The San Francisco call., 1909-03-30
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

W. H. Newman, former president of
the New York Central lines, reached
the city yesterday after a long sojourn
in the southern part of the state. Rail-
roadmen tell good story about the re-
cent chief of the Vanderbilt roads. 1t
is to the effect that he was the traffc
manager of the Texas Pacific at the
same time J. c. Stubbs was traffic man.
ager of the Southern Pacific The lat
ter road had completed its Sunset line
into Ell Paso, and It was decided that
joint agent Should be appointed 10
represent the two roads and Stubbs
named G. w. Luce. Newman strongly
objected to Stubs naming the agent.
When asked why, he said:
The fact is I am afraid Stubbs
Will select man with too strong prin-
elples to be any good in the railroad
business. The kind of man Stubbs
wants to send here will be too apt to
go to church on Sunday and neglect
business opportunities. and then. TOO,
the man Stubbs will select will be so
attached to what he calls telling the
truth that business will suffer-
j. w. Chapman, one OF the ablest ex-
ponents of the rulings of the inter-
state commerce commission, and who
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Examiner Lyon in making it hot for
the railroads for their rates on shovels
and iron beds, was the victim of a cruel
joke.
1t cost him $40, which he forthwith
incorporated in his expense account.
The charge was a serious one. 1t set
forth that somewhere between Ashfork
and Phoenix, on Santa Fe train,
Chapman did abstract from under the
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unknown party. a pair of shoes. and
did convey them to some place which
the porter could not find.
To the great discomfort and chagrin
of the occupants of the car the said
Gregson did have to go shoeless. and
therefore on the arrival Of the party
at Phoenix Chapman was charged with
the offense of taking pair of shoes
from the unknown man from Los An
geles. Chapman protested his inno-
cence. Gregson put out a pair of boot
less feet as evidence.
Il have shoes of my own, a trunk
full, shouted Chapman.
Where are my shoes?" bawled back
Gregson.
The district attorney prosecuted
Chapman. Seth Mann undertook the
defense assisted by Fl. P. Anewalt, who
said he did not think Chapman would
pe guilty or stealing not stove, mucn
less pair of shoes.
AS Anewalt had lived for years at
Phoenix he was detailed by Seth Mann
to get the jury.
Chapman stormed and raved during
the trial. The jury found him guilty
in the sum of $50 and told him the
place where the fine could be liquidated
in champagne wine.
And now L know the meaning of
Arizona Justice" said Chapman. The
next time I have jury trial in Phoe-
nix no old resident will select the
veniremen."
Considerable confusion exists in the
minds of the railroad fraternity as to
how and when the divisions of rates
In overland traffic are to be adjusted.
AT the present time the territory east
OF the Missouri river is grouped, alpha
betically, in the tariffs but the old
division sheets have never been amend
ed. The question arises on the division
of rates TO points which are in one
territory according to the grouping of
the tariffs, and in another territoy ac-
cording to the division sheets.
c. III. Sheers of the Colorado Midland
says that Colorado will have the larg-
est fruit crop in its history this year.
and that there will be 5000 cars out of
the Grand valley alone.
The following is the latest state
ment issued by the Southern Pacific ON
colonist travel:
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