The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
BUMP OF CAUTION
OVER DEVELOPED
Roy Holcomb Takes No
Chances on Seeing Stran-
ger in His Berth
UTHE caution of Roy Holcomb is a
caution" said Jim Keller of
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caution" said Jim Keller of
Baker & Hamilton in explaining
a recent bit of discretion on the part
of Roy Holcomb. general agent for
the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient,
yesterday. Keller is said to have been
instrumental IN assisting Holcomb in
getting Is cars of freight from Jack
Stone when stone was in Sacramento
for the Southern Pacific.
Holcomb's caution occurred a little
more than week ago. when the mem
bers of the Transportation club and
the California Association of Traffic
Agents journeyed to Portola over the
Western Pacific. Many of those on
the trip were accompanied by their
wives, and the married men were ia
Vored With lower berths.
HOlcomb is a married man, but Mrs.
Holcomb is in Kansas City-or was at
the time Of the eXcursiOn-but some
one in charge of the affair set aside a
lower for the genial Roy. He told it
confdentiaHy to a few friends and re-
ceived their hearty congratulations.
Along about-wen, it was retiring
tinfe-Holcomb started from the smok-
ing compartment of the Pullman for
his berth. He returned in a minute,
without saying word. Finally one
Of the men asked why he didn't go
TO bed. as he started to do.
81 can't go to bed. said Holcomb,
there's a woman in my BERTH
"Oh. no. YOU must be mistaken" said
one Of them
NO, I don't make mistakes of that
kind I started 10 sit down on the edge
Of the berth and when I felt back TO
see If it had been made up properly,
I could feel her arm"
The rest went to bed and Holcomb
waited for the Pullman conductor, who
Investigated the case and found cou-
pie of pillows beneath the bed covers.
Il felt her arm, know, says Hol-
comb.
Frank NJ Jenifer. assistant traffic
manager Of the Tonopah and Tide
water. with office at Los Angeles, is in
the city on business trip
F. J. wheeler. general agent of the
Clark road at Los Angeles, who has
been in the city for several years, left
last night for the south
c. H. Schlacks, first vice president
OF the Western Pacific. left last night
for trip over the line as far as Salt
Lake City.
Announcement has been made of the
appointment of E H. Lamb, contracting
freight agent for the Wabash in this
city, TO become travelling. freight agent
Of the New York Central lines, sue
ceeding Walter Kneiss. Robert l. Ly-
mas, connected with the freight depart
ment of the Union Pacific in this city
for several years. has been appointed
contracting freight agent for the Wa
bash, succeeding Lamb All of the
changes are effective December 1.
F. f. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
and z. o. Mccormick. vice president in
charge of traffic, are in Los Angeles on
4 trip of inspection.
J. NJ Chesbrough, general passen-
ger gent for the Pennsylvania lines,
wired to Harry Buck. Pacific coast
passenger agent. yesterday that the
new Pennsylvania depot in New York
every train had departed and arrived
on time.
Charles s. Fee, passenger traffic man
ager of the Southern Pacific. left Sat
urday night for a business trip to
Chicago.
c. A. Cracroft connected with the
passenger department of the Great
Northern at Seattle, passed through the
city yesterday on his way to the south
ern part Of the state.
F. w. Huller, chief clerk. operating
department of the Southern Pacific,
who has been in Chicago for several
weeks attending a conference of rail-
road officials in reference to the de-
mands Of the locomotive engineers, has
returned and is again at his desk.
Huller says the engineers are now vot-
ing on the propositions made by the
railroads and that they will file their
answer by December 10.