The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-12-02
LAND OF AZTEC
THEIR MECCA
Coast Passenger Agents AS
sembling Here for Their
Trip to City of Mexico
DIAZ WILL GREET THEM
Great Preparations Being
Made in the Republic to
: Receive the Railroad Men

Railroad representatives from vari-
Gus points along the coast will as
semble in San Francisco to-day pre-
paratory to their departure tonight
for the City OF Mexico, where they
viii attend the thirty-second annual
convention of the American Associa-
tion OF Travelling Passenger Agents.
The. convention viii convene in the
Mexican capital on December IL and
extend over the following day.
Great preparations have been mace
by the, Mexican Government and the
railroads OF the republic for the enter
tafnment Of the passenger agents, OF
whom nearly a thousand Throughout
this country viii make the journey.
Acc6rding 10 their itinerary, they eX-
pe6t 10 spend a week in the republic,
during which the various cities Of
which they viii be the guests will be
decorated in their honor.
The. Pacific Coast delegates, 10 the
number Of about sixty, and their wives
and friends will reach this city early to-
day and viii be the guests Of the men,
bers Of the Transportation Club at the
latterAs new quarters in the Palace Ho-
tel: They. viii leave ON a special train
of Puilmans for the south in the even
ing and VIII join the trains bearing
the Eastern delegations at Spohord
. Junction. The entire body will be for
Eaally welcomed at the Mexican boun-
dairy line by a personal representative
: OF President Diaz and the officials of
- the different railroads of the republic,
who. svIn accompany the party TO the
.: The. Mexican Government has been
trying Tor several years TO induce the
passenger agents TO hold a convention
o. - Ev-11 1rr
when Its efforts were rewarded with
:sEccesS;. President Diaz gave his per-
sczaI assurance that the visit Of the
railroad representatives would be one
that they would never forget. Among
those. who viii be passengers on the
gunqptUoUsly equipped train leaving
/: here tonight are:
Erofn San Francisco-H. K Gregory as
sistaEc general passenger agent Of the SAINTS
Fe. Eife and, daughter: c. D. Dunann, general
!. passenger egent. Pacihc Coast Steamship, Com.
.s8eIt Colorado Midland and wife: Jay w
= , dams Pacific Coast passenger agent Nicke
Pate road wife and daughter ". g. Towns
end travelling passenger agent Gould lines; g
w Ltppman, city passenger agent Southern
Facldc- compsnX wife and mother; George n
anf wife: II. n McGregor. travelling passenger
agent. Union Pacific and wife.
-. From Los Angeles-George II. Hazard city
ticket agent: Rock Island road; 7. F. FItz-
gerald: district passenger agent Gould lines,
and wife; Thomas Moses. travelling passenger
agent. santa Re road. and wife; J. W. Mona
han. travelling passenger agent Burlington
road. and wife; F. A Valentine, travelling
passenger agent Canadian Pacific road and
wife, Mrs George A. Pafkyns- wife Of the
assistant general passenger agent 81 the South
err Pacific. Mrs W B.. Chandler; Grove
Kefchurrr travelling passenger agent Southern
Railway and Wife y r Martin. city ticket
g agent Southern Pacific Company. and wife.
From Scattle--C. 3. Smith. travelling pas
eenger agent Alaska Pacific Navigation Com
pany:- F ". Parker. central agent Chicago.
St Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha rod and
wife, A. p. calder. general agent passenger
: department Canadian Pacific rad wife and
sister II. f1Connor travelling passenger agent
Rock Island road, and sister.
= Fsr6Ea Pert F6V.nsend-W- L: Clark, travel
= ing passenger agent Northern Pacific road. and
From PorlandrA G. Barker and wife: c.
: r. 0vsr1augsl,- travelling passenger, agent Ore
EOn -Rsslroad and Navigation Company. and
> WIFE H. c, Campbell. travelling passenger
agent Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
bsnT, and wife; n. J: :RocTe, travelling pas
Fenger' agent. l56gld lines.
From san JOSEF r. Thompson travelling
= passenger agent Burlington read. and wife.