The San Francisco call., 1910-06-21
Gossip of RdiIWaymen
Chicago Mews
M. ORR, commercial agent of
the Queen AID Crescent route,
halls from Charlotte. N. C.,

W. the Queen ard Crescent route,
= halls from Charlotte, N c.,
and he was such a busy man in that
town that he never had an opportunity
even to go fishing At Lake Tahoe
last month he secured a fishing outfit
and took his chances along the banks
of the Truckee.
Prior to his departure from the tav-
ern he announced that he used to be a
good fisherman" He returned to the
hotel with three fish, two of them he
bought from IN Indian and the other he
caught. But he caught it in an unfair
manner. He let his hook drop into the
water and when the unsuspecting trout
reached a certain position directly
above the hook Orr pulled his line and
caught the fish by the back.
He had his picture taken with the
fish in his hands, but didn't dare ex-
plain how he caught it. Those who
knew how he caught the fish were
sworn to secrecy. but an inquiry from
Charlotte, N. c., is the cause of the ex-
pose.
A. P. Michaelson has been appointed
chief clerk and general foreman at the
Third and Townsend depot of the South
ern Pacific.
The final hearing in the San JOAQUIN
valley rate case comes up before the
railroad commission in the rooms of
the harbor commission in the ferry
building this morning.
Lansing Robinson. formerly general
agent of the Canadian Despatch, is
due in this city today.
c. Tucker, freight claim agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande. with office at
Denver, was in the city yesterday
Tucker is on his way home after at
claim agents at Los Angeles last week.
E. e. Calvin, vice president and
general manager of the Southern Pa
cific, returned yesterday from an in
spection trip over the lines in the
southern part of the state and in Ari-
zona.
The state board of equalization is
planning trip of inspection over the
Western Pacific II is expected that
the members of the board will go
Thursday.
e. W. CIapp, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific at Fresno, was in the
city yesterday.
A. 7. Thompson has been appointed
traffic manager of the Arizona and
New Mexico railway company. Har-
riman line, with Office at Clifton, Ariz.
F. C. Lathrop.- commercial agent of
the Southern Pacific at Pasadena, is in
the city with Mrs. Lathrop
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the Erie. with headquarters at New
York, is in the city.
According to advices from Tucson.
the Southern Pacific of Mexico will not
build direct from Mazatlan across the
mountains to Guadalajara. but will con-
tinue down the coast to Manzanillo. the
port reached by the Mexican Central
running west from Guadalajara. The
Mexican Central is said to be controlled
now by the Hartman interests, so that
the Southern Pacific will be able to use
that line from Manzanillo to Guadala-
jara and thence to Mexico City. This
will obviate the necessity of buildins
the expensive line from Topic through
the mountains to Guadalajara, and will
save both time and money in couplet
ing the line, although the distance to
Guadalajara Will be longer than by df
rect line through the mountains. Man
8dniiio IL QcStiIltQ To become one of
the most important ports on the west
ern coast of Mexico. 1t is the port
through which sea traffic from Los An
geles will reach the City of Mexico and
the interior generally
w. r. Crow. general manager af
the Erie Dispatch, with office at Chit
cago. reached this city yesterday on a
trip of inspection.
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1t was announced in Portland vester-
day that Wilbur e. Conan. a .vetera =
Hartman traffic expert, will enter tbe
employ of the Hill system in the same
capacity TO succeed Harry NJ Adams.
who will come to San Francisco with
the traffic department of the Western
Pacific. Conan will take up his duties
with the Spokane Portland and Sc
attic road. the Hill'.North Bank road.
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