COMPANY ISSUES BEAUTIFUL 1914 OLIVE TREE PRODUCTS ATTENTION AGAIN CALLED TO FOLDER ON PROGRESS OF EXPOSITION "Seven Months Before" is the title of Recent estimates place the value of an illustrated folder that the Southern this year's product of the olive tree Pacific is distributing free, showing in California at a sum in excess of photographically the condition of the $2,000,000, which is more than $800,000 supersedes Circular No. 205, calling at buildings of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The center picture is four feet long and consists of a panorama view of the buildings and grounds. It tells better than words how much progress has been made and is proof ample that the show palaces will be ready on time. Much interest is being manifested in the Exposition at this time, particularly in view of the low rates offered by the Southern Pacific from time to time to permit people from interior points to come into the bay region to see the new buildings. The large picture is printed in green, and is suitable for framing. On the back are detail pictures of particular buildings. The folder is an accurate index to the locations of the buildings with reference to entrances and to one another. For visitors, it is valuable as a self-explanatory guide. Thousands are being printed, and will be given out throughout the East as well as in the West. They are part of the advertising for California and the Fair which the Southern Pacific is doing to tell people why they should come to Cali fornia and the Pacific Coast in 1915. BUSY SAFETY MEETING AT OAKLAND PIER more than the 1912 crop, considered a California olive oil forms the basis 620 ACRES IN TREES The Southern Pacific Company, from the office of E. L. King, Superintendent, has issued a new circular, No. 282, which of the telegraph by officials and other tention to the rules governing the use employes. Unnecessary use of the telegraph means unnecessary expense to the Company and is not conducive to the best service for messages of importance. The circular gives valuable pointers for the use of the telegraph, and all who are interested should give careful heed thereto. Concerning the use of the mails vs. the telegraph, there is the following: "Whenever mails can be used judiciously, do not telegraph. "Many telegrams are addressed to nearby points, or filed late in the day, when mails could be utilized to equal advantage. In such cases use the mails. Not so very long ago the tree was used exclusively to fringe the lemon and orange groves, and was valued as a dust break and highway ornament. Today, "In telegraphing for information, when however, in Tulare County alone there reply by wire is not absolutely essential, is an acreage of 620 in olive trees. add the words, 'Mail reply,' thus avoidThere are in full bearing about 120 acres ing return telegram. and the acreage of three-year-olds and "A mailgram blank and envelope, younger, including this year's planting, Forms 5527 and 5528, respectively, dismakes up the remainder. The varieties tinct in color to make them noticeable are almost entirely Mission and Man- and attract immediate attention, has zinillo, approved for California growing, been provided for mail communications and the berries of which can be used upon subjects that are urgent, and should both for oil and pickling. The best re- be used, instead of telegraphing, when sults, it is claimed, are obtained where practicable. these varieties are mixed, owing to pol- made with mailgrams." lenization. HALF A TON PER ACRE No enclosures are to be HUNTINGTON LAKE NEW A five-year-old grove will yield in the neighborhood of one thousand pounds per acre, and at seven years it will produce double this amount. The age Huntington Lake, in the Sierras, on At the July 6th meeting of the West- of maximum production in this country the line of the San Joaquin and Eastern ern Division Safety Committee at Oak- is unknown, but it is claimed in the land Pier nearly one hundred practical European countries where the olive is Railway, reached via the Southern Pacific through Fresno and El Prado, is a suggestions for preventing accidents and grown, that the trees are in their prime furthering the protection of passengers price paid last year for olives suitable Prado and is high up on the ridge of at the age of one hundred years. The new and picturesque outing place for nature lovers. It is fifty miles from El and Company employes were taken up for pickling was from $150 to $200 per the mountains in the virgin timber belt. and satisfactorily disposed of. Comton, the small sizes and those varieties mittee men present were: Asst. Super-used in making oil bringing a somewhat good meals and good service, together Comfortably furnished floored tents, intendent B. A. Campbell, Engineer C. smaller price than this. As a rule the with fine trout fishing, make Huntington W. Poole, Fireman R. R. Badgley, Car Inspector A. Moylan, Passenger Con- trees are planted thirty feet apart and Lake highly attractive as a camping ductor C. L. Taber, Freight Brakeman T. Pilkington, Yard Foreman E. S. run about forty-eight to the acre. Lindblade, Section Foreman T. Kelley, LOUNGE SEATS ADD COMFORT Signal Repairman T. I. Goodfellow, B. & B. Foreman R. Hansen and Agent W. G. Rogers. Others present included Trainmaster G. E. Gaylord, Chief Dispatcher C. E. Norton, Supervising Towerman and Examiner C. W. Perkins and Assistant Chief Clerk J. E. Ward. TO PULLMAN CARS With a view to increasing the comfort of passengers Pullman seats with drop ends have been designed and are now being installed on some compartAn electric crane, recently installed ment cars, says Popular Mechanics. The by the Southern Pacific Company at its outer end of the seat, the portion that freight platform between Market and originally serves as an arm rest, is Main streets, Stockton, is used to load hinged to drop outward to a position and unload heavy freight. It will lift level with the body of the seat and is a moderate load thirty feet a minute equipped with a sliding bracket that and will carry thirty tons at the rate supports it in that position. The seat of ten feet per minute. is then practically a full-length lounge. place in the summer months. PACIFIC MAIL OFFERS MANY When the Pacific Mail steamers head out of Nagasaki harbor they turn almost directly south to the Philippine Islands, reaching Manila in four days of delightful sea voyaging. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines, and there is much to see and do at that point. One of the principal attractions for the visitor from America is Fort McKinley. To view Fort McKinley take the electric car from the Escolta, at the foot of the Bridge of Spain. Fare, twenty-four centavos each way. The ride occupies forty-five minutes. At the end of the line, a two-horse stage meets the car and takes passengers around the fort, returning in time to catch the next car, twenty minutes later. TOBACCO FACTORIES The tobacco factories are most interesting and well worth a visit. A card, with letter requesting permission to view, addressed to either of the courteous managers of the "Germinal" or "Insular" factories, will attain the desired result. Ancient mission of San Jose de Tumacacori. Founded by Fr. Kine in 1692, and located at Old Tu-Bac, a short distance south of Tucson. West of Tucson is located the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory, the only institution of its kind in the world, maintaining a corps of investigators for the study of desert plant life. These are other places of interest: The Aquarium is a few minutes' walk from the Manila Hotel. A drive (motor or carriage) around the Muralla, or street just inside the walls, should be made by every visitor, showing, as it does, the There are many points of interest in vivid contrast between old and new Arizona easily accessible from Tucson. Manila. The Jesuit Church of St. Ig- One of the most interesting, next to natius in Calle Arzobispo is famous for the mission of San Xavier del Bac, is its marvelous carving. The ceiling, the ruins of the Spanish mission of San paneling, columns and arches are of Jose de Tumacacori, situated at old Tu- Tucson itself is the educational cenconventional design, while the spiral of Bac, a short distance south of Tucson. ter of the state, the University of Arithe pulpit represents scenes from scrip- The mission was founded in 1692, and zona occupying fourteen buildings on ture and the marble altar holds a re- fairly breathes of the days of Spanish a beautiful campus. The country round plica of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" in occupation. It is now a Government about contributes to the city's wealth its front panel, all exquisitely carved. and importance. OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST reservation. Other points of interest in the walled OUTING ENJOYED BY PORTLAND ST. HELENA PREPARES FOR city (Intramuros) are Fort Santiago, the Ayuntamiento, where the Governor General has his offices, and the Legislative Hall of the Philippine Assembly; circles of niches. far excel the fiestas of 1912 and 1913. the Cathedral and the College of the "Safety" was the slogan of the em- Preparations for the third annual St. Ateneo and San Juan de Dios; Paco ployes of the Southern Pacific, Portland, Helena Vintage Festival have progressed Cemetery, where the dead are buried in Eugene & Eastern, Falls City & Eastern so far as to give assurance that it will The Bagumbayan Drive is attractive. and Pacific Railway & Navigation Co. Two large tents have been secured for It makes a circuit outside more than at the big picnic held at Gladstone Park the exhibits, giving 8000 square feet for one-half of the walled city, passing the on July 25th, and a whole day of hap- displaying the viticultural, horticultural Botanical Gardens. piness went on the records. Superin- and agricultural products of Napa Another fine driveway is the Malecon, tendent Burkhalter of the Portland Di-County and the Napa Valley. The fesfrom which can be seen some of the vision, Assistant Superintendent C. A. tival opens on Friday afternoon, Sepmost interesting portions of the old Martyn, Agent William Merriman, head tember 4th, and will be closed on Monwall of the Portland Transportation Club, day night, September 7th. Manila is the Mecca of the motorist and Judge William D. Fenton joined with time to spare. Nowhere else in with the picnic committees in making the tropics are centered so many beau- the outing a memorable one. tiful roads, and with the recent open- There were numerous events on the ing of the highway to Los Banos, which athletic programme, including the basebridges a former gap, the automobilist ball game between the Union Depot and can make a round trip journey of al- the Brooklyn Shops, won by the latter most 200 miles from Manila to Luceno by a 6 to 5 score. and Antimonan on the Pacific Ocean side of Luzon. A tract of 1,400 acres in Yolo County A fine electric car ride is out to the has been purchased by an English syndiMalabon and back. Fare, thirty cen-cate, which will devote the entire ranch tavos each way. to raising fine bred stock. DEATH OF THOMAS C. BROWN Thomas Coleman Brown, president and founder of the Brown News Company, died following a ten-day illness at his home, 711 East Forty-seventh Street, Kansas City, July 22d. His death resulted from pneumonia. The Brown News Company operates on both the Pacific and Atlantic systems of the Southern Pacific Comapny. He began work as a newsboy on a train. THE BULLETIN is printed on the 1st and 15th day of each month. It aims to print matters of interest and information to employes. Items of general interest are solicited and should be addressed to THE BUREAU OF NEWS, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 923 Flood Building, San Francisco. L. A. Giamboni, Editor HOW TO TRAVEL Clifford Fox, Associate Editor When tourists travel to San Francisco in 1915 and their tickets read via Southern Pacific, both going and returning, they will have the choice of four direct routes, namely, via Ogden, El Paso, Portland and New Orleans, and in connection with the last-named route, its own ocean line of splendid steamers, plying between New York and New Orleans. The "Overland Limited," "Pacific Limited," "Golden State Limited," "Sunset Limited" and "Shasta Limited" are the best appointed and best operated trains in the West. From quaint New Orleans the traveler may take the "Sunset Limited" and travel at low altitudes through Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to California-amidst the orange and olive orchards of the beautiful San Gabriel Valley to Los Angeles and north to San Francisco-a route marked throughout by old Spanish missions so interesting to the tourist and sightseer. THE PICTURESQUE From the great cities of the Lake region and Mississippi River-Chicago and St. Louis-they may choose the "Golden State Limited," by way of Kansas City, El Paso and the southwest to Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco; the "Overland Limited" and "Pacific Limited" by the shortest and quickest route through Omaha and Ogden to San Francisco Bay, crossing, just west of Ogden, the noted Salt Lake cut-off, one of the engineering feats of the century. The Ogden route traverses Nevada, with its high mountain ranges and vast bases, and crosses the Sierras through the picturesque canyon of the Truckee River, past the historic Donner Lake and down the western slope overlooking the magnificent gorge of the American River. The line closely follows the romantic trail of the '49ers and enters California by a route most striking from a panoramic viewpoint and surprising in its quick transformation from forested heights to fruitful foothills and valleys. INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF By W. E. SCHOTT, One of the foremost requirements which a foreman must possess to secure the best results from any gang, is the good will of all his men. It is impossible for any foreman to work men Brute force on the part of a foreman to advantage if he is disliked by them. is a thing of the past and laborers will either quit or, as frequently happens, refuse to obey orders. He should be firm and should treat his men absolutely justly and without any partiality. By studying his men he will realize that in some cases a remark in a joking manner will do more good than a severe reprimand and vice versa. Many a good man has left the service because his foreman did not understand him. Another way for the average foreman to add to his own efficiency is by exercising patience with the faults of his men. To be a good foreman he must study the intelligence of his men, especially the foreign laborer. His patience will be taxed a great many times to the limit, but it is better to tell a man reget mad and discharge him, for the peatedly how to perform a task than to chances are that the laborer whom the foreman will secure in his place will be even By exercising patience, many foremen will discover that cases of supposed stubbornness are not nearly as frequent as they had thought. worse. Endeavor to keep the same gang, if possible. It is no advantage to the employer or the employe to work continuAn exally, with a gang of new men. perienced man is always preferable to a green hand in track work, if for no Traveling by a more northern route, the "Shasta Limited" should be used from Seattle or Tacoma, Wash., or from Portland, Ore., thence through the cultivated valleys of the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue rivers, crossing the Siskiyou Mountains and entering California near the summit, running for miles around the base of Mount Shasta, winding through the rugged canyon of the Sacramento and pass-work with him. No foreman can make ing down its fertile valley. SHOULD SEE ALL OF other reason than that it is safer to In addition to one or more of these described any progress without a well-trained gang routes, tourists should not fail, especially if it be any more than he can without good their first trip, to see the whole of the Pacific tools, and he should realize that it is to Coast country. The Southern Pacific operates his own advantage to take good care of two lines between Los Angeles and San Francisco; one through the rich San his men instead of abusing them, and Joaquin Valley, crossing the Tehachapi Mountains and circling the noted Loop, then ordering others from a labor agent. the other for over one hundred miles along the Pacific Ocean, via Santa Barbara, through the Salinas and Santa Clara valleys. San Francisco, in addition to charming trips within the Bay region, is the setting out point for many wonderful excursions. It is but a night's ride via the Southern Pacific to Yosemite National Park; one night to Lake Tahoe; one night to Upper Sacramento Canyon resorts (within sight of Mt. Shasta); only a few hours longer to the Klamath and Crater lakes region of Oregon; less than three hours to Santa Cruz; four hours to Sacramento by rail or a delightful all-day trip by river steamer; five hours to Fresno, in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley; seven hours to Paso Robles Hot Springs; and little more than a night to the Grant and Sequoia National Parks, Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, Santa Barbara and the Kings and Kern rivers regions. THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME This is the opportunity of a lifetime to see what the Pacific Coast states have to offer, to travel through their great valleys, to visit some of their many noted resorts-for all who would enjoy life out-of-doors in a climate and environment the most inviting in the world. For the poloist, the autoist, the sportsman, the mountain climber, there is no greater recreation grounds than Pacific Coast territory. KEEPING DOWN EXPENSES The United States Department of Agriculture is working on the solution of the high cost of living, and is issuing from time to time free articles on using cheaper cuts of meat, on economy in buying food supplies, and the like. Perhaps the wives of Southern Pacific employes would be glad to get some of the articles. They are free for the asking. Write the Department at Washington. EVENTS PLANNED BY PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION PROGRAMME OF SAN FRANCISCO'S 1915 AMUSEMENTS 1st-May day celebration; public schools day; city events; military tournament, international. 2d-Public schools day; city events; military tournament, interna tional. 3d-Military tournament, international. 5th-B'nai B'rith day; boxing, international; military tournament, international. 6th to 8th-Boxing, international; military tournament, international. 8th to 18th-Aviation meet, round-the-world flight; military tournament, international. 9th-Military tournament, international. 24th-Utah day; swimming (international); swimming (national). 26th and 27th-Military tournament. 28th-Florida day; military tournament. 30th-Boxing, wrestling, track and field meet (Far Western champion- 1st-German week; Arizona and mines day. 2d to 4th-Cycling (international); German week; cycling events; mili- 6th-Protected Home Circle day; German week; track and field ath- 7th-Track and field athletics (national). 9th-Relay racing (national). 10th-Modern pentathlon (international); dumb-bell contest. 14th-Modern pentathlon (international); Columbian Knights' day; in- 10th-California Grays' day; Mothers' day; military tournament, inter- 16th-Track and field athletics (international); Waltham day. 11th-Parochial schools' day; city events. 12th-Parochial schools' day; city events. 16th-Druids' day. 20th-North Carolina day. 14th-Flag day: Public Schools Athletic League, interscholastic cham- 16th-Tennis, Pacific Coast championship; Portland rose day. 19th-Druids' day; tennis, Pacific Coast championship. 21st to 23d-Military tournament. 24th-Detroit day; Swedish day. 17th-Track and field athletics (international); decathlon (ten events, international); Scottish day. 18th-Decathlon (ten events, international). 21st-Collegiate Alumni. 22dMilitary tournament. 24th-Supreme Court, Foresters of America; military tournament. 25th-Military tournament. 28th-New Thought day. Ready Reference Guide for Agents FILE THIS IN BOOK No. 2, SECTION 11 OF TARIFF FILE LOW EXCURSION RATE TO SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS SUMMER CRUISES ON GRAND WITH PENN. RY. LINES YOSEMITE VALLEY TRUNK PACIFIC STEAMERS Round trip fares of $18.90 to Yosemite The second section of Southern Pacific For a delightful and restful trip agents Valley from San Francisco, Oakland, Passenger Tariff No. 3, of eastbound would do well to recommend the "SumAlameda and Berkeley, to be in effect round-trip summer tourist fares apply-mer Cruises" of the Grand Trunk Paduring the month of August, are an- ing from stations in Arizona, California, cific Railway steamships. They last nounced by the Southern Pacific Com- Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon seven days, from Seattle to Prince Rupany. The rate includes the auto stage and Utah, named therein to points in pert and Stewart, Alaska, and return; ride of fourteen miles between El Por- the East, shows routes east of Chicago in all, a journey of about 1400 miles. tal and Yosemite Valley, in addition to for Washington, Baltimore, Philadel- Close connections are made with Souththe rail transportation to the entrance. phia, New York, Boston, over the Penn-ern Pacific trains at Portland. The return limit is thirty days. For sylvania lines through Cincinnati. The Rates and information concerning the those who also wish to take the stage Southern Pacific passenger department service can be found in Sections 18 and trip to Mariposa Big Trees, twenty-five has been asked by the Pennsylvania to 20 of Excursion Tariff No. 31, which miles from the Valley, a special addi- instruct Southern Pacific ticket agents shows miscellaneous round trip fares tional rate of $15.00 is offered. Yo- when making up summer tourist tickets from points on the Southern Pacific. semite Valley has been very popular this covering passage over the Pennsylvania A very attractive booklet of these sea year and will continue so, for the heavy lines east of Chicago for the points journeys is issued free for the asking rains of last winter have guaranteed shown when routing is through Cincin- at the San Francisco office of the Grand ample water supply for the lakes, falls nati to insert three coupons as follows: Trunk Pacific. It is called "Summer One Chicago to Cincinnati; one Cincin- Cruises in Northern Seas." nati to Pittsburgh; one east of Pitts and streams. SPECIAL FARES OFFER CHANCE burgh. Ticket agents should also observe the SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO same instructions on return portions of The Southern Pacific Company has that these instructions are carried out. announced special round-trip fares from San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and The ticket agency at Asilomar is open during July and August of this year. Alameda, via the Coast line or San PORTERVILLE-SPRINGVILLE Coast Division agents between San Fran Joaquin Valley line, to Los Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena, San Bernardino, etc., to give residents of the San Francisco Bay section an added opportunity to visit the Los Angeles beach resorts and the exposition palaces at San Diego. The fare to Los Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena, San Bernardino and back is $18.75; to San Diego and back, $22.75. Tickets go on sale August 13th, with the return limit fixed at August 23d. DAILY TRAIN SERVICE Daily train service is now established between Porterville and Springville, the entrance to the beautiful Middle Tule Canyon, on the following schedule: Porterville cisco and Los Angeles may sell through to Asilomar at the same rate as to Pacific Grove. (See Local Passenger Tariff No. 46, C. R. C. No. 961.) At other stations agents sell to Pacific Grove and passenger pays ten cents each way between Pacific Grove and Asilomar. For round-trips to Asilomar, sell season excursion tickets at Pacific Grove rate, as authorized in Local and Joint Excursion Tariff No. 30. Baggage may be checked to Pacific Grove or Asilomar according to ticket destination. Agent at Pacific Grove or Asilomar will, on presentation of baggage checks, forward baggage through to latter without extra charge. TAHOE OBSERVATION CAR The Southern Pacific Company operates daily an observation car for Tahoe travel leaving Oakland on train No. 6 CHECKING EXCESS BAGGAGE and returning from Truckee on train In July and August, trains between No. 23 at 9.25 p. m. This car contains General Baggage Agent's Circular No. Asilomar and Pacific Grove connect five compartments and one drawing-28, dated April 2, 1913, instructs that with all branch line trains to and from room, the rate for compartment being one Local Excess Check, Form 6004, Pacific Grove. $5 and for drawing-room, $6. The should be used for each local excess length of time that this car will re-baggage collection, the original portion main in the service will depend upon the to be attached to the baggage. If there JOINT THROUGH RATES WITH amount of patronage. TRAIN STOPS is more than one piece of baggage cov- Effective August 1st and during the for each of the additional pieces. The life of current Coast Division time table delivering agents in getting the several train No. 23 will stop daily at Sunny-pieces of each lot of excess baggage to vale. Effective at once and during the summer months, train No. 13 will stop on signal at Morley on the Shasta Division. Commencing at once and during the life of current Sacramento Division time table, train No. 10 will stop at Dutch Flat on signal. gether and thus avoid delay in weighing It has been observed that Local Checks, TRACTION COMPANY The Southern Pacific Company has recently arranged for through rates from and to points on the Central California Traction Co. When tariffs are amended points on that line will receive the benefit of the same transcontinental rates as are in effect to similarly located points on the Southern Pacific Company; for example, fruit rates will apply from Lodi and other local points on the Cen tral California Traction Co. |