The morning call., 1894-10-30
COMING TRAVEL.
Many Tourists Bound for
This Coast.
NEW PRIVATE CAR LINES.
Annual Report of State Board OF
Equalization.
AMOUNT OF RAILROAD TAXES.
Preparations for the Initial Trip of the
Southern PaCific's New "SunSet
Limited" Train.

1t an estimate could be made of the
probable travel to this coast during the
coming winter, based upon the pr-para-
tiOns being made by the various companies
which make business OF sending parties
of tourists 10 various Sc ctiOns of the coun-
try, the statistician who prepared the
figures would be able to make very favor
able showing.
For some years past two companies-the
Judson aud Pnilips-bave had practical
monopoly of this class of travel; at least,
they handled so large proportion of it
that the work done by their competitors
was lost sight OF. The increasing favor
with which travellers look upon this man
her of transportation has led to a broader
spirit of competition and the two old COM
panies now have number Of rivals in the
field which are making strenuous aud sue
cesstul efforts to secure their share Of the
business done.
The visit of General Passenger Agent
Francis of the Burlington road to this
coast has been one OF much moment to tue
corporation which he represents. Not
the least of the DEVELOPMENTS which will
follow the trip is an arrangement for
once-a-week excursion over this road to
with the Southern Pacific for Los Angeles.
The magnitude which this excursion
business has reached is apparent when
one looks up the number of companies in
that line and the roads which they travel.
Among the number of weekly trips for
which the Southern Pacific has interests
are the following: The Phillips. via the
Rock Island TO Ogden; the Judson, via
The Alton to Ogden; Union Pacific, Chi
cago to Ogden; Union Pacific, St Paul to
Ogden; Rock Island, from both Chicago
and 81. Paul TO Fort Worth and El PasO; :;
| Queen and Crescent, Cincinnati To New
| Orleans; Illinois Central, to New Orleans;
"Big Four," from Buffalo via ST. Louis TO
E Paso: Northern Pacific, via ST. Paul
aud the Shasta route. All OF the eXcur-
sious mentioned are what are known as
personally conducted" and reach Cali
fornia over the various lines of the South
| ern Pacific road.
| In addition to the weakly excursions,
there are also cars run daily over the fol-
! lowing lines: From Chicago, via the
Union Pacific; from Denver. via the Rio
| Gran e Western; from Chicago, via the
| Wabash, Missouri Pacific and Texas
| Pacific; and from New Orleans, via the
| Sunset route.
| The bulk of this class of travel Is from
colonists who are seeking homes in the
| West, and from those who have already
| found some point for settlement.
| Third ce-Presideut StuDbs OF the
! Southern Pacific returned from a four
weeks visit 10 the East Yesterday. He
| states that the nature of his business was
/ not important so far as public interest is
| concerned.
| Manager Leeds Of the Traffic Assoea-
| tion stated yesterday that there is no
! proba billy of the San joaquin Valley road
| being Incorporated until after the election.
| The intense interest manifested In politics,
| he said, naturally handicapped the work
| of securing subscriptions, but after the
! tempest has in q measure su5sided the
work will be prosecuted with vigor.
! From the State Controllers department
! the following statement has just been
! issued Of the amounts of taxes due the
/ State ana counties from various railroads
| upon assessments made by the State Board
! of Equalization for the year 1894: