The San Francisco call., 1909-11-10
Gossip Of Ral!Waymen

- COMMENCING December I, the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
- Lake road will inaugurate an ad-
ditional train service between Los An
geles and Salt Lake City. which will
make three trains each day between
these two cities and will give direct
connection at Los Angeles with the
Southern Pacific coaster. Two addi-
tional trains will be placed on the run.
The westbound will leave Salt Lake
City at 9 o'clock every morning, ar
irving at Los Angeles at 10 O'Clock
the next morning. The eastbound
train will leave Los Angeles at ?
o'clock every afternoon, arriving at
Salt Lake City about 4 o'clock the fol-
lowing afternoon, connecting with
through trains of the Denver and Rio
Grande, Oregon Short Line and Union
Pacific.
The westbound train will consist of
one standard sleeper from Butte, Mont,
one standard sleeper from Salt Lake
City, one tourist sleeper from Kansas
City and one diner, one reclining chair
car, one coach and one baggage car.
The equipment of the eastbound
train will consist of a standard sleeper
to Butte, standard sleeper to Den
yer, standard sleeper to Salt Lake
City, and one diner, one reclining chair
car, one coach and one baggage car.
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r. H Countiss has been instructed
by the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
to publish proportional rate from
San Francisco to eastern points of go
cents per 100 pounds on wool in
secured. 1t is said that this. action
is taken to meet the competition of
northern lines. The rate applies only
to shipments from Australia, Japan,
China, etc.
The schedule of the special agricul-
tural and horticultural demonstration
train, which is to be operated under
the auspices of the Southern Pacific
company and the University of Cali
fornia has been issued-by the rail-
road company The train will start
from the university farm at Davis No
vember Is. making 81 stops for lee
lures and demonstrations. The entire
trip will dast 10 days, and 7S9 miles
will be covered.
j. ]. Geary. general freight and pas
senger agent of the Northwestern Pa
cific, and w. E. Palmer. general mana
ger of the road, returned Monday
from an inspection trip over the road
reka the citizens turned out at a re-
ception to the officials, demonstrating
their appreciation of the decision of
the company to build an extension to
Eureka. Contracts for some of the
work will be let in a few days and
construction gangs are already being
or rganized
II. X. Gregory, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Santa Fe in this
city, left Monday for Los Angeles
to assist in the arrangements for the
new and faster train service that is
to be inaugurated by this road
The California association of traffic
agents. through its executive commit
tee has completed the arrangements
for the grand ball to be held in the
colonial ballroom of the st. Francis
the evening of November %. George
G. Fraser has been selected as floor
manager.
total of 6s engines, of which %
are for passenger. 26 for freight, and
20 for yard service. are parked at Salt
Lake City in readiness for the opening
of the Western Pacific for traffic. They
are supplemented by half mile of
eabooses. The locomotives We're run
dead" to destination, 80 days being
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country.
L. A. Mills, contracting freight agent
of the Missouri Pacific and of the
Texas and Pacific. of this city. has been
appointed commercial agent of those
companies. under General Western
Agent Schmidt. w. s. Mitchell will be
chief clerk to Schmidt and A. w. Aylin
his stenographer.
1t is reported that NJ. I. Ryder. as
sistant freight agent of the Southern
Pacific, is to become freight agent at
Los Angeles.
The Monte Rio cutoff on the North
western Pacific will be opened for traf-
&c next Tuesday, November 16. The
schedule will be changed at the same
time so that a train will leave both
ends. Duncans Mills and San Fran
cisco, twice day, running via Guerne-
yille and one train day will run
between this city and, Cazadero, via
Monte Rio.
The Denver and Rio Grande has Just
issued a new folder in which every city
and town on the line is described. The
timetable runs down the left side of
each page and where each station is
listed there is description of the town
and its resources. The folder has been
prepared especially for tourists and en-
ables them to know In advance what
they are to see at each stop.