The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
FAIR WILL BENEFIT
WHOLE 5RTHWEST
-sE-
BY THE AWE ! ING II WILL DO
Northern Pao Expects Four Times
as Much rist Business as
Portland Fair Created.

WeDD +. safer; traVellng paSSen-
ger agent for the Northern Pacific,
is in the city for a day or two. Mr..
Safer talked to Herald reporter
entertainingly Of the large passenger
business done by the company the
past year. Mr.. Safer is particularly
enthusiastic over the prospects of
the northwest and the great adver-
Using the country will get during
the Alaska-Yukon exposition In
1909. He says the company carried
$4,000 people to the Portland fair,
but expect to handle four times that
many for Seattle.
ITO bring prominently before the
thousands of tourists now winter
| ing in California, the attractions and
resources of Washington, arrange
ments have been made by Mr.. Louis
w. Pratt, secretary of the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce, and Board
of Trade, for a popular excursion to
California under the auspices Of the
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce AMI
Board of Trade.
AN elegantly appointed special
train, consisting Of an engine, bag
gage car, five or six vestibuled Pull
man sleepers, dining car and obser-
walton car will be provided for the
accommodation of the party Those
coming from points north and east
of Tacoma will use regular trains
to Tacoma and board the special
train at Tacoma.
"The party will be in charge of
an experienced manager, wds will
faccompany the train to destination
and will make all needful arrange
ments. The baggage will be avail
able at any point on the trip, a spe-
cial baggageman being in charge,
who will accompany the train to aes-
tination. On reaching Los Angeles,
the party will disband, returning at
their own pleasure, the tickets be-
ing good on any regular train.
"The very low rate at which tick
cts will be sold for this excursion,
| including Pullman accommodations
for seven days after leaving Tacoma
on the going trip, meals in dining
re b0f nol
! trip to Lick observatory, meals and
drives between SAN Francisco ana
Los Angeles, should insure large
patronage and most popular, en-
joyable and profitable trip, one that
should count much for the good Of
the state of Washington. Two days
and night will be spent in Oakland
and San Francisco, and those who
do not desire to sleep at the hotel
can avail themselves of their Pull
man accommodations on the train
Meals at Oakland on the 18th and
San Francisco on the 18th, to be at
expense of passengers, except break
fast on dining car morning of the
18th.
ITO insure the running of the spe-
cial train it will be necessary that
not less than 100 tickets be sold.
! Those desiring to join the party
should communicate with Mr.. Pratt
or any agent of the Northern Pacific
railway, enclosing with their re-
quest for berth or section, $25 as q
deposit on each ticket. Application
should be made not later than Feb
ruary LIST, after which date tic1ets
will be issued and the balance col
lected. Special book tickets. con-
tanning coupons for the accommoda-
lions will be sold as follows: From
Seattle. sS7.65; from Tacoma.
$4,000. The special train will be
abandoned at Los Angeles and the
party will be free to take such side
trips as desired