The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Gossip of Rallwaynen

of the season, and all the traffic that
may be offered will be taken care OF.
A special train has been chartered
by Islam temple for the journey across
the continent to attend the meeting OF
the Imperial council in Louisville dur
ing June. 1t is to be electric lighted
throughout, with observation car. The
route will be over the Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST Paul and Monon.
D. Bowes. who has been with the
Alton for the last 81 years and who
for several years has been chief as
sistant general passenger agent, mas
resigned to be general manager or the
Judson excursion, freight and forward
ing company. This company has much
to do with Pacific coast business.
W. d. Forster. traffic manager OF
the Tonopah and Goldfield railroad
company. is in the city.
Howard Elliot. president of the
Northern Pacific. is on the coast ano
there is much speculation in railroac
circles whether his presence at IA
coma has anything to do with straight
ening out the terminal tangle at Port
land, which was the subject OF discus
sion between Hartman and Hill al
Burllngame. 1t is said that the Great
Northern was willing to build sep
arate passenger depot for all the Hill
lines while Hartman held out for the
consolidate of all terminal properties
in the north Portland district.
The trouble arose about the NORTH
Bank using the terminals of the North
ern Pacific company, the majority IN
terest in which is owned by the South
ern Pacific. The North Bank road is
owned Jointly by the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific. and accord
ing to Louis W. Hill the discussion
between Hartman and himself was
solely over purchase of land owned by
the North Bank as TO increase the
terminal facilities of the terminal com
pany. According to Hill the local of
ficials of both systems could not agree
as TO the purchase price. and therefore
the presidents of the two greatest rail
road systems in the United States, al
their great legal luminaries and theil
general mana gers had to meet and de-
eide on the price that was TO be PAID
for q few acres oftland
This explanation is not altogether
taken in the spirit that it is offered
that Hill was trying to play gouge
game up north and that Hartman
brought him up with "a sharp turn
Hill. they say. has been playing to the
sentiment of Portland, and wanted Har-
riman TO let all the passenger trains
of his systems have an entree into
the terminals of the terminal company
and at the same time did not want to
pay anything for the support of the
freight terminals, which. of course, are
more expensive to maintain than a
passenger depot. Ii is understood that
Louis w. Hill left the conference with
Hartman with wider and better
knowledge of railroad affairs than he
had before he attended the Burlingame
conference, and that he would not be
able to secure advantages without pay
ing for them. All the consolation Port
land is offered is that an agreement
satisfactory TO Hill and Hartman has
been reached, but no word has been
let drop as to whether the Portland
people will be pleased.
Alder Ellis, travelling agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and est Paul left
Thursday for Fairfield, Conn, and or
April 10 will marry Miss Grace Child
daughter of the Rev. s. F. Child. Ellis
has comfortable home at Berkeley
and is prominent member of the
Claremont country club.