albu
querque. Is expected in the city to
night
w. ]. Davenport. brother of W. r
Davenport OF the Colorado Midland. /
visiting in the city.
X. Hasegawa director and chief er
gineer Of the Formosan railroad. calle
e on H l. Metcalf Thursday TO lear
1 something about the methods pras
I ticed by American railway companie
n to make money at the least possfbl
e outlay Hasegawa says he has 27
: miles OF railroad under his care II
( Is greatly interested in mountain raj
: roads and inspected the Mount Tan
{ aIpais roadbed and locomotives yestel
; day From here he will go east an
: to Europe to study railroad condition
n He said he knew nothing OF the gos
ernnieats plans regarding the leas4n
: OF the railroads Of Japan
4 The railroads of California. accordin
K to custom elsewhere will. effectis
j. April.7. diseontinue issuance Of speci: