The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
SUNSET LIMITED
SOON TO START
Will Open the Season
Friday, Dec. 18th.

At a conference Of Southern Pacific
officials late yesterday the campaign
OF their famous flyer. Sunset Limited.
was definitely determined for the COM
ing season. 1t is TO enter upon its sixth
year OF service between this city and
New Orleans on Friday. December Is.
and continue twice a week-Tuesdays
and Fridays-until about the first Of
April.
Not only Californians. but all who
are interested in California, East and
West, will greet this announcement
with delight, for Sunset Limited has
won a secure abiding place in the az
fections OF all who travel between the
East and West.
California places much to the credit
Of this remarkable train. When 1t was
first started, In 1894, IL illumined the
whole railroad armament with flaming
announcements and startled every one
with eXtravagant promises. That
everything said OF il has been exceeded
in the reality and every promise more
than fulfilled Is now history. and its
promoters point TO il with pride
1t is not saying too much TO speak OF
Sunset Limited as the beginning Of
new era in the relations between Cali
fornia and the East, and as being in
deed more instrumental than all other
causes in changing the great national
currents OF travel. Residents OF the
East who feared its dreadful winters
and fed TO the South or Europe TO es-
cape their rigors looked upon Califor-
MIA much as they did upon the moon
almost as impossible to reach. The or
deal Of getting here was little less to
be dreaded than were their fearful win
ters
When Sunset Limited proved to them
that they could reach the sunny slopes
and tropical groves OF the far West,
surrounded by luxuries difficult even TO
imagine and without discomforts OF
climate or travel new world was
opened. The South is less talked about
now; so is Europe. and California has
felt the increase like the infusion OF
new, warm life-giving blood
Sunset Limited had everything in its
favor as against all sorts Of rivalry.
and the result was not to be wondered
at. Added TO the matchless elegance
OF its service was a delightful Journey
OF several thousand miles along the
southern borderland of the nation.
where II is always sunshine. always
cheerful and the sources Of entertain.
ment as varied and novel and unend-
Ing as the most eXactinC traveller could
wish. So far from being a tedious trip
IL proven just lle reverse. ana II Is
now the recognized route for the great
majority OF winter travel westward.
This year the train will leave San
Francisco at p. m. and Los Angeles
about the following morning. It's run
through the pretty orange groves of
Southern California and for the greater
part Of the distance 10 FL Paso will be
by daylight; likewise from Houston to
New Orleans through that delightfully."-
romantic region Of bayous. lichened
forests and dreamy plantation scenes.
In fact. throughout, eastbound and
westbound. its schedule this season Is
more favorable than ever before
The connections at El Paso for St.
Louis and at New Orleans for Atlanta.
Washington. New York Boston. Gin
cinnati and Chicago Will be almost per
feet. and make the Southern trip to
those points quicker and more COM
Portable than by anv other route