The San Francisco call., 1910-03-13
Gossip Of Railwaymen

,F there is anything besides the rail-
road business that interests rail-
roadmen it is baseball. The San
Francisco railroad row points proudly
TO it's many eastern men who claim to
know everything about baseball. but
il hurts when a representative of a
Canadian line tries TO tell st. Louis
fan all about ii.
]. H. Griffin. district freight agent
of the Canadian Pacific. alleges and
AYERS that "Hobe" Ferris and Freddy
Parent played with the American as
sociation or the Western league prior
to their connection with the Boston
American league team "Grif' was so
certain of this that he wagered a gen
uine five dollar gold piece (American
money! with c. Benjamin Condor. gen
craI agent in this city of the Hawley
lines. The decision was rendered by
a well known sporting writer in favor
of Condor, but ''Grif" will not accept
his decision.
The matter is still under discussion
and "Grif" wants George Fraser of the
Chicago Great Western 10 decide the
bet Condor agreed that he would
leave 1T to Fraser. but changed his
mind last Saturday when he saw "Grif''
and Fraser lunching together and saw
"Grif' pay the check
The Pennsylvania lines certainly
move some freight, according to the
following: The gross revenue of all
lines east and west of Pittsburg for the
year 1909 was S315,4O6.SO4.1S. operating
expenses $229,143, ,591.20. and net rev.
enue $50, ,26S, ,212-9S. an increase in gross
revenue. compared with 1908. of $3s.-
626, 4S9.70, and an increase in net reve-
nue. of S14.S70. .9S5-54- There we're 4O1.-
564965 tons of freight moved on the
entire system. being an increase OF
81 1854 tons, and 151,9S1.6OS passen-
gers carried, an increase Of 9.S04.S29.
Louis Wager has been appointed di-
vision engineer Of the Northern Pa
cific. in charge of engineering matters
on the lines east of Mandan. North
Dakota, with Office at ST. Paul.
Surveys are said TO be under way
for line from Winnemucca. Nevada,
north TO Paradise Hill, thence through
the Quinn river canyon to the camp at
National and via McDermitt 70 Cald-
we'll, Idaho, where connection VIII
probably be made with the San Fran
cisco. Idaho and Montana. which has
already started work on a line from
Caldwell south via point in Oregon
TO Winnemucca- r. z. Tilden Is in
charge of the surveys.
The railway commission OF Nevada
has ordered extensive reductions in
freight rates on the Southern Pacific.
The order does not go into effect for
at least so days. and there is talk that
the railway viii resist the order
since the onening of the Missouri
Oklahoma and Gulf line further traffic
arrangements have been made with
the Southern Pacific and Texas and
Pacific lines. which enable that hne
TO reach the territory beyond the rams
of the lines mentioned This line IS
also beginning to ENJOY through Cau-
fornian and Mexican traffic and bids
fair to be a keen contender for Texas
and Louisiana traffic. and Is also pre-
pairing to put in direct oil service from
the Muskogee field to gulf points The
renorts from New Orleans Indicate
maj the manufacturers and whole
salers appreciate they have large
territory open to them on the COM
pIetion of the line into Denison-
The Santa Fe has let the contract
for its new branch line that is to run
from Lometa. Texas, west 10 point
near the town of Eden, about 100
miles The contract amounts to ap-
nroximateIy s2OOO.000. The road will
traverse the valley of the San Saba
river for about 80 miles and follow
the Brady Creek valley for the re-
nainder of the distance. 1t will pass
through the towns of San Saba and
Brady and will be valuable feeder
for the Santa Fe system.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific have placed orders for 230 OOO
tons of steel rails during the last few
months. OF this tonnage a small por
ton has already been delivered 81
the remainder will be delivered vvit,Jr