The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29
Gossip Of Railwaymen


that there are yet 107 miles of
track to be laid before the road
will be completed. On the North Fork
there are still 21 miles to be built; be-
tween the summit tunnel at Beckwitn
and Deep Hole, New, there is space of
II miles unIaid and between Winnie
mucca and Golconda, New, stretch of
Is miles. Arrivals OF rails have been
more frequent and everything points to
the completion of the road and the
arrival OF the first train in this city by
Portola week.
contract was let yesterday for the
depot and eating house at Elko New.
F. w. Maurice was the successful bid
der and work will begin at once.
w. B. Jerome, special agent of the
New York Central lines at Chicago. is
in the city on business
Advices from Seattle received here
yesterday state that the Wabash is
contemplating opening an Office in that
city. w. D. Stubbs. general agent of
the company. has been seeking suit
able location
Harry Cover, freight traffic mana
ger of the Rock Island, is expected in
this city in a few days. He is visiting
the exposition at Seattle.
The Oregon railroad and navigation
on
tenn of organization in it's Portland
division. The system designates the
master mechanic, division engineer, ETC.,
as assistant superintendents for the
purpose of having each person become
familiar with another's duties so that
in case of illness one assistant super
intendent can attend to the work per-
formed by another. The system is
already in use on the Union Pacific and
it is said that it is being considered by
the Southern Pacific on this coast.
w. D. Foster. traffic manager of the
Tonopah and Tidewater, is in this city
on business.
Inc ETC mas just ISSUED an elaborate
pamphlet commemorative of the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration, which is to be
held in New York, September % to
October 9. A brief history of the lives
of Henry Hudson and of Robert Fulton,
together with portraits. is given, be-
sides some excellent half tones Of New
York.
In view of the extraordinary demand
on the Union Pacific for equipment for
the movement of grain during the fall
months, the company will make awards
as follows to agents having the best
records for loading grain during the
month of August, September and Oc-
tober:
of grain are loaded in the three months
mentioned, SIS will be awarded to the
agent having the best record; at sta
tions where $50 cars and less than 250
cars of grain are loaded $50; at sta
tions where rs and less than $50 cars
of grain are loaded s35; at stations
where rs and less than IS cars are
loaded, $25; at stations where less than
25 cars are loaded. SIS.
Advices from Pittsburg are to the
effect that the Pennsylvania will spend
S4,000,000 in shortening the route be-
tween Pittsburg and Buffalo 40 miles,
thereby enabling it to reduce the run
ming time between the two cities
which has already been cut to five
hours by the New York Central. The
Pennsylvania plan calls for a four and
half hour run between Pittsburg and
Buffalo.
The proposed new line is to run from
Pittsburg over the Erie and Pittsburg
division of the Pennsylvania lines west
to Girard Junction, 131 miles. From
there a connecting link of II miles is
proposed as we'll a new line be-
tween Erie and Brockton.a a distance of
SO miles and thence over the present
Western New York and Pennsylvania
from Brockton to Buffalo.
This will be the third sensational
move in most spectacular speed war
inaugurated out of Pittsburg a year
ago.
The transportation club of this city,
which has its headquarters in the Flood
building. is making preparations to
occupy it's new quarters in the Palace
hotel by Thanksgiving day.
A. P. Michaelson, city freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cifc. has resigned his position to take
a place in the office of w. ]. Hardy. w.
H. Grimmelman will take the place of
Michaelson.
James Hofsburgh Jr. general pas
senser agent of the Southern Pacific, is
expected in San Francisco this morn
ing.
The society of railway financial Of
ficers will hold its third annual meet
ing September Z and at Hotel Cham
plain. Clinton county, New York.
The Lake Erie and Western has made
rate on all it's lines in Indiana and
Ohio equal to the rate now charged
by the competing lines. The company
will run five trains daily into Indianap-
oils from points. as far north as Peru
and as far east as Portland.
w. D. Granbury has been appointed
the passenger and freight agent Of the
Texas State railroad.
The improvements on the main line
of the Canadian Pacific between Field,
b. c., and Hector are finished The
work included the excavation of $780,
900 cubic yards of rock, the boring OF
one and half miles of tunnels and
building two bridges over the Kick
ing Horse river. The new line will re-