The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
R. R. MEN FEAR
CAR SHORTAGE
Tariff Uncertainty Is Hold
ing Up Freight Move
mentS

NdliFodu companies that DO business
on this coast are much concerned over
the grave possibility of serious car
famine. They aver that unless con-
gress soon gets through with its tariff
tlnkering there will be shortage of
cars In the fall that will cripple busi-
ness throughout the country, but par
ticularly in the west.
Ine car situation. they say, Is favor
able now, but it will not long continue
SO unless there is a better movement
In commodities across the continent.
This movement, they declare, is not
likely to improve until the tariff is
settled one way or the other.
1T is essential in order to prevent
a serious car shortage that shipments
of wool, lumber and other commodi-
ties should be moving now" said Lewis
E. Stanton, general agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad,
yesterday. Such commodities must be
got out of the way before shipments
begin Of dried fruits, canned goods and
wines.
These latter are dependent entirely
upon a seasonable market and must be
in the hands of the eastern trade be-
fore Thanksgiving day. Lumber must
possibility of frost or snow. II the
movement does not begin soon the
consequences may be very serious"
George B. Haynes. general passenger
agent of the Illinois Central, with Mrs
Haynes is in San francisco for few
days.
President Bush and Vice Presidents
Brown and Johnson of the Western
Pacific spent yesterday in looking over
| the properties of the company across
the bay. They plan a trip through the
Sacramento valley during this week
! Gerritt Fort. passenger traffic man
ager OF the Union Pacific railroad. who
lis here with President Mohler said
yesterday that the travel to Yellow
stone park promises to be unusually
| large this year. He said that the aver
age daily temperature In Yellowstone
park from June Is to July Is was about
/ so degrees.
Captain Knight of the United States
engineering road department in yell
! lowstone park, has advised me that the
roads in the park are being sprinkled.
/ and would be until the tanks freeze,
said Mr.. Fort This will insure
sprinkling of the roads during the
park season. There are adequate ia
cilities in the park for this work.
which is performed under the direc-
ton of the government"
X
These appointments are announced
by the Southern Pacific company: /. L.
Ward, store keeper in charge of gen
eral stores. Sacramento, vice H. G.
Cook. promoted to general store keeper
at San Francisco; f. Harty, chief clerk
to general store keeper. San Francisco.
Ill go
store keeper at West Oakland, vice E.
Harty.
The supervisors Of San Bernardino
county have applied to the railroad
commission to remove a railway cross
ing over the Santa Fe railway and to
move 1t to a point half mile north of
Orc Grande station.
Fred Hansen, formerly inspector
the staff of W. r. Scott, general man
ager, Southern Pacific, goes to Port
land this week to become inspector of
the northern district. Southern Pacific.
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The Peninsular Railway company
has applied to the railroad conlrni sion
for authority to cross Berryessa road.
Milpitas road and Tenth street in the
vicinity Of Luna park, near the north
erly limits of the city of San Jose
The application states that the Penin-
| sular Railway company operates a line
| from Seventeenth street and Berryessa
| road, near San Jose, to Noble avenue
and that this line will be operated to
Alum Rock park as soon as construc-
tion can be completed.
X
]. Q. Van Wrinkle. general manage
of the Big Four road has been ap-
pointed assistant to Vice President J. j.
Bernet. Mr.. Van Wrinkle will be sue
ceeded by H A. Worcester who has
been assistant general manager of the