The San Francisco call., 1910-08-02
HENRY WASOONE,
BUT NOT MIyfy(ED.
'.Uncle Hughie' Tells Ar
Amusing Tale of Old
RailWayman

known in railroad circles up
and down the coast, occasion
ally is found in, a reminiscent mood
During those moods he tells of some
unusually amusing happenings.
Il remember when I was in the
auditing department of the -- road
back in S6,'' he started in yesterday.
There were two old men in that office
whose desks were within three feet of
each other. Now, BILL as we older
men called him (the Office boys called
him 'WhiskersD, always minded his
own business
Despite his age he was able to ac-
complish more work than the ordinary
man. He did his work and paid no at
tention to those around him. What /
was coming to when l started to tell
the story about Bill and the other
old fellow, happened in the office one
morning when Henry returned from
six months vacation. Every one in
the office came up to Henry and shook
him by the hand, telling him how glad
they were to see him back. After
nearly every one in the office had greet
ed him, Bill arose, walked over to
Henry's desk, took him by the hand,
and said
"'Going away Henry? notice every
one is saying goodby to you and l
thought l would wish you a pleasant
Journey
And to think" chuckled Uncle
Hughie, that old Henry had just re-
turned from six months trip, and
the man at the next desk hadn't known
even of his absence"
Two appointments were announced
by the traffic department of the West
ern Pacific yesterday. c. r. Miller.
formerly with the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake road at Los An
geles, was appointed general baggage
agent, with headquarters at the ferry
building, and Walter b. Townsend re-
ceived the appointment of district
freight and passenger agent, with
headquarters at Oakland.
Since the Western Pacific began to
do freight business Townsend has
been travelling passenger agent and his
record has been so good that yester-
days promotion is the result E. l..
Lomax, passenger traffic manager, and
G. M. Levey, second vice president in
charge of traffic, left early yesterday
morning for an inspection trip over the
road as far IS Salt Lake City. They
will return the latter part of the week.
E. E. Calvin, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
who has been in the southern part of
the state for several days. is expected
to return in a day or so.
Ballasting on. the Oregon and Wash
ington line has progressed so far that
trains on the Grays Harber branch
probably will be placed in operation by
August Is. a..
According to the regular monthly re-
Pennsylvania lines, issued yesterday
1851 was paid to the members dur
ing the.month of.:June. The total pay
ments of the relief fund since its estab-
lishHent in 1883 amount to s2s,65s,-
00020.
The Salt Lake route passenger de-
partnent has just issued a handsome
descriptive folder of Yellowstone park
scenes. The trip to the park over this
route from Los Angeles. is said to- be
one of the most beautiful scenic trips
in the west
Walter J. Moore has been promoted
to the chief clerksEip of the general
traffic department of the New York
Central lines, under Vice. President
DAILY.
The British consul at Salina Cruz.
the Pacific terminus of the Fehuante-
pee railway, states that the freight
carried over the Mexican isthmus route
In 1908 reached nearly 1,000, 600 tons.
The Pan American railway, connecting
with the Tehuantepec line, handled of
the 1909-10 Chiapas coffee crop $780,
600 pounds. fully rs per cent of which,
went to London and Hamburg.
Advices from Mexico City are to the
effect that the National lines have
placed an. order for new equipment
amounting to S4,000,000 gold. 1t calls
for 20 Mallett articulated- command
locomotives, mail. baggage and express
cars and 1920 freight cars.