The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
|CHANGES RUM0RED
ON THE SANTA FEl
F. C.. Fox to Be the General
Manager of Coast
Lines

Rumors of sweeping changes In the
management of the Santa Fe coast lines
were current yesterday, but could not
be verified at the San Francisco offices
of the system. Originally starting at
Topeka the report is that F. c. Fox is
to succeed A. G. Wells as general man
ager of the coast lines. Since last
March Mr. Wells has been away on a
leave of absence 1t is now reported
he will not return.
Coupled with that is a rumor that
Acting General Manager I. l. Hibbard
will retire from the service. leaving
Acting General Superintendent j. r.
Hitchcock to succeed to the place per-
manently.
Further, the reported change Of which
local officials profess to know nothing,
has it that G. w. Kouns, now general
manager of the eastern lines, will be-
come vice president with jurisdiction
over the coast lines.
Other changes In the list of officials
as 1T comes from the east are that ]. M.
Kurn, general superintendent at La
Juntap will go to Amarillo to succeed
Fox; C. H. Bristol. superintendent at
Pueblo. will become general superin-
tendent of the western lines. He will
be succeeded by B. A. West. it is said.
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E. L. Lomax. passenger traffic man
ager of the Western Pacific railway.
arrived back yesterday from the
Feather river, to which point he had ac-
companied President B. F. Bush and
other officials of the Gould lines on
their trip of inspection over the West
ern Pacific line. Bush and his party
left Portola yesterday for Salt Lake
City.
The harvest in the northwest this
year needs more than $4,000 harvest
hands. J. /. Campbell, commercial
agent for the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul. has complied figures showing
the demand. In Minnesota four towns
report need of $50 men with wages at
from 81 to $3.50 per day. In South
Dakota IL towns need a total OF 1850
men, and the wages range from So to
$3.50. In 10 North Dakota towns S.345
Montana has need for 2.S00 men and
will pay from So to SO day.
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The Santa Fe is relaying its line
with heavy rails from Independence.
Kan, south through Bartlesville to
Tulsa, and strengthening all the cul-
verts for freight traffic on that line.
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Santa Fe employees on trains through
Kansas and Oklahoma learn that
Death Valley Scotty is contemplating
another record run over that system
from Los Angeles to Chicago.
The railroad commission rendered
decisions yesterday granting authority
to the Pacific Electric railway to con-
struct crossings at grade over its Van
Nuys-Owensmouth line; to the Santa
Fe to cross streets and highways near
UpIands, Cucamonga and Rialto, San
Bernardino county; to the Minkler
Southern railway for crossings IN
Tulare county; to the board of super
Visors of Santa Cruz county to con-
struct an overhead public highway
crossing above the tracks OF the Union
Shore railroad near the town of Dav-
enport; to the board OF public works OF
Los Angeles to construct a street across
railroad tracks; to the Southern Pacific
to construct a spur track across jack
son road and across county road De-
tween Perkins and White Rock sac
ramento county; to the Fresno 1fac-
ton company for street crossings IN
Fresno; to the Southern Pacinc 1or a
sidetrack across Florence avenue ana
across a county road and Ivy avenue IN
Riyerdale, Fresno county
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|. The public service commission mas
ruled that the following are eligible TO
travel on free railroad passes In ina.
state:
officers, employees, agents, surgeons pnysi-
clans and attorneys at law OF the comMon ~ =
carrier. two bondsmen IN each county ana tne
denendent members of the family Oh sucn pei,
sons; csretakers Of livestock, poultry, Iruit ane
vegetables In transit and return TO the point OF
shipment; employees of sleeping cars, express express,
telegraph and telephone companies doing business
along the line of the issuing carrier rah"ay
mall service employees; newsboys on trains Dag
gage agents persons injured in accidents or
wrecks and physicians and nurses attending sucn
persons; the officers, agents, employes, attofncys
and surgeons and the dependent members OF their
families of another railroad or common carrier,
passengers travelling to provide relief In eases
of general epidemic. pestilence or other caiam-
itous visitations; persons connected Win sns con
tracts for construction, operation or manten-
ance Of the issuing carrier, TO the extent that
such free transportation is provided for In the
contract; children under years or age: mail
carriers. policemen and members OF the ire de-
partments; passengers riding a pass In ex-
change for advertising space in newspapers and
magazines.
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