The San Francisco call., 1910-06-16
ERIE AGENT IS
SURE OF ALIBI
Says He Was in Seattle When
Someone Used His Cards
in Chicago

= LYDE W. COLBY. general agent
of the Erie, returned yesterday
afternoon from Seattle, SO he SAYS,
but there is suspicion that Clyde has
been in Chicago for the last three
weeks
When he returned yesterday he re-
ceived letter, which had been for
warded from the Chicago Office of the
Erie, which was one of the tenderest
of notes ever perused along railroad
row
We had such good time the other
night and want to see you again
soon. Also your friend. He is a ioiIy
good fellow. You know I am at the
apartments, Dearborn
street, and there is always a welcome
there for you"
The above is a portion of the letter.
Colby says that some one in Chicas go
is using his cards.
You can publish that if you want
to- he said yesterday ct have been
in Seattle all of the time and can
prove an alibi."
j. w. Erwin, formerly a newspaper
man OF this city, but now lecturer for
the Hartman lines, Is in the CITY on a
visit. He will lecture before the Cali
fornia camera club at Christian Sci
ence hall next Friday evening.
William r. Wheeler, manager Of the
traffic bureau of the Merchants ex-
change. and Seth Mann, attorney for
the bureau, will leave this evening for
stockton, where they will attend the
meeting OF the state railroad commits
sion. The commission will hear the
case of the Stockton shippers Friday
in the San JOAQUIN valley rate case.
W. H. Davenport, recently appointed
general agent of the Western Pacif1c
city, took charge of his new office yes
terday.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas has
put on through sleeper from San An
tonic, Tex, to Chicago via the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and the Chicago and
Alton.
E. E. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific.
is In the southern part of the state.
spector OF transportation of the Chi
cago Great Western, with HEADQUARTERS
at Chicago.
The majority of the passenger off,
cials of the Hartman lines are at Del
Monte this week in conference.
The Rock Island lines have issued a
folder in connection with the knights
Templar triennial conclave to be held
in Chicago August to 49, There are
reproduced a number of pages from a
souvenir which was issued by the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Paciic on thA
occasion ~
conclave held in Chicago 80 years 20
The road has endeavored in this non,-
phlet to illustrate not only the growth
in knights Templarism in the 80 wears
which have elapsed, but the tremen-
dous strides that have been made IN
Chicago in every way
All the railroads which are affeo+.a
by safety appliance laws passel h,.
congress during the last year or SO ars
preparing to ask for extensions of
time, as many of the railroads hsya
been unable, except partly, to comply
with the new laws
The Canadian Pacific has recAntlv i
sued handsome folder under tba t;+1o
The Challenge of the Mountains :;
which contains large number of illus
trations OF the beautiful scenery aJong
that line The descriptions Of tbe
SCENERY on the canadian Rockies make
one long Tor a vacation in that country
-
A report from Portland is to tbs
enect tnat under the guise of Iore
ging road, but which the character OF
.ne material used and the mileage of
contracts indicate has greater nreter-
sions, one of the ranscontinsntaI len
roads, presumably the Chicago Nj,
waukee and st. Paul railroad or az
mysterious North Coast railroad e
parently building a line into Port,sIs aps
from Puget sound by way of Kalams
Wash. aind'
comparative statement issuaa -.
Controller Hayden shows tbst .l ps
Louisville and Nashville earnins. me me
the fiscal year ending June "a Nil,
exceed those OF the previous fiscal year