The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
Gossip Of Rallwaymen

They were over in Oakland making
an inspection of the yards and ter
minals. and some curiosity was ex-
pressed as to the identity of the diff
ferent officials.
Point out Joe Young" said an old
employe of the company. II want to
size him up. I've seen a good many of
the bosses of this road, and I'd Just like
to have a good look at him.
There is Joe Young said a young
man to the old employe.
Here, l want none of your joking,
Mr.. Smart" replied the old man, some
what nettled
Il tell you that.is Joe Young. the gen
era1 superintendent of the northern dis
trict. 1 know him"
Hin as is smoking blamed ciga-
root?"
YES. that is him.
Well TO think as I'd live TO see the
day when a general superintendent of
the Southern Pacific walks through the
Oakland yards a smoking a cigaroot.
Why, a general superintendent ought to
smoke nothing more nor less than q
dollar cigar. He's setting bad example
to the rising generation, he is
J. BOnaparte Duffy of the Santa F'e
is described by the press Of the City of
Mexico as money lender who is visit
ing the neighboring republic with the
intention of making large investments
in the land of the Aztecs. Fl. r. Judah
was also spoken of as having taken a
large party of people who were going
to settle in Mexico. AS yet Frederick
Shoup has not been mentioned by .the
newspapers of the capital of the neigh
boring republic.
Z The latest report of the car efficiency
committee of the American railway as
sociation shows an increase in the num-
Der of idle cars. While the total on
December 9 was 175,643, an addition of
42,814. it is in part accounted for by the
fact that about 10000 cars have been
released from repair shops, making the
net amount 80 ,S00.s Shortages reported
from various remote sections of the
country, that in october and Noyember
had attained some proportions, have
been reduced materially. The surplus
freight equipment of the country now
stands at the highest figure since the
beginning of September. The gross in
crease of 42,S14 cars in the surplus was
distributed among classes Of equipment
as follows: Box, 22,356; coal and gon-
doia, 1892, and the remainder in mis-
cellaneous minor classes. The surplus
l.
middle western and northwestern sec
tions, while there was some improve
ment in the demand for cars in the
southern and some of the southwestern
states. In New England the surplus was
increased 1850 cars, or so per cent In
New = ork, New Jersey, Delaware. Mary
land and eastern Pennsylvania the ratio
was almost exactly the game, while in
western Pennsylvania, ohio, Indiana
and Michigan it was nearly as high. In
the central western states the increase
in surplus was approximately 20 per
cent. In Kansas. Colorado and Missouri
there was a slight falling off, In the
extreme northwest idle cars multiplied
to the extent of more than 100 per cent,
and there is an increase in the surplus
HuipInent in Canada
She Laramie. Hahn's Peak and Pa
ciic will be operating trains shortly
into Routt county, Colorado, from Lar
annie Wyo. Officers of the company an
nounce that orders for material to
build 20 miles of its line have been
placed in Denver. 1t is expected that
an extension will be built to a connec-
tion with the Denver. Northwestern
and Pacific (AIoffatt road) in Routt
county. Work is under way on an ex-
tension from the present end of the
track az Albany, Wyo, south to sum-
nit, 15 miles. 1T will be extended
south from Summit into North Park.
Routt county. The orders the COM
pany has placed with Denver men are
said to total fully s250,0Oo. The new
line will penetrate q timber and coal
country. There are said to be also
valuable ore deposits along the route.
John A Bunting, the multimiIliona;re
of Centerville, was in the CITY yester-
day wishing happy new year to ali his
friends
There is nothing like being gay and