The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

II awoke this morning and found my
dream had come true said c. C. Crane
of the New York Central lines yester
day.
Il had been dreaming for years of
the time when new transcontinental
line would pass my front porch. Now
1t is realized. 1 was startled out of
my slumbers today by the screech of a
locomotive. For a moment l thought
l was in the Office and Blanche was
singing. But no, there was the unmis-
taxable rumble of a freight train, and
right through my orchard the Western
Pacific was carrying material for lay
ing track to Oakland.
"Decoto's ambition has been fulfilled,
She is on the map as a town on a great
transcontinental road, and my name
will go booming down the centuries.
for l hope to have established near
there a town to be called Crane.
What better name could be given
a town? Why it will at once advertise
Goulds road as it never has been adj
vertised before and make it famous"
1t has been decided by the manage
ment of the Southern Pacific to open
the old narrow gauge line to Santa
Cruz so that it will be ready for op-
Grafton for next seasons business. 1t
will be broad gauged and the tunnels,
one of which has not yet been opened,
will be enlarged to accommodate broad
gauge trains. The new route to Santa
Cruz will be via the Los Altos cutoff,
which will bring that resort within
two and a half hours of San Fran
cisco.
f. Black Ryan has returned from the
Hope rancho, where he went to cele-
brate the national holiday as the guest
rancho for many years has been the
scene of a barbecue on the fourth and
the same men have attended these fes-
tivities for several seasons. To each
man is assigned particular duty, and
f., Black has been the designer and
the mixer of the famous Hope rancho
mint julep. This delicious beverage
mas cheered the hearts of many Santa
Barbara men, and Frank Smith, George
Williams, Colonel Perkins and Major
Lewis tell E. Black that it is in the
hope of partaking again of those cock
tails that makes life endurable during
the intervening 564 days.
T. r. Ryan formerly general freight
agent of the Mexican Central, with
headquarters in the City of Mexico, has
been appointed to represent the merged
lines in this country, with the title of
make his headquarters in Chicago.
On Saturday, July %, the return game
between the United Railroads and the
baseball team of the transportation
club will be played off at Freeman park,
Oakland. The match is for $500 a side,
and as there are numerous side bets
the game promises to be full of in
terest. The streetcar baseball mag
mates are strengthening their team and
the railroadmen are doing likewise,
so fast ball may therefore be looked for.
The California Northeastern will
reach klamath lake in go days. The
terminus OF the road is at Doris, 12
miles. from the lake, and as the road is
all graded there should be no delay
in laying the track.
F. w. Thompson of the Rock Island
lines is expected in this city today.
H. H. Brown, chief clerk of the gen.
eral freight department of the Great
Northern, is in the city on a pleasure
trip. His headquarters are in st. Paul
J. w. Stevens has been appointed
Southern Pacific ticket agent at San
Jose. He was formerly with the audit
ing department in this city.
j. L. Willcutt has returned from a
trip to klamath Hot Springs.
E. W. Capp, attached to the legal de-
partment of the Santa Fe in Los An
geles, is in the city on business.
T. b. Hastings. general freight agent
of the Santa F'e. Prescott and Phoenix.
is in the city.
Frederick P. Gregson, traffic man
ager OF the Los Angeles Jobbers' asso-
citation: is in the city on business.
H. A. Buck of the Pennsylvania left
last night for Reno.
The Western Pacific has commenced
track laying from Alameda creek
toward Oakland.