Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
BANKERS BIC RED
SPECIAL ARRIVES
Eleven Cars from Gotham Bring
President Pierson and 110
Delegates to Convention
PREDICT A RECORD MEETING
Many Financiers of National
Prominence in Party-ExpresS
Wonder at Growth of City

Assurance of the coming convention
being among the most successful and
best attended sessions In the history
of that organization came to Los An
geles last evening with the arrival of
Louis r.. Plerson, president of the as
ISOLATION; Fred e. Farnsworth, secre-
tary of the organization, and William
Livingstone, chairman OF the eXeeu-
tive council, together with ITO other
delegates from New York city and vi
cinity. All predict a record atten-
dance from every portion of the Unit
ed States.
IT am looking forward to one of the
most important sessions IN years."
said President Pierson on arrival last
evening. II fully expect to see 5000 peo-
pie in attendance, a number we have
not been able to drav when the annual
sessions were held at much more CEN
trally located cities, and when one
considers how far Los Angeles is from
the financial center of the country, or
even how far it is from the residence
of the bulk of the members of our
organization such an attendance alone
will make the coming convention
stand out from among those which
have gone before as something to be
marveled at
The Red Special" as the first train
to arrive was called, reached Los An
geles at $3.50 last evening, after hay-
ing passed most of yesterday visiting
RedlanL5 and Riverside. The visitors
were met at the Santa Fe station by
a big delegation of local bankers, rep
resenting the Los Angeles Clearing
House association, and escorted to
their hotels in automobiles.
STOPPED AT DETROIT
Their train was made up of eleven
cars, including standard Pullman sleep
ing cars dining and buffet ears-flrst
class throughout. The train left New
York city Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock running direct to Detroit where
Capt. William Livingstone and his
party of Detroit bankers was picked
up. A day and night were passed at
Grand Canyon, allowing the delegates
ample time to inspect the beauties of
the marvellous canyon. One New
Yorker, who frankly confessed never
having been west of the Hudson river
before, said
1--WE have discovered that there were
some places in the United States that
even New York city could not match"
The train is unofficially known as
the Long Island and Brooklyn section
of the New York delegation, carrying
largely people residing in those two
places. Eeryone on the train report
ed most comfortable and delightful
Journey across the continent and much
praise was showered on the Santa Fe
people for the capable and courteous
manner in which the special was han
died. In fact, so impressed were the
members of the party by the efforts
taken by the railroad for their comfort
that Just before they left the train
last evening all assembled In the OBJ
serVation car and presented William
]. Curtis. who conducted the train for
the Santa Fe, with a diamond stick
pin as a mark of appreciation.
BIG MEN IN FINANCE
There are many notable figures in the
world of finance who arrived in Los
Angeles on the Red special last evening
Hon. Edward d. Fisher, first deputy
comptroller OF the city of New York,
is in the party, and T. o. Watts, first
vice president of the A. B. A., who
probably will be the next executive
officer of the organization If the custom
of moving each officer UP year by year