Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
CHAMBER PLEASED
WITH RECEPTION
ANGELEN0S ARE WELCOMED
AT SAN DIEGO
Two Hundred Members Of Special
Excursion Remain In Southern
city and VII Stay as
Long as They Can

More than $50 Angelenos went on a
sightseeing and visiting trip to San
Diego yesterday, and when the roll was
called EN- route home II was found that
nearly $50 Of them had succumbed to
the attractions of that pretty city and
to the charms of Coronado, and had
fallen by the wayside there, to stay over
Sunday
And II San Diego can think of any
stronger tribute to its attractiveness or
pulling powers it is at liberty to sug-
gest II.
Not only this, but the 100 or more
who returned admitted gladly that they
had had, ON the little outing, one of the
most delightful trips IN their lives,
while 1t stands out as the banner jaunt
of the chamber of commerce from the
beginning of that body's history.
When an outing to San Diego was
suggested, only a couple of weeks ago,
there was some question among the di-
rectors of the chamber as to the inter-
est that would be aroused by the plans.
1t was feared that so many were habit
ually drawn to that city by it's business
and its climatic charms that an organ
lied party would be small at best. But
A. w. Skinner, the chairman of the
chamber entertainment committee per-
sisted, and he and Secretary H. b.
Gurley went ahead with their arrange
ments. The names came in slowly at
first, but when the day drew near the
enrolment increased so rapidly that It
was soon seen that four cars would be
needed to care for the throng.- But the
Santa Fe had to haul seven cars down
yesterday, and every seat was taken.
Two Purposes In Trip
The trip was arranged for two pur-
poses: To show San Diego that Los
Angeles takes the keenest interest In
her welfare and prosperity, and to af-
ford the chamber of commerce a chance
for little pleasure jaunt that they
might become better acquainted with
one another and with their fellows of
the southwest. Both objects were wor-
thy ones, and were achieved in the full
est measure. The greeting given to San
Diego was quite as hearty as was the
lavish hospitality shown to the visitors,
and the acquaintances made on the Jolly
trip were numerous and fervent So the
planners of the affair may take full
credit to themselves for a task very
well done indeed.
The trip was arranged over the Santa
Fe, and the start was made from La
Grande station at 8:15 o'clock yesterday
morning. Long before that hour Mr.
Skinner was on the platform, marshall
ing the hosts, and Secretary Gurley was
handling bunch of tickets with one
hand and raking in the cash with the
other. The railroad had made a rate of
So for the trip, and the throng anxious
to take advantage of 1t was numerous,
even outside the organiza ttion mem
bers, but as 1t was limited to the latter,
the outsiders were of course disappoint-
ed. The exact number of tickets sold
by the secretary was 1853, but some half
a score had tickets from the railroad,
so that nearly 375 were on the long
train. In charge of the traffic arrange
ments were e. w. MCGEE, general agent
of the passenger department, and Har-
old H. Morse, travelling passenger agent
of the Santa Fe. They had provided
elegant equipment of the very latest
pattern, and plenty of it, and everyone
found all the comfort that could he
asked
The trip out was very pleasant. The
run out was made with few stops, only
those necessary being made for few
men picked up along the road and at
Capistrano for flying trip to the old
mission and Oceanside, where the San
Diego welcoming committee was met
AT the latter place forty persons were
left because they could not resist the
temptation to visit the little place, but
they joined the party on the regular
train which followed. A pretty feat
ure Of the stop here was the distrbu-
tion of apples and carna tions by the
Oceansiders.
Greeted by Committee
e. R. Buck of the San Diegan Sun
was the first to greet the visitors. He
did it in Los Angeles, riding down with
the party. AT Oceanside the regular
reception committee boarded the train.
1t consisted of o. w. Cotton, chairman;
f. B. Stewart of the Santa Fe, A.
Moran, Hon. M. L. Ward, ~. L. Doyle
and ]. NJ Ballou. They outlined the
program. which A. w. Skinner, the
chambers official cicerone, repeated an
stentorian tones in each car. These
gentlemen met many of the visitors and
exchanged greetings over glasses of
lemonade which was plentifully sup
piled en- route.
Nothing of formal nature was ar
ranged in San Diego. When the train
arrived. which was about / O'Clock. it
having become stalled on a steep grade
and having to depend upon the regular
to help it over, all boarded street cars,
on which their badges We're good as
passes, with the compliments of the
Spreckels interests, and Were taken TO
the Santa Fe wharf. There the recep-
tion committee, composed of the gem
tlemen named, with Ford Carpenter.
]. S. Ackerman.r Gordon Decker, w. L.
Frevert, L. S. Mcclure, l.. l.. Boone. c.
i n.l. II.