The San Francisco call., 1910-07-29
ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS.
GREGORY MAY
RUE FISH YARN
Railroad Man Tells Whopper
That IS Overheard by a
Game Warden

r He next time H. K. Gregory, as
I sistant general passenger agent OF
the Santa Fe, brags about his skill
as fisherman he will do so when
there are no game wardens around
Gregory, who says he caught 21s fish
in two days, told the story several
times.
He was overheard by deputy game
warden and all day yesterday he was
dodglng every man that entered the
Santa Fe office who looked like an Of
ficer of any kind.
In preparing for his defense for it
is certain that he will be caught in the
net of the game warden, he is think
ing of preparing an alibi to the effect
that all of the fish were not caught by
INN, but that the others in the party
caught few fish.
The wreck which was caused by the
collision at Middletown, O.. July 4, in
which % persons were killed, was
caught by the motion picture photog-
raphers and it appears that the own
efs or the films have exhibited or at
tempted TO exhibit, the pictures in the
towns in that region. Because of this
the railroad has entered serious objec-
lions and has requested the mayors of
the several cities to suppress them.
Phil K. Gordon, general Pacific coast
passenger agent of the Washington
Sunset route, left Wednesday night for
Oregon and Washington. where he will
remain for about week.
b. L. Lomax, passenger traffic man
ager; G. F. Herr assistant general
passenger agent, and H. NJ Adams.
fin = -
Pacific, left last night fo. an inspection
trip over the road as far as Sacramento.
They will return this evening.
4.
Jack Inglis. contracting agent for
the Union Pacific, whose reputation for
early rising is known up and down the
ehtlre coast, received a setback few
mornings ago when j. H. Griffin dis
trlct freight agent for the Canadian
Pacific, called up the Union Pacific Of
nces at o'clock in the morning.
lnsllS was called to account for his
absence from the office at that bour
He explained by saying that he was
only 10 minutes late.
Frank NJ Adams has been anno;ntad
general claim agent of the pneet
sound division of the Chicago. Milwen-
kee and st. Paul, with office at Seattle
u. u. Gavin, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Southern Pacific.
lett yesterday for the southern mart of
the state. He will be away for several
days. e'i
G. j. Anderson. formerly master
mechanic of the National line of Mexi-
co, mas been appointed assistant suner-
intendent of the Southern Pacific at
Mazatian, Mexico.
George A. Blair, general eastern
agent OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ot. Paul, with headquarters in New
York, has been promoted to be assis.
tant general freight agent, effective
August l.. with offices in New York
He VIII have charge of the eastern fer
Iitory, that of the west being assigned
to w s. Howard assistant general
Irelgnt agent, and the predecessor of
Blair in New York.
w. d. Forster. traffic manager of the
Tonopah and Goldfeld, Is in the CITY
m for few days. He is stopping at the
Stewart.
;. 5. Leeds, manager of the Santa Fe
reIrl lgerator service. with Headquarters
at Chicago, is in the city for few
days Leeds is on the coast looking
after the fruit shipments to the east.
The Erie is distributing a handsome
folder under the title of THE Romance
of the Railroad" it being a story of tbe
recently Bergen cut of that road. The
Dook was written by Elbert Hubbard
and is done in his own peculiar style
large double page illustration of the
cut is shown in the folder. giving the
reader an idea of the benefit derived
both by the Erie and by the public