The San Francisco call., 1909-01-15

81 SAID captain L. Dunnlgan OF
the ferry boat San Pablo to
H. p. Anewalt
We'll. it all depends on the man you
are mistaken for" answered that Dip
lomat among railroadmen.
Not at all. I like individuality. and
the way | am mistaken for two men
makes me think that have no person
ality." replied the great fog fighter.
1T was annoying enough to be mis-
taken for Admiral Evans" he contin-
ued Il could understand that; for he
and | are both sailors, and the sea
gives man a distinguished appear
ance. But imagine my annoyance when
man came UP to me and said: Hello
| thought you had sailed for Honolulu
Why should l go to Honolulu?
answered.
For the sea trip he said
You must be crazy l replied.
BY the way inquired the stranger,
are you not Mr.. Bancroft?'
No, / ain't. Who's Bancroft?
retorted.
Mr.. Bancroft said the man. stih1y,
is the best known railroadman in the
country, and it is a compliment to be
taken for him.
Now, did you ever hear such gall?
Imagine my being taken for a railroad
man. A chap that sits in a stuffy car
riage and. is pulled about the country
by, blooming, old, snorting putting
these land lubbers is enough to make a
man sick
The Santa Fe gave notice today TO
James Charlton, chairman of the
Transcontinental association, that IL
would place in. effect daily during
March and April colonist rates to Cali
fornia points as follows: From Chica-
go, $33; from st. Louis, $30.50; from
Kansas City and all Missouri points.
$25; same from all points in Texas and
correspondingly low rates from all
eastern points. These colonist--rates
are So less than was made by any of
the lines last year.
A curious omission was made In the
publication of the eastbound and west
bound traffic as applying to and from
Nebraska points. whereby all points
on the Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad were shown as
taking through rates. This omission
was carried even into the lumber tar
ifs. but all tariffs will be amended
February /, showing an exception Of
about 125 points that will be subject
to arbitraries.
Tariff No. 3F. carrying eastbound
rates from California shows no ar
rangement for handling or storing
sugar on the lines of the participating
carriers, but tariff IA, that carries
separate rates to North and South Da-
kota, shows in detail the points at
which such stoppage and storage may
be arranged.
w. c. Bowles, general freight agent
of the Canadian Pacific, with head
quarters at Winnipeg had to hasten
home from this CITY, as he heard that
w. B. Lannigan, assistant freight traf-
fic manager of his line, was to leave
to the coast. Lannigan is Expected in
this city about the middle of Feb
ruary.
The railroad companies have heard
with satisfaction that the Pacific pea
packing company has Purchased 400
acres of land in the vicinity of Oak
dale for the purpose of planting peas.
and that it is its intention to buy 500
acres more within a short time.
]. H. Young, general superintendent
of the northern district. left this morn
ing with J. D. Isaacs and some of the
representatives of rail manufacturers
over the lines in his district, to see
how the new rails stood the wear and
tear of the trains.
The engineering department. of the
Western Pacific received a letter ves-
terday from Plumas stating that there
had been fall of 4 inches of rain In
nine days. and that notwithstanding
the heavy precipitation, no damage had
resulted to the tracks Of the Western