The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12

tsSee my head" said General Jules
Clerfayt descendant of the conqueror
of the Austrians and the French, al he
removed his pea green hat and ex-
posed a cicatrice, three huge bumps. a
bald spot and a purple eminence re-
.iembling Mount Tamalpais at sundown.
Ma fol-" shouted Jules. 1T is moth
ing for to laugh. It may have cost all
my friends several thousands of dol
iars in flowers What No danger to
me because it fell on my head2 All,
that is a joke. Excuse me till l laugh.
NO, l will not laugh. 1t is too
serious. Can not man walk the
streets without his life being in danger
And then have railroadman laugh
All, it is too, too much.
Il was passing the Phelan building
yesterday when an enormous log.
weighing several millions of pounds,
came whistling through the air and
fell on the top of my head.
did it hurt? l saw stars, and my
poor hat-smashed to a what? 1t will
serve the owners right if / sue them
for the damage to my feelings and to
my hat
Feelings? Have no feelings? Why,
| have to buy new hat,"
James Douglas, president of the Ell
Paso and Southwestern, left the city
yesterday Tor Chicago. He has been
looking after his enormous mining in
terests in Arizona, being the heaviest
owner in the Copper Queen. He dis
claimed any intention on his part of
increasing the mileage of the Ell Paso-
southwestern by invading Southern Pa
cifc territory. He is we'll satisfied with
the business his road is doing, and
thinks that the present year will be
a most prosperous one for all kinds
of business.
Il. E. Calvin, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
with j. II. Young, general superintend-
ent, and j. @. Barlow, assistant chief
engineer, left the city yesterday for an
inspection trip of the lines in the north
ern part of the state.
notwithstanding the rain and other
physical disabilities the lumber busi-
ness of the state was never in more
flourishing condition. Shipments to tba
east are only slightly below those Of
period from January 1 to February
l0 last year in the face of 40 days
or continuous rain. Despite the fact
that lumber takes up more or less mois-
ture In transit with weather conditions
ike those that have prevailed. buvers
are SO anxious apparently to get the
STOCK that they are willing to nav
freight on water. 1t is expected that
Win the advent of fair weather the
railway companies will find 1T dim
cult to provide equipment for the rush
OF lumber shipments.
II. A. Jackson, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of ths
great Northern, is in the city. He has
peen In the southern part of the state
ahd is now on his way to Helena. When
fellow railroadman complained ot
the bad weather Jackson was indig-
nant: Il declare" he said. Il think
you Callfornians are born kiclxers
What have you to complain about? JUS
a little rain? Why that is nothing. You
should be in Helena with the ther-
mometer 95 below and then you would
have climate"
The Southern and Union Pacific have
announced the sale dates for the fol
lowing conventions:
German Baptist, at Harrisburg Va. Nav %
Gi,z q american medical association at Atlantic
: Il.y, n.;, Nay 81 to June 4; Mystic shriners al
Louisville; May 81 to June 4; Gymnastic union
Cincinnati, June II; commercial travellers 20
ilinbns, GanL June l6 to IS; ride tournament. La
lumbus, Mobile. August to Is: sfationarv en-.
gineers, Columbus. September to 10: preshvta
ran ~ q assembly y Colorado common points. May Is
0 to IA. Nusus'
Fares for Colorado common points
Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Will be 500 via direct routes.
w. b. Hinchman OF the Tonopah and
Underwater saws there is great rush
into the new district, Pioneer. north OF
Rhyolite, and that his line and the Las
vegas and Tonopah are CARRYING any
number OF people TO TIE new mines
His road has hauled several thousand
tents from Goldfeld to the new place
and also several dance houses.
Trains Nos. 9 and 10, running be-
tween here and New Orleans, are he
ing equipped with electric lights and
electric fans. This will make these
among the best trains in the country
The meeting of the general superin-
tendents OF the Hartman lines. also
that of the superintendent of motive
power signal engineers and engineers
of maintenance, has been postponed till
March !, owing to the foods in the
state. These meetings were to have