The San Francisco call., 1909-09-29
Gossip of RaiIwaymeH
IAX PODLECH, cashier at the
city ticket Office of the Santa
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Max PODLECH cashier at the
city ticket Office of the Santa
re. enjoys q reputation OF being
a great fsncier OF domestic animals.
His particular hobby is the dog and
he. has been known to so far out Of
MS path. in search OF CANNES Of rare
breed. The latest addition TO his ex-
.tenslve kennels was secured at Santa
Cruz last Saturday night while he was
77ce al the annual meeting Of
Ma Association of Traffic
prominent part in the
.lry Of Frank J. Harrington OF
Ssnta Ee for the Office of pres!-
1euE - TIE association Harringtoa's
ls was sprung al the last moment
d order 10 elect their candidate
t.e Ssnts Fe aggregation had TO work
ike demons Podlech had strayed
frofa the Sea Beach hotel when Har-
ring on's name was placed before the
association and. knowing his former
reputation as master politician,
psrty OF Harrington enthusiasts started
out in search OF their leader.
OF course, Harrington had been
elected before their return. but their
long absence caused considerable spec
UlatiOn among the railroaduen and a
second expedition in search of them
was about 10 be started when an au-
tomObile containing the first searching
party and Podlech drew up at the
hotel
Max had n his arms a beautiful
specimen Of the yellow dog variety
and. he refused 70 be interested. even
In the fact that Harrington had been
elected Max went Immediately to his
room On his way upstairs he gave
instructions that the dog be taken
care OF and prepared for shipment TO
san Francisco the next morning
he IS now wondering who could
have played such 4 mean trick as TO
have put a yellow dog in his room
E-hile ile was asleep, and then to have
etood al the 1ransom AT o'clock in
the morning teasing the canine with
5Uicv piece OF steak.
Besides the securing Of the dog by
Podiech, much important business was
transacted by the association. Frank
!. Harrington Of the Santa Fe was
elected president. Warren F. Holton
OF the Southern Pacific at Oakland
and Clyde ". Colby Of the Erie vice
presidents and Harry T. Jarman secre-
tary-tressurer- The members OF the
association were treated 10 most en-
tovabls time during their short stay.
Besides the various amuSenlents pro-
vided. for their special benefit, the
banquet al the Sea Beach hotel was
one Of the most successful ever held
bT the orgsnfzs ton. Henry Avila Of
the Union Pacific. one OF the retiring
Officers, was presented with q beautiful
Elk emblem.
=. Rumors OF the Missouri Pacific ex-
tending its line from Omaha 10 Sioux
CITY, 50 frequently heard for years,
have been again revived by a visit OF
traffic officials 10 the last named place.
A. the present time. t is suggested.
tire expansion Of the Hill system
ma kes the undertaking more likely for
such an OBVIOUS advantage TO be
gained, ss an entrance to the gateway
20 the Missouri valley would be of
much value and make the road a
strong competitor Of the Hill lines.
on one occasion. when il was contem-
plated. the Burlington was credited
with blocking the plan b. building its
Ashland line
D.M Rupert Of the passenger de-
partment OF the Southern Pacific at
Los Angeles. is a visitor in the city.
Another gap in the western Pacific
has now been closed and desperate ef-
forts are being made to complete the
laying OF rails before the wet season
west as Winnemucca and contracts for
depots along the part Of the line al
ready in operation are being let
Grain rates on the Northern Pacific,
except its Washington Central branch,
have been declared unreasonable, ex-
cessive and exorbitant by the Wash
ington railroad commission. which has
issued an order that a rate not ex-
ceeding 6T5z per cent of the rates
charged by the road June 80, 1903, be
hereafter IN effect Based upon last
years grain movement. this reduction
win mean a loss Of hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars TO the company. 1t
IS probable that other roads viii be
forced 10 make the same reductions.
The special Portola folder issued by
the Santa Fe is now being distributed
by every agency Of the railroad The
front page is done IN several colors
and. besides showing the Portola girl.
0eNotes a small corner TO a glimpse of
Chinatown A panoramic view of the
rebuilt city is shown with many en-
cravings OF some Of San Francfsco's 8
new and modern buildings Several
pages are devoted to the Significance
Of the Portola festival and to the pro-
gram Of events for the i've carnival
days
The Boston chamber OF commerce.
and that of Philadelphia will join the
Merchants exchange OF New York in
opposing the adjustment OF commodity
rates proposed by the northwestern
roads to the interstate commerce eom-
mission Intervening petitions will be
fled with the commission and dele
gates sent TO the hearing TO be held at
Spokane September %
In the first 20 days Of September,
1.Iz3.5gs loaded cars of freight were
handled by the New York Central
The vacancy in the Erie directorate
will not be hlIed, il IS reported, until
ftse annual meeting October 1s, when.
II is expected. Judge Lovett will be
chosen. II is said that Judge Lovett
viii not care TO be selected for all
the vacancies caused by Hartmann 5
death. but is likely 10 go into the
sr~fe hoard in recognition of the neces-