The San Francisco call., 1909-12-08
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

| partment concluded arrangements
l yesterday with the Belt railroad,
the switching line that runs along
Embarcadero street and among the
warehouses on the water front, where
by that road will have the same
switching privileges now enjoyed by
the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
companies which include the use of
the Lombard street car ferry slip.
One of the most important changes
in freight schedules made at the recent
meeting in Chicago of the transcon-
tinental freight bureau is an increase
in the rates on automobiles from So to.
81, and decrease in the minimum
from 10000 to 10000 pounds. Among
the other changes important to Pacific
coast shippers are:
An advance rate on clothing in bales
(gingham and denim blouses) from
50 to 1920 in less than carload lots.
This will also include gingham aprons,
underwear, etc, in less than carload
lots. A rate on linen and cotton shirts
in less than carload lots of from $3.50
to S2.20 is. made.
Many changes are recorded in liquor
shipments.
Less than carload lots under the
items alcohol Gncluding wood alcohoD.
brandy and New England rum in bulk;
whisky in bulk in barrels or drums;
fruit juices IN o. Sd and blackberry
brandy in wood: liquors On o. 50 in
barrels or drums, and gin in bulk in
barrels or drums, has been raised from
$3.50 to S1.75. Liquors IN. O. So in
glass, boxed, are given carload rate
of SLIPS, less than carload rates are
raised from $3.50 to $1.75. A new item
is added. reading, Wine (not includ-
ing champa gne) in glass. boxed, or in
wood, carload, SIPS; less than carload
lots. $1.75.'
The carload minimum on all of the
above liquor items is made 10000
pounds. raising most of them from
$4,000 pounds.
w. n. Cleveland of Morgan, Utah, the
Union Pacific's Oldest agent in point
of service in that state, has resigned
his position after 25 years service. He
was formerly chief dispatcher for the
Grand Trunk, but was compelled to
move to Utah for his health. He will
engage in business at Ogden.
AS soon as weather conditions permit
II mile branch of the Idaho Northern
is to be built up Eagle creek and an.
other up the Little North fork, tap
ping mining districts and furnishing
needed transportation facilities.
The Denver and Rio Grande has ad-
vanced the wages of its blacksmiths,
machinists and boiler makers cents
an hour.
The contractors building the South
ern Pacific extension through the
mountains near the Jalisco-Tepic boun-
dary, where there is heavy tunnel
work, will have the use of electric
power.
A British syndicate has been given
contract TO build s470 miles of the
northern section of the road which is
to run north and south through Chile
The cost is estimated at $4,000, ,00O
and the work is to be finished in four
years.
The Union Pacific, the Chicago, Mil
waukee and Puget Sound, the north
Coast, the Canadian Pacific and the
Idaho and Washington Northern have
united in plan for a union station,
which has been presented TO the city
council of Spokane. The plan calls for
the closing of several streets, and on
this account may meet some opposition
A committee will be appointed by the
city, to cooperate. with the interested
railways in procuring the necessary
property for the improvements
1t has been announced froasl Great
Northern headquarters in st. Paul that
James j. 44ill has offered to give the
Huron college, at Huron, S. D.. $4,000
for it's endowment fund, providing the
college raises 100000 additional in the
next two years.
A. F. Snedden, contracting freight
agent of the Union Pacific in this city
returned yesterday from his honey
moon trip. Snedden before his de-
parture was presented with several
handsome gifts from the boys" in the
Office of the company.
Additional appointments of officials
in the reorganization of the Rock ISL
and lines were announced at Chica go
yesterday by John Sebastian, the new
~ elected vice president, as xellows:
L. M. Allen, passenger traffic manager.
w. J. Leahy. general passenger agent
and J. A. Stewart. first assistant gem
eral passenger agent.
The Norfolk and Southern railwa y
property was bid in Yesterday at Nor
folk, Va. by the reorganization COM
mfttee for SS 500 900