The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
COMMERCE CHAMBER
TO STIR UP RIVER
Local Body Will Refute Charges
of Apathy by Touring
San Joaquin
Special Steamer Chartered and
Cities Prepare Big En-
tertainment


AS an answer to the charges Of apathy
that have been made against the cor
mercial bodies and the merchants OF
this city by similar bodies of the in
terror of the state relative to the river
country, the chamber of commerce has
completed arrangements for a big ex-
cursion to set out for the central part
of the state Friday. May %. The trir
will extend over Saturday and Sunday
and will be made by members of the
chamber of commerce and the most rep
resentative citizens of this city, a to-
tai of 125 men. Mayor Taylor and
Governor Gillett will attend. A thor
ough inspection Of the country tribu-
tary to the Sacramento river in the
central part of the state is the OBJ
ject.
The excursionists will depart on a
special Santa Fe train at o'clock in
the afternoon, and the first stop will
be made in Stockton, where a recep-
tion will be given them by the Stock
ton chamber of commerce that evening
Early Saturday morning, May %, the
party will board the new river steamer
Pride Of the River and go down the
San Joaquin river to point imme-
diately above Antioch, where the waters
of the Sacramento join those of the
San Joaquin.
SEE RIVER BY DAY
On leaving Stockton the party will be
joined by the mayor of that city, and
probably the mayor of Sacramento and
prominent land owners in that region.
This will enable the party to see the
river in that part of the country by
daylight and study the proposed deep
ening of the channel at that point.
The trip up the Sacramento will be
continued to the state capital where
the party will arrive about $3.50 o'clock
that night. An informal dinner will
be held. to be followed by a reception
at the Sutter club
Sunday morning a special train
will be taken over the Northern cleo
trio railroad. brief stop will he
made at Marysville, as guests of the
chamber of commerce OF that city.
thence the party will continue to Oro-
vile, stopping at the latter town about
two hours as guests of the OroviIle
chamber of commerce. The next and
last stop will be made at Chico, where
lunch will be served. During the aft
ernoon an inspection will be made of
the Diamond match company's plant.
TO TAKE OWN CATERER
Returning to Sacramento at o'clock
Sunday night the party will leave on
the Santa Fe special for San Francisco.
arriving here at $50 o'clock A fea-
ture of the trip will be the taking along
of a special caterer, who will oficiate
on board the steamer Where stops
are made over night hotel accommo-
dations have been provided for on board
either the special train or the chartered
steamer. 1t is optional to the members
of the party to return to San Fran
cisco either by train or steamer.
= Great interest is being taken in the
trip by the members of the excursion
party, in that the chamber has been
organized since 1850 and this will he
the first excursion of it's kind made
under the auspices of the organization.
The list of men who will make the
trip includes the best known bankers
and merchants of this city. The char
ber will publicly announce the names
next week.