The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
DELEGATES
NOW COMING
First Contingent Of the
Letter r-Carriers' Con-
Vention.
The Local Committees Have All
Preparations Made for
Visitors.
Aside From the Regular Business
There Will Be Banquets and
Receptions.

The local executive committee of the
National Association of Letter-carriers
has established headquarters on the first
floor of the Baldwin Hotel, and in fact
one entire floor has been reserved for the
arriers. There all of the delegates will
be registered as fast as they appear. The
premises are in charge of Louis Bovine
and an able corps of assistants. A side
board containing all of the good things
that will cheer the travellers will be main
tanned while the convention lasts, and
every opportunity is to be presented for
those from the East to sample the prod
ucts of the Golden West.
At the headquarters active preparations
are being made to carry out the pro-
gramme of business and pleasure for the
coming week. The executive committee
makes the particular request that all
people along the line of march of the
parade decorate their places of business.
The parade will be held at o'clock on
next Monday upon the arrival of the dele
gates from the East. The line of march
will be along Market street from the ferry
TO California, to Kearny, TO Market, to
Golden Gate avenue, to Van Ness avenue,
where the body will countermarch back to
particularly desirous that as many
National colors be displayed as possible
along the route.
The letter-carrlers are greatly pleased
with the success that has attended their
efforts in the line OF collecting money for
the entertainment of the guests. In the
last two days over $3.50 has been collected.
The first lot of delegates to arrive came
from Portland, Or, yesterday morning on
the steamer State of California. There
were sixteen in all under the charge of F.
K. Bingiey. Shortly after the second con-
tingent arrived from Los Angeles, il
charge OF E. f. Richards, who was accom-
panied by his wife and children. The re-
mainder of the delegation will come in to-
provided with one OF the finest assort-
ments OF fruits and wines that was ever
taken out of the county.
The main body, however, will not arrive
until next Monday, when fully 500 are ex-
pected TO come in on the overland train.
A committee of three will meet the travel
ers on their arrival in Sacramento anu
escort them to this City. The committee
consists OF Frank K. Smith, ch airman of
the committee OF arrangements; q. A.
WisewelI, chairman of the hotel commit
tee, and Conrad Trieb Der, the correspond
ing secretary. These VIII leave to.nipht
for the capital. These arrangements were
mace yesterday upon the receipt of the
following telegram to Secretary Trieber
from Chicago:
Just left Chicago on special train. staved
to the last. SAMUEL F. STEVENS
Mr.. Stevens is the chairman of the Na-
tional executive committee.
Secretary Trieber states that the follow.
ing dispatch from Chicago is misleading: (:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-The Southern Pa.
cihc has announced that it will not be party
10 the reduced rates to San Francisco for the
meeting OF the letter-carriers and that it will
insist upon Its full proportion of the rates
west OF the Missouri River. The lines of the
western Passenger Association who have
made low rates for the meeting are now in a
rather unpleasant situation, as they will be
compelled to stand the reduction and they
can hardly do this and carry the business at q
profit.
1.-The executive committee called upon
j. I. tubbs, one OF the vice-pres idenis of
the Southern Pacific Company" said Mr..
Trieber. land we were informed that the
company will not stand in the way of
rates. He said that the company will
allow one-way rate-that is. $62 so for
the round trip. That is very fair and we
are satisfied. From the first Mr.. Stubbs