The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05


to train.
Efficiency, or surprise, tests are con-
Quoted by officials of the road with
view to keeping eng;nemen constantly
on the alert for any and all signals.
In conducting these surprise tests the
officials sometimes extinguish signal
lamps. and while eng:nemen may stop
at the signal. failure TO report the
dark lamp at the next station lays them
in the first six months OF this year were
divided into four classes. and in every
class nearly perfect records were made
by the trainmen-s
Advfces from Reno are to the effect
that A. d. Moran of Moran Brothers,
the New York owners of the Nevada,
California and Oregon, has made
his first personal inspection of his
road in six years within the last three
weeks and that while in Nevada he
gave out an official statement con-
f1rming the rumors of an expenditure
of $5,000,o00 in the Improvement and
equipment Of his road, which runs from
Reno northwest to Alturas. Cal.
The official announced that the road
north to Lakeview. a distance of 5s
miles, and from there 27S miles farther
north to harbor point on the Column
bia river at The Dalles, or some other
good outlet on that waterway. This
VIII open up a very fertile country with
wonderful possibilities agriculturalIy.
Moran denies that any option had been
granted either to the Southern Pacific
or the Western Pacific to purchase the
road, saying he would not consider
such a proposition.
The railroad club at Empalme, Mex
leo, was opened by the EMPLOYEES Au-
gust II. 1t is one of the largest rail
way clubs yet opened and contains
every convenience OF a modern hotel
1t cost $4,000. The clubhouse az Tracy.
California, will be completed about
September 90. Plans are now being
prepared for the erection of a magnifi-
cent clubhouse at Bakersfield. The
construction work on the clubhouse at
1nyo has been commenced and con-
tracts have been let for two buildings
along the Oregon Short Line, one at
Glenn's ferry and one at Momplier.
Bids are now being received for the
erection OF the clubhouse at Sparks.
New.
In no state in the union Is railroad
building going on more extensively
than in Idaho. In the Gem state nu-
merous gigantic improvements are be-
ing made by the Oregon Short Line.
and many more are contemplated The
big irrigation projects have reclaimed
thousands OF acres of arid land in
Idaho and as this becomes settled the
need for more railroad accommoda-
uons increases. The Oregon Short Line
is also doing great real of advertis-
ing for Idaho, many attractive folders
having been issued.
According to reports issued by the
Pennsylvania road the relief funls of
that system have in z3 years paid out
total of 32s.7o2.s47.7S in benefits TO
employees. OF this amount. $15,ssS,-
1859 was paid to members who were
unable to work, while the remainder
$10,s0S.522.1s was paid 10 the families
of employees who died. On the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg a
total of s4s.164.so was paid out in the
month OF July: $4,000 representing
the amount paid In benefits to the fam
lilies OF members who died and the re-
mainder' for the relief OF members
who were unable to work. Reports for
July show payments amounting to
sss.2s3.7o on the lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie.
E. E. Calvin, vice president of the
Southern Pacific. win return to San
Francisco this evening.
On account of floods in the vicinity of
Monterey the National Railways of
Mexico have established temporary
through service from the City OF Mex
leo via Saltillo, Paredon and Monterey
to Laredo, for all points in the United
States, givin gthrough car service.
The following comruitfeas bova haao
appointed by George o. Fraser, tenn
porary chairman of the proposed ath-
letic club of the local transportation
men:
On nominations-FS C. Fitzgibbons
(chairman), c. n. Fisher. NJ A. Pod
lech, Percy Poole, Roy Murray, A. f.
Micha elson, III. r. Strothers W. +. HoI-
ton. Thomas Delaney and R. S. Chase.
The following, with the members of
the nominating committee, will COM
prise the committee on permanent or
ganization, committee on name and
committee on location:
II. G. Lehman, III. r. Strothers, James
Plummer, John F. Cannon, Harry I.
Graham. George A. Ripple, j. P. Jones,
Charles Dilley, H. Byrd, Harold BOYD.
j. F. Gardiner. III. NJ. Jarman, H. E
Foster, Tom Eagan, j. W. Osborne.
John Morrisey, n. Dukelow, W. E.
Grimmelman and Roy Allen The next
meeting will be held at Mckinley hall.
1880 Ellis street, Monday evening.