The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09

! with w. H. Bancroft, general
manager of the oregon Short Line, for
a trip to the Hawaiian islands. was
the recipient of a handsome book to
while away the tedium of the voyage.
Calvin. who is known as The Silent
Man" is a great reader, and the volume
is beautifully bound. in fact. an edition
de luxe, with the edges of the leaves
ragged.
In one corner of the soft leather
binding is the title, An Essay on
Science" Then follow so blank pages.
1t is limited that ". H. Bancroft is
the donor of this unique publication.
which he. of course, denies strenu-
ously.
! After February ! there will be no
controversy between the agents of the
railroads and shippers in regard to
! inability to load the minimum weight
1 into a car, when the space capacity OF
! car furnished for loading will not
contain the minimum carload of the
shipment After this date the charges
will be assessed on the actual weight
/ of freight loaded in the car, provided
| it is loaded to it's full visible capacity.
and that portion of shipment that
4 can not be loaded in the car furnished
/ will be taken in another car and the
! shipment treated as a whole on the
/ basis Of minimum weight fixed
! therefor.
| According TO the new tariff. when a
carrier is unable to furnish a car of
large dimensions ordered by a shipper,
! two smaller cars may be furnished
that may be used on the basis of a
minimum fixed for the car ordered. 1t
! is understood, however. that shippers
may not order a car of dimensions or
capacity not provided for in the tariff.
This rule viii go into effect the first
/ of next month.
| II. r. judah, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacifc
in speaking of his trip to Mexico, said:
Wherever you see any improvements
in the cities of Mexico you at
| tribute il to American capital. We
| have put much money into their mines
and into the physical development of
the republic. Next to US come the
British, who have put also a great deal
| of money into Mexico. The whole
country looks prosperous and there is
marked Improvement since | was
there last. The people expect great
benefit from the advent of the Harri-
man lines in the republic. and it is the
commons report in the city of Mexico
that Hartman will build TO Panama
| and will build also into the CITY of
| extension of the Mexican Central is
most important. as it brings Mexico
city into direct communication with the
! All the better classes are in sympathy
with and give the government of Presi-
dent Diaz their loyal support. Every
thing is so arranged that there is not
the least chance of any uprising max
ing any headway. Our party. which
was q large one, was treated with dis
tinguished consideration by the officials
of the republic, and we had, indeed, a
happy visit.
| The Hartman lines in the southwest
are determined that they shall not
have any charge laid at their doors
that they have anything to do with
politics. for on the ANIMALS of the
/ Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railway and also on the Texas and
New Orleans railroad is the following
1 inscription:
This pass must not be used going to
or returning from any political conven-
tion.'
William Hood. chief engineer of the
Southern Pacific, is at present in the
southern part of the state and expects
to return to the city in the first part
OF the week He has been on an in
spection tour of the Hartman lines in
Mexico in company with Julius Krutt-
schnitt, director of maintenance and
operation.
Julius Kruttschnitt, director of MAIN
tenance and operation Of the Hartman
lines. is on his way to Chicago and
/ is travelling over the Rock Island He
was accompanied in his trip by Thorn
well Fay of the Atlantic system of the
Southern Pacific.
/ The many friends of c. ]. Wilde will
be pleased to learn that he is much
/ better and that he hopes to be able TO
move over to his new house at Berkeley
within a short time.
H. c. Baker has been appointed trav-
cling freight and passenger agent of
| the Illinois Central by w. II. Snedaker
| to take the place made vacant by the
resignation of ]. r. Keith.
DR. Ainsworth, chief surgeon of the
Southern Pacific. has returned from a
/ trip to the southern part of the state
and Mexico. where he went for the
sake OF his health.