The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

trains win probably be run more fire.
quently.
The Pacific system offices of the
company are located here, and the
system is operated from this point
The road runs far into Mexico. TO
Mexico City; to San Francisco, 70
Ogden, Utah; Trinity and Portland.
Oregon. Il reaches deep into the
heart Of that section of the West rich
in fruits and handles the transport
tation of millions of pounds of freight
annually that comes to this city. and
many millions more that pass through
going to every part of the world.
There are other routes to CalifOr-
mia, but there can be no question
but that the southern Pacific gets the
bulk of the traffic 10 and from the
West, both passenger and freight.
What is probably it's busiest time IS
during the Pacific Coast flower
festivals. These far-famed fes-
tivals exceed in beauty and
magnificence any others in
the world, and the wealthy East
erners make the trip all the way
across the continent 70 attend them.
Horticultural and horticultural dis
plays. concerts. grand professions.
battle of flowers. balls and other en-
tertalnments are some of the many
features of this splendid festival
The first of these festivals of the
present season was held at Los An
geles on April 26, and surpassed in
gorgeousness any previous ones. An
other will take place at Golden Gate
this month, and the Southern Pacific
viii do an immense business, larger
than ever, judging by the number OF
inquiries already made relative to the
service for the occasion. One who has
not seen these wonderful festivals can
have no conception of their mag
nificence.
The Southern Pacific has given to
New Orleans the additional benefits
of water transportation to a number
OF coast and foreign ports 1t oper-
ates two lines of large steamships
one the Morgan line, between New
Orleans and Florida points. Key
West and Havana. and another to
New York, Central America, BraZos
de Santiago. Vera Cruz. Mexico. and
other foreign ports. These steam
ship lines have added an immenSe
amount to the commerce Of the city
opening a fine trade for its mer-
chants with the countries they visit
and reaping a rich reward in the
transportation of millions of dollars
| worth of freight annually.
The company employs an immense
number OF men in this city has. in
fact, a perfect army of employees
and pays the best OF wages to all
| The benefits that have accrued r
| the entire State through its enter
| prise and thriftness are inestimable
| Ii has established and built up towns
| all along it's lines. nourished wha
were once mere cattle ranches Il
| thriving villages. towns and farms.
In the extensive machine shops o.
| the company, which are located II
Algiers, there are employed hundreds
/ of mechanics and laborers, busy thu
entire year. building and repairing
| the cars of the great system
| BEYOND question New Orleans i
greatly indebted to the Southern
Pacific for the splendid commerce i
enjoys with both the cities OF The
United States and of foreign coun
| tries.
The messenger department of this
great road is under the direct com
mand of Mr.. S. f. Z. Morse, G. T
A., a gentleman OF very high stand
ing and exceptional ability.
Mr.. John q. Schriever. one or th'
ablest railroad men in the country
is the traffic manager of this mon
ster system.