The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-29

the Southern Pacific Company, half the battle
for low rate is won.
{. h. Bray. general agent Of the Chicago
and Northwestern road, thought there was
not railroad man in the City who was
not heart and soul in favor of the conven-
ton coming here and who would not do
his utmost to further the plan. Continu-
ing he said:
Ii the railroads can afford to make $50 rate
for the Christian Endeavor Society and the
teachers Association from Chicago to San
Francisco, as they have agreed to do If their
conventions are held here next year, they can
certainly afford to make it the same for the
republican Convention. Sometimes the rail-
roads are willing to make a low rate as much
for the sake of advertising the section OF
country through which they run as with any
idea OF making profit out of the traffic thus
secured and this influence will be more or less
at work here.
Clinton Jones of the Rock Island road
said:
The Rock Island viii gladly acquiesce in
anything that the Western Passenger Associa-
ton may decide to do in this matter. The
people at the back OF the movement wont
have any warmer friend than the Rock Island
road. 1t will support any rate suggested by
the Southern Pacific Company. 1t will GER
tainly vote for the lowest rate.
M. NJ. Stern of the Canadian Pacific
said that his road would, without doubt,
join with the other lines in establishing
such reasonable rates as will meet the
needs OF the occasion. Referring to the
convention itself he SAID:
Should it come here it would do the coast q
wonderful lot OF good 1t will bring men out
VINO have never been here before and give
them proper idea OF this coast 1t is an i'm
portant thing for the entire State. II will give
the Dig politicians a correct knowledge of the
geography and commercial possibilities of Cali
forn1a and make it easier for the State repre-.
sentatVes to secure Congressional measures
Tor Its Improvements in all ways. as personal
inspection and knowledge is worth more than
the best arguments ever made
Whatever rate is made from Chicago to this
CITY, the charge over our line will be $15 addi-
tional. 1t ought to bring 10 600 people. The
time for the convention will be between bust.
ness seasons and the business men will have
an opportunity of using their summer vacation
In making the trip out here. At this time too
California is at her best, with her fruit
orchards in bearing and her flowers in bloom.
By coming here the delegates and all who
attend the convention get away from the great
heat that always prevails at that time of wear
III the Last NSlnlHB SnOuIQ De LETT unQOne to
get 1T this time, for if fail now, after all the
talk that has already been made, we will not
get another chance for many year.
T. M. Stateler of the Northern Pacific
| thought $50 was too low rate to enable
the roads to do the business of hauling the
delegates and others between Chicago ana
San Francisco and back at a profit. He
said the rate ought not to be lower than
$780, or about 11z cents mile, and that the
lowest rate now made and which was given
only to commercial travellers was 21z cents
mile. Mr.. Stateler added:
l would like TO see it come out here. 1t
would boom things in great style. Those who
returned over our line would be able to visit
Yellowstone Park, as st that period it would
be open and at its best.
G. f. Herr, the Los Angeles travelling
passenger agent of the Union Pacific, who
is in charge of the local office during the
temporary absence OF Mr.. Hitchcock, said ::
If Mr. Hitchcock were here 1 am positive he
would say that the Union Pacific will do every
thing In its power to bring the convention to
San Francisco. The Union Pacific will GER
| talnly stand in on any through rate decided
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