The San Francisco call., 1910-05-19
Gossip of RaiIWaymGn

If Henry AviIa will communicate with
Z. NJ Pomeroy he will learn something
to his advantage relative to the trans
portation OF 73 Laplanders to Copen-
hagen.
Some mouths ago Henry Avila of the
Union Pacific and the Cunard steam
ship company made E. NJ Pomeroy of
the Pennsylvania lines feel rather cheap
and Pomeroy has been aching to get
even. Yesterday he had his oppor-
tunity.
He introduced Avila to Captain Beck
ley of the American fisheries company
of Alaska. Captain Beckley had 73
Laplander fishermen to send back to
Copenhagen, and he asked Avila for a
party rate.
cot course, have asked other steam
shipmen for rate" said Beckley. "and
will probably accept the most reason
able
Don't go any further" said Avila:
Il will wire my people for the cheapest
rate they can give"
Pomeroy called a halt at this juno
ture, fearing that if Avila wired and
then didn't land the party il might
cause trouble.
Avila has written to New York and
promises to furnish low figures within
week. The fact that there were 73
LaplanderS to be transported across the
continent quickly became known around
the Flood building, and every passenger
agent in the city is now looking for
Captain Beekley. Bode Smith of the
Missouri Pacific is taking lessons in the
language of the Laplanders. Billy
Webster says he has already mastered
the lingo.
The appointment of O'Hayer Jr as
general eastern passenger agent of the
New York Central lines has been an
nounced. O'Hayer was formerly with
the Michigan Central in Chicago. and
leaves the position of chief clerk to
Passenger Traffic Manager Warren j.
Lynch Of the Central lines west Of
Buffalo to assume his new duties.
The TranscontinentaI Passenger as
sociation will meet at Chicago May 25-
The New York Central has ordered
1000 all steel hopper cars from the
American car and foundry company and
1000 general service cars from the
Pressed Steel car company. An order
has been placed with the Barney &
Smith car company for 40 chair cars.
one club car and eight dining ears
and with the American car and foundry
company for 10 chair cars by the chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy.
The san Pedro Los Angeles and salt
Lake will reopen for business not later
than June Is. according to official in
formation received in the local Office
of that company yesterday. The road
will be open for freight June 5. and the
freight agents of the company are al
ready soliciting business. The Los An
geles limited, the through train be-
tween Los Angeles and Chicago, will
resume operation on June Is. The time
of this train has been reduced to 6S12
hours.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road has secured an additional 45 acres
OF land in Proviso for the establishment
of the largest and best equipped freight
yards and roundhOuse about Chicago
1t is understood that negotiations are
we'll along toward the purchase of more
land TO enable the company to connect
it's Galena and Wisconsin divisions with
the proposed yards. 1t is planned TO
make a through freight terminal which
will accommodate 10000 freight cars
and a roundhouse capable of. housing
fully 90 locomotives. The new facilities
will obviate the necessity of bringing
interchange freight into Chicago and
will relieve the congestion in the city
yards of the company