The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
JUDGMENT ON
NEW MINISTER
Veteran RaiIroader Did Not
Approve of the Terminal
Facilities Offered

CIT was the first time old George
Leslie of the Q. and G had attend
ed church for many years" started
in Uncle Hughie. The gang gathered
around as usual. but Hughie said that
they needn't draw up their chairs.
This is only a short story" he said
George attended the church with his
niece After they reached home the
niece asked him how he liked the new
minister
He is a fine preacher. but he has
poor terminal facilities George re-
sponded."
H. T. Holmes. depot ticket agent for
the Southern Pacific at Stockton for
many years. has resigned to become
city passenger and ticket agent Of the
Western Pacific at Oakland. effective
August 20. Holmes is one of the best
known railroadmen in California and
promises to become as popular in Oak
land as in stockton. w. Fl. Wood
ward. formerly with the Denver and
Rio Grande at Denver. has been ap-
pointed chief clerk of the Western Pa
cific at Oakland.
The Erie will receive this month and
next 25 new coaches, each of which
will seat 75 persons.
The Santa Fe secured an opening into
the Sacramento valley yesterday
through the opening of the California
traction line from Stockton TO Saera-
mento. The fruit growers and ship
pers of the Sacramento valley have
received assurances that they may ship
over the California traction into Stock
ton and thence to points on San Fran
cisco bay via Santa Fe. Entry of the
Santa Fe into the Sacramento valley
has been opposed by the Southern Pa
cific and the negotiations for the trafic
agreement between that road and the
California traction have been closely
guarded. 1t is said that the new line
has received financial assistance from
the Santa Fe.
The first through time table OF the
/ Western Pacific was issued yesterday.
Every station between this city and
Salt Lake is shown, with the elevation,
distance and time of arrival and de-
parture.
j. H. Grayson; ticket agent OF the FL
Paso and Southwestern, whose head
quarters are at Bisbee. Ariz.. is in the
city on vacation trip.
Captain A H. Payson. president OF
the Northwestern Pacific and assistant
to the president of the Santa Fe. de-
parted for Chicago last night
z. ]. Naylor. sometimes called
king" general agent of the Hawiey
! lines>at Los Angeles. is announcing to
his railroad friends the birth of E. j.
Naylor Jr., in Los Angeles July 2.
Ofices have been established in this
city by the Empire fast freight line.
F. H. Madison has been appointed gen
| eral agent. He has opened Offices in
the Monadnock building.
]. H. Pearman. who has been assist
ant manager of the Union Pacific
Northwestern tourist Offices in Los An
| geles, has been appointed district pas
| senger agent of the Western Pacific
| with office in this city. The appoint
ment became effective yesterday.
The Earl fruit company shipped five
! carloads of Gravenstein apples for ex-
hibition purposes last Saturday. One
car is destined to each of the following
| cities:
st. Louis. Chicago. Minneapolis. Bos-
ton and New York.
w. H. Bancroft. vice president and
general manager of the Oregon Short
Line. who has been spending a few
weeks on the Pacific coast, left last
night for Salt Lake City.
William F. Herrin. vice president and
| chief counsel of the Southern Pacific,
returned from a short vacation trip to
Shasta springs. Sunday.
| H. H. Sweringen. for several years
commercial agent of the Burlington at
| Denver, and more recently connected
with that road at Billings. Mont. has
been appointed commercial agent OF
/ the Burlington with Office in this city.
| Sweringen, although of the middle
| west. knows San Francisco and Cali
fornia rather well and as the repre-
/ sentative of the Burlington and Colo
! rado Midland will make more than
| good.
| The National railways of Mexico will
soon place an order for about $4,000
| tons of steel rails in Europe 1t is
/ stated that about $4,000 tons will be
! ordered from Belgian mills, and the
remainder probably in Spain. These
orders are TO be filed as quickly as
| possible in order that there may be no
| delay in the relaying of the track on
| the various lines of the government
| railway system. The large steel and
/ iron works at Monterrey are operating
/ their steel rail department TO it's full
4 capacity. turning out rail for the Ma
tionaI railways OF Mexico, but it's out
put is inadequate to the demands of the
| company 1t is announced that the 56
/ pound rails which are now upon the
| branch lines of the system are to be re-
/ placed with new 75 pound rails.