The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
TRANSFORMATION
MEN PLAN SHOW
"Mr. Bones" Will Hold Sway
At Entertainment for
Club Members

hOYAL entertainment is probably In
store for the transportation club
There is not only the prospect OF
a minstrel show in the near future. but
arrangements are being made for an
excursion to the Grand canyon over
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Re
road. II. K. Gregory. n. W. Hall and
]. G. Melvin have been appointed as
committee 70 confer with the company
concerning the matter The members
of the club will be advised OF the de-
tails OF the trip soon after the commit
tee meets.
F. j. Wheeler. general agent for the
Salt Lake route at Los Angeles. ar
rived In the city yesterday he VIII
remain for few days on business Of
the company.
Charles H. George. New York capi-
talist widely known I'm railroad circles.
visited the city yesterday.
1t is believed by a number OF authori-
ties that the system for university ex-
tension for engineers which is being
practiced in the east. viii be put in
effect on this coast before long. Fore
most in the educational movement ars
who have just completed arrangements
with the University OF Michigan for a
course Of instruction to be given in
Detroit five days a week.
The movement Is the outcome OF the
realization on the part OF the men that
the demands upon them are constantly
becoming OF more exacting nature.
John C. Stone, district freight and
passenger agent for the Southern Pa
cifc company in this city. has been ap-
pointed chief clerk in the .trafnc de-
partment. He takes the place OF e. w.
Clapp. who has been promoted, and
is succeeded by James O'Gara, city
ticket agent
A new roundhouse Is being built by
the Southern Pacific company at Goshen
to the railroad yard.
The recently completed depot OF the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad. at Pasadena. cost $4,000.
Track laying will soon start on the
Tidewater and Southern electric road.
which runs between Stockton. Modesto,
Turlock, French Camp and Escalon. in
the San Joaquin valley 1t is thought
that the line Will be finished in March
of 1911.
An extension Is to be made TO the
Yreka and Montague line in northern
California. The new spur Will run
from Yreka southwest by way OF Fort
Jones, Greenview and Etna mills dis
tance Of A miles. The work will prob
ably be completed within few months.
S. C. Nash. general agent for the
Texas Pacific, with Offices at Los An
geles, is in the city.
o. ". Lehmer. agent OF the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe at stockton.
who has recently been with the YO-
semitic Valley. road. is spending a few
days IN the city. He is staying at the
Hotel Stewart
Thanksgiving was observed in the
dining cars OF the Northern Pacific
railroad with an elaborate menu The
diners were decorated with green's and
red berries. At each place was a wish
bone tied with a red silk bow bearing
the compliments OF the road II was a
little souvenir well appreciated by the
travellers. who wore them in lieu OF
the boutonniere.
Kenneth Kerr. president OF the salt
Lake press club and for many years
railroad editor OF the Salt Lake Trib-
une, has resigned the presidency and
editorial position TO take charge OF the
advertising, publicity and promotion
work of the Alaska steamship company
and the Copper River and Northwestern
railway. which is being built by the
Morgan -Guggenheim interests. This
road runs from Cordova into the copper
district in the interior OF Alaska. Kerr
is well known in San Francisco. He
was one Of the party Of newspapermen
who travelled on the first train over the
Western Pacific into San Francisco.