The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
Gossip of RaiIwaymen
John S. INGELs. contracting freighl

I Ohm s. INGELS. contracting freight
agent of the. Union Pacific, arrives
at his Office at 6. o'clock every
morning so as to have, plenty OF
time in which to read the morning pa.
pers He~usually remains at the office
until after I o'clock. This popularity
of railroadman has been noticed by
the various messenger boys who de-
liver messages at the Union Pacific
offices.
Yesterday one of the A.. D. T. boys
entered the office. with a telegram and
safter. Henry AviIa had signed for it,
the boy asked:
"who is that fat fellow in the light
suit ?''-
why that is Mr. Ingeis, our con-
tracing freight agent replied Avila.
Gee, is he? I thought he was the
night .watehhnan.'
The first of the electric locomotives
to be used in the New York tunnel ex--
tension of the Pennsylvania railroad
was delivered yesterday.
The western railroads have adopted
new interchangeable. mileage book
which will be put into use January 1
dS IL SuDSiilulS IOl oil ltNhclS
now in use. 1t will be issued by the
individual roads, but will be of uni
form type and adapted for use in states
where varying rates of legal maximum
fares are now in force.
George t, Mckay, traffic manager of
the Lackawanna steel company, has
rendered his resignation, effective at
the pleasure of his superiors.
The Indiana superior court has sus-
tanned the validity of the life pass is
sued by the Big Four previous to the
passage of the Hepburn law. which the
court says is not retroactive.
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle
of North Bank joint property of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
has quietly acquired, it is said, title to
an. almost complete right of way from
Vancouver on the Columbia. through
South Bend. the Willapa Harbor coun-
try and the North river district to
Cosmopolis. 1t is intimated that plans
are now under way to begin active
construction work in the spring. y
The largest single shipment of steel
underframes ever made. q train of 40
cars carrying 1.50o tons, was recently
run over. the Lehigh Valley from Beth
lehem to Buffalo
The New York Central lines for the
first 25 days of October handled a to-
tai of 1.505.414 loads.
G. l.. Hickey, formerly trainmaster
at Yuma. Arizona, was yesterday ap-
pointed assistant superintendent of the
Tucson division of the Southern Pacific.
The Oakland freight and passenger
departments of the Southern Pacific
moved into their new offices at Broad
way and Twelfth streets. yesterday.
The local office of the Union Pacific
yesterday received 10000 calendars for.
1910 for distribution throughout this
city. The new calendar is similar in
appearance to those formerly issued by
the Union Pacific, but in place-f the
yearly calendar underneath the pad, is
a railroad map of the United states.
showing especially the Union Pacific
routes.
The regular monthly meeting of the
directors 6f the Western Pacific was
held in the Offices of the company I'm
the Mills building yesterday afternoon.
Only routine business was accom-
plished. It was announced that there
will be no appointments until after
Vice President Schlaeks and General
Manager Levey make a complete in
spection of the line.