The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-06
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TO GREET ARMADA
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10, and Napa. 600. The agents re-
ported that this did not by any
means represent the entire sale of
tickets for San Francisco.
Train g, which arrived last night
from ogden, had 10 ears and 356 pas
sengers. and train 5 arrived in three
sections from ogden, with a total of
760 passengers.
Sacramento sold 1875 tickets yester-
day afternoon, and the agent reported
that he expected to sell 1900 more by
this morning.
over 5000 tickets had been sold by
noon in San Jose.
This is a showing of 1882 tickets
sold in a few places by I o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
During yesterday afternoon two
trains came in from Bakersfield, one
from Lodi, two from Stockton. two
from Sacramento. or altogether 102
cars. carrying 1850 people.
CALLING FOR CARS
J. J. Byrne, assistant passenger
traffic manager Of the Santa Fe, was
in the receipt of numerous kilograms
yesterday from San Joaquin valley
stations appealing for more cars. He
said that. judging from the accounts,
the Santa Fe viii bring 1000 people
here and Bakersfield.
There was to have been one spe-
cial train from Fresno by his road. but
the sale OF tickets had been so large
that an extra special had been put
on, which means that there will be
four special trains from the raisin
city, as the Southern Pacific also has
two from that point, besides the regu-
lar trains, which have been sold out.
Stockton viii send down $50 on the
Santa Fe specials, and Oakdale $50,
being 1850 people from one section on
specials. This does not take into ac-
count the regular train. travel. nor the
Southern Pacific trains and the num-
erous boats.
We have called into service" said
Byrne yesterday, $50 extra passenger
coaches and with % on the regular
run there will be 10 coaches for the
use of the San Joaquin valley.
The PulImans and the tourist cars
viii be crowded. The trouble is we
have nothing but long hauls and can
not use these cars over and over again,
as they do in the east in emergencies
like this. What is most surprising
is the number of people coming from
Los Angeles. Why, know at least
so of my friends who are either here
or are coming
Southern Pacific train II, which ar
rived at $50 yesterday morning,
brought 500 people from Los Angeles.
There were 16 cars, and two persons
in each berth, and the dininR car had
to be kept open till 1920 p. m. The
morning trains from Portland landed
500 people, and as many more arrived
by later trains.
Reno grew desperate Monday night
and the agent wired that the roads
leading into that town were bringing
in people for whom no provision had
been made. In order to take care of
the extra rush four sleepers and
coaches were sent Monday night Sac
ramento was busy wiring for more
cars, and the commercial bodies in
sisted that the town be given "a fair
show" In order to appease the tu-
multi so coaches were sent and the
officials were told that was "a mere
drop in the bucket"
The Tonopah and Tidewater railroad
has emptied every camp in Nevada
and the officials themselves have
started for San Francisco in case there
is a revengeful miner left behind
Special trains from Bakersfield,
Reno, Goldheld and Tonopah, Porter
vile, Fresno, Lodi and Montague left
last night. followed this morning by
trains from Salinas, Lodi. Rumsey
] santa Rosa 0d1lSlOSd, sacramento
Fresno. Chico and San Jose.
Chief Special Agent P. ]. Kindelon
of the Southern Pacific said yesterday
that he had received instructions from
! General Manager z. E. Calvin to take
every precaution to protect patrons OF
the road from light fingered gentry.
In accordance with Calvin's wishes
1 have had rs men on duty continually
at the Oakland pier. the Alameda pier
and at the ferry building There are
four men on every boat and two or
! each train. We had not a single com
/ plant from passengers that went dowr
TO Santa Cruz and to Monterey Some
passengers found the purses of six
women which We're turned over to oul
men. who found the owners.
One of the women had the frank
ness TO say that if it had not beer
returned she would have attributed
her loss to pickpockets, when it was
her own carelessness. Both the mayors
of Santa Cruz and Monterey publicly
thanked our officers / intend to exer.
else extreme vigilance all the time the
/ fleet celebration continues"
General agents of the foreign lines
say that this is the most remarkable
travel they have ever witnessed. Ii
the east large crowds assemble, bu
the journeys are short, while in this
instance trips of over $500 miles are
being made san Francisco and the
] Pacific coast lines are making his
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