Evening star., 1944-01-30
The Travellers Notebook
Visitors Warned to Stay Away From San Francisco;
Rails in Ambitious Bid for Postwar Passengers;
Atlantic City Expects Record February Influx


Don't Come to San Francisco
Now" is the headline which will soor
appear in series of national adver.
tisements put out by the Califor.
mans, Inc.
The people of San Francisco re.
gret having to publish this warning
the advertisements will say, point.
ing out among other things that:
San Francisco is the main port o1
embarkation on the West Coast ano
also the worlds greatest naval bases
The tide of men, supplies and ships
moving through the port increases
daily. For thousands of soldiers
sailors and marines, this is the jump.
ing-off base-a last taste and glimpse
of America before they shove of
for the war areas.
War industries are working around
the clock.
Downtown San Francisco at night
reflects the crowded condition of the
bay region. Men in uniform almost
outnumber civilians. Many restau-
rants and recreation places remain
open all night. Street cars and buses
are janlmed. Any night is like a
New Year eve on the streets.
Railroads, airlines and bus routes
to San Francisco have accommoda-
tions now for little else but military
personnel. There is no room for
pleasure seekers, convention dele
gates or people travelling on non
essential business.
(Oldtimers in the San Francisco
areas however, point out that booms
and the arrival of new residents in
large numbers is not new. 1t has
been going on progressively since the
American occupation in 1846)
The advertisement winds up by
advising prospective visitors to Buy
War Bonds Now. See San Francisco
After the War"
Railroads are preparing to make
an ambitious bid for postwar passen-
ger business to meet the expected
challenge of air lines, the American
Express notes in a recent survey.
Optimists in their outlook, rail-
road heads are planning new equip
ment, new methods and new services
to associate train travel with lux
uries and speed.
Lightweight streamlined coaches
of attractive color design, club at
mosphere with de luxe facilities for
comfort will be an outstanding fea-
ture of many rail lines. Among the
revolutionary developments will be
the new coach-sleeper of which four
test designs have been built and
equipped. These cars are entirely
different in type and arrangement
handsome in equipment and deco
rative with harmony and design.
New roomy eXpanse of coaches
and the ease to reach connecting
cars will unite a train, combining
the sweep of hotel and club COM
forts with the facilities for dis
tant travel.
Many railroads are favoring a
speed schedule of 10 miles an hour
X y X X
Night flying will add sightseeing
time for tourists using the newly
announced air routes and extensions
leaving Miami, New Orleans and
Los Angeles to Latin American
republics.
Lighted airways now are being
planned along the 20 great major
routes which fan south from the
international airline gateways over
the 20 major routes now covering
Mexico, the West Indies, Central
America and down the east coast
to Buenos Aires. ~
Night flying can add three more
countries and seven stops in two
week vacation period This is illus
trated by the Pan American Air
ways new service between Miami
San Juan, Puerto Rico and return
the same day, which inaugurates a
new complete flying route of 1900
miles.
At present night flying is possible
between Los Angeles and Mexico
City, which was the first lighted air.
way in the Western Hemisphere.
New night flying schedules are
being inaugurated between Belen
at the mouth of the Amazon, and
Fortaleza, Brazil. Many other
routes are still in the blue print
stage.
With the sudden warm spell last
week, the thousands of midwinter
visitors at Atlantic City were in
clined to smile at the famous slogan
of the. resort: mo snow on the
boardwalk" many wondering if a
dip in the Atlantic might be pleas
ant.
February is always a popular
month at Atlantic City and this
year both Lincoln's and Washing
tons Birthdays are expected to set
new records in the number of guests
The New Year week end was
acknowledged to be the biggest in
resort history with number of guests
at the Hotel Claridge SURPRISING
that of any Of the summer holiday
week ends.
Golf, horseback riding, roller
chairs, cycling on the boardwalk
continue to find favor with visitors
Hotel accommodations are reported
ample with week ends especially
brisk for both beach front and ave.
nue. houses. The next 80 days will
see the reopening of the Marlbor.
ough-Blenheim, the Chelsea, the
Lafayette and the Breakers.
With the return of these hotels tc
civilian use, total of nearly 1000
beachfront rooms will be made avail.
able. All will be opened prior tc
Easter Sunday, April 9.
AS usual there will be elaborate
features arranged for both Palm
Sunday and Easter with a rolling