The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

with people from the length and
breadth of the state, with a generous
sprinkling of Californians who have
speeded from all parts of the United
States and abroad to be present at this
triumphant celebration. To these wan
derers the streets were filled with the
old time New Years eve crowds, which
were famous before the fire, and they
could scarcely believe that it were pos
sible for 10 times that number to crowd
into old Market street. They had not
seen the Portola crowds and they have
a surprise in store for them tonight, to
say nothing of the one which awaits
them on the last night, when mad,
glad carnival riot will take possession
of the grand old thoroughfafe and
half million people will pass under the
illuminated-canop of roses.
All day long at committe headauar-
ters in the Phelan building messenger
boys brought telegras from parlorS and
delegations telling of their coming 100,
800, 500 strong Native Sons special,
800 passengers, left a m" came from
Santa Barbara, and will arrive 400 in
all at $50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing came from Los Angeles These
crowds had to be taken care of at
once. There were accommodations to
be found for them. conveniently located,
places for them to don their uniforms
and regalia, and the glad hand of hos
pita1ity to be extended to them.
It rebounds to the credit Of the COM
mittee that every one of the great null
tltude will be housed and cared for. and
in the very best manner.
HOST OF VISITORS
While it is estimated that at the very
lowest estimate $4,000 visitors will be
in the city tonight, fully double that
number will have arrived by tomorrow
morning There will be San Jose
special arrive tonight, bringing a thou
sand people, and every regular train
carries two or three extra sections All
the river boats are crowded to ca
pacity.
In all the big hotels the reservations
cover the whole period of the festival.
Besides the st. Francis, Palace and
Fairmont, the smaller hostelries have
very few rooms left. The Stewart is
full the Manx had 400 reservations
. last night the Turpin 200. the Union
Square 1870, the Cadillac, the Robins,
the Larne, and Grand Central will be
! full through the week and well on to
the next
The celebration, while a continuous
round of entertainment, will serve to
whet the appetite of the pleasure seek
ing multitude and the theaters will
reap a veritable harves. Reservations
have been made at the Columbia, which
Orpheum, the Princess, the Savoy and
the Chutes Most of the theaters have
appropriate bills.
THEATERS REAP HARVEST
1--WE have no prospect o fhaving any
spare seats during the balance of this
week" said Manager Marx of the
Columbia last night. This great crowd
is here for amusement They have
thrown off business cares and want to
do nothing but enjoy themselves to the
limit. They are out to spend money
and are not going to stint themselves.
A festival like this puts money into
circulation and stimulates business all
around. This promises to be a bigger
affair than the Portola.'
Manager Morrisey of the Orpheum,
which caters to a public going in for
/ a lighter form of amusement and more
! in the spirit of the entertainment Of
! fered by the committee itself, is of the
same opinion as Marx, whose theater is
! devoted to the more serious and
thoughtful forms of entertainments
"The people who come TO carnivals
and festivals" said Morrisey, ARE look
| ing for the lighter forms of entertain
ment, and, of course, we get them all.
| They never seem to tire of this, for
there is always something new going
on This is the biggest and jolliest
crowd that has been In San francisco
| for many months.
LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The funds that are now pouring in to
| the committee from citizens who are
alive to the opportunity that this car
nivaI presents to San Francisco have
given the men who are back of the
festival and have devoted their time
to making it a success grounds for hop
! ing that they will not, after ALL, be
| obliged to face a deficit. They have
gone right ahead and spared no expense
| that is imperative to make the festival
/ the sort of an event that will be worthy
of the traditions of San Francisco and
equal to the expectations of of the
thousands of VISITORS who are arriving
every day.
Several of the most public spirited
citizens of the city are now sending