The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
.UNIF0RM STATE
LAWS NECESSARY.
Railway Commissioners to
Discuss Needs at Big
Convention

convention
/ inform legislation for regula-
tion of intrastate roads and all
the problems in connection with
state control over common carriers
will engage the attention Of the Ma
tional association Of railway commits
sioners, which meets IN Washington
next Tuesday. Practically every state
In the union viii be represented.
In addition 70 legislation. the asso-
citation will consider shippers claims
on common carriers. railway service
and accommodations. railroad statis-
tics. accounts and statistics OF street
railways. simpHhcation of railway
tariffs, rates and rate making and
numerous other reforms.
The interstate commerce commits
sion is actively associated with the
| state officials and is working with the
state commissions IN the effort TO Sc
cure better regulation and control OF
tntrastate as well as Interstate car
riers.
Carleton G. Crane Pacific coast
passenger agent OF the New York Cen
tral lines. crosses the bay every. morn
ing with an English friend. and IL is
Cranes chief amusement on the trip TO
crack some joke and allow plenty OF
time for it to sink in
Yesterday morning, when the foE-~
hung over the bay and there had been
delay. Cranes companion said that
he had overheard q remark TO the
erect that the masters of the ferry
boats were docked when their boat
was delayed, whether on account OF
fog or not.
"Is that so?" asked Crane. .I un- .
derstood that it was the boat that was
! docked."
Hell see that joke tomorrow morn
ing and viii tell me how much he en-
1oyed it. Crane said yesterday.
]. A. Reeves, general freight AGENT
Of the Oregon Short Line. with head
quarters at Salt Lake City. is in the
city for few days. He is stopping at
the ST. Francis.
J. r. Holcomb. general agent OF the
Kansas City. Mexico and Orient who
returned Monday from a trip over the
lines Of that company with the vice
president and general manager and
other officials, has submitted the fol-
lowing copy of a telegram sent 10 the
Panama Pacific committee. which
shows just how the wind blows in the
Missouri country:
Panama -Pacihc International Ex-
position. San Francisco. Cal:
President Stilweu. our traffic
the Twenty ninth brfSade of the
orient army. consisting of so peO-
PIE from various points in the
United states and England. join
in hearty approval Of the selection
or San Francisco as the place OF
all places for holding the Panama
Pac1hc International exposition in
4 1919. sincere. congratulations and
pest wishes for grand success of
the enterprise.
E. DICKINSON.
Vice President and General Man
ager Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient Railway.
NJ B. Cutter. president Of the Tono-
pah and Goldheld, with Office at Phila-
delphia; ". D. Forster. traffic man
ager. and H. r. Hantin. general SUI
perintendent, are in the city for a
few days.
Announcement has been made OF the
appointment of Walter Kneiss to be
contracting freight agent for the Pa ?
cine Mail steamship company. effective
November 15- Kneiss has been travel
ing freight agent for the New York
Central lines for several years and in
that position he has certainly made
good"
n
Preparations for the dance to be
given by the California association OF
traffic agents at the Fairmont hotel
the evening Of November IS are about
complete and the invitations are being
mailed to the members The dance
promises to be the event OF the wear
for the association and nearly every
member is expected to attend.
The Arrowhead. the monthly pub
lication of the San Pedro. Los Angeles
and Salt Lake road. for November is
devoted almost entirely to Santa Mo-
MICA Several interesting articles and
many Illustrations that can not fail to
attract the eye make it a most inter-
esting number.
William F. Herrin. vice president
and general counsel for the Southern
Pacific, is in Los Angeles attending to
the details of the transfer of the street
railway properties of that city TO the
Southern Pacific company.
The itinerary Of Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt. the famous French actress
over the lines OF the New York Cen
trail is the subject Of handsome
folder just issued by that Company.
The itinerary contains only the cities
to be played in along the New York
Central between New York and Chi
cago. also several illustrations Of
Nine. Bernhardt in various characters-
Incident to the separation Of the
management Of the Chicago and Alton
and the Toledo. ST. Louis and Western
from that of the Minneapolis and ST.
Louis and the Iowa Central George
II. Ross, vice president of the four
roads. resigned from the MinneapoNsk
and st. Louis and the Iowa Central ane&
will continue as vice president of The
other two c. H Ackert. vice president
in charge of operation OF the four
roads, resigns. and W. G. Bierd. general
of the Minneapolis ana St
Louis and the Iowa Central has been
appointed vice president and general
Of those two roads, with Office
at Minneapolis. MINI. e. s. Benson re-
signed as comptroller of the four roads
and has been appointed auditor of the
and Alton and the Toledo ST
Louis and Western. with Office at Chi
cago. succeeding W. D. Tucker, re-
signed