Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-27
BIGGEST CROWD
FOR CALIFORNIA.
Provisions Made for Every Comfort
Of Choir ExcursiOuIsis,
EVERYTHING TO BE HANDY
He'd, board aud baggage Arranged
For In most Extrsor dinary Nan
ner OF Convenience

Prot stephens, instead Of using up
his energy In persuadIng people to JON
the cholrs excursion to California 10
bending every effort In making places
for the applicants over 100 additional
applications have been made since hls
return two weeks ago Through the
courtesy Of the Southern Pacific OIL
cials and the Pullman company he has
so far been able to place them all. How
long Il will continue is hard TO tell, but
the list may now have to be closed any
day. as there must be a limit even to
q pleasure excursion. Next Monday
he viii begin to assign places in the
Pullmans, and the task Of his life, he
says, win be to place every one az de-
sired by the parties. But there Is little
question that he WIN come as near TO II
as a desire to and much experience In
pleasing people VIII aid in doing. Moth
Ing that can be thought Of In advance
to enhance the pleasure and comfort Of
the large company has been omitted
A circular Of valuable instructions and
an exquisite little mementO Of Hotel
Del Monte, illustrated has been sent
to each family OF individual booked.
And next week the work OF mailing
them their Pullman cards, and even
baggage tags. viii begin. This IL done
to simplify the work OF arranging the
baggage, and to enable each one to
easily find his or her place on the morn
ing Of starting. Thus prepared there
need be no confusion or annoyance
whatever, where otherwise Il would be
pandemonium to place 400 or more
people In the space Of half an hour In
Pullman cars, and arranging their bag
gage where Il could be easily found
when wanted
Under the present arrangement each
one with vallse tagged need but hand
II to the baggage man at either end Of
the baggage car and then look for the
car bearing the placard with the same
numbers as his ticket and tag. The
number OF the section that he belongs
TO Is there printed and he scarcely
needs the aid of the porter to find his
seat. so with their meal tickets; the
entire number needed for the trip will
be mailed with the cards They will be
accepted at their face value at either
of the three leading restaurants, the
Old Creamerle and Johnson Creamery
market street, and the Popular, Geary
street, in San Francisco. All these are
right In the central part of the city,
and within a block OF whore they take
their street cars for the train at Third
street The tickets will be good at the
leading restaurants In all other places
where they visit The tickets are so ar
ranged that anyone orders what he
pleases and IL he chooses to order more
than the ticket Is good for he simply
adds the extra to II, paying the ball
ance In cash Alittle bulletin will be
issued daily with hints and helpful in
structions how and where best to make
! the most Of the day, direction to points
Of interest, etc, so as To make the par
! ties as Independent In their wanderlngs
| as possible, and yet Keep well In touch
| with each other. a competent captain
| win preside over every car. The Pull
man company will supply gentlemanly
! porters who will take care of the cars
| and their contents daily In San Fran
! cisco, as we'll as on the road. The
| Southern Pacific people viii delegate
| Travelling Passenger Agent j. b.
Lauck to take charge Of the train, and
| TO aid Mr. stephens In all matters for
the welfare snd comfort Of all on board
| OF course IN addition to Mr. Lauck
there will be a conductor and full COM
| plement Of train hands,
Mr. Stephens seems to keep up in
perfect health and spirit under the
manifold load Of conductor and man
ager, attending to every detail himself.
with, as he genially puts It, the invalu-
able and unstinted aid OF the press. The
excursion Is already the largest ever
gotten up In the state outnumberlng
even the great worlds fair choir ex-
| cursion