The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-17

Henry Avila, I'VE had an expe
L rience in this office which takes
the cake for gall when asking
for a vacation is mentioned.
After the fire stenographers were
/ scarce. for boys who knew anything
about railroading were being made
traffic managers and all that sort of
thing and we had to take any one we
could get
We got a chap whose cheek had not
/ its equal in the state He was forever
/ butting into everything and he knew
all about everything except stenog-
raphy. Well, he was not here 10 weeks
before he asked for vacation of two
months and passes to Boston, New
York and Philadelphia
Did he get them Well, he isn't
working for this company now. We
were afraid that he would be putting
I Hartman out of business if he stayed
for another 10 weeks and to save our
I jobs we got rid of him."
The sugar refners again are appeal
ing to Californian lines for an extern
sion of rates on sugar to points in
Michigan and Wisconsin. They make
the statement that the production in
California during the coming season
viii be abnormal and that they must
have an increase in territory. They
point TO the fact that refiners in Michi-
gan are located in the center of popu-
lstion and that they can dispose of
their entire production in the middle
states. They further call attention to
the comparatively small population of
Pacific coast territory from which they
draw the conclusion that in order TO
assist this industry their market must
be extended as far east as possible.
Californian lines view this matter as
do the reffners and will do all in their
power to grant their application. Here
/ tofore. however, they have been I'M
able to convince eastern carriers of the
necessity of the extension of territory
proposed, due probably to the fact that
eastern carriers make more revenue by
handling the product of these local fac
tories than they would from their pro-
portion of a through transcontinentsl
rate.
Some months ago there was published
in these columns the fact that Z. II.
Hartman did not intend to stop rail-
road construction either at Guadala-
lara or the City of Mexico. but that
his plans embraced a railroad to the
Panama canal. 1t was stated also that
he had either acquired the Pan-Ameri-
can or was about to secure the prop
erty. Since that article was written
d. p Doak, the president. has been
turning his attention to his many in
terests in this state. and from what
can be learned he is not taking an
active participation in the mana cement
Of the affairs of that road. It will
/ be remembered that Lyle Fletcher was
/ in his employ on the Pan-American.
/ but Fletcher has been absent from
Mexico for several months. and is now
| laying out town sites for Doak in the
northern part of the state.
Whenever Hartman was asked as to
I his intentions with regard to continu-
/ ing the Southern Pacific extensions in
Mexico he evaded the question by say
ing: There can be no end to rail-
road construction"
The Mexican Herald, which has kept
| in touch with railroad affairs in the
republic, in its issue of June says:
The Mexican Herald is able TO say that E. H.
Hartman controls today the railroad situation
/ from all points the coast of the United
States to the western terminal OF the Panama
canal
At any time that the Pan-American railroad is
necessary to his construction work he viii ac-
quire It. At any time that he needs to acquire
concessions in Central America they will be ready
J for him.
The track Of the Southern Pacific is being
pushed forward fast men and money can
/ push IL into Guadalaiara. No work comes of an
attempt TO secure the concessions down the rich
which all have thought Hartman aiming.
Senator Jose Castellot has paid the first fees
and secured the concession in the name OF Salt
Lake parties for line from Acapulco to Salina