The San Francisco call., 1909-02-25
Gossip Of Railwaymen

street gazing into every railroad ONCE
anxiously. then they turned into Mar
ket street and did the same thing.
Every now and then the old gentle
man would make an attempt to enter
an Office, but either. his wife or his
daughter would hold-him back. and the
trio would start again on their weary
pilgrimage.
They get on my nerves. remarked
Jules Clerfayt, and 1 have been or
dered by my physician not to permit
anything to excite me. l wish they
would go away
why don't you go and ask them
what they want?" suggested Charley
Miles.
NO, sir replied Jules. Il have
enough sense to let sleeping dogs lie.
Leave me for getting off an epigram."
Then the trio took turn on Ellis
street and got the Canadian Pacific
excited over the prospect of securing
passenger.
Back they came to Powell street and
stared long and earnestly into the Chi
eago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Office,
till the blue eyes OF the fair girl en-
eountered the cerulean orbs OF Jules.
and that decided her.
She plucked her father by the sleeve
and they all entered the Office. Jules
sprang to the connter. quivering with
suppressed excitement
Say, boss said the old gentleman
in peculiarly rasping voice, is the
st. Helena freight train arrived YETI"
Look here, 'Lisbeth," observed the
father when they were on the sidewalk,
Il wish ter goodness you'd let me run
my own business. anyhow. I always
did say that them good looking dude
chaps never did know nothin' bout
railroadin'."
E. J. Henry, general western agent
|of the Lehigh valley railroad. is in
town looking over the field with the
view of opening an Office. Under pres
ent working conditions his line secures
some business through one or two fast
freight lines which operate over the
Lehigh. AS this road can work with
any of its connections west OF Buffalo.
it could no doubt increase its freight
business from the coast by placing
Representatives on the ground.
On. the first of March the colonist
movement will start for California, and
the reports received from the various
agencies of the Southern Pacific and
the Union Pacific in the east Indicate
an extraordinary travel to the coast.
1t is thought that the spring immigra-
ton will far exceed In numbers, and
also in actual settlers, that of previous
years.
Tt is understood that the transconti-
mental freight bureau meeting which
was being held in Chicago adjourned
yesterday and that Edward Chambers
and George w. Luce would start short
ly for home
II. j. Merrick, superintendent OF
freight transportation Of the New York
Central lines, in his weekly summary
of the situation says that the general
movement for the month shows snai'
increase over last year. while last week
shows a decrease over the previous
week.
]. C. Mcclure. chief engineer for the
so called Randolph lines has announced
that the Southern Pacific will build to
Douglas, Ariz., and that men and ma
line will follow the survey that was
| made five years ago between Pearce
and Douglas and there will be branches
to Gleason, Bisbee and Naeo.
B. P. Doak, president of the Pan
American railway. when asked on his
arrival in the City of Mexico whether
the report was true that his road had
been sold to Hartman, answered:
'I refuse to either affirm or deny the
reports to the effect that Hartman
had succeeded in securing control of a
majority of the stock of the Pan
American railway"
The grading of the Tuxpan- Furbero
road has been completed, and the entire
outfit is now engaged in freighting
machinery. pipe and other supplies to
| the new oil fields of the Hartman in
| terests. 1t is through these oil fields
| that Hartman expects to control the
| oil situation in Mexico, and is pre-
| pairing to arrest the supremacy of the
English company.
:, 1t is reported that the Canadian
| Northern railway is to extend it's line
lsfrom Edmonton to the Pacific coast and
! this $50 miles of road will give a great
| impetus to the development of the
northwest and especially to the prov
| inces of Alberta and British Colum-
| bia 1t is explained that the survey
takes the road through British Colum-
bia by way of Yellowhead pass down
| North Thomson river to a junction
with the Fraser river. thence to New
! Westminster and on to Vancouver
! The Transcontinental freight bureau
! has reduced the rate on westbouno
onions from Chicago and Mississippi
river points from so cents to rs cents
L. L. Hyde, assistant general freight
agent of the Lake Erie and Western
will leave this evening for Portland
on his way home.
| w. B. Kniskern. passenger traffic
manager of the Chicago Northwestern
is in the city on his annual inspection
trip of the passenger agencies on the
coast.
w. S. Goldsworthy, general agent oi
/ the Santa Fe at Phoenix, is in the city
| w. E. Hodges, general purchasing
agent of the Santa F'e, with headquar-
! ters in Chicago. is expected home or
4 the Korea. He has been T. the islands
\ on a pleasure trip.
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