The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
TINE TABLE IS
ONE BEST JOKE
Disappointed Traveller Asks
For Folder in Lieu of
Joe MiIler's Book
t.TRAINs were always slow and far
between on q branch OF a road

RAINS were always SLOW ana lar
between on a branch of a road
in Texas on which 1 used to
work. started in Uncle Hughie the
other day. Feeling that good story
was in sight. the gang drew together.
Nobody knew this better than the
people at the junction, except. perhaps,
those on the branch itself. 1t was an
old story to them, and the jokes about
the situation were many and good.
One day the news dealer at the juno
tion station went home to lunch. grim
ming broadly TO himself.
What's the joker asked his wife.
You look pretty we'll pleased with
YOURSELF
oh, nothing particular he replied,
excepting an odd fellow from the end
of the line said funny thing.
He missed his train, and there
wasn't another for two hours. He
came to the counter to buy some read
ing matter. He asked for a joke book,
and 1 said 1 didn't keep them Then
he paved over the stock and finally
said:
Well. guess I'll take time table
instead
Railroads throughout the western
and southwestern parts of the United
States on October L will have discon-
tinued the granting of stopover privi-
leges on limited tickets wherever the
practice operates TO extend the time
limit on the ticket. This became as
sured at a recent meeting of the west
ern passenger association, comprising
the roads from Chicago and ST. Louis
westward.
Roads of the Southwestern passenger
association and the Central passenger
association. including the railroads of
the southwest and those between Chi
cago. St. Louis and the east. had al
ready taken the same action.
Such a proposition has been under
consideration by the railroads for a
long time. The move to abolish the
privilege, it is said, arose from. the
widespread growth of the practice.
starting at New Orleans and spreading
to other cities of the south and west.
Abolition of stopovers will have no
effect, however. on the privilege as re-
lating to summer tourist travel
fdul SHOup, assistant general mana
ger of the Southern Pacific, in charge
of electric lines, returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he has been for
the last three weeks.
The local office of the Pennsylvania
is exhibiting a large picture of the new
Pennsylvania depot at New York in it's
window. The picture is in colors and
shows every building in the vicinity of
al ha CT of
the new building and the large amount
of space 1T occupies. 1t is hoped to
open the depot for traffic about Sep
TENDER /.
W. w. Findlay. ticket agent for the
Southern Pacific at San Jose, was in
the city yesterday.
party of Russian railroadmen has
arrived in New York for a tour of
American cities. undertaken for the
purpose of studying rail and water ter
minals. Chicago. Denver, ST. Louis and
San Francisco are among the places
which they plan to visit.
H. L. Tibbets, formerly with the
Chicago. Milwaukee and Puget Sound.
has been appointed general agent OF
the Erie Dispatch. with headquarters
in the Paulsen building. Spokane.
c. M. Levey, vice president and gen
eral manager, and f. l.. Lomax. pas
senger traffic manager of the Western
Pacific, returned to this city last night
after an inspection trip of the ter
minals of the new road as far as Salt
Lake City.
H. T. Holmes. city ticket agent of the
Southern Pacific at Stockton, was in
the city yesterday.
What Every Schoolboy and School
girl Should Know is the latest booklet
issued by the Union Pacific passenger
department. The pamphlet contains
hundreds of bits of useful information,
useful not only to the schoolgirl but
to adults. California and California
points of interest are featured in the
booklet to large extent. many pic
lures of California resorts being shown.
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