The San Francisco call., 1910-06-22
IDICKINCON HAC
| LATE AWAKENING

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w agent of the New York Central
lines, is not an advocate of prize
nghting, nor had he ever displayed any
interest in the game until yesterday
afternoon. He was passing the Mills
building and noticed the large crowd
gathered around the entrance.
What's the excitement?" he asked
one of the crowd
johnson is upstairs talking to his
attorney See, there's his auto out
there"
Dickinson stood around the Mills
building for several minutes. holding
to his hat and fat bunch of contracts.
waiting Tor chance to see the sbIacIx
demon. He had been gone only one
minute when Johnson emerged from
the building and jumped iHto his auto
ana drove away. Dickinson has been
asked to explain his interest in the
negro
Increased freight rates of the rail-
roads, the prospect for which at pres
ent Is causing anxiety among the ship
pers of the country, would have no ter
rors II the mails could be used to such
advantage for all classes of goods as
they are for the transportation of
shoes between the United States and
Mexico. Surprising as it may seem. it
is cheaper to transport and deliver
shoes by United States mail than it is
by freight, according to a report to
the state department from United
states Consul Marion Letcher of Aca-
pulco, Mexico.
On shoes sent from ST. Louis to Aca-
pulco merchants there can save 3.74
cents on every pair If they are sent by
mail instead of freight. BY freight ex-
ira charges are necessary for consular
| invoice, marine insurance. brokerage
commission, drayage at both shipping
and receiving points and customs
clearaPces. The cost posted is only
So cents.
James B. Kent, travelling freight
agent of the Wabash, with headouar-
ters in this city, is spending his vaca- :
tion at Lake Tahoe.
1t was announced at the Offices of
the Western Pacific yesterday that sew
eral changes in the eastern agencies
of the company would be made with
in the next few days. One of the
changes is the transfer of the general
agent at Chicago to New York and
agent at Chicago.
Although a definite date has not yet
been decided upon, it is announced that
the Western Pacific will open for pas
senger business about August T.
Vice President c.. S. Clarke of the
Missouri Pacific Iron mountain sys-
tenn, accompanied by Kingdom Gould,
son of the president, has started on an
inspection trip over the Gould lines.
The itinerary is extensive, covering
the southern and western lines of the
Gould system, including the Western
Pacific
H. A. Btfe}< general agent of the pas
senger department of the Pennsylvania
lines, left yesterday for trip through
the San Joaquin valley.
William F. Schmidt general western
agent of the Missouri Pacific. returned
to this city yesterday after 10 days
trip through Nevada.
1t is said that all together 10, 900 men
have been laid off by the railroads in
the northwest
c. M. Levey, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Western Pacific
returned yesterday after an inspection
! trip over the lines.
Lansing R. Robinson, assistant gen
| eral manager of the Canadian Pacific
| dispatch, with headquarters at Boston
1 Is III t.tC LILY Oli a tip. Ol inspection
| of the agencies of that company. Rob
| inson was formerly connected with the
Wabash and the Pacific Mail steam
ship companies in this city
E. H. Calef. assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific. wifi
headquarters at st. Louis. is in the
| city.
L. l. sherer, general agent of the
transportation department of the C,bes.
apeake and Ohio. with headquarters q,
Washington, d. c., was in the city YES.
terday- He is on his way to Yellow
stone park with his family.
The fourth of July rate between this
city and Reno will prevail for the .Ief-
fries-Johnson fight No arrangement
have been made as yet for special
trains. There is room for the parkinr
of SO cars in Reno and for 500 cars he.
tween Reno and Sparks