The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12

The following circular letter from John
WIS Baer general secretary OF the
Christian Ende8 voF movement, was re-
celved yesterday BY several local Endeav-
oTers. II gives fun particulars Of the ar
Tau gements made with tie railroad lines
and Christian Endeavor people for the
transportation OF the hosts or delegates
who vii come TO San Francis - next sum-
mer for the great international convention
OF the Christian Erdesvor Societies.
While the plan shuts out the northern
lines from CON- tisson IN the west bound
business Il especially favors the Pacific
Northwest in that only The delegates re-
turning via northern lines can get stop
over prixileg es on their tickets. In other
words. delegates returning from San
Francisco east via either southern Cali
fornia or Denver and Salt Lake City will
not be allowed siopOver privileges al those
ponts Those returning via Portland, Sc
attic. Tacoma or Victoria. however, can
stop of the fun time limit OF their tickets
before proceeding on east. As there -
little time for stopovers on the outbound
trip the privileges granted exclusively 10
return passengers via northern lines IL
lust what tia Seattle Endeavcrers want.
as they have been working for two years
TO induce the delegates 10 San FRANCISCO
to return via Seattle and stop over for
few days on the Sound The letter is as
follows:
the Western railroad lines centering
IN Chicago and ST. Louis and all other
transcontineneal railroads in any way IN
teresfed III California business pave
agreed to sell tickets TO and from Gait
foruia for the convention, when IS 70 oe
held at San Francisco July 10 Il. al the
following prices:
From Chicago and return ...........-s5l %
From ST. Louis and return ........... a. -
From Memphis and return. ....-...''.' - -
From New orleans and return ...... q y
From Missouri river p0Ints........-... 70 70
From 81. Paul and Minneapolis and
return $500. .s.-.-.-. ......s- ...sts-.. 40 w
Tickets viii not be sold for going pas
sage via the Northern lines, their par
ticipatfon in the business being confined
20 the return trip.
DELEGATES are expected to select their
own routes. and tickets Will be good Via
the usual direct diverse routes. or. in
other words. you may so out one way,
and return another n you desire 20 re-
turn from san Francisco BY any OF the
Northern lines there will % an extra
charge 20 Portland. Or OF $3.50 by steam
or and $3.50 via the Shasta route.
Tickets win be en- sale in the territory
tributary 70 these Western lines on June
g g % . and July I. 2 and :. and are
good going out commencing on the date
az sale bat you must arrive In San Fran
cisco not later than July .. Returning.
leaving San Francisco, they VIII be good
not earlier than July =, and 10 arrive
j..
Going out stop-over VIII be allowed
a. Denver. COLORADO Springs. Pueblo
points IN the following states and terri
tories: Colorado. Utah. Nevada Wy
orins. New Mexico, Arizona and Califor-
mia
Returning. stop-overs wlii be allowed
only on tickets which read Via North
Pacific cuRsf points. to be available be-
tween Reddlng. on The Shasta route, and
PanG on the Canadian Pacific. HaTre
or ne Great Northern. Livingston on the
Northern Pacific aud Saoshone Falls ON
the oregon Short Line No stop-oyers
allowed east OF these points
S}cp-Cvers Will not bee allowed On re-
turn "trip a. points on central or Southern
lines"
Secretary Bser further states that ths
Information may be considered official,
s. bis letter was written after a personal
interview with Chairman Caldwell q the
Western lines.