The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
Gossip of Railwaymen

thinks that it paid too high
for it's right of way through
my land at Decoto," said Carleton
Crane, Pacific coast agent of the New
York Central lines, the other day.
why, when the Western Pacific first
asked for the right of way over my
ranch I refused it on account of the
noise the trains would produce at
night. Then Billy Shotwell.was called
in and of course L had to give way 10
him.
THAT part of the story is all right,
but that blamed train of 26 carloads
of wire nails passed through last night
and the engineer didn't stop blowing
the whistle for an hour. the length of
time it took for the train to pass over
corner of my ranch, and Shotweu
gave me his word of honor that no
whistles would be blown when the
trains were passing through my
property.
1T woke me up at 10 O'Clock.
couldn't get to sleep again. and during
the remainder of the night and morn
ing 1 read Bunyan's Pilgrims Prog
ress.'"
What is probably the first all steel
car ever built for use onA an American
railroad has been completed at the AL
toona car shops of the Pennsylvania
for the exclusive use of the executive
officers. Not one piece of wood was
used in the car, which embodies the
very latest practices in steel car con-
struetion. 1t is to be equipped with
all eonveniences, such as typewriters,
telephone, desk, maps and statistics,
for carrying on the business of the
company, the object being to enable
those by whom it will be used to con-
duct their work while travelling from
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that otherwise would be lost is utilized.
Nearly seven years ago, the late A.
J. Cassatt, foreseeing the inevitable
substitution of steel for wood in the
construction of passenger cars, di-
rected that the design of steel cars be
undertaken. The first of these was
built at Altoona for the Interborougn
Rapid Transit of New York. This was
followed by the construction of the
first all metal car for the Pennsyl-
vania which was turned out of the
Altoona car shops in June, 1906. This
design was followed by those of the
present steel coaches, combination pas
senger and baggage, baggage, postal
and dining cars. it having been de-
cided that all new passenger equip
ment for the Pennsylvania should be
Of steel construction.
H. p AnewaIt, assistant general
Saturday for Chicago, where he will
remain for several days
E. E. Calvin, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
returned yesterday from the southern
part of the state, where he spent the
holidays.
C. Levey. vice president and
general manager of the Western Pa
cific, who has been making a tour of
the Pacific coast, has returned to his
desk.
The general auditing department of
the Hartman lines is to be transferred
to Chicago, according to advices from
Omaha, this being in line with the
plans of the late E. H. Hartman. 1t
is understood that the transfer will oc-
cur inside of the next two weeks and
that about 100 clerks will be moved.
1t is also reported from the same
source that Robert S. Page. assistant
general auditor under Erastus Young,
will be made auditor of the Union
Pacific It is understood that Young
will continue to live in Nebraska.
A D. Mcdonald. the newly appointed
auditor of the Southern Pacific, who
takes the vacancy caused by the pro-
motion of c. B. Seger, assumed his new
duties yesterday.
w. III. Elmendorf has been appointed
assistant auditor of the Lake Erie and
Western. A. w. Wilmington has been
appointed auditor of freight accounts.
and F. w. Ranney has been appointed
auditor of passenger accounts
Horace Jenkins. secretary to E. E.
Calvin, returned yesterday morning
from Portland. where he spent New
Years with relatives.
William Hood, chief engineer of the
Southern Pacific, with Offices in this
city, has had his Jurisdiction extended
over the Gila Valley, Globe and North
ern, the Maricopa and Phoenix, the
Phoenix and Eastern. the Arizona and
Colorado and the Arizona Eastern. /.
Fl. Long, chief engineer of the South
ern Pacific lines in Mexico. has been
appointed assistant chief engineer of
the above named roads