The San Francisco call., 1913-07-16
COL Den WELCOME
FOR PAC|F F|C TOUR
Chamber of Commerce and
Fair Officials to Partici-
pate in Reception


Extensive plans for the golden
mobile manufacturers of the Indiana
Pacific tour, which will arrive in San
Francisco Sunday. July 81, after cross
ing the country from Indianapolis in
motor driven vehicles. have been an
nounced by the Argonaut trail commit
tee which will handle the affair.
The official welcome will not be
staged at the Nevada-California state
line, as heretofore intended. Instead.
the travellers will be received by
large delegation of automobile men
at the ferry building and taken for a
tour of the city. This will be followed
with several dinners and receptions
during their brief three days stay in
San Francisco.
While there will be only official rep
resentative from San Francisco at the
Nevada line to welcome the guests In
the name Of this city. a large deiega-
tion of autoists will journey to Reno
Thursday, July "a, and escort the party
through the state to this city
Sacramento claims the right to off1-
cialiy welcome the tourists from Reno
to the capital city. and local automo-
bile men confirm their opinion with the
announcement OF San Francisco's plans
After the party leaves Sacramento
Oakland will be the official host. San
Francisco will escort the party, when
it leaves this city. as far as san jose
where they will be turned over to the
motorists OF the Garden City.
The plans are in charge OF the Ar
gonaut trail committee of the san
Francisco Chamber of Commerce, as
sisted by the Motor Car Manufacturers
association OF San Francisco, the San
Francisco Commercial club and the
Panama-Pacific Exposition company.
The program so far adopted con-
sists of meeting the visitors at the
ferry at 2 p. m. on Sunday, July II.
They will be escorted by detail or
police. the motor car dealers. members
of the other organizations and large
number of private citizens in their
motor cars After motoring through
the city they will tour Golden Gate
park, thence out along the Great High
way at the beach, over the Cliff house
road and back to the ST Francis hotel,
where the headquarters of the visiting
motorists will be Established.
The program for Monday morning
has not as yet been completed. but at
noon they will be the guests of the
Panama Pacific Exposition company at
q luncheon at the Cliff house. From
thence they will be escorted to the
fair grounds, after which they will
visit the pinnacles of the city TO see
San Francisco from the heights
In the evening they will be the
guests of the San Francisco CONNER.
ciaI club at the clubs headquarters
in. the Merchants exchange
Tuesday morning they will be the
ruests of the San Francisco Chamber
Of Commerce on ride around the
bay. The afternoon program, which
will also be supplied By the Chamber
of Commerce, has not as yet been
settled.
In the evening the Indiana visitors
will be the guests of the Motor Car
Dealers association at theater party,
after which the dealers association
will entertain their guests at supper
at the well known restaurants.
GOSSIP ALONG "GAs ROW.
Barry Cool. manager OF the Path
finder agency in this city, announced
his intention yesterday or going to
Reno 10 escort the Pacific tourists
through the state to this city, o. c.
Mcfarland of Osen & Mcfarland
agency for the Mitchell and Empire
cars. will also go TO Reno to particf-
pate in the escort party.
w. A. Anderson of the Lincoln Motor
Sales company, Van Ness avenue. and
Turk street, will leave, today for Sac
ramento on business trip.
Henry Mccoy of Chanslor & Lyon
company of this city, together with a
marty Of friends. has left San Fran