The San Francisco call., 1908-05-06
OAKLAND PROVIDES
FOR MANY VISITORS
Chamber of Commerce Furnishes
R0Oming House Bureau TO
Meet Demand


for the first time tonight and the
downtown section OF the city present
ed a dazzling spectacle. Ten thousand
electric lights We're installed by the
fleet decoration committee and this
number was greatly augmented by a
vast number provided by property
owners and businessmen. The main
streets OF the business district are
lined with strings OF lights on both
sides. and at the crossings they
are run from corner TO corner dag
onally, forming giant above the
thoroughfare.
The streets were thronged with
visitors tonight and each incoming
train brought its increment OF new
comers. Already the local hostelries
are crowded and it is probable that all
OF them viii be taxed TO their utmost
capacity before tomorrow night
In anticipation of the tremendous
demand for accommodations the cham
Der OF commerce has established a
rooming house bureau for the benefit
OF visitors and there are at present
more than 1000 rooms for rent listed
at that place. Visitors who are seek
ing q place to stop can be directed
where 70 find il by applying 10 Secre-
tary Edwin Stearns at the chamber Of
commerce rooms. corner of Twelfth
BUSINESS At STANDSTILL
Business will be practically at a
standstill Ia Oakland tomorrow. The
banks and government offices will be
closed and almost all the business con-
Germs will suspend for the day. Holi-
day order viii prevail in the post
Office department, although there Will
be one delivery Of mail in the morn
ing. The carriers window Will be
closed for the day at 10 a m Post
master Paul Schaeffer has received
notification from the postmaster gen.
eral that holiday rules viii be OBJ
served IN the postofice also on Sat-
urday, May 9, when the local parade
and reception in honor Of the feet Will
be held. At the banks the note clerks
Will be in attendance from 10 to u
o'clock in the morning, but no other
business will be transacted. The su-
perior courts VIII suspend sessions for
the day, but the morning calendars
viii be called In the police courts.
Reports TO the effect that the gen.
eral public would not be admitted TO
Goat island without special permits
were officially contradicted by Collec-
tor Of the Port Stratton in a telegram
sent 10 General Manager Kelly Of the
Key Route company today. The com
Tnunioation was as follows:
You are, suthorized to carry an unlimited
number Of passengers by your boats either TO
Goat island or San Francisco. You are author
lied 10 give publicity 20 this dispatch. Respect
fully, STRATToN,
Collector Of san francisco
CARE IN LOADING BOATS
superintendent Potter sta tes that the
greatest care is TO DC exercised in the
loading Of boats in order to avoid
overcrowding. and not more than 1900
passengers viii be carried on any one
boat. The Key Route boats will be
gin trips 70 Goat island at $40 a. m.
and VIII continue them unit! 1l.40 a.
m. The fare is 10 cents and any one
who desires may land on the island.
The Southern Pacific boats, Fruto and
Herald will run from a. m. to 1I:45
a. m No tickets will be sold on these
boats except TO those holding invita-
lions. Private launches and small craft
viii be permitted to land at Goat island
throughout the morning, but no land
ings will be allowed after noon.
Ferryboats between Alameda county
points and San Francisco will be run
every ten minutes tomorrow morning
on both the Key Route and Southern
Pacific lines. From noon until o'clock
during the arrival of the fleet no
boats will be permitted to cross the
bay The last regular boat on the
Key Route line returning from San
Francisco to Oakland, leaves San Fran
cisco at midnight but a special boat
viii be run for the accommodation
OF belated passengers until 1870 a. m.
The Southern Pacific boats will leave
san Francisco on regular schedule time
until l.S0 a. m. Thursday and the man
agement announces that boats will be
run all night If il is found necessary.
On account Of the vastly increased
passenger traffic. that is anticipated to-
morrow and the following days the
Southern Pacific company Will nof
transport automobiles or carriages on
its passenger ferries between Oakland
and San Francisco May 6, Z, and 3.
between the hours of a. m and mid
night. Automobiles may be shipped
across the bay on the Oakland harbor
route. running from the foot Of Broad
way in Oakland to the ferry building
IN san Francisco, from a. m. TO 1:20
a. m. on each of the days named.
Headed by Mayor Mott the Oakland
feet reception committee will leave the
Key Route mole at II o'clock tomorrow
morning on chartered ferry boat and
viii proceed out TO the heads. where
they will meet the warships mad follow
the mon their voyage down the bay to
anchor.
PROGRAM OF PARADE
Grand Marshal Gard today announced
the following program for the parade
in honor Of the men of the feet to be
held In this city Saturday.
Headquarters Of the grand marshal aeet "a.
ception parade. Oakland. May T. 1908:
In order that all concerned NAV. be folly In
formed relative TO the parade which viii occur
n this city May 9. 190S Il deYoives upon
the grand marshal 10 make the following an
nOuncement: -
Markhals OF divisions and aids will renort
mounted 10 the chief Of star at o a m on
me north side OF Eleventh street between
Broadway and Washington
The various diFisions are directed to be in
MGrshals OF divisions will report pronnntlv ~
the chief OF stan. through an aid, when their
divisions are formed.
The order to advance will be given AT 10
o'clock sharp. Organizations not prepared 10
move at that time win fall in on the left Of
line. -
Headquarters Of the grand marshal during
the formation win be at the southwest corner
OF broadway and Second street
THE LINE OF MARCH
The line OF march will be from second street
and Broadway TO Eighth street 10 Washington
street. 70 Fourteenth street. 10 Clay street.
10 San Pablo avenue. 10 Broadway to Second
street. countermarch on Broadway TO Twenty.
second street 70 Webster street 10 Boulevard
terrace. 10 Adams point.
The reviewing stand viii be at the intersec.
ton Of Broadway and Telegraph avenue.
REGALIA TO BE WORN
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