The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen


~ Podlech of the Santa Fe last
Tuesday.
viii one for s2.s5 suit you as wel1?"
Yes"
Stockton. eh?"
Yes"
Are you going to Stockholm" In
quired Max
stockton be sugared-' screamed the
man. do you mean to tell me that
am crazy? I am saner than you are.
Now watch me and You will see what
viii do with this ticket" and he pro-
ceeded to tear It up in small pieces
and threw the fragments, on the floor
What did YOU do that for2'i asked
Max In alarm, as he shrank farther
and farther away from the counter.
Why did I do it?" and the burly
stranger caught Max by the lapel OF
his coat and Kissed these words in his
frightened ears:
six months ago, young man." and
he shook Max like a cat does a rat; Il
stole lead pencil from the counter OF
this desk" and he gave Max another
shake which made the teeth rattle In
his head like a set Of castanets.
That act OF villainy has haunted me.
1t would not let me sleep at nights.
Here. young man, have you never done
anything which has haunted your
and he flung Max up against the safe
and strobe out OF the o1ice crying out,
IT am savedr
The officials OF the Southern Pacific
report that the San Joaquin valley be-
tween Fresno and Lemon Cove is be-
ing extensively coloniZed and a num-
Der of the eastern officers OF the Santa
Fe are interested In orange tracts in
the Mount Carmel district They fur
ther say that water has been developed
in large quantities in the Stone Corral
and Red Bank sections, and several
hundred settlers have come in there
recently. The probable extension OF
the Great Western Vineyard railroad.
now running north OF Reedley. through
the orange section OF the foothills. will
also open up a large tract to settlers
The San Joaquin light and power COM
pany is also extending it's power lines
throughout that territory. and has ar
ranged recently 10 supply power and
light to eight more cities In the valley.
This means the development OF the en-
tire section. through irrigation. as the
water will be raised TO the surface by
electric poweE
The Wabash has announced that IL
has fled with the interstate commerce
commission a rate on western ship
ments Of iron from the Homestead dis
trict and other local points which per-
mits of "stopover privileges" for the
material en- route. with an extra charge
of but n cents per 100 pounds. The
move means that structural material
bought at Homestead for Chicago and
other points west. although not yet
made up. may be shipped to other mills
in the west on the lines OF the Wabash.
there taken from the cars, made up
into the finished product sought, then
reloaded on the cars and taken on to
the western point designated first. at
rate about the same as would have
been charged had the material been
sent straight through on the long haul.
Railroads now charge a full rate for
the material to the western mills and
another full rate from the mills to its
western destination.
The special agricultural and horti-
cultural train of the Southern Pacific
will start out again on its journey
ings next month. II will leave here
March 8, and next day will leave Los
Angeles for Imperial county. The en-
tire southern part OF the state will be
visited by the scientists of the state
1t IS understood that T. A.
Graham, who represents the Southern
Pacific in the south, win accompany the
special
A petition Is reposing on a desk OF
a general agent in the Flood building.
dead ere it really came to life, but who
fathered the precious document non8
will admit. 1t is limited. however, that
a gentleman with military instincts
decided that il would inure to the bene-
fit of the railroad II Offices were kept
open till $50 D. m, and that the time
Saturday afternoon holiday be
abolished. The reception the petition
met is too painful to narrate, and now
the man who is said to have proposed
1t denies all responsibility. and is eager
to blame any one else so that he may
bask again in the sun OF popularity.
Reports just compiled by the PENN;
sylvania railroad show that during the
and 791 injured on the lines or the
Pennsylvania system east and west OF
Pittsburg. In 1907 S22 trsspassers
were killed. These figures emphasize
the recommendation in the recent an
nuaI reports of the stats railroad
OF Pennsylvania and In
diana that laws should be enacted pro-
viding substantial punishment for all
persons who trespass on the rights OF
way of railways. During the year 1903
2. .eS9 persons were arrested for tres
passing. 442 for vagrancy and 10.457
for illegal train riding on the lines OF
the Pennsylvania system
]. c. Stubs, trafic director OF the
Hartman lines. is now on his way to
San Antonio, probably to hold a con-
ference with K. III. Hartman. G. 8.
Fee. passenger traf1c manager OF the
Southern Pacific. is with him. and both
are expected here shortly.
Charles w stockton. assistant to the
president and general counsel OF Wells
Fargo company. and A. Christensen.
vice president and general manager, are
in the City Of Mexico to negotiate
deal whereby their company will handle
the express business OF the National
railways Of Mexico
P. X. Gordon OF the Washington-Sun-
set route left for Los Angeles yestsr-
day.
c. Fl. Spear, who is with the Southern
Pacific at Fresno. is IN the city in con-
nection with colonization business.
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