The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09
AN ENORMOUS TRAVEL.
In Eight Days seventy-Four
Ogden Trains Have Ar
rived Here.
These Brought $4,000 People-0ther
Roads Swell the Total
to 100000.

Master OF Transportation Richardson OF
the Southern Pacific yesterday compiled
some remarkable figures relative to the
immense volume of Christian Endeavor
travel from Ogden to this City. These fig
ures, coming just at this time, have Pc
culiar interest, illustrating as they do
the extraordinarily large numbe of trains
and cars handled.
Besides these figures are submitted by
Fillmore and Mr.. Goodman showing by
days the travel westward and giving q
total OF %, 800 Endeavorers leaving Ogden
for San Francisco during the past eight
days. They beat all former records by
over 100 per cent. These ara the figures
and they tell an interesting story:
FROM OGDEN.
Total mum Der of trains July to and incl
ing secon. section 4, July 8, IA.
OF these there were specials or second c.
tions of regular trains TO the number of 50.
Total mum Der of cars S3S.
Total number of cars exclusive of head cars
ana diners, 65I
OF the total cars there were, coaches, 1O2.
Approximate estimate of passengers sent
West from Ogden for eight days: july 1, 500;
2. 800; 8, 1900; 4, $500: s. 1000; 6, 1000; z,
5000; 8, 1900. Tota., $500.
"I presume we've had 1900 from the
North and $500 to 4000 from Los Angeles
and Mojave. The last of the specials will
be here rom Ogden to- morrow afternoon,
said Manager Fillmore. When it is re-
Nom bered that, with all this passenger
traffic, far transcending, as it does, any
thing in the previous history of California
or any road not wheel has broken nor
an accident of any kind has occurred, it is
the greatest feat on record.
Not q single break nor hitch has har-
pened. This, too, when many in the East
had expressed doubt about our ability to
handle these people. However, from the
first there was never any question about
our handling the Endeavorers in perfect
shape"
General Passenger Agent Goodman yes
terdav wired the following dispatch TO
Vice President Stubbs and other absent
officers OF the road:
Grandest and most successful achievement
OF the age, breaking the worlds record for a
single track, especially so Monday and Tues
day. From July l to date "a 600 Christian
Endeavor tickets passed Ogden. The leople
were carried for 900 miles over heavy grades
In regular order as trains have been delivered
to us at Ogden, all in good condition, includ-
ing luggage.
Mr. Goodman said: 81 estimate we
have brought now about $4,000 Endeavor-
ers from Ogden. Besides this we have
had 10000 in from California points, and
from Oregon, Washington, Arizona, etc.,
5000, making nearly 10000 people in all.
There are more than twice as many as
came to attend the Grand Army conclave
about twelve years ago. There has been
nothing at any time before that began to
approach this"
cit looks very much as though we would
have the last of the special Endeavorer
trains in from Wadswortn tomorrow
about noon.' said Mr.. Richardson at 9
P. NJ. yesterday. There are about ,wenty
trains still to come. Probably half will
come tonight and the other ten to- NOR
row."
A great many Endeavorers and their
friends have come here from Oregon.
Washington and other States 10 the north
and British Colum bia by steamer. The
railroad says that, in fact, the steamers
got the most of them. This will swell the
number of visitors by some thousands.