Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-13
AcKNowy bGMBNr OF FAvoRs.

The Triennial Committee, Knights Tenn
plars, at its last meeting held at San Fran
cisco, unanimously passed the following reso.
lutions
Resolved, That our thanks are due, and are
hereby rendered, to ths Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, its officers and managers, for
the efficient manner in which it met the up-
usual demand upon its transportation facili-
ties, conveying our guests, without delay or
accident, to and from the city of San Fran
cisco, over the entire length of its main
lines, with comfort, convenience and safety.
ResOlUed, That in grateful acknowledgment
Of the liberal, and even generous, spirit mani
tested toward the Triennial Conclave by the
said railroad company, we with great pleas
ure set forth the specific acts of kindness and
courtesy extended by said company, and de-
clare the leading acts of courtesy and liber-
atty wnicn constituted an indispensable CON-
tribution to ths success of the occasion.
Though it WAS understood that the ladies
of visiting Sir Knights should accompany
them in or1e= to entitls them to the special
rates offered. yes many of the ladies were
provided with transportation in advance of
their escorts without presentation of certi6-
Gates.
| 1t conceded free and special transportation
i
period of nearly three months, which privi.
leges were availee Of in meeting and welcom.
ing our guests at points in the interior of the
State.
| It conveyed special trains overland without
additional charge TO the three-fourths of one
fare for the round trip agreed upon.
It brought trains of foreign cars over its
line, for the convenience of those from the
East, without making the customary mileage
charge for these c1rs.
As special accommodation and induce
ment to those who might desire to visit th3
southern portion of our State, it made very
low special rate for the round trip to Los
Angeles and return, good for thirty days,
with stop.ov privileges for the accommoda-
tiDn of those desiring to visit the vineyards OF
Fresno aud the Yosemite valley.
1t accorded a low special rate for the round
trip through Napa valley TO Calistoga and
return, upon the occasion of the excursion to
that place Oh the 21st inst.
Il accorded TO visiting Sir Knights the
privilege of single fare for the round trip to
places of attractive interest in the vicinity Of
San Francisco.
1t accorded special excursion rates to Mon.
serey snd rsturn, and construed and varied
the limi4atiaps upon such special tickets tc
accord with she convenisn-e and pleasure oi
our visiting guests.
For these and many other acts of liberslity
and courtesy, and the fact that not in one
instance was request of the Triennisl Com
mittee denied by the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, but in every instance complied
with, our thanks are due.
Resolged, That the pleasure and the prof.
of the recent occasion has reslizsd anew tt
our minds the value Of railroad communica
tion with the vital centers Of national ant
| -, ,a1 oh ta1 hv,t the
breadth of vast continent from the grea
body Of our Order, and of the nation, we ar,
brought, by means OF rapid transit, within
the circle of those ennobliug social and fra
ternal influences which distance would other
Biss deny to us.