The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
Gossip of RailWaymen
Hello. please. Is this the Transpor-
fatiop o1,rl,

Hello. please. Is this the Transpor-
tation club?"
''Yes"
We'll. please, will you please call
Mr.. Van Cott, please?''
van was in the act of placing a ripe
ollVe to his lips a Ia Mary MacLane,
and he plainly showed that he did not
Ike the interruption.
Yes, this is Van Cott The Japanese
paper? What is it? Me come UP there?
NO, | can't do 1t now; l am eating my
luncheon and you will have to come
down here to see me-
The Transportation club" short
pause. THE Transportation club"
long pause. THE Transportation club
In the Palace hotel" Another long
pause NO. don't live at the Palace
transportation club, which is in the
Palace hotel You will have to come
down here to see me.
What? Go where? All, the dickens"
1t was 10 minutes before Van dis
covered that his phone message came
transmitted by BILLY" Ward of the
Pelton water wheel company.
II. M Adams, freight traffic mana ger
OF the Western Pacific, is out of the
city for few days.
Argument in the government suit
against the Hartman lines to dissolve
the Union Pacific Southern Pacific
merger, has been set for October lis
The hearing will probably take place
at st. Paul. The taking of testimony
was completed several months ago.
Stanley E.. Semple has been appointed
chief clerk in the local office of the
western Pacific. vice Thomas H RYAN
resigned to go with the Utah fuel com,
pany. The appointment becomes effec
i've october l. Semple has been with
the Minneapolis and st. Louis and the
Great Northern roads.
The annual meeting of the traffic
bureau of the Merchants exchange has
been set for October II.
w. III. Hanson, vice president of the
Tacoma mill company, carries in his
pocket an interesting relic of earlv
railroad days in this city. IT is a
ticket from Redwood City to Belmont
No. 2S1, and is dated May 3, 1868. The
ticket has been in the Hanson family
ever since Its purchase.
The new transcontinental taritrs RI
take effect October TO- have been is
sued throughout this city by the bu-
reau.
Charles L. Florence general eastern
agent of the Illinois Central, has been
promoted to assistant general freight
agent, effective October Is with charge
of import and export freight business.
headquarters to be in Chicago. He will
be succeeded by Lewis F. Kline, at
present commercial agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific in Philadelphia.
Four hundred and fifty bankers
from the eastern and southern states
are to join the New York State Bank
ers' association and cross the conti-
l,nent in single organized party, the
occasion being the tfiirty-sixth an
nual convention of the American
Bankers association, which meets at
Los Angeles, October to Z
The party is so large that four
Twentieth Century Limited trains de
luxe have been chartered to transport
them to and from the conventions.
trip of S.196 miles. They will come
by the southern route and return via
the north.
The New York Central has assigned
George w. Higgins as its personal rep
resentative on the trip, and he, with
three assistants will have direction
ef the trains from start to finish. The
equipment will comprise four baggage
cars. four buffet cars, eight dining
cars and 26 compartment and drawing
room sleepers.
The trip is routed through Is states
and the most picturesque part of the
Canadian Rockies. A stop will be
made on the way out at the Grand
canyon. On the return the party will
be the guests of San Francisco bank
ers and will then proceed north to
Vancouver and then east The trip
will take nearly month