The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Gossip of Railwaymen

ing each individual claim to the COM
mission for review.
Railroadmen are watching the trans
portation question into Lake county
with considerable interest, and bets
are being made as to which of the
seven projected lines to Clear lake
will be built. The projects are as
follows:
The Northern Electric is threatening
to build to the lake by way of Win
tiers and Puter creek.
The Hotaling interests intend to
reach the same point by way of the
Napa valley.
Several bankers, under the guidance
of some of the old employees of the
California and Northwestern. are going
10 build narrow gauge road from
Santa Rosa.
Henry T. Scott and w S Tevis have
projected line via Pieta and Highland
Springs
The people of Ukiah have caught the
contagion and speak of building an in
dependent road by way of Blue lakes.
The only people who are saying
nothing are the Southern Pacific Off
Gals and report has it that William
Hood has two approaches. one via
Calistoga and the other via Cache
creek.
Tariff No. G. covering east
bound rates from California, when eff
fective June 5, viii lower the rate on
borate rock, from which borax is
made, to So cents. Tariff f raised
this rate January ! to so cents. but
as the rate from Ludlow to Chicago
was not advanced it was found ex-
The name of the Wisconsin Central
will be changed to the Minneapolis
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Chicago
division, effective May ], and the gen
eral offices will be moved from Chicago
to Minneapolis, MINI. J. C. Pond, gen
eral passenger agent of the Wisconsin
Central, will keep his headquarters at
Chicago. with the title of assistant
general passenger agent. f. e. Signer,
general freight agent, and v L. Free
land, assistant general freight agent
have been appointed to similar posi-
tions respectively with the 500, and
will make their headquarters at Chi
. cago. The headquarters of E. G.
Clark, assistant general freight agent
have been transferred to Minneapolis
A ]. MeDougan, division passenger
to f. e. Batturs. assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific said: Il expect that we will have
a very heavy Pacific coast business
during the summer. as inquiries are
coming in already and people are
planning their trips in advance,
j. H. Bennett, one of the best known
railroadmen in the west, is seriously
i'll at the Lane hospital and there is
grave fear that he viii not recover
from the effects OF an operation. Ben
nett was connected with the North
ern Electric and was formerly with the
Denver and Rio Grande at Denver
Edward Chambers telephoned yester-
day to the Santa Fe offices that the
injuries received by w. G. Barnwell
in the automobile accident were not
serious. His shoulder was dislocated
and he is expected TO be out in a few
days.
A II. Lyman of the Chicago Great
Western has returned from trir
through the Watsonville district and
reports that there is every indication
of bumper crop.
c. N. Burkhalter. the representa- tive
of the Southern Pacific a t Fresno. is in
the city on business.
Vhe Transportation club will hold 4
smoker on the evening of May and il
is understood that talent OF high or
evening with song and story.