The San Francisco call., 1910-03-31
From the Indianapolis Journal.
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STANDARD TIME-A. s., Salinas What is
standard time?
Primarily, for the convenience of the
railroads. standard of time was es-
| tablished-by mutual agreement in 1883,
by which trains are run and local time
regulated. According to this system,
the United States, extending from 65
degrees to 125 degrees west longi-
tude, is divided into four time sections,
each of Is degrees of longitude, ex-
actly equivalent to one hour, commence
ing with the seventy-fifth meridian.
The first (eastern) section includes all
territory between the Atlantic coast
and an irregular line drawn from De-
troit to Charleston, S. c., the latter be-
ing its most southern point. The sec
ond (centraD section includes all the
territory between the last named line
and an irregular line from Bismarck,
n. D., to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
The third (mountain) section includes
all the territory between the last named
line and nearly the western borders of
Idaho. Utah and Arizona. The fourth
(Pacific) section covers the rest of the
country to the Pacific coast. Standard
time is uniform inside each of these
sections. and the time of each section
differs from that next to 1t by exactly
one hour. Thus, at II noon in New
York city eastern time), the time at
Chicago Central time) is IL o'clock
a. M; at Denver (mountain time), 10
o'clock a. M, and at San Francisco (Pa-
cific time), 8 o'clock a. m. Standard
time is Is minutes slower at Boston
than true local time, minutes slower
at New York, minutes faster at Wash
ington, 19 minutes faster at Charleston.
% minutes slower at Detroit IS min
utes faster at Kansas City, 10 minutes
slower at Chicago, l minute faster at
st. Louis, 2S minutes faster at Salt
Lake City and 10 minutes faster at
San Francisco.
THE OUTER TRACKS-E. c.. City While
the Taylor board was in office did the members
run cars down the outer tracks in Market street
providing that a municipal road could also use
those roadsf Was any sum mentioned for the
prvilege7
While that board was In power the
announcement was made that the
outer tracks should be open to any
other railroad company. The United
Railroads, representing the Sutter
street line. declined to allow any other
company to use it's rails, even upon
any company paying as the law re-
quires half of the cost of construction,
but offered $4,000 month for the priv
ilege of running electric cars on the
outer tracks. The board refused to ac-
cept the offer
Subscriber Berkeley. What is
the percentage of foreigners in the United States?
The latest official figures are those
of the census of 1900, and they do not
indicate the number in this country at
this time. The census of the present
year will give the information you de-
sire. Watch The Call and the infor-
nation will. in due time, appear in the
telegraphic news.
PENNY, g., City. whst. is the Lincoln
penny? Does 1t command premium?
It is United States one cent piece
bearing on one side the bust of Lin
coin. 1t does not command premium,
as it is in common circulation, except
those of the first issue with the ini-
tials of the designer small pre-
MUM has been paid for some OF these.
DoNSER sosaS ,R. PARTYaJ D. Irvington Have
but have been unable to find anythingl
When you go to Oakland, go to the
free library and there, in Bancroft's
history of California. you will find a
long account of the Donner party.
can person obtain information about public
lands? Does United States land office give
such
diction. Communicate with the once
In the territory where the land is To-
Gated
GOLDEN GATE-B. v. and o., City. what
was the date Of the laundering OF the steamer
Golden Gate?
She was burned at sea Is niles
from Manzanillo. Mexico. July 21, 1852.
SHOE BLACKING-J. NJ. NJ Stockton what
is put into shoe blacking to produce the shine?
Oil of vitriol.
RATS-w. j.. Salinas. What is the most
effective method of getting rid of rats
Use rat poison or traps.
MoURNING-Gt c. c.. City. How long shosld
a youth of IL wear mourning for his mother?