The San Francisco call., 1904-04-13
GAMING REAL
MEETING NEARS
Delegates From Notable Civ
ic and Commercial Bodies
10 Gather in Santa Barbara
TRIP NOT EXPENSIVE
Railroads Reduce Rates TO
One and One Third, While
Hotels Prepare for Guests
Rr Laura Bride Powers.

BY the weeks end hundreds Of suit
cases win be gayly tagged santa Bar
bara-for know ye that the Canine
Real Convention meets in the old
mission town on Tuesday, the 18th.
and men and women from the neither
most parts Of the state are preparing
10 go to that convention, that the
people up their way may have a hand
I'm one Of the biggest and best projects
California as an entity has ever con-
templated.
From every county OF the state
that is, where the Inhabitants no
longer hibernate. and We haven't
many such to-day-deiegate are go
ing from the Improvement clubs.
v-omens clubs. chambers Of COM
merce boards OF trade and all sorts
of bodies builded for civic or COM
mercial progression.
From san Francisco A committee
Of six has been appointed by the exec
utive committee. which is composed
Of Senator Joseph h. KnOwiand, presi-
dent OF the California Landmarks
League: Rufus p. Jennings, execu-
tive officer Of the California Promotion
Committee. and Mrs. George Law
Smith. president OF the State Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs, this committee
receiving its executive power from a
joint meeting held in this city last
month. at which were assembled rep
resentatives Ct the local Chamber OF
Commerce, the State Board of Trade,
san Francisco Board Of Trade. Mer-
chants Association. California Land
marks League. Manufacturers and
Producers Association. California Au-
tomobie Club. California Promotion
Committee. State Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs, Associated Cyclists OF
California. J. A. McNoble. grand presi-
dent of Native Sons Of the Golden
West. ana Miss Stella Finkeldey, grand
president Of the Native Daughters OF
the Golden West-thus manifesting
the awakening of the bodies whose
business it is TO do things.
The six delegates appointed by the
executive committee TO represent San
Francisco are James d. Phelan: An
drea Sbarboro. chairman of the Cali
foTnia Promotion Committee and presi-
dent Of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association; L. p. Lowe of the
governing board Of the California Au-
tomobile Club: Mrs. Lillian Ferguson; /;
II. H. Varney, president OF the Associ-
ated Cyclists of California, and Laura
Bride Powers.
The railroad rate, which is of some
Importance TO the delegates Of this con-
vention, which differs from most in
that it's the delegates own ducats that
buy the fare. has been nxed at one
and a third of the regular rate. And
Chairman Fleming of Los Angeles an
nounced last night that the hotels in
the city-by-the-sea were preparing to
take care Of the visitors at a special
rate. the Santa Barbara Chamber Of
Commerce having that matter actively
in hand. What that special rate is will
be announced on receipt-but we can
bank upon il that the Santa Barbsrans
will treat US well and fairly.
A AS to the plan OF work at the gath
ering. the idea most generally prevail
ing among students of road restoration
which. by the way. first found ex-
preston with Miss Anna b. Pitcher OF
Pasadena some eight years agO-is,
speaking broadly. to cause to be resur-
veyed the carreta highway. that ran
through the State from the Mission San
Francisco SOlano (Sonoma) TO Mission
San Diego de Alcala (San Diego. Now,
the greater part Of that road exists to-
day. over which our autos and farm
wagons are running blithely. There
are. Of course, some detached roads
that viii need rebuilding-those that
ran to some Of the missions now being
restored. Along all these roadways
however. are farms and ranches, ia
which the rebuilding Of the road will
come as a benson.
Italy has its highway stretching
along its sunny length, the pride OF
the nation. So. too. will California,
Italy's twin sister. have a highway all
her own. and not so many decades
away either. Just watch that conven-
tion that meets on Tuesday and see
that road begun.