The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-22
A WINTER RESORT
FOR FASTENERS.
City Hotels Have Been Full for
Weeks With Tourists.
Exaggerated Reports of Trouble on the Sunset
Route-Freight Is Going Via Galveston.
Opening of the Nevada Central

Although the city hotels have felt the effect Of
the tourist business for weeks, it is the con
current testimony of many from Southern Cali
ToInia that there are still more f1rst-class tour
lists there than ever before, aud this does not
except the boom times. The Raymond Hotel is
fun. The Arlington at Santa Barbara Is full TO
overflowlng. The Coronado has great many
guests, but Is not SO full as the other hotels
named. The tourists have been slow con-
ing here this season, because they have been de-
tanned IN southern counties By tho condition of
the railroads. One party was held Two weeks
beyond the appointed lime at Coronado. These
reports indicate the continued growth of The pop
ularity OF this State as a winter resort for East
ern people and favOrlng touring ground in the
face OF all unfIendly reports inspired by Jealousy
elsewhere.
H. {. Lyon of the Raymond & Whitcomb Ex-
curson Agency, who arrived here during the
week with party of tourists whom he had con-
Quoted through the Hawaiian Islands. says that
he has never before seen the volcanic exhibition
as brilliant as ii Is now, although he has been
there several times. There were three lakes Of
fire. all very active. and two lava flows added to
the attractions offered tourists. Adyices re-
celved by the MarlpOsa are mat two Cones have
tumbled in. Mr. Lyon says that Mr. de Forrest,
an Australian artist. has spent much time AT The
fiery lakes making sketches, and is very enthusi-
astIc over Tie spectacle afforded.
a patty of ninety three tourists came in yes
terday IN charge OF Coolidge Barnard OF he
RdN mOnd y NDilcUmD Agency. vi these MY
lhrer made The Mexican tour. One more party
Will visit Mexico this spring, but viii return di-
rectly East without coming TO California. The
date upon which the first Raymond & NhitcOmb
patty Will leave Boston on lie Alaska tour via
San Francisco Is fixed for Apfil 10Th.
GROSSLY EXAGGERATED REPORTS.
Upon investigation IL is learned that The re-
ports concerning q suspension OF trdfhc on the
Atlantic system OF the southern Pacific, owing
10 a broken leVee on the mississippi, near New
Orleans, were grossly exaggerated, though not
tlf.ut N ali A
most meager details OF the trouble was magni-
fed by an empoye OF competing line, VINO
thereby sought 10 obtain business for his own
road by spreading The information that the Sun
set Route was crippled.
such devices are often Tesorted 10 by men In
the railroad businessmen WHO, by reason oil
their high position, If nothing else, should scorn
such brggarIy methods Of InjurIng competitor.
Ia fact, Uaiiic IN freight has not been interrupted
at all. for tue Southern PaeIhc Company runs 4
line OF steamers between New YORK and Calves
ton, well as between New York aud, New
Orleans. The break Is about fourteen miles west
OF The Mississippi river, and The damage has not
been serious. Only one tram has been taken oil
aud passengers are being transferred d lily.
uecessitalins, of course, slight Inconvenience,
but no delay worth mentioning
la about one week through trains will be put
on, crossing The Mississippi River on ferry-OOats
at a point about % miles above New Orleans,
and thence 10 the city Via tile Mississippi Valley
road which route will lengthen the line only
about 20 miles. III the meantime tfeights To
aud from the Atlantic seaboArd VILE be handled
VIA Galveston instead Of New Orleans, aud the
CudDE- Will net MAKE all IlOul uiicituCo ~ lnc
arriving time Of lreights destined Tor New YORK
or San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA NEVADA.
The week Will bring about the regular daily
operation Of lie California aud Nevada Railroad
between Emery Station in Oakland and Wagner.
The day is not announced for the opening yet
tue road has been put Ia thorough condition
through tie interchangeable endeavOrs Of MIR.
Grant. who WAS out On tie road yesterday. The
intention is 10 run one train each way between
the points Indicated daily al the start. The
wOgkmen Will now 20 al The extension beyond
Wagner.
Oue hundred tons Of powder were shipped from
this city yesterday by the JudsOn Dynamite and
Powder Company 10 be used in the construction
OF The Grand Northern Railroad In Montana
Shepard. Sims & Co. have secured the contract
to builG this line, aud The powder company men-
Toned above has agreed 10 furnish all The tx
plUsives used III The great enterprise. II Is csti
mated thai about 100000 pounds OF lowder
viii be required.
j. II. Whiied, Superintendent OF The Vlsalis
division Of the Southern facihc, Is In the city.
chief Engineer Hood OF tile Southern Pacific
returned from Yuma yesterday.