The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-24

NJ w. HALL. contracting freight
M agent of the Santa Fe. lived In
Y. Tulare before ne came to San
San Francisco, and knowing the
quality OF the products of Tulare, he
orders a case of fresh eggs from home
every week The eggs usually arrive
Thursdays; and as Hall has not yet
qualified according TO the Roosevelt
idea he can not use the entire case be-
fore the next case arrives and eonse-
quently peddles the fruit among the
employees OF the office.
1t is reported. but not proved. tnat
some of the eggs received by Hall were
not of the most recent date, and for the
last few months the purchasers have
been utilizing every map in the once,
rolling them up in telescope form Tor
the purpose of Gambling the eggs. Al
ready an entire case of candles has been
consumed and many of the maps nave
been rolled so frequently that they
will not lose their curl.
Have any bad eggs been discovered?
Well, it is said that Hall has used con-
sfdera Die stationery and postage
stamps in sending complaints to Tu-
lare
The Central passenger association
lines will make a rate OF a fare and a
half for the round trip for the meeting
of the American bankers association
in Chicago next month.
HI. P. Anewalt, assistant general
freight agent of the Santa Fe, re-
turned from an inspection trip over
the grape sections Saturday and re-
ports that the grape shipments have
begun from the Lodi district. He says
that the movement of the black prince
variety will be considerable. probably
so carloads within the next 10 days.
after which the toksy. the real grape
movement, viii begin. The total ship
ments from Lodi will be about 2.00o
cars considerably more than ever be-
fore, and with the new orchards COM
ing into bearing every year there will
be "a large increase in continued ship
ments The growers have good ia
cilities for handling the crop. and
good time service to the eastern ter
ritory has been established. Anewalt
reports about 40 carloads of potatoes
being moved from the Stockton district
into Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
In addition to the overland limited
the Union Pacific has added a new
train called the Oregon and Washing
ton limited, running out OF Portland
and making the distance between San
Francisco and Chicago II hours shorter.
The new train ruhs out OF Portland
by the O. r. and NJ. takes the Oregon
Short Line, Union Pacific and Chicago
Northwestern. 1t carries standard and
TO Irist sleepers. observation and din
ing cars and brings Chicago IL hours
nearer the Pacific coast.
This new train gives San Francisco
through cars and direct connection at
Cheyenne by Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific train No. 4. which leaves
this city at 9 o'clock every morning
and which has been arriving in Chicago
at $40 a. m. of the fourth day. Under
the new schedule this train will con-
meet with the Oregon and Washington
limited at Cheyenne and will reach
Chicago at 1880 p. m. the following
day.
The Southern Pacific has installed a
new gasoline car service between Reno
and Truckee, making two round trips
daily The trips are being so con-
Quoted that parties can leave Reno in
the morning, go entirely around Lake
Tahoe and get back to Reno the same
evening.
Branch lines costing several mill
lion dollars TO tap rich territory ar
fording immense tonnage in Washing
ton Oregon Montana ana Soufh M