The San Francisco call., 1908-11-19
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

from his knees, to the porter
~ of the Pullman car as they
were entering Los Angeles, have you
seen anything Of nay alligators?"
What, sah-gators in the cab?
yes; three of them. The pesky
things. they have broken loose. Look
for EN-, Rastus, and I'll give you
quarter"
For de mercy's sake, don't speak so
loud. sab. What will all dem passen-
gers do if dey hyars dat dere are
gators running araound dis yeah
car loose?"
Never mind what they say, 'Rastus.
1 want them alligators."
CANT pussubly look for dem now,
sab. Waits till we get into Los An
geles and de cab am cleah oh de
wimmin folks. Suppose, sab, lady
sees one of dem gators-what, sab,
would follow? Gators. sab, are not al
lowed to travel in a Pullman, sab. No,
sab, dats one of Mr.. Lincoln's rules.
Yes, sab, ! low 1T to be all foolish
ness. but at de same time 1 lows
gator amt as companionable as he
looks. NoWise to a lady"
When the colonel was presented with
one of his pets on reaching Los An
geles, which had been swept out of his
hiding place by a broom, he threat
ened to bring suit against the COM
pany for the loss of his two other
pets.
IF / finds de odder two" said the
porter, "Tu knock dem on de head. A
nice gentleman to glib me only 10 cents
for capturing a lonely gator, and dat
gator in a Pullman cab.
xU011d Mr. Lincoln saw
if he heard of his cabs being made
a gator cager'
H. j. Merrick, superintendent of
freight transportation for the Wander
bilt lines, in his weekly report of the
business situation, makes the follow
ing announcement;
Good cheer comes from many sources and from
all lines of trade A general resumption OF bust
ness at our industrial centers, on our own rails,
well throughout the country, means that
the demand for equipment Will increase by
bounds, and all lines will be hard pressed in the
immediate future. All railroads will be placed
on their own resources and equipment can only
meet the oncoming avalanche by immediate load
ing and unloading at our stations We feel that
our agents will begin their education OF car eff
cheney at once and place us at an advantage
over our competitors.
According TO the statements OF all
passengermen, the railroad companies
will do an immense tourist business
this year. John Sebastian of the Rock
Island asserts that their first class
trains Will do capacity business. Phil
H. Gordon of the Washington Sunset
route says the same of his line, and j.
J. Byrne of the Santa Fe has the same
views on the subject. 1t is not only to
California that the railroads expect to
do so well, but the lines leading to the
southern states are preparing for an
enormous traffic to Florida. An eastern
railroadman, in speaking of this, re-
marked that the flight of tourists to
the south and winter resorts will be-
gin a week earlier this year. The sea-
son is expected to be the best in many
years, and this is based upon inquiries
made already for rates and accommo-
dations. Florida has made a bold bid
for this business this year and the lines
running 10 that state are offering spe-
cial inducements to win this traffic.
Phil K. Gordon, who has been eX-
ploring the central and southern parts
of the state. has returned to the city
with a fund of information of the de-
velopment work. that is being done
along Kern river. He is authority for
the statement that more than $1,000,
600 has been expended since the first
of June on the oil wells in that vicinity,
llat IDere are ls3uu ana NSllS
in operation and each of these cost
something like $4,000. Altogether ST..
100000 has been spent on improve
ments. He was informed also that it
was difficult to secure equipment at
Bakersfield, so great was the volume of
business. Rapid work is being done on
the construction of the road into Mid
way, which reaches the heart of the
oil producing district.
William Berman, melted by the slaugh-
ter that W. c. Donnelly has committed
on the ducks at Chip island. has left for
parts unknown. armed with weapon
which might have landed on these
shores. with Yasco NuneZ de Balboa,
carload of cartridges and other COM
bustibles, also blankets known as the
refrigerator" variety. His destination
is kept a profound secret from his nu-
merous friends in railroad circles, but
as he has issued invitations to a duck
dinner next Monday evening it is pre-
sumed that the killing will be immense.
J. c. Christy, the engineer in charge
of the new line the Southern Pacific is
building between Rocklin and Colfax,
has a Chinese correspondent who sup
plies the railroad company with labor.
On the day after election, Shun Tai
Cheong. who lives in Dupont street,
wrote Christy as follows:
Il am so gladful that Mr.. William
H Taft has been elected, everybody
feeling so gladful that we got the
right man. All our countrymen had
the same feeling, too. I am waiting
for your good news as soon as your
new railroad commence the work. If
needed Chinese railroad hand please
give me a chance to furnish them"
W. II. Snedaker of the Illinois Central
has returned from the northwest and is
in receipt of his annual for the next
year. 1t is from the Chicago. Anamosa
and Northern railway-19 miles long,
but of standard gauge. This is the
first out.
F. P. Gregson of the Los Angeles
jobbers' association is in the city on
business.
Jay W. Adams of the Nickel Plate has
returned from Salt Lake City. He went
to Los Angeles over the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake road. and says
there is a great deal Of work being
done in improving the track, which is
now one of the best in the west.
F. w Prince of the Santa Fe lectured
last night before the members of the