The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02
IRAlLWAYMENARE
NOT FIGHT FANS
Few Express Opinions as to
Outcome of the Big.
Battle at Reno

of the passenger depart
ment of the Southern Pacific
company the interest in the
prize fight between Jeffries and john
son along railroad row is not very
keen. A thorough canvass along the
row yesterday brought out few opin-
ions as to the qualifications of either
man.
For instance, H. X. Gregory, assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Santa Fe, had really forgotten that
there was to be fight. II. p. Anewalt
liked Jeffries, but he thought that
Johnson had chance. L. A. Bell. of
the Salt Lake route had lost all inter
est in the scrap since he was unable
to have it pulled off in Goldfeld. Jules
Clerfayt expressed wish that it would
take place in San Francisco.
Snedaker, Colby and Schmidt were
not in their Offices. F. w. Thomson
likewise was out. Charlie Miles of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul said
he liked to hear other peoples opin-
ions, but that he wouldn't venture one
himself. Lew Stanton was too busy
trying to figure out the meaning of
the interstate commerce decision in the
Reno and Spokane cases. The passen-
ger business east of Chicago was rush
ing and Billy Webster didn't have time
to talk. fight.
Roy Bishop, in the Pullman Office.
hasn't heard anything but fight and
Reno for two weeks and he was too
busy to say anything. II. r. Judah
was in a similar sposition. Western
racine offic1ais were too busy organ
izing their passenger department.
From nrQSpnf indica afiopS
ity of the railroadmen of this city will
watch the bulletins at The Call and
after 1t is all over will remark, Il told
you so.'
w. r. Scott, assistant general man
ager of the Southern Pacific, announced
the appointment of r. L. Ruby of Gal
weston to be assistant superintendent
of transportation with oelce in this
city. Ruby will have charge OF claim
bureau matters and will work in con-
nection with j. NJ Brewer, freight
claims agent. and George F. Richard
son, superintendent of transportation.
The Western Pacific has purchased
II of the magnificent observation cars
which the Pennsylvania has been com
PEELED to discard on its subway trains
by the New York laws
Ihe government suit to dissolve the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific mer-
ger will. according to local officials, soon
be set for final argument before the
United States circuit court at Salt Lake
City
B. F. Alfs. sales manager of the AS
sociated oil company, with offices at
Los Angeles, is in the city on his way
to Reno.
J. w. Phalen, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Great Northern.
with headquarters at Los Angeles, was
In the city yesterday.
r. C. NichoI has been appointed gem
eraI agent of the Denver and Rio
Grande. with offices in New York
The Hartman line passenger officials
will wind up their business today and
start on a trip around California. They
trees, Los Gatos, Stanford university
and then take a trip over the PENN
sular railway. They will reach this
city Monday evening and leave Wednes-
day night for Lake Tahoe. From Ia
hoe the party will go east.
f. L. Feakons has been appointed
general agent of the Denver and Rio
Grande. with headquarters, at Omaha
IT has been announced at Cincinnati ii
that w. A. Becker has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Queen
and Crescent route and the Alabama
Great Southern railroad to succeed the
late w. c. Rinearson. Becker was
promoted from the position of assistant
general passenger agent.