The San Francisco call., 1910-03-23
WHO FINANCED
jim" KELLER
TRANSFORMATION Club Members
Appoint a Sleuthing
Committee
= ANY tales have come out since the
election at the Transportation club
. NIop5av afteruOon RumorS of

election at the Transportation cluo
Monday afternoon. Rumors Of
bribery and corruption are current
around the club quarters and seVerai
members are under investigation by the
| investigating committee.
One of the rumors is that jim
Keller, traffic agent for Baker s Hamil-
ton. received as much as $3.50 for his
vote 1t is not known definitely which
of the candidates had as much as So-so
the 21st of the month. but the investi-
eating committee is looking into the
case thoroughly.
Another rumor that is af1oat is that
j. NJ Brewer. freight claim agent OF
the Southern Pacific. passed a large
number of claims before the polls
opened-cIaims that had been made by
the traffic mana gers of several large
local shippers
Another person whose actions the in
vestigating committee win examine IS
the author of the resolution that limits
poker bets to % cents.
L. A. Bell Jr.. formerly with the Den
Yer and Rio Grande in this city, has ac-
cepted a position as city ticket agent
with the Rock Island lines
Zach T. George. general agent of the
Wabash. who has been in Buffalo for
the last two weeks, is due to return
Friday evening.
The state railroad commission has
postponed the hearing of the San Joa-
quin valley rate case from March 2S TO
April 13. The hearing is TO be held IN
Los Angeles and will be one of the
most important cases heard by the rail-
road commission of this state in many
years.
A. j. Poston. general agent of the
/ Washin gtOn-Sunset route, with ofice at
Washington, ID. c.. who was formerly
Pacific coast agent of that route in this
city, is on visit to California and will
/ reach San Francisco about the end OF
the present week. PostOn. during his
residence in this city. was one OF the
most popular railroadmen on the coast
and he will be welcomed by a host OF
his old friends upon his arrival from
the east.
A diverting anecdote is told Of what
is probably the smallest railroad sta
tion in the country. A western farmer,
expecting a chicken house consigned
to him 10 arrive in his village. sent
one of his employees, a newcomer. to
bring IL to the farm On arriving at
the station the man saw the house
loaded 1t in the wagon and started for
home.
A few hundred yards on the way
back he met a man in uniform with
the words. station Master on his cap.
What have you got on that wagonT'
was the demand.
Chicken house." was the curt re-
/ joinder.
Chicken house be darnedr' cried the
official wrathtully. You're carrying
off our station"
P. j. Archer. formerly assistant to
Epes Randolph. president of the
Southern Pacific OF Mexico. has been
appointed treasurer and purch asing
agent Of the Southern Pacific lines in
Mexico. as well as OF the Arizona and
Eastern.
NJ Talbot. manager of the Alaska
Pacific steamship company. with office
at Seattle, is at the st. Francis with
/ Mrs. Talbot.
The engagement of r. S. Stubbs. as
/ sistant general freight and passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific at Tue
/ son. has been announced The wedding
is set for April "a at New York city.
/ At meetings of the stock holders Of
| the Rock Island. Arkansas and Louis
lana railway company, held simultan-
! eously at Little Rock. Ark, and Ruston.
/ La, Yesterday. it was unanimously
voted to increase the capital stock
from s15.SsO.OOO to s3O, ,O0O. The
road operates in Arkansas and Louis
/ lana.
John Nj. Scott. assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific. with Office at Portland, is busily
/ engaged in Winnipeg drumming up
/ California business
w. s. Bassinger. assistant general
/ passenger agent OF the Union Pacific.
with office at Omaha, is making a trip
through Arizona and up the west coast
of Mexico.
George w Stevens. president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. has been
elected president OF the Hooking VAL
ley railroad. Edwin Hawley, Frank
Trumbin. G. w. Stevens. A. C. Rearick
and James Mackie were elected di-
rectors.
The Denver and Gulf railroad. which
is believed to be Rock Island project.
has signed contracts. IL is reported in
Denver. which will require the con-
struction OF $50 miles of the road be-
fore July I. 1911. and il was further
stated that the road for the entire dis
tance from Dallas to Denver would be
completed and in operation within two
years. IT is also said that there Is
little doubt of the existence OF friendly
relations, between the new road, the
Rock Island and the Denver. Laramie
and Northwestern.