The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
Gossip of RalIwaymen

~ election at the Transportation
club. Vie Smith. the president,
gave banquet to the chairmen of the
standing committees. In some way or
other Sam Booth, Of the Union Pacific.
received an invitation as chairman Of
the publicity and boost committee.
Such a committee had never been au-
thorized by the bylaws of the club.
but Booth got in on the banquet and
when he was called upon for a speech
he made q great hit. He told of the
work accomplished by his committee
during the year and demonstrated that
the publicity and boost committee was
one of the most important committees
Of the club.
When g J. Jones was elected presi-
dent and when he began to select his
committeeman, he thought of the bril-
liant effort made by Booth at the i,an-
quet- Then he appointed a publicity
and boost committee and named Booth
chairman. Now Sam doesn't know what
TO do as chairman Of that committee.
The railways belonging to the south
western tariff committee have adopted
a rule TO require shippers to pay post
age on the tariffs sent 70 them. The
Missouri manufacturers association Of
st. Louis has adopted resolutions op-
posing the rule.
The Transportation club and the
California association of traffic agents
are contemplating a joint excursion TO
Lake Tahoe. 1t is roposed to leave
this city Saturday, May g. returning
early the following Tuesday morning.
Monday, May 80, Is a legal holiday, and
those taking the trip viii be back in
this city In time for work on the day
following.
z. W. Beatty has been appointed
general solicitor OF the Canadian Pa
cife with office It Montreal, Quebec.
The Arbuckle and Western railroad
has been incorDOra-ed in Oklahoma,
with q capital stock of $500 900. The
plans call for q line from Arlmore
northwest to Gh!cIlasha, 10 mics, with
q branch from Milo, near Ardmore,
northwest TO Lawton, s. miles. 1t has
been estimated that the line will cost
$4,000 a mile. The directors include:
.. o. Ayers, J. r. Pennington. II. A.
Eefnef and E. S. Ayers
J. C. Graves, city passenger agent Of
the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake at Los Angeles. is in the city for
few days on business.
H r. Carl has been appointed a
travelling freight agent of the Great
Northern, with Office at St Paul
Contracts are to be let this week for
the extension Of the Nevada California
oregon, from Alturas to Lakeview,
Ore.
Official announcement was made YES
terday that the Salt Lake route wo.itd
open for through traffic July l. This
viii be on the temporary tracks, how
ever, the directors Of the road having
decided not to rebuild through the old
survey permanently.
The Southern Pacific Of Mexico has
finished the main line down the Pacific
coast of Mexico. from Empalme, Mex.
near Guayamas, southeast 20 Santiago
river, 622 miles. The completed track
has been accepted by the Mexican gov
ernment, and subsidies, aggregatipe
S6,275,0O0, have been paid on this sec
ton
Grading and track laying is now in
progress between Tepic and Orendain
on the National railways line of Mex-
leo, 25 miles west of Guadalajara. Con
structien work through the Sierra
AIadres, north Of Tepic, involves num-
ber Of problems, and ii is understood
that it viii take two years to complete
the work.
The branch of the Sonora railroad
from Corral, Mexico, was opened Marcf
IS for general traffic north TO Ton'chi
96 miles.
d. NJ Newton, city passenger agent
of the Oregon Short Line at Salt LAX,
City, has been appointed travelling
passenger agent at Ogden. succeeding
A B. Moreley, resigned to engage il
other business
r. A Taylor has been appointed
freight claim agent of the Galveston
Harrisburg and San Antonior the Hous.