The San Francisco call., 1910-07-19
GILL RETURNS
TORAILROADINO
Prominent Traffic Man To
Have Headquarters
In Nevada

Il passenger agent of the Western
Pacific, was an advance agent
for theatrical company before he en-
tered the railroad business 1t is told
of him that when he was travelling
ahead of a large troupe through Okla
home he had unusual difficulties in
sizing up the capacity of the houses in
advance of the opening of the sale
Il hope you are giving me the facts
about the size of the house we will
draw he said to one manager You
don't string actors out here, do you?"
We'll, pard." answered the manager
that just depends on the acting"
John A. Gill, one of the most promi-
nent traffic men on the Pacific coast
who retired a few months ago as COM
mercial agent of the New York Central
lines, has returned TO the railroad
business His appointment as travel
ing freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific. with headqua rters at
Reno, was announced by Freight Traf-
ic Manager H. a. Jones of the South
ern Pacific yesterday.
Gill broke into the railroad business
with the Southern Pacific. From there
he went to the Union Pacific and later
with the Armour refrigerator car serv-
ice. He later accepted the position of
commercial agent of the New York
Central lines.
Gilrs territory includes all of the
state of Nevada and a portion of south
ern Oregon. The position is new one
and has evidently been found necessary
by the advent of the Western Pacific
into Nevada territory.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
7ax- -i0 1<
the time in which colonist rates be-
tween eastern points and California
would be effective The original sale
dates were set from September Is TO
October 15; the new dates are from
August 25 to September 9. inclusive,
and from October to October Is. The
same rates will prevail. s3S from Chi
capo, $32 from St. Louis, Memphis and
New Orleans and S25 from Missouri
river points.
Walter J. Moore has been promoted
to chief clerk of the general traffic de-
partment of the New York Central
lines and will have full charge, it is
said. of business connected with the
office of c. F. Daily, vice president in
charge of traffic.
A. B. Todd. formerly division master
mechanic of the Santa Fe at Richmond.
I
| ing the construction period, has been
appointed master mechanic of the To-
nopah and Tidewater, with headquar-
ters at Ludlow.
". ]. Nolan. commercial agent of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe at New
Orleans, has been made general agent
| in place of j. C. Sartelle, transferred to
St Louis as general freight agent.
G. A. Mauk. Southern Pacific agent at
Globe Ariz., who has been visiting rel
atiyes at Watsonville, is due here to-
| day Mauk. besides being one of the
most popular rai1roadmen in Arizona,
! is secretary of the chamber of COM
merce of Globe
The New York Central lines car
loading for June shows an increase,
according TO the following:
Lake Shore. S42.O7S. or 27.729 in
crease; Michigan Central. 199.066. or
10420 increase; Big Four. PIP. $50, or
32,712 increase; Lake Erie and Western
As. sos, or 5.00o increase; c., ! and S.
21.040, or 2.7S9 increase; p. L. and E..
1850. or 1886 increase.
D. L. Ewing. general agent of the
Frisco lines at Pittsburg. is in the city
on a visit. Ewing was formerly chief
clerk to the vice president of the Rock
Island lines.
President S. N. FELTON, and other Off
cials of the Crest Western railway COM
pany, who arrived at Leavenworth
Kan, this morning on a special train
consummated the purchase of the sLeav-
enworrh bridge and terminal company
purchased a block of land adjoining
the terminal depot and announced that
passenger as we'll as freight trains
the corn belt" by August l.
The consideration is said to have
been close to s1.000.000
Work was started today to build a
connection between the Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific tracks in order tc
give the Great Western trains entrance
to the Leayenworth union depot