The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
Gossip of RdiIWaymen
II X. GREGORY, assistant general
II passenger agent of the Santa Fe,

II x. GREGORY, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Santa Fe,
declares that he had a delightful
time at Lake Tahoe during the outing
of the railroadmen, but he appeared
peeved at times. A discussion arose on
the trip back to this city and several
persons interested in seeing that every
body had good time expressed them
selves as being puzzled at Gregorys
restlessness.
Why. he didn't know what to do
with himself. He wanted work." was
what several said by way of explana-
tion. but they all laid down their hands
when another explained that:
What Gregory wanted was a game
of dominoes with Runyon"
The East river tunnel of the Penn
sylvania, by which trains of the Long
Island railroad will enter Manhattan.
will be in operation about August Is,
according to recent statement by an
officer of the Pennsylvania,
Notice was received in this city yes
terday that the Denver and Rio Grande
had resumed operation of the open top
observation cars through the Royal
gorge.
G; 1. Townsley, general agent of the
81 Louis southwestern, arrived in this
city yesterday and opened his new Of
fees in the Postal Telegraph building.
c. H. Schlacks, vice president of the
Western Pacific, is expected to return
here today from Denver.
L,
OF the Cunard steamship company, with
office at Chicago. is in the city on a
visit
]. M. Davis. the newly appointed gen
erai superintendent of the northern
district of the Southern Pacific, arrived
in this city yesterday morning from
Salt Lake City and at once assumed
charge of his Office. He will not do
any great amount of work for about a.
week, nor until he becomes familiar
with his work and district.
Il. {. Manson, superintendent of the
Salt Lake division of the Southern Pa
cific, has been appointed general su-
perintendent of the Oregon Short Line
and of the Southern Pacific lines east
of Sparks, succeeding Davis. T. f.
Rowland succeeds Manson as superin-
tendent of the Salt Lake division of the
Southern Pacific.
Paul Shoup, assistant general man
ager of the Southern Pacific, in charge
of electric lines, returned yesterday
morning from Los Angeles.
w. III. Grimmelman was reappointed
yesterday travelling freight and passen-
ger agent of the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake. Grimmelman left
with several hundred other employees of
that road when large amount of its
roadbed was washed out last spring.
1t was announced yesterday that the
Los Angeles limited, the through train
of the Salt Lake road, would leave Chi
cago June II and that it would leave
Los Angeles on the fourteenth. Regu
lar overland trains will resume service
the same day.
Pullman space has been assigned to
the San Francisco office and many San
Franciscans will go on the first through
train out of Los Angeles.
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John f. Stevens, president of the Ore
gon Trunk line, has been appointed
also general manager of the Oregon
Electric
The supreme court of Nebraska has
handed down decision holding 1T ille-
gal for railway to- pay for newspaper
advertising by giving transportation.
NJ. J, Allen has been appointed com
mercial freight agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio with office at Kansas city.
]. H. C. Clark has been appointed
travelling agent. freight department. Of
the Erie. with Office at Chicago. s,,c-
ceeding S. M. Wilcox. assigned to other
duties.