The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15

c. w. Durbrow, the eminent Southern
Pacific attorney, took hand In Mill
Valley politics and consequently IN
Cured the wrath of his opponents In
the campaign just ended. The chief Of
the opposition announced that he
would, metaphorically speaking, fay
Durbrow alive, and all those of his way
of thinking and voting. To make his
threat all the more impressive. he in
vited Durbrow and his cohorts 70 be
present They took him at his word
and, coming early. filled the hall to the
exclusion of everybody else. Cheered on
by entreaties to do his killing, the un-
happy political reformer took the plat
form and surreptitiously tried TO read
the lecture which had been written for
him excoriating Durbrow.
How can l make my speech?" bell
lowed Durbrow to the delighted audi
ence. He has stolen my notes"
The laughter that followed this re-
mark was taken up even by the friends
Durbrow now regrets that he lost the
opportunity of hearing what some peO-
pie really think of him.
c. s. Fee, passenger traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific. returned last
night from Chicago, where he has been
attending meetings of the transconti-
mental association. He says that IT is
the general opinion that business Is
picking up in the east. In speaking
of travel to the coast, he said that all
the newspapers in the middle west are
advertising the visit of the fleet to San
Francisco and the cheap rates that are
TO be made for that occasion. He thinks
that there will be big travel to Cali
fornia, judging from what he heard
while east.
The train service to Los Gatos over
the new Los Altos cutoff. effective sun
day, will consist of five daily trains
each way. Trains will leave San Fran
cisco at $40 and 1910 D. m. and in the
afternoon at 2, $50 and o'clock On
Sundays the afternoon service will be
from San Francisco at 4:20 and
o'clock. The time to Los Gatos will be
l hour and 80 minutes and to Los Altos
81 minutes. Agents will be appointed at
Los Altos and probably at Congress
Junction. effective Immediately.
According to railroadmen who have
been through the cherry district sizing
up the output. the crop bids fair TO be
the largest on record. With lust a
little more rain, now that all danger of
frost has passed away. the fruit Will
be large and early. Cocktail cherries"
as lHeN are CaUcQ. Will be
plentiful, and 1t is hoped by the rail-
roads that the price Will be held at
such a figure as to keep out the italian
product, which was used so extensively
last year.
Transcontinenta1 lines have author
lied the republication of the rate on
agricultural implements carried in
westbound transcontinental tariff No
l. G. to exclude hand implements. gaso-
line engines. farm wagons and trucks.
This is in the interest of Pacific coast
jobbers who handle these commodities
In straight carloads.
The Southern Pacific will have spent
the sum OF $4S0.000 when the addi-
tions to it's fleet of ferry boats and
tugs are complete. The first OF this
new equipment. the Melrose a team
ferry boat, was launched a few DAYS
ago This vessel cost s150.000. She
was built at a local shipyard. The
Ajax, the new fire tug which is being
built at Seattle and Is nearly finished.
will cost $4,000. The most expensive
of the new craft will be a passenger
ferry boat on the plan of the Berkeley,
which is to cost S275,00O. The Southern
Pacific has asked for bids and the con-
tract is open to all shipyards of the
country. The company intends also to