Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
TRANSPORTATION
RECORDS BROKEN
1900 A DAY TOTAL NUMBER OF
ARRIVALS
colonist Rates viii Be in Force Till
Spring-season Is Expected
to Be Unusually
Long

This years traffic breaks all records
for the colonist rush." said N. r. Mar
tin, district passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific. yesterday. II have never seen
anything to equal the ii.Aux. The South
ern Pacific alone is bringing 800 day
into Los Angeles and don't think am
exaggerating when l say the daily total
Is 1900.
"There is little doubt but that the
enormous influx will continue until the
second week of November"
Each day there arrive in this city
eleven overland passenger trains, and
three from San Francisco
Santa Fe officials are voicng the same
opinions as expressed by Mr. Norton.
The passenger agent of that system in
reviewing conditions yesterday said: zone
thing is evident above all Others This
road is not taking as many out of Bos
Angeles as 1t is bringing in, and that is
saying a whole lot, when one takes into
consideration the fact that our trains
bring about 800 persons to this city every
i day of the tourist season. We are con-
stantly returning coaches empty from
this point. while room this way is at a
premium. There Is another thing L might
suggest, and that is the fact that a care
full inspection of the trains as they ar
rive In Los Angeles would lead railway
officials to believe that the class of colo
nists who are coming to this city by the
thousands are desirable.
Baggage Problem
1.-THE enormous amount of baggage
which is received in this city every few
hours presents a hard prooiem. Those
who are unfamiliar with these conditions
would be surprised beyond measure ii
They could see the baggage unloaded.
rhe present year Is record breaker in
svery respect
Advice has been received from the
Santa Fe officials in Chicago that ar
rangements have been made TO place in
effect during the months of March and
April. 1908. second class rates to Cali
fornia. The fare from Chicago will be
s33; st. Louis $50, Kansas City s25.
This shows the eagerness OF the public
TO avail themselves of The -colonist rates.
The demand for passage to California
is so strong that the railway authorities
will not be able to handle ali the pas
sengers who would avail themselves of
the present colonist rates before they
expire this season, so that the fixing of
colonist rates tor the coming spring was
a necessity.
| The hotels are fairly swamped already
with tourists.
| The Southern Pacific company in con
necton with the Union racific and allied
| lines, Will make low colOniSt rates from
| Chicago Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis
| New Orleans, ST. Paul and practically al
of the principal eastern cities to Cali
| fornia during March and April, 1908
| Rates will be. The same as in effect al
| the present time. The subject of low col
onist rates was brought before the meet
ing of the Transcontinental Passenger
association, Chicago, October 10, at
which time some of the railroad lines
voted against such ratese
Influence Tremendous
These rates have been the means of
settling California and large portions of
the northwest, southwest and in fact the
entire Pacific coast, and make it possible
for the prosperous working class and
farmers OF the east and middle west to
visit the Pacific coast to see for them
selves what attractions are here. 1t also
enables them to return at a later date
under favorable rates If they so desire.
The. Southern Pacific company was the
first to inaugurate these rates, five years
ago, and Notwithstanding the action of
certain railroad lines throughout the
middle west who are opposed to these
rates the Southern Pacific will place
these rates in effect during March and
April, 1908.
Westbound colonist rates have been
recognized as of inestimable value to the
entire coast.