The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26
Gossip of Railwaynen

dis heah job at de end OBJ de week
Head wsiter-why. what's wronge
waiter-Nuttin. Only Use got a job
as Pullman pohtah.
Head waiter-O you millyunaire.
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Santa Fe attorneys are preparing to
make an attack in the courts against
the provision in the Hepburn inter-
state commerce law which makes the
initial carrier of a through shipment
responsible, for freight lost or damaged
I'm transit. even though the loss may
occur during the handling of the
freight by connecting line. The cases
decided against the Santa Fe involved
a shipment of fruit from California to
ST Paul Mimi. which was damaged
between Kansas City and ST. Paul after
the shipment had been transferred TO
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul
The Santa Fe. which issued the bill of
lading. vas made responsible 10 the
shipper for the loss. The intention OF
the trainers of the law was to place
on the initial carrier as being in a
better position than the shipper 10
trace the loss and to place the respon-
sibility While the law permits the
railroad issuing the bill OF Iading TO
recover the amount paid the shipper
from the connecting line on which the
loss or damage occurred. the Santa Fs
takes the position that the road re-
sponsible for the damage is the one
which should be sued by the shipper.
c. H. Ackert, vice president and gem
ersl manager OF the Southern railway
at Washington. ID. c., has been elected
vice president in charge Of operation.
of the 1oledo. ST. Louis and Western.
the Chicago and Alton. the Minneapolis
and St Louis and the Iowa Central.
with Office at Chicago.
The recent closing of a contract by
the Chicago. Milwaukee and Puget
Sound for an extension of 20 miles of
the Tacoma and Eastern is looked upon
in Portland railroad circles as the hrst
move in the construction Of the ST.
Paul line TO that city.
The Spokane. Portland and Seattle
has already made a profit over ex-
penses. of more than 5000 .000 accord
ing to the report for the year ended
June 30 on file with the Washington
railway commission. The report shows
that at the last annual meeting. Feb
ruary Is, il had seven stock holders
and that the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific own its entire capital
stock OF s24,000.000.
Cheyenne is to be taken OF the main
line of the Union Pacific. according TO
advices from the east TO the effect that
survey plats have been fled in the
Wyoming land Office showing a new
cutoff, which will shorten the main line
to the coast fully 40 miles. The Union
Pacific contemplates many important
changes and improvements in its Wy
cming and Colorado territory. and il Is
aroused. il is said. over rumors that
the Rock Island and the Frisco are to
invade that part of the country. 1t is
also said that the immense shops Of the
company at Cheyenne are to be moved
to Denver.
The private car Elhida was badly
damaged in collision at Jiminez on
the National lines of Mexico Monday.
The Elnida is the property of John A.
Bunting. the millionaire Gilman. who
was at one time a brakeman. and was
occupied ar the time by James l. Flood
who escaped injury in the collision
George c. Tolman OF Sandus<y. for
SO years travelling passenger agent OF
the Big Four. having attained the age
of 20, has been retired under the rules.
He began his career as a brakeman in
1852
Construction is now under way on a
branch line 25 miles long by the Ore
gon Short Line extending from Vale in
al y, u
gan The new line will serve a new ir-
rigation district