The herald., 1895-04-07

nH ing cltlZenS, and TO
the Fiesta commit
tee at the meeting
last night. Mr.. Carman's remarks indi-
cate the object of his visit here. The
citizens committee can be assured of a
most cordial welcome when they come,
and that Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia are ready to unite with them in
their commendable effort to promote har-
mony and progres.
Mr.. Carman said:
''In addition to making arrangements
for the details of our excursion, the COM
mittee desired me to come here and ex-
plain their views as well as plans.
. regret to note that Sacramento edi-
tors so far failed to appreciate the motives
and purposes that prompted the ex-
cursion as to suggest that it was of
proselyting nature. But it is not surpris-
ing that even some of the astute editors
have not yet imbibed enough of the spirit
of the new era that has dawned to elimi-
nate from their minds every vestige of
the past. However, the current has be-
come so strong that it bids fair to sweep
silurianism into the gulf of oblivion.
I'm order that the people of this section
may fully understand the feeling that
actuates our committee let me outline
the origin and development of the move
IucHt budb Has HOW dSSuIleu SUCH large
proportions. For years there has been a
lack of unity between San Francisco and
the interior towns, which has greatly re-
tarded the advancement of both. Those
who have been there much in the past know
that the tendency on the part of real
estate dealers to draw comparisons be-
tween Northern and Southern Califor-
mia has done much toward preventing the
better class of eastern people from settling
in either part of the state
Some weeks ago your Fiesta commit
tee requested the Merchants association of
San Francisco to send floats to make
part of the procession. After careful con-
sideration 1t was found impracticable to
comply.
Realizing these conditions and desir-
ing to bring all sections into more har-
monious relations, the citizens commit
tee was formed, composed of representa-
tives of the Half Million club, Merchants
association and all the other m ercantile
and manufacturing associations of San
Francisco, and delegates from the out
side cities. This committee suggested as
a possible means of reducing the friction
and of affording the people of all sections
an opportunity of becoming better ac-
quainted. that a joint excursion be
formed to visit your city and Santa Bar
bara during the festivities occurring this
month and in turn to invite your citizens
dllu buc PSOplC VI DOubuCil OdlllOTIlia
generally as well as those who may be
visiting from the east, to make tour of
the state. The committee thought that
by seeing this part of the state with its
marvellous development-by coming in
contact with the enterprise that perme-
ates it and by learning something OF
your methods we might be enlightened
and broadened, while on the other hand,
a trip through the central and northern
part of the state would be likely to dispel
some of the visions OF ice and snow and
to demonstrate that our state is grander
than many now think. The fact that we
shall bring here two, if not ten, for every
one we take north with us, should con-
vince even the most naIrow-mlnded that
we are not organizing grand proselyting
party although undoubtedly in spite Of
the committee's cffolts to the contrary
there will be many accompanying the ex-
cursion who--like the editor referred to-
have failed to grasp the situation and
will say and do things out of harmony
with the occasion.
at may perhaps be beneath our dignity
to reter to the suggestion that the effort
we are making is for the purpose of in
ducing few Eastern people who have
spent the winter with you to visit th @
north. 1t will be sufficient answer to
this for me to say that we are well aware
that nearly all of such have railroad tick
CTS bdhllS tuCA tuIOuSA Odil IdIClSCO
and were this our motive we could at
less expense and trouble secure their at
tention.
II am here as the representative of
every mercantile and manufacturing as
sociaton of San Francisco and the cities
included in the proposed itinerary, in
structed to say that we shall come to
Southern California with no petty jeal.
ousies and no local ak to grind but in
broad spirit of fraternity adopting the
motto of the Half Million club, For
Everything-Against Nothing and
trusting the excursion may result in "a
new California a united California and
"a progressive CalifOrnia ia
Following is the itinerary:
The south bound excursion will leave San
Francisco at p. m. Monday, April 10Th, and
reach l. os Angeles 3 a.. m.. Tuesday, April 10th.
For Santa arbara Floral Festival:
bara 2 q. m. 10Th.
Arrive Santa Barbara, a. m. 18th; Los
Angeles, q. IN. 18th.
Los Angeles TO Santa Monica and return, rs
cents
Los Angeles to Redlands and return. via
Those who return to San Francisco direct
may do SO by any regular train.
Monday night the north-bound excursion
win leave Los Angeles and run on the follow
1rrive-Bskersfeld, a. m 23d; Porterville.
3 p m. 23d Tulare, a. m. oath: Fresno,
IL 80 a.. m. Oath Merced, a. m. 25th; Stock
ton, p. m. 25th; sacramento. a. m. 26th;
Auburn, 2:30 p. IN. 26th.
Leave Bakersfield, p. m. Esd; Porterville,
8 p. m. 23d; Tuiare, 10 q. m. z4th; Fresno,
10 p. m. oath Merced, IL m. 25th; Stockton,
~ m. 26th; sacramento. p. m. 26th; Penryn,
8 p. m. 26th.
From Auburn the party will be driven
through the fruit section and orange groves of
Auburn, Newcastle and Penryn, making a
visit to a gold mine.
Arrive-Napa, q a. m. 9th; Santa Rosa, 3
p. m. 9th; Los Gatos, $3.50 a. m. 29th (drive
10 San JOSEF; Monterey. 3:l5 p. m; Palo Alto.
3 a. m. 3Oth tdrive to Stanford University and
Menlo Park; San Francisco, IL m. Both.
Leave-Napa, l p. m. 9th; Santa Rosa, IL
p. m. 28th: San Jose, l p m. 29th; Monterey.
q. m, 3Oth; Menlo Park, IL a. m.
The rates are as follows
San Francisco to Los Angeles, including trip
% Santa Barbara and return to Los Angeles,
md return by regular trains to San Francisco.
B24.5O.
Los Angeles TO Catalina Island and return.
ESQ
Los Angeles TO Redlands and return. via
Riverside. $500