The San Francisco call., 1909-10-01
Gossip of RaiIwaymen
WITH membership of $4,000
NJ men out of approximately 15S,

NJ men out of approximately 49,,
600 employees the Pennsylvania
railroad system relief funds paid out
in the month of August the sum of
s143,696.2S. According to the report
for August. issued September %. $26,-
S46,6i4.06 has been paid out in bene-
fits since the relief funds were estab-
lished in 1886
On the lines east of Pittsburg and
Erie in the month of August payments
to the amount of s1O6,SS7.O3 were made
to members of the relief fund. In
benefits to the members of families
who died. S39,7S2.61 was paid, while
to members incapacitated for work
$67,054. .42~was paid.
The total payments on the lines east
of Pittsburg since the establishment
of the fund have amounted to $19.5S4,-
823.55. During the same month on
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg a total of S36,S59.25 was paid out
in benefits.
James b. Duffy, general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe,
returned from a trip through the east
yesterday where lie had busted him
self in several of the larger cities in
advertising the Portola festival He
says that the festival has been well
advertised throughout the east and that
several large excursion parties may
come here during the festival.
The western Pacific and the Boea
and Loyalton have applied to the rail
road commission for permission to
carry the car of the state fish commits
sion over their roads free of charge.
c. X. Dunlap traffic manager of the
Hartman lines in Texas, was visitor
in the city for several days. He left
for home last night with his family,
which he met on the arrival of the
steamship China.
OHicial announcement was made yes
terday of the resignation of w. a. Nc
Govern, superintendent of the west
ern division of the Southern Pacific.
McCsoverns resignation was not handed
in until yesterday morning. The rea-
sons are said to be personal, although
there has been a rumor that the West
ern Pacific has been negotiating for
his services and that he has accepted
position with the new road.
G. NJ Fraser, who recently resigned
as travelling passenger agent of the
Illinois Central at Salt Lake City, has
been appointed superintendent of the
Nevada Copper Belt railroad, line now
under construction from Wabuska, New,
to Yerington and Mason CITY.
One hundred and forty undertakers.
members of the National Funeral <Di-
rectors' association, will arrive in this
city on a special train from Portland
October 4. The party is headed by III.
L. kirkpatrick of Elmwood, ILL.,, and is
on it's way home from the annual con-
vention which was held at Portland
last month
orders for more than 100000 tons of
steel rails have been placed with the
large steel plants by 10 railroads of
the country within the last two weeks.
The value of the rails is placed at
s14, 900, 900. The Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul has ordered 100000 tons;
the Hartman lines about the same
amount; the Missouri Pacific $4,000 tons;
the Northern Pacific, Burlington and
Lake Shore and st. Paul about 10000
tons. the Frisco $4,000 tons and the
Atlantic Coast line 10000 tons.
Arthur j. Dahlen, city passenger
agent of the Illinois Central, today
becomes the city freight agent of the
road. and l.. L. Eicholtz of the Union
Pacific assumes Dahlens position as
city passenger agent.
The Solano. the largest ferryboat in
the world, which transports the trains
across Carquinez straits, and which
was reported to be laid up on account
of an accident to the machinery viii
be run during the day time and all
trains leaving the Oakland mole during
the day will go via Port Costa The
trains leaving at night will go via Mar
finex-