The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-04
ELkS ARE READY
FOR LONG TRIP
Sixth Annual Excursion Leaves
for the Pacific Coast
Tonight.
COMMERCE COMMISSION
MAKES SPECIAL RULING
This Permits Trains TO Be Run
Over the Southern
Pacific.

The sixth annual excursion Of the To-
cal lodge of I5lks to southern California
will leave on time. as per schedule an
nounced several weeks ago. Between 500
and 1000 people will take advantage OF
the low rate agreed upon between the
Salt Lake Route and the Elks club.
Every detail OF the trip, as originally
announced. viii be carried out as far as
the entertainment OF the eXcurslonists
is concerned. The only difference from
the original programme Will be that IN
stead OF going west over the Salt Lake
Route the trains will be operated over
The Southern Pacific. but they viii be
known as the Salt Lake Route trains.
and viii he IN charge Of officers of that
company.
The frs, special will leave the Harri-
man station at o'clock Saturday even
Ing and Will consist Of a baggage car.
day coach. diner and six standard
the same equipment. Will leave thirty
mlnutes later. third section VIII leave
at 10 O'Clock tonight and fourth sec
ton al 1890.
Special Ruling Made.
The operation OF the trains over the
Southern Pacific track was only made
possible by n special ruling OF the inter-
state commerce commission. which was
made Friday. l,nder the ruling OF the
commission. s7ecisi rntes, or a change In
any rate. mus: he filed with tho commits
sion thirty DAYS before it is 10 become
effective. y rate of S35 for the round
trim was made by the Salt Lake Route
and the rate flc6 with the interstate
commerce commission nearly two months
aga
Thon came the trouble Of high waters
OF the Salt Lake Route. which made IT
imrosSib,e for them 10 handle she spe
Ci9l trains. Officers al the I;lks club.
Eoute appealed 20 the interstate com
merce commission for special annul-
men; Of tho rule. Dispatches We're sent
10 the interstate commerce eommisslon
arh 10 the Utah congressional delega-
ton In Washington. Friday afternoon
DISPATCHES were received by Exalted
Rrier Eomnev announcing that the COM
r'ission had made srecial ruling on the
rnatter. The ruling Is said 10 be the
first orc of its kind ever made by the
commission.
Praise for Officials.
Sroaknz ct tie matter last might. Ex-
s'ted Ruler Ronlrey said; "l~caEnot say
TOO much in praise % the local officers
and ali Of the officers OF the Salt Lake
Route. We had contracted with them
~ handle the excursion and they had
advertised X in every possible way II,
the in'rrnountain country and in the
cast in fact. they left nothing undone
10 assist MS In making this. the sixth eX-
cursion. the greatest We have ever had
Then came the washout which made it
Impossible tor them to handle the trains
OF thc dav foT which the excursion was
Planned. bnt Trey proved tnat tpeS WY"
Interested In seeing that the excursion
run time and were among the
leaders who urged the interstate COM
mercc commission for n special ruling.
The attitude of the officers OF the Salt
] axe RoIie will never be forgotten by
those who know what they have done in
this matter.
Those who have purchased tickets only
for southern California aad return wi;
return home via the Salt Lake Route
which will he in commission within .
few 6avs. The other tickets. via San
Francisco and via Portland. will be in
no wav affected.
Exalted Ruler Romney said Friday
night that the side trips planned by
the lodge would be given rs advertised
and that every detail of the "trip. with
the exception that the eXcurslon ST s
were unable 10 go west over the Salt
Lake Route. would he carried out. as
planned. From the reports received By
the officers Of the club Friday night
there Is no question 5ut that the sixth
excursion Will be record breaker.