The San Francisco call., 1910-03-19
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WITHMUCHZEALI
Why Freight Agent Berry
Thinks Claims Agent Lynas
Is a Great Tenor

TX of the Union Pacific. is a tenor
l. singer of renown. in Oakland
No one in San Francisco is aware OF IL
but D. F. Berry. contracting freight
/ agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
! St. Paul. who lent Lynas part OF the
4 score of LA Boheme" several months
ago and who has just had the music
returned
why. is Lynas a singer?' he was
| asked.
''sure." replied Berry. Il let him
have that music months ago and he has
only returned it. Everything he does
/ is done well, and 1t has taken these
many months for him to learn that
song perfectly"
| W. R. Moran. with the passenger
I department of the Western Pacific left
last night for Los Angeles.
! The Hooking Valley railroad and its
subsidiary properties have been sold to
| the Chesapeake and Ohio and Lake
/ Shore and Michigan Southern railroad
/ companies. The sale was consummated
| by j. P. Morgan & Co. and the trans
action is said to have involved large
cash outlay.
! The Hooking Valley railroad is the
successor to the old Columbus. Hooking
Valley and Toledo railroad. which was
+ fOreclOsed in 1899.
! Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio
have just authorized an issue of S31,-
$4,000 41s per cent convertible bonds.
The proceeds presumably will be used.
In part, to reimburse the cOmpanyS
treasury for its Hooking Valley pUr-
chase.
After a tour of inspection OF recent
/ Hood ba
system in Nevada, officials at Ogden
said last night that the total damage
would exceed 100000. Division SUI
perlntendent F. G. Manson. who was
one of the inspection party, confirmed
the report that the company is to eX-
pend approximately $500 900 in double
tracking and raising the trest1e across
I the Great Salt lake between this city
ana Luein An appropriation of 5000
600 already has been made for this
purpose.
Z. E. Mote. manager Of the Pacific
car service bureau, reports that ship
pers and consignees, though at first
dissatisfied. are coming rapidly TO favor
/ the S6 demurrage rate. This is given
on the authority of railway superin-
tendents of whom Mote has made in
dulry. One superintendent writes
The new rate has increased track
room 10 very marked -eN sent;
IN fact, in large yards il is esti-
mated that the increase effected in
this way has amounted TO 80 per
cent 1t has also reduced switch
ing service cOrrespondingIy.
The further result has been that
has made it unnecessary to disturb
strings OF cars that were being
loaded or un1oaded in order to
switch out empties. In this man
ner threefOld purpose is accom-
plished. First. it increases the
track room; second it reduces the
PXnonSp of wi nd
facilitates the work Of shippers in
loading and unloading by allowing
cars TO remain undiSturbed.
Again, it has proved very advan-
tageous by reason of the fact that
IL has been possible to determine -
very closely the time at which cars
viii be unloaded. so that they can
be counted upon for reloading at a
given time. 1t was impossible to
make any estimate OF this under
the old rate. as il depended almost
wholly upon the caprice OF con-
c. s. Fee. passenger traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific. returned yes
terday from New York. where he has
been for the last two months. clad
to get back" is about all he had time
TO say yesterday. as he was busi1y occu-
pied with work that has piled UP dur
ing his absence.
F. w Thompson, general agent in
this city of the Rock Island lines. is
reputed to be millionaire He is one
of three heavily interested persons in
the latest Coalinga gusher
c. A. Higbee has been elected treas
urer of the Tonopah and GoIdheid. with
offices at Philadelphia. succeedfnr p
H. Rushton. deceased
]. N. Citizens. general freight agent
of the Missouri Pacific. with ONCE at
will icff
three weeks
John 7. Richards. contracting freight
agent of the Rock Island lines at
l,. Fittsnurg. has been appointed a trav-
cling freight agent. succeeding j M
Sweeney. c. S Gerber succeeds Rich
ards.
e. w, Colby. general agent Of the
Erie. returned yesterday from los A.
geles. He found on his desk a Cir
ping from Life, with an illustration
OF camera fiend taking a time ex-
posure or a moving Erie train. III was
a cruel blow to Colby and he has
started to corner the edition which
contains the picture.
J. NJ. Norton. general agent Of the
Pacific. with office at Los An
geles. is in the city.
- y. CiiAiStls formerly traffic
aser OF the Las Vegas and Tononab
ls in the city. He is registered at the
Palace. ''ie
Advtces from Nevada indicate that
Inc washoutS along the Western Pa
zinc viii be repaired by this morning
Large gangs of men have been a.
work since the water began TO recsde-
T. r. Calvin. vice president and gen
sral manager of the Southern Pacific
IS to meet Judge Robert : Toxa++
president OF the Hartman lines. and
MS party at Ell PasO as soon as +ba,-
'e-enter the United States at the c~-
,lus1on of their trip of inspectfor -,
he Mexican properties of the cOmnanS
HE NEWS