Show TOLD OF THE TH E SILENT LENT 51 MAN MANSan MANSan MANSan San Francisco Chronicle I IE E E B Calvin the new general gen ml manager II of o the Southern Pacific company compan like many another person who has arisen to prominence In iii the world of o railroad af affairs affairs affairs fairs Is hi known to fame famo quite as much through his little littie peculiarities and kilo idio idiosyncrasies as by his achievements as ts an operating official Among other things he lie hus bus the faculty of or talking just as little as u possible and for years rears has ha been ben benn known n front from ono one end of o the Oregon 1 Lf lo Otle ero ti Short Line to the e other er ers as s the Silent 1 Man The Tue story stor Is it told by a prominent nent neat railroad official that Calvin while white pren ral superintendent of or tho the Oregon Short Line Linc was mis out on 0 1 an Inspection trip I oue cue day with Bancroft I and amid the tho chief engineer of the tIll rOad load They rodo rode along over orr an uninteresting piece of track for three hours without a n a word Avord being bf ln re l Finally the th chief hief engineer tillable to stand st uld the tension any an longer Jumped u Ut um and aul said Jf If J you fellows keep k p on fighting Im Fm going to leave the th train |