The San Francisco call., 1909-03-19
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

JAPANESE railroad crews are profit
able fields for poll tax collectors. as
~ Charles Chisholm of the Southern
/. Pacific passenger department can
testify. Chisholm had occasion to visit
a Japanese colony near salinas. Monte
rev county. short time ago and in
ouired among the slant eyed laborers
for their emigration certificates Ihey
all dug into their pockets and produced
a wad of certifcates-as ChlshOim sup
posed they were. When ne mace oeepeE
Investigation he learned that each jap
anese IabOrer had four or five poll tax
receipts
How you get so many?" inquired the
railroadman-
..What-a matter with your collector?
said a Japanese Poll tax man. he
collected poll tax from ever-ee boy
three times ever-ee week.
F. f. Batturs. assistant general pas
sen4er agent OF the Southern Pacinc.
has returned from an extended
tour of inspection through the san
JOAQUIN valley. 1t was his first trip
in that country since his return to the
local offices of the company, where ne
succeeded Paul ShOup-
Present indications point to large
passenger business for the steam and
street railway companies running in
and about San Jose. for on March 2
the annual Blossom day festival VIII
be held in Saratoga, Santa Clara coun-
/ ty The event is being well advertised
and thousands OF inquiries about the
festival have been received by railroad
officials The blossoms throughout the
county will be at their best around
March 81. according to advices-
L
Governor Gillett and members OF the
\ Legislature have been requested by Of
fieials of the Southern Pacific to pass
resolutions recognizing April 30 as the
only official California raisin day"
Two new motor cars OF torpedo de-
sign and patterned after the gasoline
cars in use on Hartman line branches
near Sacramento went into service at
bakersfield yesterday. ard. according to
advices received by the train service
/ department of the Southern Pacific,
/ they have been given a successful trial
The motor cars run through the midst
4 of the newly opened Oil wells in the
McKittrick and Sunset districts. and
also touch at Fellow. a new station.
The cars make single round trip each
day and carry trailer. Formerly the
/ trip was made in six hours. but the
new service has reduced the time TO
4 two hours
]
/ Humboldt county. which for many
years has been the stamping ground
OF ambitious railroad promoters. has
another railroad boom. This time II.
/ l. Ford. an attorney OF Eureka, has
/ discovered means whereby the people
of Humboldt county can assure them
selves of a road from Eureka to Red
Blum" Ford says he has interested
a, number of Philadelphia fnanciers in
the project and that they are willing
i to take up a large bond issue. Not
/ long ago residents of the northern
| county were stirred up over the news
that an extension Of the Northwestern
Pacific would connect Eureka with the
outside world
Fl. A. Jones. freight traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific, and J. c.
Stubs. assistant freight traffic man
ager, left yesterday for a trip through
/ Arizona The two officials attended
/ the Interstate commerce commission
hearing yesterday and left shortly aft
| erward. They will direct the reorgan-
ization OF the freight traffic forces in
Arizona which will take place when
i Ralph Stubs. the newly appointed as
sistant general freight and passenger
agent for Arizona assumes Office.
Islam temple. Mystic shriners. will
leave this city tomorrow night on
the owl" for Fresno. where a cere-
monial session will be held. One hun
dred and fifty Shriners viii make the
trip under the leadership OF William
ICrccker pOtentate. The party VIII re-
turn Sunday. March p.
William Hood. CHIEF engineer or the
Southern Pacific. is in the southern
part OF the state.
j. Y. Callahan. general agent OF the
Nickel Plate. with headquarters In Chi
cago, is In the city.