Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
BANKERS COMING
IN ROYAL STYLE
Roads Put Only Best Cars and
Fastest Engines at Finan-
CierS' Disposal
CONVENTION WILL BRING 5000
Reports Indicate Delegates Will
Begin to Arrive as Early
as Sept. 80
CONVENTION WILL BRING 5000

Although the official opening of the
American Bankers association conven-
ton does not take place until october
5, reports from the different railroads
running into Los Angeles indicate that
the delegates from the east will begin
to arrive as early as September 80, the
easterners seemingly being anxious to
have as much time in Southern call
fornia as possible. The trains on which
they are crossing the continent are OF
the most palatial sort, the different
roads having received orders to put
only their best cars and fastest engines
at the disposal of the financiers.
From the reports of the Salt Lake,
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
roads fully 5000 people will come INTO
Los Angeles on special trains over their
lines September 30, October l, and ).
Bankers from Missouri, Kansas ana
Arkansas will arrive over the Salt
Lake route in two special trains, con-
sisting of six and seven cars respec-
lively October 2 at 1880 a. m. The TWO
trains will arrive within few minutes
of each other; in fact, Will cross tne
continent Just few miles apart, IN
order that the passengers may be to-
gether to enjoy the sights at all points
where stops are made en- route 49,,
assemble at Kansas City and come
straight through from there via Dem
yer and Salt Lake City.
WILL VISIT DENVER
Two special trains accommodating
the bankers of Chicago, the state of IL
linois, southern Michigan and Indiana
will arrive October l at 4:30 p. m. over
the Salt Lake route. The passengers
on these trains, each of which VIII
carry eight cars, will congregate IN
Chicago and come to the coast via the
Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Granoe
and Salt Lake lines.
The st. Paul and Minneapolis dele
CATION will arrive September 80 In two
special cars attached to the Los An
peles Limited of the Salt Lake, which
is due in this city at 4:S0 p. m.
Delegates from Kentucky, West Vir-
gfnia, Southern Indiana and virginia
will come as far as Salt Lake CITY IN
three special cars. From there on
they will be consolidated with the dele
gates from Utah, Colorado and Nevada
and run into Los Angeles as another
complete special train.
THE Southern Pacifc's big train will
arrive October 1 with the bankers or
Cleveland, southern Michigan, northern
Kentucky, etc. The tram VIII cons.st ,t,t
of ten first class Pullman coaches, with
dining and buffet cars, and will come
via. san Francisco. On the return trip
this train will be run over the Santa
Re in order that the eastern bankers
may get a good idea of the country
traversed by both great transcontinen-
tai roads.
TAKE NORTHERN ROUTE
The Cincinnati and surrounding
country delegation will come west over
the northern route in a special train
via the Canadian Pacific and Great
Northern lines. This train consists OF
seven standard Pullman cars and Is
first class throughout.
There will also be special trains from
San Francisco and Oakland and from
Portland and Seattle, arriving Octo-
ber 2.
The Pennsylvania and Santa Fe lines
will begin the big transportation of
delegates to Los Angeles by running
six solid Pullman palatial trains out of
New York city. These trains will bring
delegates from the New England states,
New York. New Jersey and the eastern
portion Of Pennsylvania and will be
operated directly through from New
York city to Los Angeles, arriving mere
the evening of october and the morn
ing of October 2.
There will be another train over the
Santa Fe from New York city which
bids fair to be the finest special train
of its size ever operated. 1t will con-
sist of ten Pullman coaches, together
with a buffet and dining car, and will
be exclusively for the use of officers
of the bankers association, together
with several of the biggest figures in
Americas financial life who are COM
ing TO the convention.
The southern states delegation will
also be taken care Of by the Santa Fe
road, special cars being operated from
Mobile, Atlanta, Memphis to Kansas
CITY, where another special train Will
be made up, to arrive in Los Angeles
October 2.
The final train to arrive will be the
Philadelphia special Of eight coaches,
due here at 500, October 2.
on these trains alone it is stated by
the railroad officials over 5000 people
win be brought to Los Angeles for the
convention. That the number may be
even larger than this is possible, as
several roads in the east are contem-
plating putting on other specials, If the
business is offered, and the indications
are that it will be.