The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

A CCoRDING to an official circular
~ received in this city yesterday the
following appointments We're an
nounced for the Hawiey lines, effective
December L:
Charles A, King. freight traffic man
ager; George J. Cs.ariton. passenger
traffic manager; B. C. Stevenson, assist
ant freight traffic manager; S. G. Lutz.
general freight agent; r. J. Mckay.
general passenger agent-all with Of
fees at Chicago. A. B. Cults is appoint
ed assistant general passenger agent
with office at Minneapolis.
The Hawley lines consist of the To-
ledo. ST. Louis and Western, Chicago
and Alton, Minneapolis and ST. Louis
and the Iowa Central. 1t has been
understood that HawIey has acquired
the control of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas but. according to the circular.
there is no indication of the acquisi-
tion of that road.
David l.. Melville, traxeling freight
and passenger agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio with Office at Seattle. is in
the city on business.
William f. Schmidt, Pacific coast
agent of the Missouri Pacific, is in
Portland with j. n. Citizen, general
freight agent of the company.
P. f. Hulings, formerly with the
Colorado Midland in this city and now
connected with the proposed railroad
from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe, is in
the city for few days.
With checks aggregating s9.735, ,50S.50
mailed Monday to it's 5,270 share hold
ers in payment of the 3 per cent semi
annual dividend the Pennsylvania has
paid in dividends since it was chartered
SO years ago 1928, ,773, ,437-more than
its entire capital stock of s324.516, $50
The average holding of Pennsylvania
stock holders is 115 shares, the par
value of which is $3.50. OF the total
number of share holders 26,904, or 1852
per cent, are women.
statement Just compiled shows that
1872 share holders are located in
Pennsylvania, the average individual
holdings amounting to 96 shares. In
the last two years the number of share
holders has increased 1889. In New
York state there are s,64S share hold
ers who will receive their dividend
NHt-1NS- Dtll dNo4dSe nOlQlnRS are
236 shares. More than 1900 holders
of Pennsylvania stock live in New Eng
land, while $3.50 are scattered through
out the country. Nearly Is per cent of
the entire capital stock of the com
pany is held abroad. There were S.726
share holders in foreign countries on
November 5 and their average holdings
were 131 shares. The total number of
share holders of the road has in
creased 9,S41, or 21.6 per cent, in the
last two years.
The Cunard steamship company is
building a new twin screw steamer of
$4,000 tons, which will be named Fran
COMA
A. H. Heilbronner has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake, with
headquarters at Butte, Mont
The Salt Lake route has received a
large number of 1910 calendars. and is
now distributing from the local office,
$50 Market street.
E. j. Bryant, travelling passenger
agent of the New York Central lines,
has been transferred from Toledo to
Cleveland.
F. A. Butterworth. who has been
manager of the Pere Marquette and
the Lehigh Valley fast freight line in
Buffalo, has been promoted to assistant
general freight agent of the Marquette
in Chicago.
The mana agement of the Colorado and
Southern has decided to install as soon
as practicable station to station block
signaling.
The railway commission of the state
of Washington has ordered the rate on
pig iron from the Pacific coast to Spo-
kane to be reduced from $3.50 to $3.50 a
gross ton.
1t has been decided by the RAILWAYS
interested TO make a general reduction
in freight rates from Galveston to
Denver. The first class rate is at pres
ent $2.05. 1t will be reduced to $3.50.
W. r. Armstrong. acting superin-
tendent of the Montana division OF the
Oregon Short Line, has been appointed
superintendent. with offices at Poca-
tello, Idaho. succeeding H. G. Olmstead,
deceased.
c. r. Breck has been appointed chief
locating engineer of the Southern Pa
cifc in the state of Jalisco. succeeding
r. E. Hardaway