The herald., 1893-07-22
THE MID-wINTER FAIR.

The Southern Pacific Company Submits
It's Schedule OF Rates.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-M. H. De
Young, president of the California mid
winter international exposition, received
a letter today from Richard Gray, gem
eral traffic manager OF the Southern Pa
cific company, making the following
proposition in regard TO freight and pas
senger rates:
The Southern Pacific company will
transport free from all points on its
Pacific system, articles for exhibition at
the California midwinter international
exposition. This arrangement to apply
only to articles for exhibition and NOS
for sale or use. Shipments for exhibi-
tion will be way-billed to San Francisco
at regular rates, consigned toe the ex-
hibitor, and the charges collected on
delivery. When returning. copsigneee
or exhibitors must surrender to this
company's agent the expense bill show
ing the charges to San Francisco,
accompanied by certificate Of
the secretary or other designated
officer OF the exposition setting forth
that the property has been on exhibition
and has not changed hands, when the
censignments will be forwarded to the
original shipping point free of charge.
At the same time all charges for trans
portation to the exposition will be re-
funded. Consignees or exhibitors, who
have paid freight charges on articles
that at its close are found to be worth
less by reason of their perishable nature,
on surrender of the expense bill, accom-
panied by certificate of the secretary
of the exposition setting forth that the
property has been on exhibition and has
not changed hands and is unfit for trans-
portation, will receive from this compa-
ny's agent the amount paid for trans-
portation OF the property to San Fran
cisco.
On freight originating at Chicago or
other eastern cities we will join our con-
nections in making as favorable rates
for your exposition as were made for the
worlds Columbian exposition at Chi
cag0. We have taken this subject up
with our connections and hope to be
eble TO give you definite and favorable
reponse at an early date. For overland
passage to San Francisco and return we
will recommend to our eastern connec-
tlons. and will join in making one first
class fare for the round trip. Your COM
mittee understands this company cannot
make overland rates withoutthe concur
renee of the eastern lines. Between San
Francisco and all points on the Pacific
system of the Southern Pacific company
west OF Ogden and Ell Paso and south of
Portland, exclusive, for distances ex-
ceeding 800 miles from San Francisco,
one-half tirst-clsss fare, that is the one
way rate for the round trip, will be
made; for distances OF $50 to 800 miles
from San Francisco, one and one-ffth
fare for the round trip; for territory in
side of radius of $50 miles from San
Francisco one and one-third fare for the
round trip, the minimum charge to be
$1.00. Tickets at the above rates are to
be for the continuous trip, no stopovers
to be allowed either way; such tickets
to be non-transfersble, signature form,
and to be countersigned for return by
of the Southern Pacific
company located in the fair grounds for
this purpose. Return trip tickets are to
be limited for q stay in San francisco of
ten, seven snd five days respectively,
according to distances, and five, four
and three entrance coupons to be at
tached thereto and sold with the rail-
road ticket in accordance with the
above; such entrance coupons when
presented by the management OF the
air, to be redeemed by the Southern
Pacific company.
we will also charter special cars car
wing 60 passengers or tickets as the
maximum per car, at the following rates:
Between San Francisco and points 200
nd more miles distant, 75 cents per
nile each way. For points lying between
90 and 100 miles from San Francisco,
TX cents per Car per mile each way.
or distances inside of 100 miles, 81 pef
Or per mile each way. If run on regu-
II trains there will be no charge for
agine service. If run as specials, there
i'll be no charge for engine service IL
lere are five chartered cars or more in
ae train.