The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
Gossip of RaiIwaymen
uNLELL. I guess there will be
\X/ gay doings when your line
enters Tacoma, observed

lGNHELL, I guess there will be
\X/ gay doings when your line
enters Tacoma observed
rairoadman to Charles
Miles of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St Paul. Golden spikes and speeches
and special trains and hip. hip. hur-
rah, generally"
Il don't know so much about that"
observed another raiIroadman recently
from Seattle. Il was told that when
some one asked President Earring
whether there would be any festivities
he answered with a curt no
THAT reminds me- remarked Joseph
II. Griffin. district freight agent of the
Canadian Pacific, "of the opening of the
500 line into Winnipeg. Every one ex-
pected grand jollihcation. Instead
of that freight train was waiting for
the road to- be hooked up and when
that was done the freight train pulled
over the new line All that the off,
GERS heard of its opening into new
territory was that a freight train had
passed over it."
This commercialism,' said H. j.
Snyder of the Mexican Central, SIS hor-
rible Why, in Mexico we would have
a week OF balls. picnics and high old
time generally. Imagine a freight
train waiting to go over a new piece
of road. A nice conceit for the open
ing of gigantic enterprise"
T. w. Peters, assistant to the second
vice president of the Canadian Pacific,
with headquarters at Winnipeg. is ex-
pected in this city shortly. He is at
present in the city of Mexico. The
object OF his trip TO California is for
the purpose of looking into the pre-
cooling process of handling deciduous
fruits. Visits will be paid to Wat
sonville to learn how apples are ham
died and also to the towns of New
castle, Penryn, Loomis and Colfax.
]. w. McClymonds and other officers
of the Pacific fruit express will be
interviewed The fruit industry is as
sumfng large proportions in Canada
and the Canadian Pacific is preparing
to handle the product. There are at
present only 1900 acres under culti-
vation, and if the product of this acre
age can be marketed at a profit
vast territory will be planted to fruit.
terrible wrangle has arisen over
of the instruments was shipped from
New York to this city It took rate
of 81 per 100 pounds, but was in
creased to SO when 1t reached here.
OF course, there was an appeal from
this, and ]. w. Spencer of the inspec-
| tion department was asked his opinion
In reply he sent the following letter:
In reply to your letter of gath inst.
concerning shipment of humana-
tones on which the rate for toy musi-
cal instruments is claimed: When the
shipment was received we followed
out the suggestion OF consignee and
called on the musical trade and they
would not claim it as a musical in
strument: In fact, the manager of one
! of the musical houses here said that
he never felt more like committing
murder in his life than when he heard
one of these instruments. We also
called on the toy trade, and they stated
it was not toy, was not handled by
the toy houses. and was strictly a
novelty; hence 1 see no better than first
class on it,
| Thomas H. Benton. who travels over
many countries yearly. has sugges-
tion to make to the transportation
companies of the United States. He
thinks they should follow the example
of Walter Dillingham;, general man
ager of Oahu road in the Hawaiian
/ islands.
There is not a train on that sys-
tenn, freight or passenger" he said.
which is not furnished with an emer-
gency hospital. and the trainmen are
instructed in furnishing first aid to
the wounded. Everything necessary
for the relief of injured passengers is
carried. and no man can be in the en-
ploy of the company unless he submits
to instruction. 1t is an excellent idea
and has saved many life"
Application has been made by eastern
manufacturers for carload rating of
s15o per 100 pounds on soda fountain
supplies, including syrups; fruits.
crushed or whole; fruit juices, mineral
water salts. etc. The syrups, fruits and
fruit juices are also manufactured on
the Pacific coast, and apparently this
is an effort by the eastern manufac-
turers to enter into competition for the
California market. The transportation
companies are investigating the subject
and would be glad to have the views
OF the California manufacturers.
Phil X. Gordon OF the Washington
Sunset route has returned from an ex-
| tensive trip through the southwest and
says great activity is shown in the
Globe district. He reports that the
ella Valley, Globe and Northern. which
is Southern Pacific property, will ex-
tend its road six miles to Miami. where
big smelter Is to be put up.
c. w. Nelson, general manager OF