The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

The Western Pacific has already re-
of poet laureate.
The poet has written to H. M. Nc
Cartney, assistant chief engineer of the
road, 1nclosing a sample of his verse
| ana requesting a map of the road
! which would show the locations and
| names of the stations.
Il have composed a long string of
rhymes he writes, ION the building
OF the Western Pacific and am vain
enough to fancy subjects treated as
! good ad matter. The rhymes dea
only with California and 1 want them
/, to he on the line of truth If possible.
l. wish to be certain that things or
places depicted are on, near to. or
easily accessible to this new line
Following is the sample:
Mayhaps ere riding far. he may see once more
the famed Rich Bar
And glance again at Spanish creek,
"here, IN prairie schooner fine, the Argonauts
Their fortunes came to seek
inose h grass grown scenes where he cajoIed
Old timer. reviews from observation cars
As AROUND 9aI.a5 the scenic bends he swiftly now
Adown the Feathers old historic bars.
Through sierras grand is found way on
gradient / per cent, they say
Where trains Of W. p will pass
In speeding flight all seasons, day or night
10 the Golden gate near Alcatraz.
Upon request of Western Pacific off
Gals the name of the poet is withheld.
Omaha's new union station is to be
enlarged and improved at a cost of
100000 the railroads interested hav-
ing finally arrived at an agreement for
that purpose.
Ihe car movement on the New York
central lines for the month of October
shows an increase of 249O9S loaded
cars over the same month last year
and an increase of 109.751 loaded. cars
over the same period two years ago
1t is also the largest by nearly 10000
OF any month in the history of the
roads.
The annual dinner of the Railway
Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York last
night Several hundred of the most
prominent men in the country inter-
ested from various points of view in
the prosperity of railroads were in at
tendance.
Gentry Waldo. general agent of the
Southern Pacific rail and steamship
lines at Galveston, has resigned as
agent of the rail lines to continue as
general agent of the Southern Pacific,
steamship company or Morgan line,
at Galveston.
s. j. Ellison has been appointed gen
eral passenger agent of the Great
Northern, with office at ST. Paul. Eli
son was formerly an assistant general
passenger agent of the same road
Thomas Cook & Sons have been an
pointed official agents in the United
States of the decenniai passion play TO
be produced at Oberammergau next
year.
Approximately s27,oo0,o 1000 has been
paid out by the Pennsylvania railroad
employees relief funds in the last %
years For September the benefits
amounted to $147o14.
The central freight association lines
have withdrawn all of their individual
issues concerning lumber rates and
have agreed to allow j. F. Tucker.
chairman of the association. to issue
one publication. This has been done
and the lumber shippers are being sup
piled with copies of the tariff direct
from fuckers Office.
On December g. the rate on alcohol
released or unreleased. is to be sl.50 |
The present rate is $3.50 when in |
voiced at the actual valuation, and 81 25 |
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