The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09
Gossip of RaiIwaymCn

= AN BOOTH, general agent of the
Union Pacific, always has been a
- booster for California, particu-
larlv in colonization work. His latest
venture is colony OF Hippodamia
convergens. ladybugs. which he has
imported from Sacramento and which
he has turned loose among his large
collection of rosebushes.
The ladybugs came through the mail
and. before Booth read the letter that
accompanied them, several had scared
TO the ceiling of his Office.
Ny rosebushes are infected with
aphis." he said. but I never knew that
that horticultural pest could get into
a railroad Office" And Sam looked
toward the ceiling, wondering how he
was going TO get the escapes back into
the box.
r. c. Richards. general claim agent
Of the Chicago and Northwestern, viii
in future devote most Of his time to
the study of the causes of accidents
on that road and TO devising and ap-
plying methods for preventing them.
II. c. Howe has been appointed
freight claim agent. relieving Rich
ards Of the duties incident TO the hand
ling of claims for loss and damage to
freight and giving him more time TO
devote to personal injury claims and
claims for damage to property other
than freight. claims
Richards viii spend more of his time
In future on the road, where he will
get employees together, call their at
tentiOn to means by which accidents
which have happened could have been
avoided and conduct a general cam
paign of education for the elimination
Of accidents. In particular, he will try
70 devise ways for reducing the num-
Der Of accidents to employees.
:. L. Parrot. general New England
agent of the Rock Island lines, with
headquarters at Boston, is in the city
on visit.
The Pennsylvania has been expert
menting at Altoona with a wireless
teiegraphy- With a receiving apparatus
attached TO kites flown a cOnsidera Bile
distance above the surface of the earth.
messages were received from vessels in
the gulf of Mexico and from one 600
miles out in the Atlantic ocean.
J. F. Keefe. division freight agent
Of the Lackawanna of Scranton, Pa. is
IN the city visiting the local agents.
Darius Miller, president of the Bur
lington. is on his way to this city and
is expected about the first of the week
The Southern Pacific has slet to the
A. b. Corey construction company. a
Utah firm, the contract TO build a 2s
mile pipe line from Stronghold, Utah. to
Lemay. This is an addition TO the line
oullt about two years ago from Ter
race 10 Lemay. The line supplies water
Tor locomotive watering stations in the
arid region west of the lake, and it is
said that when the addition is finished
II will "a "a
water In the United states. The con
struction company expects to put SOC
men to work at once.
Dave Melville, travelling passenger
agent OF the Baltimore and Ohio. witt
headquarters at Seattle, is in the city
for few days.
R. w. Hobart. general agent of the
Santa Fe at Fresso, is IN the city to
confer with the passenger officials in
this city regarding raisin day.
Representatives Of the RAILWAYS es.
innate that more than 10000 head ot
cattle viii be shipped from the ranches
south and west Of San Antonio r.
Oklahoma during the four weeks end
ing April IS Shippers have ordered
more than $500 cars already, and the
roads are receiving additional orders
daily This heavy movement in stock
is due TO scarcity OF grass upon the
ranges, caused by a shortage of rain.
fall during the winter.
Z. E. Ellis. general agent Of the
Oregon and Washington, with offices
at Seattle, is in the city on his way to
Paso Robles.
NJ. Q. Bicknell, formerly railroad
commissioner for the territory of Ari.
zona, has been appointed manager ot
the transcontinental scrips bureau. r.
succeed the late H @. Thompson. Bick.
nell arrived in this city few davs gr
and viii take UP his new duties at once
". c. Seachrist. general agent a.
the passenger department. of the New
York Central lines at Portland. is il
the city on his way east
The overland passenger traffic. east.
ward, has been the heaviest during III,
last three days ever known during tn,
prevalence of a special rate.
Dave Morgan, travelling passenge,
agent of the Southern Pacific at Sa
ramento, is in the city.