The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

SO0CEF VI
s z. Bussee. superintendent of read
ing rooms for the Santa Fe is a gentle
man with a lively imagination, OF
pleasing manner of discourse and witty
withal. Unfortunately. Bussee displayed
his wit before an Englishman and a
Scotchman who were so obtuse as TO
be offended with him and said harsh
things about him TO his face
Bussee has been touring the world.
and though he has travelled much in
Arizona and other spots where the
Santa Fe reading roms are established
he is apt TO get mixed geographically.
He was descanting on his railroad
experiences in Great Britain and told
James Bonaparte Duffy OF what he saw
in Glasgow.
Il was on the railway platform at
that place" he said, and a man steps
out of the office with a coat covered
with gold braid, long sword dang
ling between his legs, a helmet of iron
and boots UP 70 his knees with gold
tassels on them. and a hunters horn.
Says TO myself. that's q dook. | al
ways wanted to meet a dook, so 1
/ tells porter 20 introduce me TO his
nibs.
What cried the porter. that's no
dook. He's the station master. He's
-AAt-c AAldA d QODh
Is that the kind of man the San
ia Fe sends over to my country to ma
lign and insult my racer" howled the
Scot when Bussee stopped for breath.
I'll let you know, shouted the Eng
lishman, that what you say is false.
The great English public would not
let a station master wear a sword be-
tween his legs, or any other kind of
weapon"
III write to the president" yelled
the Scot, and tell him that the Santa
Fe is insulting the entire Scottish ma
ton"
And I'll write 10 the station master
of Glasgow" said the Englishman. and
get IL published all over the world
Gentlemen" said Bussee pleadingly,
as the shouts OF the aggravated Brit
isner and Scot promised TO penetrate TO
the seclusion of the offices of Edward
Chambers. Il made a mistake. I was
thinking of Switzerland or Turkey. II
was somewhere else
That's all right" said both men,
we don't care what you say of other
places"
You must respect Glasgow" insisted
the Scot
Glasgow be hanged" exclaimed the
Englishman. You must not insult the
British nation. I tell you, sir. when
you arouse the British lion, you can't
N--- "--SN VIII i4cRPHAA.
For the first time in the history of
the apple movement out of the Pajaro
district, Santa Fe cars are aiding in
the shipping of the fruit east About
II Santa Fe refrigerator cars are in
the traffic. a further evidence OF the
good feeling that exists between the
two lines. This is pleasing 70 the fruit
raiser. as 1t prevents delay in getting
the fruit TO market.
Tequila, famous the world over for
making the liquor which connoisseurs
do not hesitate TO say is better than
Scotch whisky. being similar to II in
taste and with no evil results from
large absorption, is TO be connected
by rail with the outside world on De-
cember 10. The engineers of the South
ern Pacific extension in Mexico an
nounce that on that date rails will
reach Tequila in the state of Jalisco
from Orendain, which is the junction
OF the Southern Pacific and the Mex
lean Central. and a mixed train will be
run at once from Tequila to Orendain.
According TO present plans, the extern
sion will be completed as far as Te
quesquite from Orendain by next
March and this will place transporta-
ton facilities within easy reach of the
mines and mills of the Hostotipaquillo
district.
You look kind of tuckered out and
tired of the world" remarked a sym
pathetic brakeman to q disconsolate
gsteman.
I do. eh? Well, I guess I amt over
spry, for a fact. Nor more would you
be If you had my luck
'How's that?"
You know I married again. don't
I had q real daisy: one OF your stay
at home kind that made you think you
were happy. though you did take up
tickets at this blessed gate
"And2"
And, well. she has faded away after
one month of connubial bliss sup
pose I'll have to get another divorce
and have to go through the work all
over again OF finding number six.
Il tell you, some men never play in
luck
Yes. ma'am. this train does get to
New Orleans. When. and at what hour.
don't know. No, ma'am, 1 can't even
give guess.
Now look at that. How on earth
They are ali alike with their ques-
tions-"
! AS result OF the good work that has
been done during the summer to get
Alaskan trade for this port, which has
/ been using the Seattle gateway for the
east. can be mentioned a large ship
ment of whale oil. the first OF its kind,
/ that was sent through this port to
/ Philadelphia yesterday over the Santa
Fe. Barnesson & Hibbard have been
working for this traffic from the north,
and their efforts met with success. for
| they brought the oil down to this city
/ IN one of their vessels, which was re-
shipped on board the cars. The ship
ment consisted OF 200,000 gallons OF oil,
which required the services of % cars
The oil is crude and in bulk and will
| be refined in the Quaker City and again
shipped.
|
The Pacific extension of the Chicago.
! Milwaukee and st. Paul crosses the
main range Of the Bitter Root noun
tains by a new pass that has been
named St Paul. The tunnel now being
| built under the summit IS $3.50 feet
long, one end being IN Montana and
the other in Idaho. The summit grade
of the line, which is 3.51S feet from
the east portal. has an elevation OF
4.1e9 feet and is 1.o20.7 feet below the
/ surface. The tunnel grade is OF per