Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-16
OFF TODAY
TO VIEW
HARBORS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
SEND PILGRIMAGE
WILL STUDY WORK AT NEARBY
OCEAN PORTS
Leave at $50 on Special Train to See
Improvements, Hear Speeches and
Enthuse Over Beach Cities
Growth

Itineraries for the harborS jaunt OF the
chamber of commerce and guests were
distributed yesterday so that every hour
OF today the excursionists will know where
to go and what to see.
1t will be q personally conducted affair
iii every sense with large and efficient
committees to see that the travellers will
have a full knowledge Of what has been
accomplished in Wilmington, San Pedro
and Long Beach. .harbors.
Incidentally, a. view of the four crack
cruisers Of Admiral Dayton's squadron
will be had.
Secretary Frank Virgins said last night
that every advance detail had been looked
after for todays outing, hundreds OF
tickets had been sold for the Southern
Pacific special, and from $3.50, the leav-
ing time, till 4:30 o'clock, the depart
Ing time from Long Beach, every moment
would be crowded with interesting fea-
lures.
"Personaly Conducted"
The entertainment committee, desig-
mated by yellow badges, will take charge
of squads of the visitors as guides, look
ing after their comfort and furnishing III
formation as needed
The executive committee, consisting OF
Harry R. Calender, George H. Stewart,
Joseph Scott, Byron Erl<enbrecher and
Fred L. Allies, counts thousand ex-
cursionists, but has held a reserve list o.
tickets for those who wish tosgo at the
last moment and can avail themselves OF
the opportunity by seeing the committee
men at the Arcade station.
The itinerary
The full itinerary is as follows:
$3.50 a. m.-Southern Pacific special train
leaves Arcade station.
1015-Arrive Wilmington and view inner mar
bor Short address of welcome and response
from president OF the chamber, followed by
speaker who will explain proposed wilmington
or inner harbor.
10:45-Leave Wilmington for the breakwater,
11:15-Arrlve at breakwater.
Ii :30-Leave breakwater.
11:45-Arrive at San Pedro and view the har-
Dor from the BLUFF overlooking Timms point.
Welcoming address and responses, followed
by full explanation of the harbor situation
by Captain Amos A. Fries. u. ). engineer IN
charge Los Angeles district.
12:30-Headed by the band. march to train
at foot of Fifth street. San Pedro, and leave
for Long Beach.
1:OO-Arrive Long Beach, where the party
will be met by committees and brass band
and escorted to the auditorium.
1:15-Lunch will be served by the ladies OF
Long Beach, after which the mayor will well
come the visitors, to which Mayor Harper and
President VIM. D. Stephens of the chamber
will respond. Rev. j. II. Sibley will speak on
Long Beach"
2:30-The Los Angeles Dock and Terminal
company will provide electric cars to take the
party to the site Of its harbor. Mr. Craig,
president of the Craig Shipbuilding company.
will tell of the plant being established, ana
President L. r. Perce of the Long Beach
chamber of commerce will tell about the new
Long Beach haroor
The use Of the bath house will be free to all
members of the excursion by courtesy of the
Seaside Water company.
430-Leave Southern Pacific station, LONG
Beach, for Los Angeles