The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-03
VETERAN FIREMEN
They Propose Attending
the Worlds Fair.
WILL RUN AN EXCURSION.
Good Reports From the San Joaquin
Valley Road = Canned : Goods
Rate to Texas Points.

The Veteran Firemen of the city in CO.
| operation with their brethren at other
coast points have determined 10 run an
excursion TO Chicago on the occasion of
Firemen's day at the Worlds Fair, for
the observance of which the executive
committee of this enterprise have set apart
| October 10.
| Members of the organization in this city
are now engaged In arranging with the
railroads for transportation. but just what
route will be taken has not yet been de-
cided upon.
So tar as set programme is concerned
nothing has yet been done. The fremen
of this city have taken the initiative in
the affair, and have corresponded with
similar organizations on the Pacific Coast.
from nearly all of which they have received
assurances of willingness to join the
party. The veterans of New Orleans will
also go, and before the party reaches
Chicago it is expected that it will include
between 1900 and 1000 people. The excur-
sion as contemplated will begin on Sep
TENDER % and will last thirty-three days,
the party expecting to return here on
OctObe o.
The project of having Veteran Fire
q III
Mumford. He consulted the members of
the local association. and after discussing
the matter thoroughly a Worlds Fair
committee was appointed with Mr. Mum
ford as chairman. This was several weeks
ago. and this gen teman has been busy ever
since.
H. has received official information
from Edward C. Culp. secretary of the
Columbian Exposition, notifying him of a
compliance with the request of the or
ganization and naming October 10 as the
day.
The Pacific Coast Veteran Firemen will
leave San Francisco about September %,
visiting the principal Eastern cities. in
cIudng Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and New York, returning to Chi
cago on Oct0 Der in ample time TO prepare
for the parade on the 10tL. Chicago will
also celebra the anniversary of her great
fire on that day.
On and after August the Sunset route
will make a canned goods rate of so cents
per hundred to Houston and Galveston.
Texas. Hitherto this rate only applied
10 New Orleans. No intermediate points
Will be affected.
General Ticket Agent John F. Nc
Carthy of the Chicago and Alton returned
from a trip to Chicago and st. Louis yes
terday morning.
c. c. Crane, Pacific Coast general agent
w. A. Clark, # the Southern Pacific
Office at Tulare. was in the city yesterday
en- route to his old home in Maine.
Business continues dull In passenger
circles. There is no rate-cutting at pres
ent, but some wel!-posted men in the
street think there will be a reduction and
that it will primarily come through the
SantaFr.
The regular monthly meeting of the ex-
erutive committee of the Traffic Associa-
lion was held yesterday afternoon. Re-
ports from the various committees having
the San Francisco. Stockton and San
Joaquin Railroad matter in nand we've Of
very gratifying nature, subscriptions
for stock being fully up 10 the expecta-
tons Of the gentlemen interested and re-
markaby large when the present condi-
ton Of the money market is taken into
cor sideration. The committee was agreed
that a concentrated effort to push matters
from now on should be made all along the
line.
The Nevada Southern Railroad now has
thirty miles of road completed, the con-
Meeting link between the two present
terminals, Summit and Blake, being COM
pleted last Saturday. 1t ~ proposed to
extend the route across the Nevada line to
Good Springs, about sixty miles from Sum-
nit. and Il surveying party has already
gone over the land.
The Real Estate Exchange of Salt Lake
is actively engaged in furthering project
for road through to San Francisco, and
at meeting recen thy held committee was
appointed to secure estimates on con-
StructiOD. etc.
Mayor Wilkes stated that he had per-
sonaily surveyed two routes to the coast
and submitted an estimate, showing that a
road running to Los Angeles would not
cost above $4,000 per mile
A scheme for raising money 20 start the
road was suggested by Mr.. Mainland of
Salt Lake. 1t was in effect that owners
of large bodies Of land liz the vicinity of
Salt Lake put their land into the venture
and take stork in payment. Money could
then be realized on the land to commence
operations. aud mines along the route
would put up stock on which further
means could be secured.