The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-29
.ELKS WILL HAVE
 GREAT TRIP WEST Special Train Carries South erners to Los Angeles BACK THROUGH CANADA Meridian, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Birmingham Lodges Have Ar
 ranged Trip Through Pic
 turesque Sections.
BACK THROUGH CANADA

The greatest trip on the most com plete special that ever went out of Birmingham will leave over the Ala bama Great Southern railroad next Sat- urday, carrying the Elks to Los An geles. Cal
 All of the big Elks of Alabama will go. The trip consists of a grand tour through Texas. many of the western states, Canada and Chicago.
 The EllSs' special Is something new in the south. It makes the longest trip ever planned and the whole train will be parked at Los Angeles, it costing the passengers nothing whatever for accommodations while at the convention, July Il to IS.
 The train has been gotten up by the lodges of Meridian, Knoxville, Chatta- nooga and Birmingham. John Antwine having charge of local preparations
 The Elks' cotton states special will consist of a baggI car, dining car, six standard PulH cars, and an ob- servation Pullman car (which will be at the disposal of every member of the party), the entire train being vesti buled Meridian to Los Angeles, and returning to Chicago without change. from which point the individual cars will return home by the most direct route.
 The special will make stops at Dallas, Fort Worth, Denver, Colorado Springs. Salt Lake City, River Side, Los An geles, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles Hot Springs, Cal; Del Monte, Cal; Santa Cruz, Cal; ~S San Francisco, Shasta Springs, Cal; Portland, Ore; Seattle. Victoria, B. C.; Van Couver. B. C.; Glacier, B. C.; Banff (canadian Nation al parl1), Cana. Winnipeg, Cana; St. Paul and Chicago.
 The following daily synopsis of the trip will enable friends of the Elks to keep up with them during the trip and have
 Saturday July 8. Depart over the Queen and Crescent through Shreveport gateway Leave Meridian, Miss, 5:15 pm. Dinner served in the dining car.
 Sunday, July 4. Arrive Dallas, Tex. 1O:3O a. m; leave Dallas, Tex, 11:3o a. m; arrive Fort Worth, Tex, 12:30 p. m; leave Fort Worth, Tex, 8: p. m.
 Monday, July 5. Arrive Denver, Col. 430 D. m. On arrival the party will be met at the station and taken on sight seeing automobile ride, returning for dinner on the dining car Breakfast, luncheon and dinner served in the diner.
 Tuesday, July 6. The greater DOT the Rockies on one of the several su- perb mountain trips out of Denver. Breakfast and dinner will be served on the diner.
 Wednesday. July '. Leave Denver. Col, ? a. m.; arrive Colorado Springs. Col, 4;30 a. m. At 8 a. m. the party will take a special train over the famous Cripple Creek route and return at D. m., spending one hour in the district. The remainder of the day will be left to the passengers for sight seeing at their pleasure. affording op- portunity to make a trip to Pikes Peak on the famous Cog Wheel road, or to take trolleys to the Seven Falls, Cheyenne park, Cheyenne Falls, Chey- enne Canyon, Cave of the Winds, Gar den of the Gods, etc. Return to Colo rado Springs In the evening. Break fast and dinner served on the diner.
 Thursday. July s. Leave Colorado Springs. Col, 2 a. m. Viewing from the observation oar Pike's Peak, Manitou Springs, Garden of the Gods, Cheyenne mountain, Pueblo, Florence oil district, Canyon City fruit district, passing through the Royal gorge, the grandest and most picturesque sight imaginable over the famous hanging bridge, about Il a. m.
 Arrive Glenwood Springs, Col, 8 D. m. Here the party will have an opportunity to take a plunge in tho famous hot springs swimming pool.
 Leave Glenwood Springs, Col, D. m. Breakfast, luncheon and dinner served in the dining car.
 Friday, July g. Arrive Salt Lake City, Utah, 9 a. m. In the forenoon special trolly with lecturer will take the party on a sightseeing tour of the city, thence to the tabernacle, where a special or gan recital will be given for the enter tainment of the party.
 Salt Air Beach will be visited by spe- cial train during the afternoon, afford ing an opportunity for dip in the great Salt lake.
 Breakfast and luncheon served in the diner.
 Saturday, July 10. Leave Salt Lake City, Utah, a. m. Arrive Los Vegas, New, 6 p. m. Leave Los Vegas, New, p. m.
 Sunday, July Il. Arrive Riverside, Cal, a. m. The party will be met at the station al a. m., and taken on an au- tomobile ride through Magnolia and Pros pect avenues, considered one of the finest rides in America. Leave Riverside, Cal 9:30 a. m. Arrive Los Angeles. Cal, Il a. m. Breakfast will be served on the diner.
 At Los Angeles, Ca., Sunday, July Il; Monday. July 12; Tuesday, July 13; We'd nesday, July IA; Thursday, July 15.
 Friday, July 16. Leave Los Angeles, Cal, 3 a. m. Arrive Santa Barbara, Cal, 9:30 a. m. On arrival carriages will take the party on a drive to the principal points of interest, including the historic Santa Barbara mission. Leave Santa Barbara, Cal. 12:so D. m. Arrive Paso Robles Hot Springs, Cal. <:sO p. m. Breakfast and luncheon on the dining