The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-07
FRISCO READY FOR THEM
Now the Christian. Endeavorers
Are Pouring in by Thousands.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Auditorium Sea OF Flowers and
Palms and Potted Plants The
Denver a. Rio Grande's
Great Record.

San Francisco. July 6.-It is already
evident that the Christian Endeavor
convention. which opens tomorrow
VIII be the greatest in the history Of
the organization. The attendance will
more than exceed anticipation and the
royal welcome extended to the dele
gates insures the success and enthusi-
asm of the gathering, All day long
trains have been rolling in and have
been met by members Of the reception
committee. which of itself Is a small
army. for the white caps OF those whose
mission IL In 10 welcome the strangers
within our gates are seen on every
street. The latchstring of California
is out and the initials &C. f." are the
open sesame to boundless hospitality.
Never before. not even by the knights
Templar or Grand Army. whose nation
al reunions were held here. has the en-
tertalnment been 50 well arranged or
the city so tastefully decorated as now.
The whole auditorium above and be-
low is boarded In. and the rough tim
bers are covered with purple and gold.
The floors are covered with burlaps,
underneath which Is a padding OF cot :
ton wadding So that the footstep will
be noiseless and the services will not
be interrupted by persons moving
about Potted plants. palms. bamboos.
cut flowers and wreaths of roses are
everywhere and the California poppy.
either fresh from the fields or In tissue
similitude. Is seen AT every turn. There
are comfortable chairs for $500 people.
and 1000 or 1900 may stand. Machinery
| hall ia HtxstAa1 off Inf nj ma 10
and In each are committees represent
Ing the different states.
This afternoon there was a rehearsal
of the chorus. numbering 1900. With
them was bouquet chorus and 100
trained soloists. Those who heard the
singing We're assured In advance oi
the success of to-night's concert. for II
was evident that the re-arrangement oi
the pavilion had endowed Il with
acoustic properties hitherto unknown
In the big building
Kansas City. July 6.-The westbound
excursion business during the past
five days has been the largest In the
history Of railroading In this part of the
country Computations made to-day
shows that from June 30 To July 4. In
elusive. the Union Pacific, In addition Il
its regular service. handled ~ specia
trains, each trsssn carrying an average
of 200 passengers, or an aggregate oi
13.s00 ON this line alone.
Denver. July 6.-From the morning
of June 30 up To y. m. July the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad handled y
trains into Grand Junction. carrying
Christian Endeavor people. or these y
were special and 10 regular trains. this
service being necessary on account oi
| the movement of the Christian Endeav'
orers A careful estimate would indi'
cate that the total number Of west
bound passengers handied during tn,
period would exceed l6.0o0 in the move
ment Of which there was not an acct
dent of any description either ON tn,
Denver a. Rio Grande railroad or Ri,
Grande Western railway, and while Q
number of these trains We're delivered
\ late they were moved west of colora
do common points with delay not Il
exceed two or three hours in any in
stance.
Redding. cal. July G.-rhe Christian
] tndeavor excursion train from Oregon
/ had narrow escape from frightfu
\ wreck this afternoon - miles from Cot
| tonwood. Charles Broadhurst few min
| utes before the train passed. discov
cred that trcstle 20 feet long had beef
burned out. The train was rapidly ap
preaching and In few minutes mor'
would have plunged through the trcstl'
and into the deep ravine below. Broad
hurst hurriedly tagged the train. whici
Was brought to stop "A few feet from tn
yawning chasm