The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

HE Southern Pacific has mailed
circulars to all lumber dealers
with claims for overcharges
caused by the increase in rates on
November /, 1907, and decreased on
December 3, 1908, so that all those
having claims against the company
will present them Upon receipt of
these claims the Southern Pacific will
ask the interstate commerce commits
sion for authority to settle, and all
this at no cost to the claimant. About
s150,OOO is involved.
Five Omaha businessmen are named
as incorporators of the Portland, Lake
view and Eastern, which proposes
new 500 mile line through oregon.
with a capitalization of $10,00o,000.
They are Charles S. EIgutter William
S. Dexter, Edward Robinson, James
Burns and Sidney r. Rheinstrom. The
main line will have its terminal in
Portland, running south and south
easterly to Goose Lake.
Several branch lines are specified in
the plans. The main line south will
have its terminal at Phoenix.
President Howard Elliott of the
Northern Pacific announced at Seattle
last night that l.. j. Bricker. travelling
immigration agent of the Northern Pa
cific at Cincinnati. has been appointed
general immigration agent of the
road. with headquarters at st. Paul,
vice Charles w. Tott, resigned. Brick
er's appointment becomes effective
January 1.
r. H. CarmichaeT. chief clerk in the
office of the Southern Pacific at Gal
weston, has been promoted to general
agent at Monterey, Mexico. and will
have charge of both rail and steamship
business, succeeding Charles Eikel.
transferred to other services.
b F. Nevins, commercial agent of
the Denver and Rio Grande, with Office
at Salt Lake City. brother in law of
w. ]. Shotwell of the Western Pacific,
ported that Nevins is to receive a
Western Pacific appointment.
The Alton has ordered 10 Mikado
type consolidated freight engines. from
the American locomotive company for
delivery March /.
Official announcement has been made
of the appointment of II. J. Slifer to
be general manager of the Chicago
Great Western. He formerly was
general manager and assistant to the
president or the Panama.
Colorado Springs, Col, was Sc
lected yesterday for the semiannual
session in June, 1910, of the associa-
tion of transportation and car account
ing officers of the United States, Cana
da and Mexico. Reports to the associa-
tion yesterday showed that 100000
freight cars reported idle last year
are now in use.
James B.. Duffy, city passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, is in Los Angeles on
business.
The Southern Pacific connection with
the Northwestern Pacific at Santa Rosa.
work upon which was stopped several
months ago, has been started again
and will be rushed to completion
w. ]. Hunter superintendent of the
Northwestern Pacific at Sausalito, was
in the city yesterday on important
business for his company.
Rumors were current in New York
yesterday that important changes will
be made in the management of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, and that many
operating officials will be succeeded bv
representatives of the Rock Island in
terests, who have recently purchased
an interest in that company IT was
said that President Thomas would re-
sign and that his successor would be
Fl. l. Miller, now president of the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois railroad COM
pany.
The southern classification commit
tee representing A railway and steam
ship lines for the entire territory south
of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and
east of the Mississippi river, is to meet
in New Orleans February II.