The San Francisco call., 1910-06-04
Gossip Of RailWaymen

u
w the Southern Pacific, is one of the
most nervous men in the railroad
business. What he does is done well,
but he always insists that every pen or
pencil that he might neei be right
where he can place his hand on It,
one morning, only few weeks ago,
he reached his Office at O'Clock. He
walked into one of the outer offices
and asked one of the employees for one
of the clerks.
He doesn't get here until o'clock,
SIR" said the boy. Hood walked back
into his private office, but remained
only half minute, when he returned
and said:
Get me a hatchet"
The boy brought a hatchet and the
clerks desk was promptly broken open
and mass of documents taken out.
You tell to leave his KEYS
with you next time" said Hood as he
walked away with the papers.
Well If you mean desk keys" said
the boy, Il have all of them here"
Frank. j. Ryan, state railway COM
missioner of Kansas. has been chosen
by the telegraphers of the Missouri Pa
cific as arbitrator in their dispute with
the company concerning wages. Cen
eral Manager A. w. Sullivan of the
Missouri Pacific has been chosen to
represent the company. The selection
OF third arbitrator will be made this
week.
Charles III. Schlacks, vice president of
he Unc - =
and Rio Grande. returned Thursday
night from Denver. He was at his
Offices yesterday, but had no informa-
tion as to the possible successor of T.
M. Schumacher as vice president in
charge of traffic.
I. Warrington, general agent of the
Santa Fe at Sacramento, was in the
city yesterday.
The Chicago and Alton is to move its
offices to 221 Sheldon building June 10
III. r. Hanlin, general superintendent.
and w. D. Forster. traffic manager of
the Tonopah and Goldfield, are in the
city at the Palace,
The ticket offices of the railroad com
panies In st. Louis are considering the
establishment of a union ticket office.
The agitation has been started be-
cause the companies can not secure a
reasonable rental.
The general passenger agents of the
Hartman lines will meet at Del Monte
Monday to discuss new methods OF ad-
vertising California and the western
country.
The Erie railroad has filed with the
interstate commerce commission new
| rates of fare for the. suburban district
which will be effeotive July /.
The increases range from 25 cents per
month to Sd, the latter being from
points 40 miles or more from New York,
| affecting but very few commuters who
have hitherto had rate of less than
three-tenths of a cent per mile.
1t is reported in passenger circles
of the Southern Pacific that the Of
fcials are discussing similar action.
| Carl Howe, manager of the fast
freight lines of the New York Central,
with office at Chicago, is in the city.
William Hood, chief engineer of the
Southern Pacific. is at klamath falls
experimenting. construction work.
The Santa Fe will be running trains
over it's new line between Encinitas s
and Sorrento within 10 days, according
/ TO an announcement made In Oceanside
Thursday. The new line lowers many
OF the heavy grades between San Diego
and Los Angeles and is expected to
materially shorten the running time.
| Instead of being in any way respon-
sible for the high cost of living. the
1 railroads should be classed as amonS
| the greatest sufferers, is the declara-
| tfon OF the cost of living commission OF
Massachusetts, in a recent report The
report asserts that railroads now are
! getting less for what they give than
| ever before. Despite this the commits
sion finds that the railroads have pros
pered. Thissis attributed to the shut
ting off of rebates and the discontinu
ance of the issuance of free passes,
together with the enormous increase in
1 the volume of business.