The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
PULLMAN PORTERS|
IN OTHER ROLEfI
Roadsters frequently Taken
For Human Dictionaries F.,
By Travellers

THE curiosity Of the travelling pub
lie is. a constant source of annoy
ance to the Pullman porter, accord
ing to a recent happening that came to
the attention of William F. Schmidt.
general western agent Of the Missouri
Pacific
I'VE were travelling east" he said.
mot over the Missouri Pacific, and en-
countered freight wreck. One of the
passengers came to the rear of the train
and started to query the porter in this
manner:
What is the trouble ahead. porterT
A freight wreck. sir
"Is it much of a wrecks?
"A couple of freight cars have been
telescoped. two more are off the track
"'How long will it be before we are
able to proceed?'
ct judge 1T will be an hour or more.
sir. A wrecking crew are at work
now
Then I'll have time to go out and
get drink. won't 10
81 think not. sir. The town up the
line is dry.
Whats the name of the town and
when did it go dry?'
II don't know, sir.
The passenger walked out on the
platform at this juncture and the por-
ter came into the smoking compart-
ment and said:
These people think a porter hasn't
al 20 do hut
tions. They want every detail of every
thing that goes on
Plans prepared by Alexander Stew
art, assistant chief engineer of the
Great Northern. for construction of
part of the main line of that road west
OF wellington, in the Cascades. include
the construction of new tunnel at
lower level than the present tunnel.
The work the Great Northern has un-
der way at Wellington and west of that
point will be completed by December 1
and will cost nearly s1.5OO,OOO.
| The first two interstate tickets sold
by the Western Pacific passed into
the hands of Victor Smith. formerly
president of the Transportation club,
yesterday. They read to Red House,
New.
The proposed high line through the
Meadow valley wash on the line of the
Salt Lake route to preclude the posi-
bility of the disastrous washouts, which.
upon previous occasions, have tied up
the road for months. seems TO be as
Stunning tangible form. Five engineer
| ing parties are in the field at various
| points in Meadow valley The con-
struction of so miles of new track will
involve the expenditure of about s5,-
| 100000.
Some of the most artistic booklets
that the Northern Pacific has ever put
out are now being distributed by the
passenger department of that company.
| They deal with the Yellowstone and
Through Wonderland and the Illus
| trations and title pages, with the costly
embellishments of the covers. are such
| as to at once command attention. Still
another. entitled "On the Wings of the
| Wind" is descriptive of the fast linn
| tied trains of the system.
/
| A G. Wells, general manager of the
Santa Fe coast lines, with office at Los
Angeles. was. in the city yesterday.
H. W Plat, general superintendent
of the Southern Pacific at Los Angeles,
is in the citY for few days.
|
j. j. Arthur, chief rate clerk of the
Texas railroad commission, has re-
signed from his position and after a
| trip through this state will engage in
/, business in Texas.
1t is the intention of the western
railroads to request all shippers to use
! the Uniform bill of lading as recon-
mended by the interstate commerce
commission, instead of the various
other forms of bills of lading.
The next convention of the American
association of passenger agents. whose
gagged in travelling for railroads, is to
| be held in Dallas. Tex. October IO-11
and arrangements are being made for
| the entertainment for the visitors not
| only in Dallas, but in other points in
Texas. during trip they will make
after the business of the convention has
been completed.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas has
| issued engraved invitations to the
| members to make use of its line to and
/ from Dallas.
| The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
! has opened an agency in Kansas City
/ John P. Rogerman formerly travelling
passenger agent, has been appointed
/ western passenger agent in charge of
i the new agency.