The record-union., 1893-12-28
TEE MIDWINTER EXPOSITION.
Useful Information for Intending
Visitors.
What it VIII Cost to Reach the Me-
tropoIis-Special Rates by the
Southern Pacific.

OF course everyone who can spare the
time and money expects to visit the Mid
winter Fair, and the matter of railroad
fares is one that concerns the public gem
orally in this connection.
The Southern Pacific Company has pre-
pared a scale of fares to be observed dur
ing the progress of the exposition be-
tween interior points and San Francisco,
which has been included in a circular
that is now being sent to agents all over
the coast. The circular says:
During the period OF the Midwlnter
Exposition excursion tickets VIII be SOLD
for San Francisco and return at Portland,
Or, Ogden, Utah, FL Paso, Texas, and
stations intermediate thereto on the
Southern Pacific Company's Pacific syS-
tenn. including branch lines.
Such tickets will be good only for a
continuous journey, both in coming to
and returning from San Francisco, but
will be available therefor within thirty
days from date of sale. Special rates will
be charged for these tickets as follows:
From stations distant from san Fran
cisco fifty miles or less, one fare and one
third for the round trip, with 90 cents
added. (Note.-SI 80 will be the least
special rate made. including the 80 cents
mentioned as to be added.)
From stations distant from San Fran
cisco over fifty miles, but not over $50
miles, one fare and One-third for the
round trip, with 81 added.
From stations distant from San Fran
cisco over $50 miles, but not over 300
miles, one fare and one-fifth for the round
trip, with 81 added.
From stations distant from San Fran
cisco over 800 miles, one fare for the round
trip, with s. 30 added.
The amounts above mentioned as to be
added are to cover coupons for admission
to the exposition grounds as follows:
For so cents, coupon tor one admission.
For 81 coupons for tW o admissions.
For S2, coupons for four admissions.
For 81 90, coupons tor five admissions
For children under twelve years of age
those under five years eXcepted), half
the above named rates will be charged.
The coupon covering passage from San
Francisco, returning will be in the form
of an order for return-trip ticket, which
order must be presented for exchange
and surrendered at the ticket office of the
Southern Pacific Company on the exposi
Jion grounds.
Printed schedules of the exact rates to
be charged will be sent within few days
to the various agents, by whom they will
be posted at their respective stations.
Should the purchasers of these tickets
desire to stop over on returning, the op-
portunity will be afforded so to do upon
payment of an additional one-fifth fare
In addition TO the above rates for tickets
TO be used by individuals, the company
will charter cars under its rules and regu-
lations relative thereto.
During the period of the exposition,
and to those who have bought tickets to
San Francisco at the foregoing rates, ex-
cursion tickets will be sold from San
Francisco to other points on this COM
pany's lines within the State Of California.
Such tickets will be available for use
within thirty days from the date of the
purchase of the ticket bought in coming
10 san Francisco. Rates therefor will be
as follows:
One fare and one-third for points dis
tant from San Francisco under $50 miles.
One fare and one-fifth for points distant
from San Francisco $50 miles or more.
These tickets will only be sold upon
surrender Of the order portion OF the
original ticket. The ticket delivered will
cover passage from San Francisco to the
point to be visited and from that point to
the original starting point.