The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
Gossip Of RailWayn1en

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clvde colby. They gave him promo
+ton and Lord knows what else. and
bore he is back again and all because
he has to work harder out here
..rhev nav josh as they like, but
I,s 1ftxa to know il there is nner
boav of men in the world than ran
'.Ssj-,an If YOU don't believe me
.o~a hike with Bill Hardy on the
49, +odav when he goes out with tn9
f-eirhtmen There is only one thlhs
~ make those men look perIecl pic
ture. and that is the presencs oA me
greatest railroadman IN the Se@ee- O''
he lives at Palo Alto
..Are these men in love with the slater
well T should snicker- Is there any
thing. TO be compared with TINS cl1y
onvu1here else? And why IS II so
because the railroadmen have made u
e. who are boosting the State1 fsall-
s,..--,, WHY there's Andy Stew
art whenever he thinks OF havinS
to leave here his beautiful blue eyes MI
with tears. He can't make up his mind
10 go away. How can ne Wndl'
leave the dear old Transportation cruz
and the chairman OF the house COM
mittee and the elimateE Inc thousH1
of it makes Andy weep
"Rovs- remember this. Be econoni>
cal. even in the making up or your
expense accounts; but never be eco
nomicaI in the praise of California
That's the only thing in whicn you
can't slop over"
While one hears so much of the
ouietness of business generally
throughout California. said r H.
Torpey of the Pennsylvania. IT looks
TO me as though most of us have been
spoiled by the tremendous rush OF
business Immediately after the nre'
and things seem quiet now as COM
pared with that period
To show business Is improving N
this territory we have to refer only
to our westbound tonnage statement
of last month as compared with the
corresponding period last year. THIS
shows an increase Of 10 per cent rms
takes in all the commodities used IN
building and structural work, ana.
naturally. this year there has been
less building than last. Therefore the
Increase in our tonnage west bound
shows a healthy condition and that
business generally is improving all
over the state
The increase demonstrates beyond
any doubt that san Francisco in par
ticular and California in general is in
excellent financial condition
An agreement has been made by the
Southern Pacific. Illinois Central and
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley with the
New Orleans and Northeastern and
the Louisville and Nashville for an
interchange Of traffic at Shrewsbury
and Chalmette to go into effet shorl
1t is designed TO relieve traffic con-
gestion on the river and il no longer
will be necessary to interchange ap-
proximately $4,000 cars annually on
the river front. The Louisiana railway
and navigation company and the Texas
and Pacific can enter into similar
agreement.
The Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul
is building 20 mikado locomotives at
its shops in Milwaukee for use on its
Pacific coast extension. One OF them
has been in service about two months
and has met the expectations OF the
builders in every respect These en-
gines will have cylinders "a by -
inches; diameter of driving wheels. S3
inches; traetive power. 46.ss0 pounds
H r. Judah. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific.
has left for the east and will accom-
pany Admiral Uriu TO Washington.
While east the veteran railroad of
fetal will make a tour of inspection
of the various Offices of the Southern
Pacific This will be the first time
Judah has been east since he left there
as a lad OF tender years. and he was
subjected TO some jokes when he
started on his trip There are few
men in the railroad world who have
so many friends as r. r. Judah and
the numerous letters that have been
forwarded east warning railroadmen
of his coming will insure him a hearty
reception wherever he goes
Harry E. Jarman. with 100 members
of the California association of traffic
agents. will leave tonight for an out
ing at Shasta Springs. They will stay
there till Monday evening and be back
in time for work Tuesday morning.
most enjoyable time is anticipated. The
management of the hotel has placed
the building at the disposal OF the rail-
roadmen and the guests.
The proposal to electrize the Grand
Trunk Pacific between the ST. Law
renee river and MonctOn is the
most ambitious achievement that has
yet been proposed. as far as mileage
is concerned The distance is about
459 miles. and much of the line passes
through dense forests of spruce and
fr in lower Quebec and northern New
Brunswick, as well as through rich
farming country along the upper st.
John.
z. NJ Pomeroy OF the Star-Union line
has left for the Yosemite.
John E. Foulds OF the law Depart
ment of the Southern Pacific is ex-
pected within a few days from the
grand canyon OF the Colorado.
H. L. Metcalf. chief clerk of the
operating department of the Southern
Pacif7c left last night for a brief vaca
tion in the northern part OF the state.
California lines Will publish legal
notice Of a rate of S2.20 per 109 pounds
on tree spraying machines, hand or
power, Chica go and west TO Californian
terminals. This article is something
new for the purpose Of spraying fruit
trees. As this method of killing para
sites is being now used throughout CAL
ifornia, carriers desire to make as low
a rate as possible for the machines
under consideration The 1920 rate is
a reduction OF 40 cents from the regu-
lar machinery rate.