The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

important appointments by the
Western Pacific were afoat in the
corridors of the Flood building yester-
day, but the. denials from the Western
Pacific and from those said to have
received appointments were just as
persistent.
1t was reported that an assistant traffic
director had been appointed, a freight
traffic manage and passenger traffic
manager and several minor appoint
ments, but Vice President Schlacks, who
is i'll at his room in the Fairmont, said
that there had been no appointments
Several prominent railroadmen were
mentioned. Some of them were will
ing to accept the appointments, but
it was not to be.
The Gulf lines have concurred in the
action OF the import committee of the
Trunk Line association relative to
restoration of normal rates January
1 and continuation of the status quo.
Nothing more can now be done to-
ward a final adjustment contemplated
in the declaration of truce until the
commercial bodies of Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Boston reach an amicable
understanding, or failing this, signify
their readiness to agree to an arbitra-
ton and will abide by its result In
the meantime all hostility is sus-
pended.
r. C. Short, formerly connected with
the freight department of the New
York Central lines in Los Angeles, has
been appointed commercial agent of
the St Joseph and Grand Island. with
offices at Los Angeles. The appoint
ment was made by. f, Q. Hatch.
H. D. Loveland, member of the state
railroad commission, returned yester-
day from Washington. where he at
tended the meeting of the national
railroad commissioners as the Cali
fornia delegate.
A contract has been completed with
the Colorado fuel and iron company for
the early delivery of 5000 tons OF 80
pound steel rails, to be used on the
third section of the San Diego and
Arizona that section being eastward
from Tia Juana through Mexico Six
Thousand tons of these steel rails make
200 carloads, and they will be suffi-
cient to lay about 43 miles of road. The
order means an expenditure OF
$3.50, 1000.
J. C. Daley. general superintendent
of the Utah lines of the Denver and
Rio Grande, who, it was reported, was
to have his jurisdiction extended TO
Denver and remove his headquarters
from Salt Lake City to Pueblo. is to
remain at Salt Lake. superintendent
for the Colorado lines will be appointed
later.
More than 100000 worth of Ameri-
can merchandise was carried by rail
@f Do Tc-
huantepec in the fiscal year 1909, and
in the calendar year which ends this
month the total will probably reach
SIS, 100000 in value.
The new fast mail train of the Great
Northern, traversing the distance from
st. Paul to Seattle, 1928 miles, in 4S
hours, has now BEEN running nearly
six weeks and the statement is made
that the schedule time (nearly 40 miles
an hour, including stops) has been reg
ularly maintained and on many trips
has been bettered by half an hour.
This train is usually made up of five
cars and carries no passengers.
The advertising department of the
Burlington has issued a postcard CALI
ing attention to the fact that this roads
two transcontinental trains from Chi-
cago to the North Pacific coast, both
via st. Paul, one being operated from
ST. Paul over the Great Northern and
the other over the Northern Pacific,
have been making fine records The
Oriental Limited, which makes the run
from Chicago to the coast in ~ hours
arrived on time at destination during
August "a out of 81 times.
The complaint of the Danaher- Camp
bell lumber company of Los Angeles
against the Southern Pacific company.
charging discrimination, will be heard
by the state railroad commission in the
southern city Saturday.
For the accommodation of Marin
county passengers, who say that they
are not reaching their homes in time
for their evening meal the Northwest
ern Pacific is to put on an extra train
to meet the $50 and o'clock boats
from this side. The regular trains
will make stops at all points east of
the tunnel. while the extra trains will
stop at all stations.
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DR. w. H. Griswold moved to west
bank building, $50 Market st. cor Ellis