Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-26
c. Of c. EXCURSION
INTERESTS DIX
Trip to End of Railroad AIor
West Coast of Mexico AS
suming Big Proportions

The excursion of the chamber of
commerce to the end of the line of rail-
road along the west coast OF Mexico
has interested even President Dlaz
and is assuming the proportions OF
what might be termed quasi lnterna-
tiOnaI event.
A. Freese, president of the chamber
of commerce of Guaymas, is in Los
Angeles and states that Immediately
on his return preparations will be made
for giving the Americans warm well
come to Guaymas and to entertain
them in every way possible. The gov
ernOrS Of the states through which the
railroad runs will see to it that the
eXcursiOnists will be shown every
courtesy and royalty entertained en-
route.
1t is the intention Of the passenger
department of the Southern Pacific to
have in each coach at least one of its
representatives. who is familiar with
the country and it's customs and who
speaks Spanish. 50 that each one OF
the party will be given the opportunity
to become acquainted with the Mexi-
can officials and to obtain all informa-
ton desired concerning the country and
! its resources.
| The booklet being prepared by the
Southern Pacific will be presented to
each member of the party and will
ktOnLdtu ali klllQS OIL useful lIllOEIIld-
ton, including import and export
duties, value of the Mexican currency
in American money system of weights
| and measures, difference between this
country and Mexico in legal and coIs
mercial customs, besides a full and
/ teresting description of the country al
it's cities and towns along and tribl
| tary to the line Of railroad.
| At Encina Evergreen Oak) eleveP.
kilOmeters (seven miles) from Nogale$,
the highest elevation on the main Limp
| between Nogales and the Santiago
river is reached (42S8 feet).
CONTAINS THRIVING TOWNS
Fifty-five miles out is Magdalena, a
town of 1000 people, in the center of
rich mining district.
| Hermosillo, the capital of the state
! of Sonora, 176 miles out, is a city of
10000, altitude 700 feet. There are To-
Gated the state penitentiary, a flour
mill with capacity of 400 barrels a day.
a brewery, an ice plant, match factory
tannery cracker factory, four banks,
four hotels, four newspapers, etc.
In this section of the state of Sonora
two bales of cotton to the acre is COM
mon without fertilizing; the yield Of
corn is enormous as is also that of
wheat, barley and tobacco. With all
of this, the climate is as fine as can be
same can be said of Sinaloa and nepic.
In fact, a description of the country
reads more like that of California and
could easily be mistaken for thatl OF
San Gabriel valley or some other de
lightful spot near Los Angeles. Ea =
| Most Americans. even as c'ath-
Mexico as Angelenos are will best
prised to know of the farming, ma
featuring and development that is i
ing on within a few hundred miles fry
Los Angeles in a supposedly unknCa
region. Ad
The next large city is Guaymaip.
the Gulf of California. with an { in
lent harbor, $4,000 people and MAJ ~
dustries n
Many applications are being receip
by the chamber of commerce for tt
excursion. Those contemplating tats,
the trip will confer favor orlt in
retary by notifying him at oy this
sleeper has been set aside at the
commodation of women. T. gradu-
train will leave Los Angeles il twluary