The San Francisco call., 1909-01-27

III or the western Pac1nc where
there is never any disagree
ments and never any argument as to
the rights of railroad men, Each in
dividual attends strictly to business,
and it is the most singular room in
the entire railroad world. as baseball
is never mentioned and the stars Of the
arena may be all dead as far as this
coterie of hard workers is concerned.
And why?
In this apartment are one American,
a Russian, Frenchman a Spaniard
an Italian, German, a HOllander. a
Swede, Dane and one man who can
talk Chinook. but as no one else can
discourse in that tongue he is very
much alone.
Joseph H. Young. general superin-
tendent of the northern division of the
Southern Pacific, who has been lighting
floods at Sacramento, returned yester-
good as can be expected. He reports
that there is a great deal of snow in
the mountains.
The Cumberland Valley railroad.
which is owned by the Pennsylvania
railroad, has issued one of the quaint
est calendars for the present year, be-
ing time table of that line of jan
uary rs, 1888.
The time table of that day, though
perhaps not as official as they are now,
was certainly more truthful and gave
the company ample latitude, for it used
the words about" and before" It is
as follows:
On the 1st day of February next the regular
train of passenger cars win commence running
as follows:
Leave Chambersburg at O'Clock in the morn
Qf = af of
II and Philadelphia before p. m.
Returning. it will leave Harrisburg as soon as
the cars from Philadelphia arrive. about o'clock
in the evening, and arrive at Chambersburg at
10 p. m.
time leave Philadelphia at instead Of O'Clock
in the morning, and then arrive at Chambersburg
before dark of the day.
There will also be daily line OF freight cars
from Chambersburg to Harrisburg and back.
which will carry merchandise and produce to and
from those places in the most safe. cheap and
25th January. 1888.
Advices from Chicago. state that the
management of the Burlington has de-
cided to operate the Colorado and
Southern as part of the general sys-
tenn and not as an Independent prop
erty. This means the retirement OF
Frank Trumbull as president of this
road as well as of the Fort Worth and
the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek
district, which make up its system.
|, Any clergyman may be granted a
pass on any railroad hereafter, accord
ing to ruling of the interstate COM
merce. commission. The following let
ter has been issued by that body:
The commission takes this occasion to state
that the position taken by the transcontinentaI
clergy bureau Is far in advance Of anything re-
quired by the law or the rulings of the commits
which reference is made by the transeOntinental
clergy bureau can not possibly necessitate the
drastic action which II has taken For infOrma-
tion Of carriers and the general public we take
this opportunity to express our views in terms
construction.
Clergyman does not lose his ministerial
standing by reason Of the fact that he leaves
the Dastorate for some other field OF religious
activity. A minister who becomes editor OF a
church paper, instructor in theological sem
ligiOus institution, or who engages in other work
which may fairly be regarded religious In
character, and who does not abandon his minis
terial work. may legally be accorded special
transportation privileges
| The courts have been consistently liberal in
/ giving construction to the words Charitable
| and ''eleemOSynary," and see no reason for
being unduly narrow in interpreting these words
found in the act A charitable institution is
one which is administered in the public interest
and in which the element Of private gain Is
wanting. This definition is broad enough to in
clude hospitals, almshouses, orphanages, asylums
and missionary societies. This enumeration is
not intended TO be exclusive-it is only repre-
sentative. 1t is important to note that such an
institution does necessarily lose its charitable
character by reason of the fact that it Is under
] the management of a particular denomination or
/ sect or because a charge is collected from some
/ or all of those who enjoy its privileges. 1t is
only necessary that it be conducted in the public
/ interest and not for private gain.
The commission entertains doubt that ear
riers subject TO the act may legally grant free
or reduced vate transportation to some persons
who may be included in any class eOmprehended
by rules Q, TO- IL. II and IA of the transcon-