The San Francisco call., 1910-06-30
C. F. HERR MAY
SECURE OFFICE
Los Angeles Railroad Man
Likely to Join Gould
Line Officials

HE indications that G. Fred Herr,
general agent of the Denver and
Rio Grahde at Los Angeles. will
receive the appointment of gen
eraI passenger agent of the western
Pacific. are more favorable each day
Several Western Pacific officials think
that Herr will remain in Los Angeles.
but those said to be on the inside
maintain that he can have the posi-
had a meeting Tuesday in Del Monte
and it is thought probable that ar
rangements were concluded at that
meeting.
Speaking of Herr, while in this city
few days ago he called upon w. J.
Shotwefl and after a talk of a half
hour or more. arose to leave.
viii you be in town tomorrow
inquired ShotweIl-
NO. I'm going back to the city to-
night" he answered. Railroad men
are wondering what city he meant.
William R. Wheeler, manager of the
traffic bureau of the Merchants ex-
change, left yesterday for a vacation
trip to Tahiti.
E. o. Mccormick. vice president OF
the Southern Pacific. in charge Of traf-
f1c. is in Del Monte attending the meet
ing of the passenger officials of the
Hartman lines.
Edward A. Moseley. secretary OF the
interstate commerce commission. has
received the honorary degree of doc
tor Of laws from the Notre. Dame uni
versity, Notre Dame, Ind.
B. F. Porter, general manager OF the
northern lines of the Northwestern Pa
cife, with Office at Eureka. is in the
city for a few days.
Jules Clerfayt. steamship agent, will
move his Office from the Flood build
Ing today. That $50 says c. E.
Miles of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul-if he comes through. Clerfayt
will move to 6S5 Market street, the
premises formerly occupied by the
Colorado Midland.
c. H Schlacks, vice president. and
W. j. Shotwell, assistant TO the vice
president of the Western Pacific, left
yesterday morning for Sacramento.
The Great Northern and Pullman
companies have asked the interstate
commerce commission for rehearing
of the case in which their rates for
berths were ordered reduced The
Great Northern desires to present de-
tailed statements of the receipts and
expenses Of sleeping car lines.
The Chicago and Altoa and the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas. now ~Haw-
ley roads" are running Sleeping cars
through between Chicago and' Calves
ton
t. H. Yorke has been appointed as
sistant superintendent OF the Washing
ton division OF the Oregon railroad
and navigation, with office at Spo-
kane, succeeding ]. F. Quinn, assigned
to other duties.
A. E. Brown. travelling freight and
passenger agent OF the Colorado Mid
land. with headquarters at Chicago.
has been appointed travelling freight
agent of the Minneapolis. ST. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie. at Cincinnati. sue
ceeding c. z. Dooley.
Clyde Opelt. formerly superintend-
ent of the dining car service of the
Colorado Midland, and who received
his training under Fred Harvey. has
been appointed superintendent OF din
ing car service of the Western Pacific,
with headquarters at the Western Pa
cifc Oakland pier. He will begin with
eight modern steel dining cars.
The Mojave and River station subdi-
vision of the San Joaquin division of
the Southern Pacific has been extended
from Haiwee to Otancha, distance of
nine miles. The name OF the terminal
of the Bakersfield and Fresno subdi-
vision. formerly called Polasky, has
been changed TO Friant.
,hf -
bureau Of the Oregon Short Line at
Salt Lake City, has been appointed
general agent OF the Hartman lines
with office at Cleveland. effective
July /.