The San Francisco call., 1909-03-25
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen


of the finest fellows in the world. Ad-
mires me more than any other man in
the world. Come along.
Now, colonel, 1t is midnight It is
altogether too late to go out, said the
person who had been invited
Late. cried the colonel 1t Is al
ways early for oysters
Through bleak, dark Broadway they
went and after some hunting the grill
was found
One dozen large eastern for me.
Take my friends order said the
colonel to the waiter.
"Ah, Louis, 1 am glad to see you.@
Glad 10 see you, colonel, replied
the proprietor BY the way, colonel.
am going to Chicago
clad to fix you up. remarked the
colonel
I am going by the Rock Island
calmly remarked the restaurantman-
Rock Islands' spluttered the colonel
why man, / am the Burlington
II can't help that answered the
obliging Louis. Il have TO do that for
Thompson. Why, he eats two dozen
oysters at sitting and you eat only
a Dozen"
And So remarked the colonel. you
value friendship by a. mans capacity
for oysters. III be damaged if I ever
eat another one again
a number of the prominent traffic
officials of the California lines are
attending the hearing OF the Phoenix
freight rate case which opened yester-
day The case is similar to the Spo-
kane case, and it is presumed that the
decision OF the commission would be
on the same lines as that recently
made in the Spokane case. While the
decision in the Spokane case involved
only 80 or 40 commodities the under
standing OF the traffic officials of trans
continental lines is that the commission
desires readjustment OF all the rates
in line with the Spokane decision. If
this is done the readjustment will af-
feet all intermediate points and II is
presumed will be beneficial TO Such
points as Bakersfield. Fresno, Han
ford, Red Bluff. Ashland, Ore. Redding
and Chico, and many other points in
Pacific coast and intermediate territory
which are ambitious TO do d jobbing
business on their own account.
A. p. Stewart of the Alton has re-
turned from a trip through the north
west.
1T is wonderful the amount of work
the Seattle people have done TO make
their fair a success" he said. Though
it will not open till June 1 they could
open now if they were so disposed.
The exhibits are being placed and the
grounds are simply perfection. Com
mittees have been named TO see to the
housing of visitors, and there will be
no gouging. The Seattle people are
determined that their city shall not be
given bad name through the ayarice
of one or two persons
According to reports received yester-
day in the offices of the chief engineer
of the Western Pacific the track is
now two miles east of Palisades and
track laying will be resumed shortly
west of Winnenucca- The delay at
this point is owing to the fact that
the connection with the Southern Pa
ciflc has not been quite completed and
the company is short of construction
material. Half a mile of this track
has been laid, and when completed
material yards will be laid out for
the reception of steel and timber, which
Is to be hauled over Southern Pacific
track.
The heading of the Beckworth tun-
mel was put through on Sunday, but
there are $50 feet of bench to be taken
out. The alignment and levels of the
tunnel were practically perfect. Its
length is COOS feet. Track laying has
been resumed above OroviIle and three
more miles have been laid within the
last week.
The Oakland terminal has been for
mally named Western Paciic mole.
The Great Northern has completed
new cutoff on their coast road be-
tween Blaine, Wash, and New West
minister, B. C. Its total mileage is
p and will shorten the distance be-
tween Seattle and Vancouver by about
three miles, eliminating several curves.
This will make a considerable saving
in time.
John B. Baird. general freight agent
Of the Northern Pacific, with headauar-
ters at st. Paul, is on a visit TO the
coast Baird IS described as one of
the hardest working men in the busi-'
ness and this is the first vacation he
has taken in several years.
NJ Q. Bicknell, who recently resigned
from the service of the Southern Pa
cific, has been appointed senior COM
missioner of the new Arizona railroad
commission. Another one of the COM
missioners is an old Californian. George
j. Stoneman, son of the late Governor
Stoneman- He is lawyer. and
in his earlier days was a great ia
vorite in this city. The other com
missioner is Ely Sinms of Prescott
The executive COMMITTEES of the Cali
1oful& <SScCidtlOu OIL franc Agents
will hold an important meeting next
Saturday to arrange for the dance and
jinks 10 be given on the night of
April "a at Mount Tamalpais tavern.
James Moses. who has been in the
ticket Office of the Santa Fe in Los
Angeles, has been sent to this city to
succeed Frederick ". Prince, who has
resigned.
w. ]. Leahy. first assistant passen-
ger agent of the Chicago and Rock
Island, is in the city on a visit. He
is delighted with California.
B. C. Trumbu1l. travelling freight
agent OF the Illinois Central. is here
on business.
C. S. Fee and F. E. Batturs have left
for Los Angeles.
". H. Newman. former president of
the New York Central. Is at present at
Santa Barbara.
It does not look as if the New York
Central expected hard times. as it has
placed recently an order in its shops
for 1000 box cars for the transnorfa