The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11
Gossip Of Radwaymeli

i taunts 10 get away from the
game after they had made their pile
when a prominent Southern Pacific
oficial inquired:
did you ever hear of John A. Bunt-
ing's sudden fortune and his private
car? Many of the old raiiroaders on
the coast know Bunting and have
heard the story. but it viii bear re-
telling.
Bunting was a conductor on the
Coast line for years. and during his
service with the company saved a little
money and invested it in tract Of
land near Kern. He intended to settle
on it some day. Then came the oil ex-
element Oil was found on .Bunting's
little tract. and he became million
aire in a night. He had been rail-
roadman all Of his life and his great
ambition was to travel around IN a
private ear, all his own.
The first thing John did when he
realized that he had big bank ae-
count was to purchase private car.
The Freda His first trip was be-
tween San Francisco and Bakersfield,
and when the train pulled out OF the
city with Buntings private car at
taehed he was the happiest man ever.
He was alone in the car, with the ex-
ception of cook and porter
After an hour or so Bunting became
restless and got out On the platform
and walked up and down. He repeated
the performance at Modesto His
porter did not see anything more. of-
John until the train reached point
| few miles this side OF Bakersfield.
when, on going to the baggage car. he
found Bunting sitting on a box OF
onions, chatting with the messenger
and having the greatest time Of his
fife"
Walter G. Tubby. purchasing agent
OF the Chicago Great western at st.
Paul for several years. and later con-
nected with the Great Northern. has
been appointed manager Of the marine
department of the Union oil company.
with headquarters in this city. DenzeI
Stoney. whom Tubby succeeds, has
been assigned to other duties
The Great Northern has issued a cir
cular TO its agents calling attention
| to the coal situation Stress is laid
upon the need of cooperation between
the carrier and dealer. without which,
it is stated. the west and northwest
run the risk of recurrence of the
coal famine OF two years ago.
/ The company is actively engaged in
storing coal along it's line wherever 1t
can, but will not be able TO make sum
Client provision for a shortage. unless
dealers get their orders in promptly
and early The warning now given
was not needed two years ago. and the
result was a scarcity OF fuel during a
blizzard period that entailed great suf-
fering- In spite of this. it had no bet
ter result when repeated a year ago.
/ but fortunately that seasons weather
was not as continuously severe as the
preceding year. The situation may,
however. be less favorable during the
coming winter
The Southern Pacific Is figuring on
restoring the Shore Line limited be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles.
which was taken OF about two years
II a
Tor car train, leaving this city in the
morning and arriving in the southern
metropolis the same evening, a run OF
about Is hours
r. A. Wadleigh. assistant general
Denver and Rio Grande is in the citv
hsurlng on the removal of the Denver
and Rio Grande office to the Palace
MOTEL The D. and r. G. Is to occupy
part of the ONCE with the western
Pacific The Missouri Pacific win re-
main at 3S Powell street.
Track laying on the Grays Harbor
branch OF the Grays Hsrbor and Puget
Sound (Union Paciic) is to begin at
Gate within the next 10 days.
/ George t. Boggs. assistant seeretarv
and assistant treasurer of the Rock
Island. with office at New York. is in
the city on his way to Portland
Beginning September IL the overland
LIMITED via Union Pacific will leave
San Francisco at 1o:40 a. m. instead of
at noon. arriving in Chicago at I2:45
p. m. the third day, one hour earlier.
This change will afford ample connec-
tions with the limited trains leaving
Chicago The overland limited west
bound will leave Chicago at Z O'Clock
In the evening and arrive In this eitv
at l;2s D. m, the third day. the same
as the present time.
Circulars have been sent out by the
Chicago and Northwestern giving the
result of fast run between St Paul
and Elroy- The distance is 1874 miles
and the time was 197 minutes Be-
tween two stations phenomenal rms
were made One stretch OF "A miles
was covered IN 43 minutes and another
/ of 81 miles in 81 minutes.
| The Santa Cruz summer train rs to
be taken off next Sunday, the usual
summer travel TO that point being prac-
tically over. A change in the departure
time OF the Goldfield train has been
made so that the train will leave az =
11:2o instead OF at 10:40.
I The annual meeting of the National
Association of Railway Commissioners.
which was to have begun in Wash
ington October IL. has been postponed
until November 10. as nearly All Of
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