The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02
Gossip of Railwaymen
BY Herbert Kaufman

agent of the Union Pacific, has
been suffering for several days
with a severe toothache. the first of
his lifetime. He has consulted every
railroadman on the row in an effort
to find a remedy to stop the pain. Yes
terday he was given tip on sure
cure, but refused it, claiming that the
remedy was worse than the ache.
He paid a visit to the seventh floor
of the Flood building. and there met
freight man who suggested the rem
edy
It's sure to relieve you,I said the
friend but it is a severe treatment.
Can you take the same treatment?'
asked Inglis,
Sure, l can stand it, replied the
friend.
IF you can stand it 1 am sure can.
What is it," asked Inglis anxiously.
place a small glassful of whisky in
your mouths Let it run around on the
aching tooth and then spit it out. It's
sure cure if you can do it,
Ingiis still has the toothache.
After a thorough test of two new
electric locomotives for service on the
New York terminal division, the Penn
sylvania has ordered the Westing
house people to proceed with the con-
struction of so of them. The new en-
gines will be built in the form of a
double locomotive or two in one. Each
machine will have a motor with 1000
horsepower capacity, or total in the
double machine of 1000 horsepower.
The new machines will be equal to
three of the steam locomotives of the
largest freight type, and will have u
trainlead speed of 80 miles an hour.
Announcement was made Thursday
of the appointment of John Q. Patton,
late contracting freight agent of the
Wabash in this city, to a similar posi-
tion with the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul. The resignation of Patton
from the Wabash and the appointment
with the Milwaukee both take effect
the first of the year.
H. Starr KeaIhofer has been appoint
ed manager. effective January 1, of the
traffic bureau to be established by the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation of Baltimore, a position he now
has with the freight bureau of Mont
gomery, Ala.
Victor NJ. Smith, vice president and
manager of the San Francisco belt
railroad. and president of the Trans
portation club of this city, was pre-
sented with a bouncing baby boy
Thursday morning.
The first official move to consolidate
the Burlington and the Colorado and
Southern railroad offices IN Denver
were made January 1, and will cause
sundry official changes.
Elmer A. Cooper, present city pas
senger agent of the Colorado and
Southern at Denver it is said, is to be
come general agent of the passenger
department of the consolidated roads;
John +. Vallery, local agent at Denver
of the Burlington. to be general aganet
of the freight department of the joint
roads, and Louis c. Zimmerman, COM
mercial agent of the Colorado and
Southern, to become assistant general
agent of the freight department
The Transportation club announces
"steinfest In its new clubrooms at
the Palace hotel for January Is. Every
member must bring his own stein, and
when he departs leave the stein at the
club. for decorating purposes. In this
way the club viii start its steinroom.
The club will see to it that the vessels
are kept full. Besides the fest a most
entertaining program has been ar
ranged by the entertainment commit
tee.
A special meeting of the passenger
officials of the western railroads was
held in Chicago Wednesday to read
just home seekers rates to the west
for the next year, in accordance with
the new basis decided upon at a re-
cent meeting of the executive officers.
Following that meeting. at which 1t
was determined to advance the maxi
mum rates for the round trip from
Chicago IS and from st. Louis $3.50, ii
was discovered that the different lines
could not agree on a plan of applying
them.
1t was then proposed to change the
basis, but the previous action was rat
-ihed and tariffs will now be worked
out.
Word was received Friday at the
Los Angeles Southern Pacific Offices
that the new train from Los Angeles
to Chicago, to be known as The Cali
-fornian." would start on its first run
January 6. 1t will consist of q diner.
chair cars, tourist and standard
sleepers between Los Angeles and Chi
cago, and standard and tourist sleep-
ers between Los Angeles and St.
Louis. The train will run via Ell Paso
end the Rock Island route.