The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

| A FTER 80 day journey across the
II continent, covered with mud and
weather marks. engine No. of
the San Diego and Arizona railway ran
| into the Santa Fe yards at San Diego
on the evening of November %. The
huge machine, which is now hauling
steel rails down the track to complete
the line as far as the international
boundary, is fresh from the factory OF
the American locomotive company at
Pittsburg. 1t is one OF the latest pat
terms of switch engines with six con-
nected wheels, and uses oil for fuel.
1t weighs AZ tons.
The engine started its transconti-
mental trip October 2S, in charge of S.
W. Conner, an agent of the eastern fac
tory, and collected samples of soil from
nearly every state in the union on its
trip across the country.
The locomotive has boiler pressure
of $50 pounds to the square inch. Its
tender Will carry 1900 gallons of
water and four tons of fuel oil. It's
length, tender and all. is nearly 50 feet.
Several new appointments were an
nounced yesterday by the Western Pa
cific in time for the opening of the
road for freight traffic. Some of the
appointments had been announced pre-
viously, but never by official circular.
Following are the appointments, ef-
fective December /:
Mott SAWYER trainmaster, aud o. Meadow,
chief dispatcher, of the first and second dis
tricts between San Francisco and oroyille, with
rofhce at Sacramento.
w c. Shuts, trainmaster. and r. H Ingam.
acting chief dispatcher, of the third and fourth
districts. between Oroyille and Gerlach, with Of
fee at Fortola, Cal.
f. l.. Corwin trainmaster. and j. L. Perry.
chief dispatcher. Of the eastern division. with Of
fee at Elko, New.
G. NJ. Stansbury, master mechanic of the east
ern division, With office at Elko.
Trainmasters will have charge of all
train and yard men and the supervision
of station service. Chief dispatchers
will have charge of all dispatchers and
operators, the distribution of cars and
arrangement of trains.
1t was announced at New York yes
terday by the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad company thatstock holders
would be offered the privilege of sub
scription to the new stock issue at
par to the amount of % per cent of
their holdings. The new issue of stock
amounts to about S25,00o.000.
When train No. pulled out for the
east from Los Angeles yesterday, the
new ITdHScOnIln6nIdl service OIL lle
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad went into effect The train is
known as the h-California special.
and is a finely equipped one of seven
cars Three of these will be routed
through to Butte Denver and Kansas
City. respectively. This train estab-
fishes for the first time through service
between Los Angeles and Montana
points.
p. K. Gordon, Pacific coast agent OF
the. Washington Sunset route, is in
Portland on business for his company.
The Camas Prairie railroad company
was organized November 4. 1909 under
the laws of the state of Oregon, for the
purpose of taking over for operation
the following railway lines:
Oregon Washington railroad, Lewis
ton Junction to Lewiston. Idaho;
Northern Pacific railway company,
Lewiston, Idaho. to Granville, Idaho
The road is to be used Jointly by the
Southern Pacific company and the
Northern Pacific. Following are the
officers:
j. P. o'Brien, president; II. C. Hutt,
vice president; M. p. Martin, treasurer;
c. f. McCulloch, secretary
Announcement was made in New
York yesterday that flying visit that
Charles NJ. Hays, president of the
Grand Trunk, paid to New York No
vember 80. was for the purpose of pur-
chasing the Pontiac, Oxford and North
ern railway. His errand was accom-
plished and he was off again for Mon
treal four hours after he reached New
York The railroad which the Grand
Trunk has thus secured is an in
dependent route in northern Michi gam
only about 100 miles in length. 1t con-
meets with the Grand Trunk Western
at Pontiac No statement was given
out as to the price.