The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-20

Carlton C. Crane Pacific coast agent
for the New York Central lines. hasn't
had a sick day for years. and his ap-
pearance would indicate anything but
i'll health. However, he seems TO have
attained the impossible. A few days
ago he entered the reception room of
prominent Oakland physician to pro-
vide the medico with tickets for his
family.
Three or four women" he says.
were sitting in the reception room
When 1 entered they all glared at me
and seemed to say to themselves, what
is he doing here? He's not sick An
other woman, the kind that brags OF
her ailments, 1 know was saying TO
herself that l didn't have nearly as
much the matter with me as she had
with her Then there was man in
the office who / know was thinking
l had better go to work instead of to
doctor. Honestly. there wasn't per-
son in that room who thought 1 had
right to be there.
But the best of it, continued Crane,
was the look of establishment on
the faces of every one in the room
when the doctor came out of his priv
ate office and called me in ahead Of
them"
Advices received here yesterday con-
tain the important information that r.
L. McKeller, assistant freight traffic
manager of the Southern railway, will
arrive in San Francisco some time next
week. accompanied by H. r. Higgins.
who has been appointed commercial
agent of the Southern railway in this
city The appointment of Higgins will
be gladly welcomed. as the Southern
railway is a great factor On the south
east. 1t consumes great amount of
California fruit and other products. as
well as supplying a large portion of
ley, manager of the traffic association
of Sacramento, was formerly agent for
the Southern railway in this city. but
retired at the same time as did the
company.
The Oregon railroad and navigation
company has established a semiweekly
refrigerator car service between Ri
paria Wash, and Spokane for fruit
shippers who ship less than carload
lots A similar service has been es-
.tablished on the Tekoa-Spokane line
for Wallace, Wardner and other points.
Shippers have been asked to hold their
green. fruit for these cars and no extra
charge will be made for shipping in
them.
]. G. Lowe, general agent of the
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line. Ore
gon railroad and navigation and South
ern Pacific companies at ST. Louis, is
in the city on business.
The Northern Pacific trains from
Omaha and Kansas City points will
run direct through to Seattle in a few
days.
The Pacific freight tariff bureau has
called a meeting for August % for
the California and Nevada lines to
check in a going bureau tariff contain
ling class and commodity rates between
the Tonopah and Goldfield district and
points in California This issue Will
consolidate the individual tariffs pub
hshed by the Southern Pacific, Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe, and the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake roads
into one tariff
E. ]. Stoll. travelling freight agent
of the Nickel Plate lines. is in the
city. on his way to Portland, where
he will shortly open an office.
S. f. Booth, Union Pacific agent in
this city left for Fresno and San Joa-
QLin valley points Wednesday to look
up the fruit situation. He will be
away about week:
The ferry steamer Telephone. which
has been purchased by the Western
Pacific. is one of the most familiar