Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
OFFERS FREE PASSES
TO FEARLESS TOURISTS
LINE FURNISHES UPHOLSTERED
SEATS
Officials OF Mexican Railway Issue
Transportation to All Who Dare to
Ride-Scenic Line Reaches AltI-
tude of Seventeen Thousand Feet
Special to The Herald.

MEXICO CITY, OCt. ID he ColH-
pania Ferrocarrilera y Madetera de Mo
relos y Mexico, which operates log
ging railroad in the heart of the Sierra
Madres, in the state of Morelos, is send
ing out passes to it's friends and patrons
which are not of the usual annual kind.
but are perpetual. The passes are
signed in Chinese characters that are
said to sspell the name of the chief
cook The conditions on the back of
the passes are signed "Old Man" The
"old man" is II. F.. Nation, who is
general manager, chief engineer, gen
eral freight and passenger agent and
superintendent of transportation. The
conditions follow
This pass is good on the grand trunk
line and all it's branches of the Ga.
Ferrocarilera Manderera de Morelos
Y Mexico.
1t is issued to all persons who VIII
do us the courtesy to accept it,
1t may be transferred to member
of the family; for instance, the mother
in-law Gf you have one). brother-ln-
law without employment. etc.
Guests should not be offended II they
are invited by brakemen to get down
and help them in rerailing a fiatcar or
to take any obstruction like rocks from
| the track.
We would also suggest that every
one be provided with lunches, drinks
| with the exception of water during
the rainy season., rain coats and UNI
brella, even if they are carried only to
be loaned to employees.
The company will not be responsible
for any damage caused to barefooted
passengers.
Furthermore, we would advise that
j. on arriving at the junction point of the
TierTo dol TorO station,
| Cuernavaca division, any one who does
not care to continue the trip to the ter
minus can amuse himself while wait
| ing for the train to return to the city
in visiting our great deposit, more or
less 5000 cords of the best wood, which
we always have on hand for sale at
moderate prices. Ask for further in
formation at the offices of our company,
Prolongacion de CONGO de Mayo a.
Have Platform Cars
The letter accompanying each pass
| is signed by II. E. Nation, general
manager. and reads as follows:
Whenever you should desire to be-
come our guest and make trip over
the whole System" we would he very
much pleased if you would notify us
| in time so that we can kindly put at
your service one of our magnificent
special platform cars. elegantly fur
| nlSneQ Wlln SdinpleS VI Oul lu'Ollptii =
| able wood and lumber for prices, IN
quire at our offices, Prolongacion de
| CONGO de Mayo, and richly upholstered
with empty feed sacks (nearly neW).
However, we are highly delighted to
inform you that, as our road in places
climbs to the enormous height of 1000
feet (within a few hundred feet, more
or less), many persons who are not
used to the altitude are troubled with
.G,1rI If,,nr al In
| hair df they are not baldheaded), slow
action of the heart df they are marble
hearted') severe cramps in the hands
Qf they are "close fisted'D, trem-
bling of the knees df they
are accustomed to having "cold
feet'O, and. in fact, almost every one
experiences some kind of queer sensa-
ton, one way or another. all of which
! is due to our magnificent scenery ca.
All of these small troubles may be
avoided if you will provide yourself with
a few bottles of the proper preventives.
IT, however, you forget to do so, you
will find the engineer provided with
small quantity of well known and re-
liable remedies. and if you cannot con-
vince yourself that you are "up against
1t" maybe he will do something for you.
AS you will notice, we have found it
| diplomatic to have our chief sign this
pass, as it not only infuses in his mind
a certain sense of responsibility, but
also serves, in a measure, to counteract
the bad impression among his country
men caused by the Chinese exclusion
laws of the United States.
However, If after considering the
foregoing inducements, you should de-
eide to take an economical outing we
will try to see that you have proper
attention, and, If you stay, act as If we
are NOT bothered