The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26

-HE companion story to the one
about the item in the freight
| claim bill for feed to hobby horses
was sprung in the Union Pacific
offices yesterday by shipper who told
of the western movement of empty re-
frfgerator cars
1T was just before the orange sea-
son and every available refrigerator
car was being brought TO California.
One of the cars was loaded with scrap
iron. and busy freight agent. noticing
that the car was loaded with freight,
put in several tons of ice.
when the shipper received his ex-
pense bill he was surprised to find an
item of s25 charged for icing the car.
He complained and after several letters
were sent along the line to find out
who had placed the ice in the car it
was discovered to have been done at
a small station in Nevada by an agent
who noticed that the car was billed
chilled steel
The bill for icing was never paid.
Pacific for the New Orleans Mardi
Gras will be personally conducted by
Assistant General Passenger Agent H.
r. Judah.
Jacob p Smith, for 50 years con-
ductor on the Big Four. has been pen
stoned. having given SO years con-
tinuous service to the company. 1t is
estimated he has travelled 100000
miles. and though he has been in a
number of accidents he has always es-
capped injury.
The Santa Fe employees magazine for
January contains fun account of the
banquet given by the citizens of To-
peka to f. P. Ripley. president of the
road 1t also reproduces a Photograph
of the loving cup presented to Ripley
upon that occasion.
f. E. Calvin will not go east until
February Is. This was announced yes
terday afternoon after Calvin had pre-
pared for the trip and had his private
car parked for the journey Calvin has
prepared for the trip to New York sew
eral times this year, but at the last
moment has received instructions to
postpone his departure.
Material is being distributed along
the narrow gauge line of the Denver
and Rio Grande between Montrose and
Salida, preparatory to making the track
standard gauge.
C. w. Colby of the Erie left last
night for Nevada.
The Union. Pacific shop plant at
=
dition of larger mill equipped with
wood working machinery.
The Northern and Gulf railway has
been incorporated in New Mexico. It
will extend from Roswell to Tucumcari.
146 miles, connecting at the latter place
with the Rock Island. which is said to
be back of it,
The Omaha Western and Lincoln,
just chartered in South Dakota. is to
extend from Omaha to Hastings. 200
miles, with branch TO Lincoln. Neb.
II think the business in California
this year is going to be very satisfac
tory. We are doing more business
there than we ever did before, writes
j. w. Sebastian, third vice president
of the Rock Island lines. He says fur
ther: a.It looks very much TO me as If
California had gotten squarely back on
her feet again in the minds of the
public / notice that our line and
Others have very greatly improved and
added to their service-all of which is
a very strong indication of better
things for your state / certainly am
glad to see it and we are boosting the
game along in every way possible
s'The country deserves all il gets and
people who go there ordinarily appear
very we'll satisfied with the benefits
derived from their trip"
Waiter-I guess l done goin' TO quit