The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
Gossip of RdlIwaymen

<<I HEARD Jim Moses of the Santa
Fe nkened to the one of Helen'sN
Babies who always wanted to see
the wheels of the watch go around
said a prominent railroadman yester-
day.
'.How's that. Jim got a new watch?'
inquired about 30 opposition railroad
ers.
NO, not that. You see Jim has oc-
casion to call for a messenger boy there
in the Santa Fe office at different times,
and heretofore he always made the re-
quest to some person across the room
in the Oceanic steamship office. He
went over himself a few days ago and
turned in the alarm, and the noise that
emanated from the little box was so
pleasing to him that he turned in about
30 more
I'm about 10 minutes the Oceanic
counter was hidden by the bunch OF
A d. T. boys that Moses had summoned
OF course he got rid of them but now
whenever there is a messenger to be
called he wouldn't think of asking
some one else to ring for him. Moses
must cross the room and ring the
buzzer himself"
Courtesy is an important factor in
the running of the trains of the Lehigh
Valley, according to recent Instructions
TO trainmen, porters and walters. who
must tell all passengers who may be
noticed looking out of window of the
car the name of the place or building
which has attracted mis- attention.
1t is reported from St Paul that rates
on livestock from that city to Chicago
will be increased about May Is; this
to restore the equilibrium between live
stock and dressed meat rates which was
disturbed by the recent increase on
packing house products.
c. VI. Levey. vice president and gem
eral manager of the Western Pacific.
is out on the road Investigating the
recent cavein of the long tunnel The
damage was not so bad as reported.
and the tunnel was opened within 36
hours after the break
L. J. Haney. travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Santa Fe. with
offices at Fresno, was in the city
Thursday.
Mrs. E. H. Solomon. mother OF Mrs
C. w. Colby, wife of the general agent
of the Erie, passed away at midnight
Thursday. The remains will be sent to
her old home at Owensboro, KY for in
terment.
1t is estimated at Ottawa that the
settlers coming into Canada from the
western part of the United States this
year will number 10000. the number
thus far being more than so per cent
above the number that came in last
year when the total for the season was
80 900. The number expected from
Great Britain this year is 100000
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the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake. with offices at Los Angeles. is
in the city. He is staying at the
Palace.
The railroad commission Of Louisiana
has adopted the uniform demurrage
rules as approved by the National As
F. ]. Burke. commercial agent of the
International and Great Northern. with
offices at Denver. is in the city.
j. H Brown. traffic manager of the
Las Vegas and Tonopah, with Offices at
Los Angeles. is in the city for few
days.
F. E. Batturs. assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Southern Pacific,
left Friday night for Los Angeles.
where he will remain until Monday
c. J. Lehman. manager of the indie
pendent steamship company, is at the
Palace from Los Angeles.
j. C. Lindsay, commercial agent Of
the Illinois Central at Seattle. is in the
city on his way home after having
attended the imperial council of the
Shriners at New Orleans
Fred Blanch. travelling passenger
agent of the New York Central lines.
returned Friday from trip through
Nevada
P. AIesanderson. agent OF the North
western Pacific at Sebastopol, was in
the city Friday on business trip.
Charles E. McKinnie has been ap-
pointed travelling agent Of the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient, with ofice in
this city.
The railroad fraternity and shippers
of San Francisco plan one Of the big
gest events of the season on Raisin day.
The occasion will be the second ami
versary of California Raisin day and
will be celebrated with a luncheon at
Malerbis, SAC Front street. T. F.
Hinchman. Oscar S. Huntington and
Fred c. Henri comprise the committee
in charge of the affair.
The hour has been set at I o'clock
and every railroadman and shipper in
the city Is expected to attend. Clyde
Colby has promised to read an original
poem. Billy Webster and Bode Smith
will give a championship exhibition of
billiards. Jim Keller will deliver a I'll
rade against the railroads and j. W.
Chapman will laud the acts of the in
terstate commerce commission Every
thing will be raisins, even the cherry
in the cocktail.
j. N Citizens. general freight agent
Of the Missouri Pacific, will leave to-
day for a 10 day visit TO the southern
part of the state. He will return to
San Francisco before proceeding TO his
home at St. Louis.
Three transcontinental passenger
trains. operating from different eastern
terminals, will be established by the
Great Northern about May l.
The Santa Fe has established a rezl1-
lar freight and passenger train service
into Orange and South Orange from
Buna, Tex, over the track of the Fris-
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