The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Gossip Of Railwaymen

THAT is no joke to play on a gentle
man." remarked Thomas Tilley to Lee
Eicholtz. 1T put me in most en-
barrassing position, and for a man of
my social standing it was most dis
agreeable.
well Tom" said Henry Avila, slow
~, 'it will teach you a lesson not to
be taking transfers so readily from
people,
"I admit" said Tilley, that it is a
pernicious habit to accept transfers
vicariously, but when rendered by a
friend 1 can not refuse. But 1 will
from henceforth expunge the name of
Lee Eicholtz from the list of my
friends.
Il was in the car with a lady, ex-
planning to her the onerous nature of
my duties and the great responsibility
that rests on- my shoulders getting
passengers for the Hartman lines,
when the conductor came up. She had
transfer and so had I. He took hers,
but with a rude guffaw he thrust mine
back in nv face with the remark:
''Who in thunder is hep
'I took the rejected slip, for Lee
had written on it. Conductors, please
honor this transfer till midnight, or
throw him off"
I'll give you the chance to pay
grinned the conductor.
Yes, 1 paid
It is expected that the following
fares and arrangements will be author
lied by the Union Pacific and connect
ing lines for the meeting of the Elks
at Los Angeles from July IL to IS
inclusive. The rates from Missouri
river points to San Francisco, Los An
geles and San Diego Will be $50. From
Chicago $62.50 and from ST. Louis
$5S.25. These tickets will be on sale
from June "a till July 10, inclusive,
with final return limit October 81
There is every probability of there
being an enormous tide of travel to
the coast during the time these tickets
are on sale. The Cincinnati lodge of
Elks has chartered already two special
trains. Omaha, Boston. Chicago and
Detroit will have special trains to the
coast. Every large hotel in Los An
geles has been chartered during the
time of the convention, and a repre-
sentative of an eastern lodge finding
everything taken in Los Angeles, went
to Redondo and chartered the entire
hotel for the accommodation of his
lodge.
According to advices received in the
general offices of the Southern Pacific
yesterday the line was in fair shape
on the Shasta division, while on the
Sacramento division trains We're NOV
ing slowly. There was high water on
the Sacramento division between Nixon
and Webster. The washouts at Oceano
and Arroyo Grande on the coast di-
vision had been repaired. Water was
flowing over the tracks at Ventura
and washing over the tracks on the
steel bridge at Santa Paula. Some
slight damage had been done to the
track at Savanna, east of Los Angeles.
The Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
has asked the legislature to enact a
special law giving it an extension of
i've years in which to carry out the
terms of its charter providing for the
completing Of its line through Texas.
including the building of a branch line
from San Angelo to either Del Rio or
Brownsville on the Rio Grande border.
H. A Jackson, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Great Northern, who has been spending
a lew days in the southern part of the
state. is expected here some time this
week His headquarters is at Helena.
Mont.
virgil G. Bogue, chief engineer of
the western Pacific, left Reno yester-
DAY for an inspection of the line to
Beekwourth tunnel and will inspect
also the work that is being done there.