Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22
sGLAD HAND
TOURISTS ON
BOOST TRIP
MAKE FLIGHT OVER THE KITE
SHAPED ROUTE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTY
HAS BUSY DAY
Riverside and RedIands Extend Hoyal
Hospitality to Los Angeles
Big Bunch of
Rooters

Four hundred and thirty-nine "glao
hand, excursionists, representing the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce
extended 439 pairs of glad hands 10
residents along the hte-shaped track
Yesterday in their successful BOOST eA-
cursion. o,... Coora-
President George H. Stewart, Secre-
torv Frank Virgins and Chairman
Walter Ravmond of the excursion COM
nlittee were the boosters-in- -chle1, anu an
with their cohorts left a trail OF trlehu-
lv spirits behind that will make all
Southern Californians kim
The excursion was gotten up for the
purpose of bringing Los Angeles anu
her neighbor cities closer, an idea IN
visiting which has broadened In scope
each year and which plan is pelns
aaonted by hustling cities all over the
country, Los Angeles is the pioneer
i'm the movement and as the chaInper
oe commerce is the largest orSallIaaao I'd
ton of the kind in the world the 1SVo
outings have special signincance.
Forging the Links
1t will not be many months peIore
the Angel city and the peerless orange
belt will be even more closely linkeo,
fer new electric lines are raml1ylIs
the kite shaped territory, which is al
lines. AS the trolley loops are being
extended so are settlements, industrial
wcrk, planting and development enter
rrises. in all of which Southern Call
fornia shares in honors, prohts ana
progress.
The Santa Fe management put its
best train and corps of officers head
ed by Edward w. McGee, general
agent. and Trainmaster Gallivan of
San Bernardino at the disposal OF the
chamber of commerce, while the or
eanization which does things furnished
the passengers and the Nte-shaped
track cities, headed by Riverside and
Redlands, did the entertaining.
The mutual arrangement proved
bappy affair all around. To the trav-
elers it again brought out the distinc-
tive and unparalleled tourist attrac-
tions possessed by the rich section ad-
jsoent to Los Angeles in Los Angeles,
Riverside and Orange counties. 1t will
bring dollars into the pockets of
Southern Californians and help to re-
store confidence in a business way.
Possibly, too, it will add a few stars
to our celestial crown" as Frank
Miller of the Glenwood inn remarked.
Leaving the Los Angeles depot at
O'Clock the train reached Pasadena at
$3.50 to take on fifty more ticket hold
ers
All Details Looked After
AS soon as the Sierra Madres were
we'll in sight the efficient refreshment
committee, composed of Lloyd Childs,
L. D. Gully and c. l.. Wilson, began
its trips up and down the train with
lemonade, tea biscuits, peppermint
(candy) kisses and later fruit. Every
detail of comfort and attention was
looked after to the minutest points,
for which Messrs. Stewart, Virgins
and Raymond were freely compli-
mented.
Mile after mile of the productive
foothill country was traversed, a sec
tion lined with the golden-fruited
groves of oranges and lemons, passing
through thriving cities where delega-
tions of residents lined the depot plat
forms to cheer, and finally San Ber-
nardino was reached for a brief stop
to attach another car.
The run to Redlands was a quick
one and the first debarkation was or
dered. Because of the big crowd one
half were notified to take the long
drive Immediately and return for
luncheon, while the other half lunched
first and took the drive later.
Welcomed at RedIands
Chairman e. S. Graham of the Red
lands committee was assisted in the
reception details by A. G. Hubbard,
Henry Fisher, A. K. Smiley, F. P. Nor
rison, Lyman NJ. King A. Gregory, H.
II. Ford, j. H. Strait. H. W. Allen, c.
S. McWhorter, F. p. Meserve and
George c. ThaXter
All the livery stables in town had