The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

company. which owns these plantations,
intends to build railway to Acapulco
carry the product of these banana plan
tations direct to this city.
The Link between San Ramon and
Pleasanton will be opened for traffic to-
day. This route is part of the Sacra-
mento Southern, which, when COM
pleted, will run on the south side of
the river. leave it about Antioch to con-
meet with the San Ramon branch
San Ramon and Pleasanton will be
opened for traffic. This route is part
of the Sacramento Southern, which.
when completed viii run on the south
side OF the river, leave IT about Antioch
to connect with the San Ramon branch
through to Pleasanton, then on to Niles,
then over the Dumbarton cutoff to San
Francisco.
Phil X. Gordon of the Washington
Sunset route has been called to the
southern part of the state on busi-
ness.
E. E. Calvin, vice president and gem
eraI manager of the Southern Pacific,
returned yesterday from the Hawaiian
islands. In speaking of the trip he
said: Mr.. Bancroft and 1 had most
enjoyable trip to the islands 1t was a
smooth trip each way. Mr.. Bancroft,
the general manager of the Oregon
Short Line, was met here by his fam
lily and they will leave this evening for
Salt Lake City"
When asked about the various ru-
mors concerning his leaving the South
ern Pacific for the management of 9TH
er Hartman properties, Calvin replied
that he knew nothing of any changes
Co oI N rsoY
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg. has sent out Ten Com
mandments" to agents all over the lines
and also to the various Offices of that
company. 1t is being studied carefully
by II. A. Buck and w. w. Webster in
this city. The circular follows:
Ten Commandments to Passenger Agents
First-Thou shslt not wait for ething to
turn up. but thou shalt pull of thy coat ami go
&C work that thou mayest prosper in thy affairs
and make the word failure" spell success"
second-Thou shalt not be content to go about
shouldst know that thy personal appearance is
better than letter Of recommendation.
shalt thou say to those who chide thee Il
didn't think" Be prudent and have thy
thinking cap" always with thee.
Fourth-Ihou shalt not wait to be told what
thou shalt do, nor In what manner thou shalt
do il. for thus may thy days be long on the job
which fortune has given thee.
Fifth-Thou shalt not fail 10 maintain thine
own integrity, shalt thou be guilty Of any
thing that will lessen thy good respect for thy
self.
Sixth-Thou shalt not covet the other fell
lows job, his salary, nor the position that
he has gained by his own hard labor;
thine income. shalt thou contract any debts
when thou canst not see thy way clear to pay
them.
Eighth-Thou shalt not talk overmuch. but
thou shalt think whilst thy friend talks: and
yet thou shalt not be afraid, in wise discretion,
tFwa Aarr
Ninth-Thou shalt not hesitate to sag mo-
wlfen thou meanest mo" nor shalt thou fail
unsafe to bind thyseIf by hasty Judgment
Tenth-Thou shalt not boastingly cry out that
1.-The Standard Railroad of America" Is owned
and operated by Pennsylyania companies, but
shalt announce that fact in that modest way
which so becomes the truthful passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania railroad system.
The first attempt to handle freight
on heavy grades with anything but
steam locomotives viii be made soon
when the Great Northern railroad
places in service four giant electric
locomotives now under construction.
The completion of electric locomotives
marks a new event in the history of
electric traction in America. This will
be the initial attempt to handle the en-
tire traffic on a main line with electriS
power.
The Cascade tunnel in the heart OF
the Cascade mountains, on the Great
Northern main line, is 2.63 miles in
length and the intention is to operate
all passenger and freight trains
through this tunnel as well as in the
two yards at each end of the tunnel by
electric power.
The power plant is located on the
wenatchee river three miles west OF
Leavenworth and the electricity is
transmitted 80 miles to the tunnel.
Trunk Line association roads have
concurred in the action of the Central
Passenger association lines in granting
a stopover privilege. of three days al
Pittsburg for passengers travelling be-
tween New York and Chicago via the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
The only requirement is that tickets
shall be deposited with the Pittsbure
agent until leaving for destination
The concession is one that been sought
for more than year and is in line
with what has been granted for Toledo
Cleveland and other points, as a result
presumably, of wedding out ticket
scalpers.
The tie treating plant of the Mexican
Central railway has reached an output
of $500 ties day, which makes it one
of the largest plants of the kind in the
world. The treatment, which now con.
sists of Ebano oil. is interesting fol
the reason that with one exception in
the United States the Aguas Calientel
plant is the first in the history of rail
way operation to make a success of tn,
oil process for the treatment of ties.
The Georgia Northern was one of tn,
many railroads in the country which
did not have a prosperous year, tn,
net earnings not being more than $3.O0I
for the year. The heads of the com
pany have decided to distribute thf
money among some of their most de
serving employees. President c. w
Pidcock invited SO of the employees t.
his home to dinner New Years day an,
on leaving handed each man an envel
ope containing a sum of money.
The Pennsylvania railroad has place,
orders for cars to the amount of s2,225.
600. This is for the lines west. This
with $2,000,000 worth of cars ordere,
for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. make
S4.225,000 worth of cars to be mad
hurriedly.
Forty thousand tons of steel rail
have been received at Guaymas for tn
Southern Pacific extension in Mexico