The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
Gossip of RaIwaXInen

huiIWuytIiCii ..
long on Scotch proverbs" to sustain
a continuance of the diet.
Funny. wasn't it, commented the
lawyer. the commission really had
amended the law. and 1 was right in
the first instance"
Don't imagine for a moment" said
a passenger official of the Southern Pa
cifc, that we pay no attention to the
Chinese Why, one Chinese can do
more harm to railroad IL he thinks
he has grievance than 100 white men.
Let me explain to you the methods Of
our friends in Chinatown
a Chinese went TO one of our ferry
ticket windows and laid down so cents
for a ticket TO Oakland. It was the
rush hour and as Mr.. Chinaman was
not football player he lost his so
cents.
"A white man would have howled till
he got his ticket and his change.
Not so with our friend. He prompt
ly went up town. and that night China
town was flooded with bills warning
all Chinese not TO patronize a certain
window OF the Southern Pacific, as a
Chinese had been robbed.
"Our Chinese agent came to us with
the bill We investig gated the case, re-
moved the ticket seller, and had our
selves to get out handbills apologizing
for the conduct OF our employe and
distant town.
The boycott was then lifted"
R. H. Countiss, agent of the freight
transcontinental bureau, wired W. C.
Donnelly of the Santa Fe yesterday,
telling him that nothing more can be
done by the lines in California to
hasten the publication of the east
bound lumber rates from California
He expects, however, to submit proofs
of the new tariff to the interstate com
merce commission in the early part OF
next week, and hopes to secure the
permission OF the commission to pub
lish the same on short notice. He as
sures- Donnelly that nothing will be
left undone TO hasten the matter.
AS further evidence of the closer re-
lations between the Hartman inter
ests and the Santa Fe looking toward
the betterment of transportation ia
cilities, the steamer China was docked
at the Santa Fe docks in China basin
in order to make room for the Man
churia at the Nail dock. This is the
first time in the history of the oriental
LFdQe lndI q steamer hHGn IudhlnS
room for another vessel, was not taken
over to Oakland long wharf. The
docks at China basin are large enough
TO take care OF most of the big steam
ers coming into port
F. W. Thompson Of the Rock Island
had occasion recently to reproach the
cifc on a broken pledge as to some
uaSSeuZer hvsfneSs
Now, don't get mad" said the per-
suasive Suthern Pacific passengerman,
L promise you that this will be done
without fail"
You promise. DO you?" cried Thomp-
son, with a laugh. 7 have a pretty
L. Q. Mccormick was out here he made
me the same Identical promise, and it
was never kept"
"Ah. that was before the fire." re-
piled the passengerman; "the Southern
Pacific has since turned new leaf"
"A new leaf" retorted Thompson.
1T has turned a sheaf Of them, and
not green one in the bunch to glad
den the heart of man."
That fully 10000 people will have
come into the state by the time the
colonist rate expires on the last day
of the present month is the calcula-
IlOn OF p6<SGnE Ol1lCldlS. mere
is a steady increase in travel. Sa.yr-
day z66 persons passed through ogden
and 10 through FL Paso, bound here.
The total tally is now as follows: Og-
den, 11.404; Portland. 1.511; FL Paso,
4.437; Los Angeles, 315, making a total
OF 1857.
Railroadmen who keep in touch with
the transportation interests OF Mex
leo announce that the opening of the
Manzanillo extension has already
brought that port into commercial
prominence. Three steamship COM
panies have signified their intention to
operate lines between Mexico and the
orient, and the representatives of the
NJ Jebsen & Co. line Of steamers of
Hongkong and Hamburg have been in
the City of Mexico to arrange for the
establishment of q line between Man
zanillo and Aslatic ports. G.. II. Med
hurst. who represents steamship
company in Hongkong, has been in
the City of Mexico looking over the
situation.
Considerable interest is being taken
in the fiesta which is to be held IN San
Juan Bautista Sunday to secure funds
for the rebuilding of the old mission,
which was destroyed by the earthquake.
The Southern Pacific and the San Juan
road will put in a round trip rate of
$3.50 for next Sunday, and the first
train will leave Third and Townsend
streets at 1880 a. m.
S. c. Matthews, vice president of the
Western Pacific, arrived in the city
yesterday. much to the surprise of the
local officials. He says he is here just
for the trip. The last time Matthews
was in San Francisco was when he ar
ranged for the bond issue of 25,000.000.
". r. Haldane, general freight agent
of the Canadian Pacific, with headQuar-
ters ar Vancouver, B. c., Is expected
in the city shortly, and with him win
be. W. B. Lanigan, assistant freight
traffic manager of the same line, with
headquarters at Winnipeg.
Francis Robinson, chief clerk Of ]. c.
Stubbs' Office IN Chicago. who has been
here for few days seeing the sights,
will leave tonight for his home via Los
Angeles.
z. Z. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Southern Pacific