The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15

Europe single handedi What? II you
don't believe me read Theirs. oh.
don't be funny. Theirs did not write
the book on the French revolution be-
cause 1t was a time OF tears. Ha Ia.
Is that not a joke? Theirs and tears.
but because OF his desire to perpetrate
the glory of my ancestor, General Cler-
fayt. Never mind my ancestors. There
are tombruls of them everywhere.
call this a horrible shame. Why does
the Southern Pacific open an once
there? 1t will take away my business.
o horriblei All the cream Of the
trade goes to the Palace. I live there.
And what shall 1 do? Here at vast
cost I am in the Flood building. and
then sacre. They are at the Palace.
1t is broken heart you witness in
me- All the fine business will go some
where and the poor old Flood building
will be out in the cold.
- All, my beloved Charlie, protest
Protest for them not to open an ONCE
in the Palace. Right there at the
corner. Where everybody passes All
the connections OF the Southern Pacific
and the Union Pacific are chasrined.
And so am L.
Well. what do you think 1t means?
Do you think said I. that the old rail-
road center will shift back to the Pal
ace and we shall be here like as on a
desert island?
e True, my boy weeps Jules You
are right. and what Is worse. the
Transportation club will be at the Pal
ace. too; and the boys are here. Ma
fol. Have we to walk all those blocks
for a drink?
What will become OF the club?
VIII 1t vanish from sight? The club
must be near the boys. and so the rail-
road center will change again. We
must get back to near the Palace. We
must, like good generals. be not too far
away from our base OF liquid sup
plies"
The Pennsylvania lines west Of
Ptttsburg have commenced work on
some important double tracking and
grade revision designed especially TO
facilitate the movement of trafic on
the P1ttsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati and
St. Louis railroad between Columbus
and Chicago on the one hand and be-
tween Columbus, indianapolis and st.
Louis on the other. The first of these
undertakings involves the double
tracking Of SO miles between Horatio
and Onward. This Improvement will
involve 1900. 900 cubic yards OF exca-
walton, $4,000 yards OF masonry, the
removal of 20 grade crossings and the
elimination OF all facing point switches
on this part OF the line except those
which are fnterlOcked. The maximum
grade on this line at the present time
Is nve-tenths OF one per cent. but IL
Is designed to decrease this to three
tenths Of one per cent
E z. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Southern Pacfac.
has so far improved in health thar he
with Mrs. Calvin in a day or So They
will visit friends at Portland and from
there go to Seattle and then to Salt
Lake City. where they have MANY
friends who are insistsnt on their paw
Ing them visit.
Work is being prosecuted vigorously
from the southern end OF the Southern
Pacific extension In. Mexico. and %
miles OF track have been laid north
from Orendain, the junction with the
Mexican Central, while 20 more miles
nay, nave osen graded and track win be
laid within the next 30 days
H. A. Jackson has been appointsa
assistant general freight ana passen-
ger agent OF the Great Northern az
Portland He held the same position
W. v. S. Thorne, director Of mr.
ehases of the Hartman lines, arrived
In the city Thursday night and win
spend some time on the coast
c. E. Miles OF the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul is on trip through
the San Joaquin valley.
virgil G. Bogue. chief engineer OF
the Western Pacific. has left for 4 tour
OF inspection OF the line.
julius Kruttschnitt. director Of main
tenance and operation OF the Harrfnnan
li7es. will leave today on an insoeetion
trip through the statA