The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Gossip of RalIwaymen

L disturbing element at luncheon at
~ the Transportation club yesterday.
He insisted on reading the latest bull
letins from the front to the members
of the club, and as a, result the lunch
hour was extended about so minutes.
The first bulletin was dated at 1900
and was to the effect that II. J. snyder
was TO be the next general agent OF
the Ell Paso and Southwestern. At
1910 Colby brought in another to the
effect that Snyder had declined the ap-
pointment and that John a. Gill was 10
get the place Colby then appointed a
general agent for the Hawley lines,
but having forgotten the name OF
Andy stewart the bulletin was de
clared to be a fake. Joseph Mcliroy
declined to be general passenger agent
of the Western Pacific according TO,
bulletin read by Colby at 1880
At 1235 Colby announced in spe-
cial dispatch over the crookedest rall-
road that Paulhan had reached Mount
Tamalpais and that he was searching
for the 81 900. Bulletins were read and
posted every five minutes and 1t was
only after a bulletin declaring Colby
distuNber that he went back 10 the
Flood building and prepared report
on the work accomplished by the Pa
cific coast agency of the Erie during
the first three weeks in January
That the Importance of San Francisco
as railroad center is being realzed
by the large railroads of the east is
demonstrated by the recent decision OF
the officials of the Queen and Crescent
route to establish a general freight and
passenger office in this city. An
nouncement of the opening of Queen
and Crescent Office was made yester-
day.
G. p. Biles. freight traffic manager.
and W. NJ Orr, recently commercial
agent of the Queen and Crescent at
Charlottesville. ~ c., and formerly
travelling freight agent of the Southern
railway. with office at Chicago, left
Cincinnati for this city last night and
will establish an office Immediately
upon their arrival.
Nearly every important railroad in
the United States now has an office in
this city and with the decision of the
Queen and Crescent to enter this field
others will no doubt soon follow.
w NJ. Orr is to be the commercial
agent of the road in this city and will
be in a position to route all freight go
ing over the line direct from here.
His jurisdiction will extend over the
entire coast. The Queen and Crescent
runs from Cincinnati to New Orleans
and from Cincinnati to Shreveport. La.
taking in all towns within a radius of
~ biiiS' VI eiiV = oeu-
Virgil G. Bogue. chief engineer of the
Western Pacific, is due to return from
Los Angeles this morning.
w. S. Webber. travelling passenger
agent of the Great Northern at Spo-
kane has been promoted TO travelling
passenger and immigration agent at
Chicago.
G. Fred Herr the newly appointed
representative of the Gould lines at Los
Angeles, left last night for the south
ern metropolis.
f.. E. Calvin, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
leaves today for New York. Calvip will
arrive in New York by February /. at
which time it is said conference re-
garding the merger suit will be held
between the various Hartman officials.
Charles H. Schlacks and C. NJ. Levey,
first and second vice presidents re-
spectively of the Western Pacific. are
out on the road and will return about
the latter part of the week.
G.. c. Hand. examiner in the bureau
of statistics and accounts of the inter
state commerce commission, has been
appointed secretary and transfer agent
of the Kansas City Southern in New
York city.
H. p Anewalt. assistant general
freight agent of the Santa Fe. who has
been in Chicago since the first of the
year. will return Friday.
T. C. soliofy. once a dispatcher of
the Buffalo division of the Western
New York and Pennsylvania. is now
superintendent of the Idaho division of
the Oregon Short Line.
f. w. Thompson. general western
agent of the Rock Island lines, returned
yesterday from weeks business trip
to Los Angeles.
W. f. Schmidt, general western agent
of the Missouri Pacific. left last night
for weeks trip through the SAN Joa-
quin valley
Lines east and west bound from ST.
Louis have decided to abolish allow
ances to local Industries, as they have
been declared Illegal By the Interstate
commission.