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B . H. Y A R D , P r e s i d e n t...N e w Jersey
Ge o. W . Ly n c h, First Vice-President . ...S a n D ie g o Wa l t e r Ba r n e s, Secretary and T reasu rer...C h i c a g o
Southern C a lifo rn ia Botel Association.
F R A N K A Mi l l e r, P r e s id e n t...R i v e r s i d e
A. C. Bi l i c k e, F irst V ic e -P re s id e n t... . . Los Angeles
Th o m a s Pa s c o e.S econd Vice-President . Los Angeles
Ch a s. H . Sm i t h, S ecretary...L o s A n g e l e s
M. M. P O T T E R , T reasurer... Lbs Angeles
C a lifo rn ia Botel Association.
S. F. Th o r n, P r e s id e n t... San Francisco
Ch a r l e s Mo n t g o m e r y, V ice-P residen t... San Francisco
R . H. Wa r f i e l d, S e c r e t a r y... San Francisco
K . B . So u l e, T r e a s u r e r... San Francisco
C O M M IT T E E S .
Southern C a lifo rn ia Botel Association.
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G. W . Ly n c h, Chairman. E. S. B A B C O C K .
M. M. Po t t e r. E. W. Ga t y.
A. C. B IL IC K E , Secretary and Treasurer.
C a lifo rn ia Botel Association.
ON A R RA N G EM EN T FO R H. M. M. B . A. |K P A T R IC K , Chairman. J . T. S U L L IV A N . U LE. J - R - Ch a c e. Do u t y. R . H- Wa r f i e l d. Ch a r l e s Mo n t g o m e r y. S. F. Th o r n. Ge o. P . Sn l l l.
On Arran ge m en t and P rintin g of Itin e ra ry .
G. Wh a r t o n Ja m e s. A. C. Bi l i c k e.
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Routes as arranged for the journey to
California and back are as follow s:
GOING. From C hicago v ia the
Santa Fe System, passing through
K an sas C it y , Dodge C it y , A lbu
querque, B arstow and San Bernardino to Los A n g e l e s . T h e n c e on th e
S o u th ern P a c ific System to San
Francisco.
R E T U R N I N G on the Central
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Route of the Southern Pacific to
O gden, thence eastw ard by the / C ) / s u n s e t \
Rio G rande W estern and the
D enver & Rio G rande R ailw ays. \
From D enver to C hicago on the \ 0 /V7 p ^
C h icago, Burlington & Q uincy Railroad.
HEADQUARTERS IN LOS ANQELES.
The headquarters of the H. M. M. B . A. and the Southern C aliforn ia H. A. w ill be at. the Hollenbeck Hotel, main parlor, which w ill be open
from 8:00 A. M. until 10:00 P. M. ■; . ' ..
All members are requested to register ias ear#'-'1'" as possible after arrival and procure tickets for
Annual Banquet. ''V-'- .1 ’:
D u ly authorized persons w ill be in attendance
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P lea se Read C arefu lly an d Remember.
The captain of your train has been elected for the express purpose of seeing that your comfort and
convenience are in every w a y provided for. If you
desire an y information or have a n y complaint to m ake, or need something that has been overlooked, please acquaint your captain. He is authorized to m ake the requisite demand, and, as it is the desire of the Southern C alifo rn ia and C aliforn ia Hotel Associations to meet all your reasonable require ments, we trust you w ill aid us in our endeavors to this end.
If you w ish to leave the party at an y time, and desire to rejoin the train at some given point, please acquaint your captain so that your request m ay be arranged for.
The follow ing pages are your complete pro gramme. Please study them carefully. W hile you remain with the party, kindly aid us to carry out this plan as arranged. Should you, how ever, desire to drop out at an y time to visit some place not arranged for in this Itinerary, you are at perfect liberty to do so, and rejoin us at your pleasure. W hen with the party, you are the guests of the S . C . H. A. and
C . H. A. W hen you leave us for side trips, you
“ gan g yer ain gait and p ay yer ain b ills.”
The uniform rate at all hotels where arran ge ments have been made to stop is $3.00 per day, American plan, and $ 1.5 0 per day, European plan.
Reception Com m ittees of the S. C . H. A. and C . H. A. w ill meet you at B arstow . The S. C . H. A. committee w ill w ear badges of orange color. The C . H. A. committee w ill w ear badges of blue color.
These committees are expressly appointed to give you all information in their power, and to remove, as fa r as possible, all obstacles to your pleasure. Hence, while it is desired that you m ake all requests when possible through your train captain, please do not hesitate to bring an y matter to the attention of any member of these committees.
W hen accommodations at hotels where arran ge ments for stops have been made are not adequate to care for all the gu ests, a pro rata division to each train w ill be made by the Reception Com m ittee through the train captains, so that there need be no fear that the first trains will monopolize all the accommodations, to the exclusion of the later ones.
W hen drives are to be taken, you are earnestly requested to have your parties together, so that there w ill be no delay in filling up the carriages and tallyhos. Tim e lost in getting ready is so much time taken a w ay from the drive.
California Greets You.
W ith fruit and flowers, music and dancing, fe a st ing and mirth, C aliforn ia stands ready to gladly welcome the members of the Hotel M en’ s Mutual Benefit Association, on the occasion of their annual meeting for 1896. W e have no latchstring to hang on the outside of our doors for you. In our “ Land of the Sundown S e a ,” our doors, even as our hearts, are wide open, and we bid you enter and take full possession.
C om e and enjoy our land of poetry, romance and song, of birds, buds and blossom s, where Nature sm iles all the year round, and the mocking-bird sin gs in the orange groves and bids you welcome.
C om e and see our M ajestic M ountains, Verdant V alleys, Sun-kissed O cean,—our Spanish T ourna ments, O range F e stiv a ls, Flow er C a rn iv a ls and
C aliforn ia F iestas. T h e y are all for you, your
w iv e s, daughters and sw eethearts. Com e ! and
you shall realize to the full the meaning of the term “ C aliforn ia h osp itality,” for we are determined that you shall have a royal good time and return to your respective homes “ glad that you cam e.”
Yours fratern ally,
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A L L A B O A R D POR L O S A N G E L E S ! H. M. M. B . A. Specials leave D ear born St. Station, C h icago, 1 1 1 . Satu r day and Su n d ay you can spend in the enjoym ent of the varied scenery of K an sa s, M issouri, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
A D L A B O A R D ;
M o n d a y , Ap ril 13, 1896.
A rrival at B arstow , C alifo rn ia. Here the Recep tion Com m ittees of the S. C . H. A. and C . H. A . w ill meet the guests with fruit and flow ers galore and bid them welcome to “ The Golden S ta te .”
A rrive at L os Angeles. Supper and sleep in cars.
T u e s d a y , Ap ril 14, 1896.
8:00 A. M .— B r e a k fa s t in cars.
10:00 A. M. — Annual Meeting H. M. M. B. A. at Music Hall, near Hollenbeck Hotel.
Members are requested to be present punctually at
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M .At the close of the Annual Meeting electric cars will be in w aiting to convey the members to the exquisite grounds of Ju d g e Silent, Figueroa and Adam s streets, Los Angeles.
1:00 P. M .—O pen-air lunch on the lawn at Ju d g e S ilen t’ s residence.
2:00 P. M .—D rive through the C it y of Los A ngeles.
6 :30 P. M. — Leave Los Angeles for San ta
Monica. Dinner in cars w hile en route.
7:00 P. M .—A rrive at San ta Monica. Sleep at Hotel Arcadia, Hotel Ja ck so n or in cars.
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A M E X I C A N A D O B E IN DO S A N G E L E S .
T u e s d a y , A p ril 14, 1896.
L05 ANGELES,
or, as its original name w as writ ten by its founders, “ C iudad de la Reina de Los A n g e le s” ( C it y of the Queen of the A n g els), is the metropolis of Southern C a li
fornia. It w as founded in 1781
by the padres, who lived at the still older settlement of San Gabriel
T h is Mission town had had a sm all guard of M exi can soldiers. W hen their term of service expired, they, instead of returning to their native soil, begged of G overnor Felipe de Neve the privilege of being allowed to settle near by the M ission, in the land they had already learned to love so well.
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The Los Angeles of to-day w ears a ve ry dif ferent aspect from that presented b y the city of a
hundred years ago. Then it IN ADAMS ST-’ L O S a n g e l e s -
w as composed of a fe w adobe houses, the best of which still su rvive in “ Sonoratow n .” The scenic advantages, the “ glorious clim ate,” the pure air from ocean and m ountains— all these th in gs were the sa m e ; but the “ C i t y ” itself w as a sleepy, slow, “ poco-tiempo ” kind of a place, where nothing w as done to-day that could w ait until to-morrow.
Now it is the most active business city for its size in the United States. Figures would demonstrate its commercial importance and grow ing prosperity.
Its population is in the neighborhood of 75,000. It
is the term inus of three trans-continental lines of railw ay, the Southern Pacific, the C en tral Pacific and the San ta Fe system s.
Not only has it such excellent railroad facilities as no other city on the Pacific C o a st, it also has
steam er connections direct with the North and the South, and
w ith the whole O riental world, through the ocean k g a te w ays of its seaports at San Pedro and Port Los k A ngeles.
It w ill be our pleas ure to show you the 4 old portion of Los Angeles — Sonora- |
to w n ; the O il See- V '
tion, where a perfect forest of derricks cleave
the s k y ; the rolling hills, on which m any fine residences are b u ilt; the “ W est E n d ,” where the finest residences a r e ; some of the p ark s, of which Los Angeles has se v e n ; the public buildings, which are imposing and s t a t e ly ; and to drive you down streets and avenues which are lined with flower gardens, where the rarest plants, shrubs, flowers and trees give a luxuriant, semi-tropical coloring to everythin g in view .
The leading hotels of L os Angeles a r e : the W estm inster, Potter & Joh n son , Proprietors; the Hollenbeck, A. C . B ilicke & C o ., Proprietors; the Nadeau, J . H. Tolfree, Proprietor. The fo llow ing are also important L os Angeles h o te ls: the St. Elm o, M. A. D udley, Proprietor ; the Lincoln, Thom as P a sc o e ; the Ram ona, F . B . M allo ry; and the Abbotsford Inn, C . A. Brandt.
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R E S I D E N C E O F S E N A T O R .JO N E S .
W e d n e s d a y , A p ril 15, 1896.
8:00 A. M.— B re a k fa st at hotels or in cars. 9:00 A. M.— Stroll on Beach and Bath in Ocean or Plunge.
11:0 0 A. M.— An Old-time O pen-air Spanish B a r becue.
1:00 P. M.— A Spanish Tournam ent, provided by the citizens of San ta M on ica; T ilting at the R in g ; Plucking the H andkerchief, and other sports.
6:00 P. M.—Supper at hotels or in cars.
7:00 P. M.— Aquatic Sports in the North Beach Bath-house.
11:0 0 P. M.— Leave for San ta Barbara.
W e d n e s d a y , A p ril 15, 1896.
5 A N T A MO N I CA , w orthy the name and fam e of the beautiful mother of the great St. Augustine. A queen-
c ' * ly “ C it y by the S e a ,”
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perched on the edge of a high bluff, overlooking a fine stretch of sandy beach, the rolling and roaring breakers, and the long stretch of ocean which kisses the far-aw ay
horizon. Active, progressive, up-to-date is San ta
Monica. Its streets and houses are lighted by
electricity. It has a public library, fine schools, variety of churches, two banks, excellent w ater system , a well-conducted new spaper, and a regular
population of about 2,000. In' the summer season
this is increased to five tim es the number. It is connected with L os Angeles by three lines of rail w a y , the Southern Pacific, the S an ta Fe and the
Pasadena & Pacific Electric R. R. The North
Beach Bath-house is the especial pride of San ta Monica.
N O R T H B E A C H B A T H -H O U S E A N D S U R E B A T H E R S .
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B O U N D F O R S A N T A C A T A L I N A .
S A N T A C A T A L I N A I S L A N D ,
T w en ty miles from the m ainland, C a ta lin a is the chosen summer resort of thousands of the people of
Southern C alifo rn ia. Fine steam ers cross the
C hannel every day, and at A valon, the city of the
island, a good harbor is found. Avalon is a most
picturesque spot, the harbor being in crescent shaped form, at one point of which is a strikin g rock called “ Su g ar L o a f.” D uring the whole of the six m onths’ summer season the b ay is filled with pleasure yach ts, steam launches, sm all boats, and the lateen-rigged boats of the Portuguese fisher men.
B athers sport in the limpid w aters e very hour of the d ay, and fisherm en, with all the different imple ments of their craft, find abundant occupation in landing the jew fish, yellow tail, white sea b ass, tuna, albicore and barracuda.
A s an island summer resort for tourists, invalids and pleasure-seekers, S an ta C a talin a is the C apri of America.
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3:00 A. M .—Arrive at San ta Barbara.
8:00 A. M .— B r e a k fa s t in c ars.
9:00 A. M .—Stroll on the Beach and O cean Boule vard.
12 :0 0 M .— D inner in the cars.
1:0 0 P. M .—G o-as-you-please to Special Tribune erected by the citizens of San ta B arb ara for our guests to w itness the pride of Southern C a lifo rn ia ,—
S A N T A B A R B A R A ' S F L O W E R CARNI UAL . T h is Flow er C a rn iv a l is, w ithout doubt, the finest in the world, far more than rivalin g in its elaborateness and the number of flowers used a n y
of the floral festiv als of the O ld W orld. M illions
of roses, calla lilies, carnations, pin ks, cam ellias, violets and other fragran t and exquisite flow ers are used in decorating carriages, floats, tallyh o s and variou s other rigs, as well as horses and burros that appear in the procession ; and ye t such is the profusion and wealth of these floral treasures th at one m ay seek in vain during the F estival for a n y
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 16, 1896.
A C O R N E R O F T H E A R R IN G T O N .
sign of diminution in the
gardens. T w en ty thou
sand roses have been used in the decoration of a single carriage, and two or three times as m any for one of the larger floats.
T h is “ Flow er F e stiv a l” originated in 1891, on the occasion of the visit of President Harrison, and has been continued with increasing success every year, until now it is one of the established fetes of Southern C alifo rn ia, and is known throughout the world.
The members of the H. M. M. B. A. must be
prepared for the “ Battle of F lo w e rs.” After the
procession, at a given signal from the judges, the “ b a ttle ” begins. Those in the procession pelt those in the tribunes and on the streets, and these in turn pelt back. There
is no rudeness or rough ness, and no fierce throw ing. E veryth in g is con fined to good-natured jol lity, and, as the conflict rages higher and higher, the merriment correspond in gly increases. The air is full of m oving flowers. The glistening sun shin ing upon the m oving color
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produces a kaleidoscopic ef fect absolutely indescribable and g l o w i n g l y beautiful.
B ask e ts are quickly emptied, atthe FL(JWEK EESTIVAIj,
but the ammunition of the
attackers can be used by the attacked with as good effect as when first throw n, so the fight w ages on and on, until aching sides through laughter and w eary arm s compel to rest, when a truce is declared for one year.
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 16, 1896.
S A N T A BARBARA
is a charm ing city, ju st blossom ing into beautiful womanhood. She has been asleep for m any years, slow ly grow ing from childhood into sw eet maiden hood, and now, dignified, w inning, attractive, com mands the admiration of all. W ith a foresight that, in this case, amounted alm ost to prescience, the old F athers chose this as the site of one of their M issions. Guarded as it is on one side by the Sierra S an ta Ynez and kissed on the other b y the warm w a v e s of the south Pacific O cean, between which rolling hills and quiet pastoral v a l leys m ake the site of the city, its location is pic
turesque in the extrem e. It is pre-eminently a
residence city, and one of the most popular places am ongst tourists that the State possesses.
The Mission w as founded April 29, 178 2, and the
present structure erected in the years 18 15 - 18 2 0 .
6 :30 P. M .—Supper in cars.
11 :0 0 P. M .— Leave San ta B arbara for Pasadena, v ia Los Angeles.
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8:00 A. M. — B re ak fa s t in cars.
8:30 A. M. — D rive
through Pasadena.
P A S A D E N A
H O T E L G R E E N ,the C row n of the San G abriel V alley, the Athens of the Pacific C o a s t —is regarded by m any as the most beautiful suburban city in the world. Situated on sloping ground, it is sn ugly ensconced at the junction of the San R afael Hills with the foothills of the Sierra Madre, w hich, pro tecting Mother M ountains as they are, guard the young and beautiful city at her feet. Pasadena is alm ost entirely a residence city. B ut tw en ty years old, it has already a population grow ing near to 11,0 0 0 and is the home of one of the finest P oly technic Institutes of the W est, where the young of both sexes are trained to manual dexterity at the bench, the forge, the lathe, and in the w ork-shop, as well as to intellectual activity in the class-room. h
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p a i n t e r h o t e i j. ern C aliforn ia. It w as erected
by C o l. G . G . G reen , and is under the m anage ment of the ever-genial J . H. Holmes.
D rives about Pasadena include the sheltered M arengo Avenue, where the modern palaces of m illionaires abound ; the Raym ond Hill, where the magnificent Raym ond Hotel once proudly stood ; the Arroyo Seco; Raym ond Avenue to Altadena, where a number of exquisite residences are to be found fa irly embowered in flowers all the year ;
passing on the w a y another fine hotel, The Painter,
owned and managed b y Mr. D . M. Painter. T h is
spot overlooks Pasadena and the whole San G a b riel V alley, and has fine outlooks upon mountains, foothills, ocean, and islands six ty miles aw a y.
Looking tow ards the Sierra Madre R ange, Echo Mountain (to be described later) and Mount W ilson are clearly visible. O n the latter is situated M ar tin ’ s C am p , a most delightful all-the-year-round mountain resort.
A L I V E - O A K , O R A N G E G R O V E A V E N U E .
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From Pasadena the tallyh os and carriages will convey our guests to the quaint old town of San G abriel, through beautiful Alham bra. San G abriel is one of the early M ission settlem ents, and near here, on September 8, 17 7 1, the M ission w a s
founded. The erection of the venerable structure
that now stands as a wonderful memorial of the devoted labors of the Franciscan F ath ers w as begun in 1775, and is the fourth of the M issions established in the State.
At one time there were hundreds of Indians under the control of the Padres at this M ission, scarcely one of whom can now be found.
D rivin g past the old aqueduct which conveyed w ater for the flouring mill erected under the direc tion of the Padres, and a portion of the fierce cactus hedge which protected the garden from the depre dations of wild anim als and
w i l d e r men, the Hotel San
G abriel is reached. T h is fine 4
hotel is owned by ex-G o v- J |
ernor H. H. M arkham , and f f l is under the able and efficient m anagem ent of H. R. W ar
ner. A few miles farther, and h o t e l s a n g a b r i e l .
B ald w in ’ s Ranch is entered, on w h i c h
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h o l d s forth at the v e ry prettily situated Hotel O akw ood.
F r i d a y , A p r il 17, 1896.
M IS S IO N S A N G A B R I E L .
“ L u c k y B ald w in ,” w hose name has become “ fam iliar as household w o r d s ” throughout the w hole of the W est, is a successful miner, specu lator, rancher, hotel builder, proprietor and manager. He built the Baldw in Hotel in San Francisco, and also ow ns a fine hotel on the shores of L ak e Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada, which is under the m anage ment of Mr. Law rence.
A drive through the interesting ranch of Mr.
B aldw in w ill delight all our visitors. Live-oaks by
the thousand, avenues of eucalyptus miles in length, and over half a million grow ing orange and lemon trees in the nurseries, w ill attract their attention.
T he S an ta Anita Stables of Mr. B ald w in ’ s world- famed racing stock are located near by, and through his courtesy and that of his m anager they w ill be open for the inspection of the H. M. M. B. A.
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1:30 P. M .—T a k e H. M. M. B. A. Specials at S an ta Anita (L u c k y B ald w in ’ s) for Red lands. Lunch on caxsen route. P assin g through San B er nardino, where the beautiful
s t b w a r t h o u s e . ancj popular Stew art House
is located, under the m anagem ent of M ax E rk e s, arrive at Redlands at 3:00 P. M ., and drive about the city in carriages provided by the citizens.
SAN B E R N A R D I N O ,
T h is is one of the oldest tow ns in Southern C a li fornia. It is full of memories of the old Franciscan priests, who gave it its name, and. in later d ays, of the Mormons, who at one time sent a large colony here.
S E V E N O A K S .
The finest summer mountain resort in C aliforn ia unreached by railw ay is Seven O a k s, situated in the heart of the San Bernardino Mountains owned and managed by A. H. Pratt.
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is to the east end of the San Gabriel V alle y w hat P a sa dena is to the w est
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end,— its glory and
crown. And when it
comes to the question as ON SMIIJSY
HEIGHTS-to which is the more beautiful, it is a difficult matter
to decide. Redlands is much younger than P a sa
dena, scarcely a decade h avin g passed since the time that its site w as the home of the coyote, horned toad, lizard, owl and cotton-tail. Now it is a flour ishing and prosperous city, gaining w ealth and fam e from its delightful orange groves, which must be visited b y the members of the H. M. M. B. A.
3:00 P. M .—D rive about Redlands, provided by the city.
6:00 P. M .— O range dinner at C a s a Lom a, with compliments of C it y of Redlands. Sleep in cars.
Redlands has so m any natural and scenic ad van tages that it has attracted only the best class of set tlers, those who are disposed to w ork together for the highest interests of the city. A glow ing instance of this w ill be found in the drive over Redlands, in Sm iley H eights. The C a s a Lom a is the new and
beautiful hotel of Redlands. It is
owned and managed by C o l. J . k
T . Ritchey. The W indsor is another good hotel, manage* by H. R. Richards.
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5:30 A. M .—L eave Redlands for Riverside.
8:00 A. M .— B r e a k f a s t in cars. 9:30 A. M .— Public Reception b y M ayor and C it y C ouncil, C ham ber of Commerce and citizens.
1 0 :1 5 A. M .— D rive around Riverside and down the fam ous
M agnolia A ven u e,— eight miles of m agnolia,
pepper, eucalyptus, grevillea, acacia, and other ornamental trees, with innumerable palm s, agave, cacti, lining the avenue on either side, the road divided into tw o parts, and the whole flanked on both sides w ith delightful residences.
R iverside is the “ mother of the orange-growing
settlem ents of C a lifo rn ia .” The orange crop is
worth each ye ar about #1,500,000. The president of the S. C . H. A. is the owner of the cosy and
hom elike G lenw ood T avern , R iverside’ s chief
hotel. It is managed by Mr. F . W . Richardson.
v There are three other hotels, the R ow ell, owned by
M rs. E. J . D a v is, the Arlington, and the Holyrood.
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12 :3 0 P. M .—Lunch in cars while en route for
Hotel del Coronado. The trip from Riverside to Coronado is on the “ Kite - shaped T rack ’ ’ and the “ Su rf Line ” of
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P assin g South R iverside, where O . A. Sm ith, Southern C a lifo rn ia ’ s typical boniface, ow ns and m anages Hotel Tem escal, S an ta Ana is reached,
the county-seat of O range C o u n ty . The track
passes the old Mission of San Ju a n C apistran o, founded b y Padre Junipero Serra in 1776. For the remainder of the journey one looks out nearly all the time over the peaceful and placid w aters of the great Pacific. T w enty-five or thirty miles out from the mainland are the islands of San ta C atalin a and San Clem ente. A few miles this side of San Diego the “ old town ” of San Diego is passed. Here w as the site of the first Franciscan M ission founded in Southern C aliforn ia.
S k irtin g the city of San D iego, the “ H. M. M. B. A. Specials ” w ill be conveyed b y the San Diego & Coronado R. R. direct to Hotel del Coronado, where the cars w ill be abandoned, and residence taken until T uesday morning, April 2 1, 1896.
H O T E L D E L C O R O N A D O .
HOTEL DEL
CORONADO
is one of the sights and
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chosen resting-places of
Southern C aliforn ia. It is built close to the Pacific
Ocean on the narrow neck of the Coronado Penin sula. O n the other side is the B a y of San Diego. The architecture of Hotel del Coronado is utterly unlike anything one is fam iliar w ith. It is a bizarre construction, givin g a first impression of fam ili arity to those who have gazed upon the Kremlin in M oscow.
The hotel is owned b y a com pany of which Mr.
E . S . Babcock is the president. He is also the
m anager of the hotel.
6:00 P. M.— Dinner at Hotel del Coronado.
S T A R T I N G F O R T H E C H A S E F R O M D E L C O R O N A D O .
7:00 P. M .—The freedom of the Bath-house is kindly extended by the lessees.
S A N D IE G O M IS S IO N .
S u n d a y , A p ril 19, 1896.
11:0 0 A. M.— Services at the various churches of Coronado and San Diego.
2:00 P. M .— A yacht ride on the B a y of San Diego will be arranged for those who desire it.
8:00 P. M.— Sacred concert in the ballroom of the Hotel del Coronado.
M o n d a y , A p ril 20, 1896.
8:30 A. M.— B reak fast.
9.30 A. M.— C a rs for San Diego.
At the w h arf (after crossing the ferry) the mem bers w ill be met with tallyh os, carriages, etc., pro vided by the citizens of San Diego.
10 :15 A- M .— Public reception of the H. M. M. B. A. by the M ayor, C it y C ouncil and C ham ber of Commerce of San Diego.
11:0 0 A. M.— D rive over San Diego.
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H O T E L B R E W S T E R ,.
SAN D I E G O
possesses m any i n t e r e s t i n g
attractions. In situation, no
other city, not even S an ta B ar bara, can s u r p a s s it in sur
roundings and outlook. L o fty
m ountains, rolling foothills, fer tile m esas, rugged c a n y o n s , e l e g a n t h o m e s , cultivated ranches, sandy beaches, m oving
vesse ls, placid bay, pearly-faced ocean, obtruding peninsula, fairy-like islands, combine to m ake the scene.
On the heights, a glorious view of ocean and mountains is had, with the valle y of the San Diego R iver at one’ s feet, and, six miles a w ay, the crum bling adobe ruins of the old M ission stand and eloquently speak, in their sad silence, of the romantic and tragic history of the early d ays, when the first C aliforn ia m artyr shed his blood in w ith standing the savag e fu ry of the Indians.
2:30 P.LM.— Lunch at Hotel Flor ence, served with the compliments of Mr. George W . Lyn ch , pro prietor of the Hotel Florence, ex-President of the S. C . H. A. and F irst V ice-Presi
dent of the H. M. M. B. A. h o t e l F l o r e n c e .
Florence H eights is a com
m anding situation, w ith delightful outlook over the B a y , Point Lom a, the Pacific, and the fa r-aw a y
islands. K ate Sanborn has made the Florence
fam ous in her “ Truthful W om an in Southern C a lifo rn ia .”
Another of San D iego’ s leading hotels is the Brew ster, owned and managed by Mr. J . E . O ’ Brien, w hose genial face w ill become fam iliar to the visitors ere they leave San D iego.
There is also the Com m ercial Hotel, under the efficient m anagem ent of Mr. J . B irdsall.
4:00 P. M.— Return to Hotel del Coronado. 8:00 P .M .— Annual Banquet of the H. M. M. B. A . in the great dining hall of Del Coronado. T h is dining hall has a floor area of ten thousand feet, w ithout post or pillar.
For the first time in the history of the H. M. M. B . A ., ladies will honor and grace the Annual Banquet with their pres ence. T ickets for the An nual Banquet must be obtained at Headquarters in Los Angeles.
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7:30 A. M .— B reak fast.
8:30 A. M.— C a rs leave Hotel del Coronado for M anhattan Junction. O n arrival change cars for Los Angeles Term inal R. R.
1:30 P. M .— A rrival at Altadena. C h an ge cars
for the electric cars of the Mount Low e R ailw ay for Echo Mountain.
2:00 P. M.— Lunch at Echo Mountain House. In the afternoon, frequent trips w ill be made over the Alpine D ivision to Alpine T avern , particulars of which w ill be posted in the office.
6:00 P. M .— Dinner at Echo Mountain House.
8:00 P. M .— Special exhibit with the monster
3,000,000 candle-power Searchlight, the largest in the world.
8:30 P. M .— Star-gazing at the Low e O bservatory with the eminent astronomer, D r. L ew is Sw ift.
T H E MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY.
T u e s d a y , A p ril 2 1 , 1896.
G R E A T C A B L E I N C L I N E , M O U N T L O W E R A I L W A Y .
The Mount Low e R ailw a y is the crea tion of one man, Professor T . S . C . Low e. He began four years ago to build, and for tw o years the ra ilw a y from Altadena to Echo Mountain has been in operation. The Alpine D ivision w as opened in the fall of
1895. The road, on leaving Altadena,
crosses C abrillo H eights, named C ape Floral by the old Portuguese navigator C ab rillo , w hose sailors, catching the bright tints of the C opa de O ro, or Golden C aliforn ia Poppy, exclaimed,
“ It is a cape of flo w ers,” enters Rubio
C a n y o n , w here a most romantic ride is
enjoyed to Rubio Pavilion. Here the
white chariots of the G reat C ab le Incline, the steepest railw ay in the w orld, are entered, and the ascent made in eight minutes to Echo M ountain, where a
perfect little city is found. Here the
palatial Echo Mountain House, C h alet, W o rld ’ s F air S e a r c h li g h t , Low e
O b servato ry, Zoological G ardens,
Power-houses, etc., are located.
Tuesday, April 21, 1896.
T he view from the verandas of Echo Mountain House extends on clear d ays, which are
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the rule, for over 150 miles.
The verdant and beautiful San G abriel V alley, seamed here and there by the dimpled San Rafael hills, the Mission and Puente h ills, and dotted everyw here with prosperous cities, tow ns and v illages, reaching down to the gra y stretch of ocean beach m arking the eastern boundary of the Pacific O cean, wherein lie the islands of San ta C atalin a, San C lem ente, San ta B arbara, San M iguel, and others, the picture is completed by the towering peaks of San tiago, San Antonio, San Bernardino, San Gorgonio and San Jacin to. All these form a panoramic series never to be forgotten.
The Low e O bservatory is, at present, located on Echo M o'in+* !n nr^ciHpfl over b y D r. Lew is
the great 16-inch R ef scope, with several s struments; and full oj is afforded all visito ing through this superb g lass at the glorious w anderers through space, the planets, as well as the fixed stars and
nebulae. ...
8:00 A. M .— B re ak fast, Echo Mountain House. 11:0 0 A. M .—F irst car descends to Altadena.
11:3 0 A. M .— Leave on the L. A. Term inal for
L os A ngeles. Lunch on cars en route. G o-as- you-please to Special Tribune erected for the H. M. M. B . A ., to w itness “ L a F iesta de L os A n geles.”
La Fiesta
is one of the new though permanentattractions of Southern C aliforn ia. T h is is its
third year, and in magnificence, splendor and
beauty will fa r outrival its predecessors. On
T u esd ay the city officials w ill abdicate their thrones in fav o r of the Queen of the A ngels and her follow ing. The great parade is on W ednesday, especially arranged for the enjoym ent of the H. M. M. B. A.
A number of floats w ill show the progress of Southern C alifo rn ia in its varied interests and nat ural resources. T h is alone w ill be a great surprise
to all who w itn ess it for the first time. B u t in
addition there w ill be a cavalcade of C aballeros in
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picturesque Spanish costum es, their horses deco rated with elaborate silver furn ishin gs. The C h i nese portion of the parade alw a y s surpasses anything of the kind ever w itnessed in the United States. W ith h e avy gold embroideries and sym bolic stand ards and banners, they m ake a most imposing
sight. A band of M exican vaqueros, world-
renowned for expert horsemanship and throw ing of
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the lasso, and Indians bringing back memories of aboriginal d ays, w ill also be features of the pro cession.
8:00 P. M.— H. M. M. B. A. Specials leave Arcade Depot for San Francisco. O n crossing the Te- hachapi M ountains the visitors become the guests of the C aliforn ia Hotel Association, who have pro vided the follow ing programme for their delectation and enjoym ent.
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Much of the jour n e y b e tw e e n L o s A n g e le s and S a n F r a n c is c o w ill be taken d u r in g the night, yet it should be remembered t h a t
the Tehachapi Range is crossed, with its great engineering feat, the Loop, and a portion of the
v a s t M ojave D esert. On this dreadful sandy
w aste it has been found that the finest of almonds and other nuts, peaches and other deciduous fruits
grow to their highest perfection. Hence it is
w ithin the b o u n d s of probability that a few decades w ill see this desert, w hich has hitherto been regarded as an alm ost oasis-less S ah ara, disap pear, and in its place spring up orchards, fine ranches and the homes of prosperous people.
Such indeed, is largely the history of the San Joaquin (pronounced San W aw -keen) V alle y, the
chief city of which is Fresno. Here we are in the
midst of the great vineyards which supply the mar ket with rasins.
Still farther north we enter the great grain-grow ing regions, and finally, crossing the rolling hills of C on tra C o sta , reach the B a y of San Francisco, along w hich we ride to O a k
land, then on the fe rry boat, and in h alf an hour the C it y of the Golden G ate is reached.
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1:00 P. M .—A rrival in San Francisco. C a rs deserted and residence taken at hotels until Satu rd ay morning.
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 2 3 , 1896.
8:00 P. M .— Theater and C h i natown under the escort of the C aliforn ia Hotel Association. The guests will be divided into
two parties, one party going to the theater and the other to C hinatow n on this occasion, and vice ve rsa on T u esd ay night.
Between the time of arrival and 8:00 o’clock, those who desire to do so m ay take a cursory su rve y of a portion of San Francisco. H ow much savor of thrilling romance and adventure clings to that name ; and when and how did it get it? W hen the Mission Fathers started out from San Diego to find the B a y of M onterey and establish a Mission there, they fortunately passed the bay they were looking for and discovered a beautiful land-locked harbor
farther north. B elieving they had been led hither
by Sain t Fran cis, they named the b ay after him and established on its shores the Mission of San Francisco de A ssis, a portion of which still rem ains. T h is w as in 1776.
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CHINATOWN
A visit to San Francisco would be incomplete if
C hinatow n were neglected. Your guide w ill take
you in ten minutes into a foreign land, where you are the foreigner, the stranger, and where John is the native. Flam in g and flaring C hinese lanterns side b y side with modern electric lights ; jo ss houses with gorgeous figures in taw d ry tinsel shaken by electric cars as they w hirl by ; barbers, with their m urderous-looking tackle, attacking the heads, ears and eyeballs of helpless victim s ; merchants selling sugar-cane and a host of queer-looking truck grown especially for the production of nightm are ; restaurants w here “ Melican hotel man ” m ay eat the food of the C elestial and drink finer tea than his own chef kn ow s how to m a k e ; theaters where strut actors who yell and shout, and scream and rage, and rave and tear, ju st the same as actors do in—C h in a ; cubbyholes where female slave s in the shape of women are kept for the rent of damnation ; shoem akers, shirtm akers, cigarm akers, woodchop- pers, jew elers, gam blers, doctors, clerks, all busy, some quiet, with that sad m elancholy that is the inheritance of ages of pathetic
existence, others chatter ing with the garrulity of magpies and par r o t s :—such is C h in a tow n.
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 2 3, 1896.
6AN FRANCISCO
is the most cosmopolitan city in the w orld. It is an interesting city in a variety of w a y s. Its scenic surroundings are freely admitted, its history is fascinating the more one know s of it, and its growth is a m arvel. O ne of its most historic spots is the Presidio ; and, after driving through a por tio n o f th e c i t y , passing churches, m am m oth b u s i ness blocks, thea
ters, and imposing
p u b l ic b u ild in g s, and view ing some of
a t t h e p r e s i d i o . j-j-jg residence portions of San
Francisco, the United States M ilitary Reservation w ill be reached, where the Presidio is located. Here fine w a lk s, drives, parade grounds for artil lery, cav alry and infan try, ponderous fifty-ton and
other sized guns, and ancient adobe houses, arrest
the attention, and exquisite vie w s of ocean and
bay are revealed as the road w inds hither and thither.
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The fortifications of San Francisco m ay not sa t isfy the naval and m ilitary experts, but to the eye of the uninitiated they seem elaborate, extensive and
efficient. Directly opposite the Golden G ate is the
fortified island of Alcatraz,
an d to th e right, com- ;
ing in, is Fort M cDow- v 1
*ell, where e x t e n s iv e T Jf ?
a r t i l l e r y preparations i r ni‘ •
i'Jf
for the tendering of a warm reception to
foreign foes has been ™
made.
In addition to these u ' s ' CRUISEK o l y m p i a
la n d f o r t if ic a t io n s , S a n
Francisco is generally favored w ith the presence of one or more of the monster United States cruisers. O f these monarchs of the United States N a v y , several have been constructed in this city at the Union Iron W orks.
T h u r s d a y , A p ril 2 3, 1896.
SUTRO HEIGHTS, SUTRO BATHS AND T H E
CLIFF HOU SE .
B y the special courtesy of the Hon. Adolph Sutro, M ayor of San Francisco, these noted and beautiful
scenic spots are open to the H. M. M. B. A. No
place in San Francisco has been more fam ous for m any years than the C liff House. The 0 1 d C liff House w a s b u r n e d on C h ristm as D ay, 1894, and the new building o p e n e d in
February, 1896. Tow ering above it are the battlemented w alls of Sutro H eights, castellated and fortified like a Rhine castle, but behind which are gardens of inexpressible beauty, where repose classical statues of great value.
The Sutro B aths have ju st been opened to the
public. The v a s t sw im m ing tan k s, the larger
am phitheater for seated visitors, the extensive museums, make this the greatest and best of Mr. Su tro’ s m any munificent gifts to the people of San Francisco and C aliforn ia.
T H E C L I F F H O U SE .
A T T H E S U T R O B A T H S .
A T G O L D E N G A T E P A H K .
G O L D E N G A T E PARK.
There are few parks in the world that can compare with this “ Park of the GoldenG a t e .” San Francisco did
w isely when it determined, early in its history, to convert this large area of then alm ost barren
sandhills into a park for the people. T rees of
every kind for shade, beauty and s t u d y ; shrubs and flowering plants out-of-doors and in the rich co n servato ries; drives for carriages ; speed roads and tracks for horses and b ic y c le s; pavilion and play-grounds for children; superior monuments of great and fam ous men ; extensive a v i a r y ; a fine zoological garden ; boating on the lake ; dancing on the la w n ; music by a first-class b a n d ; e x quisite w eather during the whole year, as a rule; and thousands of happy and contented men, women and children,—these describe the Golden G ate Park every Su nday, fete day and holiday. O ne delight ful feature in connection with this park is the fact that the visitor is never met with the disagreeable legend, “ Keep off the G r a s s .” It is the only park in the United States where you are “ in vite d ” to w a lk on the grass.
In returning from the drive through Golden G a te Park, other c i t y p a r k s w ill be passed, of which San Fran-
s a n f r a n c i s c o c i t y h a l l . cisco has thirty-four.
The cable and electric system s, which have made this city noted throughout the w orld, w ill be observed. T he cosmopolitan character of its citi zenship w ill claim attention, and the picturesque ness of its location constantly seen. Now that well-paved streets cover its whole extent, in place of wild sandhills, it show s itself peculiarly adapted to be the site of a great metropolis.
The C ity Hall is a wonderful structure, which has been tw enty-five years in building, at a cost of
$10,000,000, and it is not yet completed. I he varied
industries and m anufactures of San Francisco should be briefly described, but our limited space forbids.
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GRAND H O T EL .
M any pages m ig h t be written on the hotels of San Francisco. The G randis ab ly presided over by Mr. LICK
HOUSE-S. F . Thorn, the President of the C alifo rn ia Hotel Association.
LICK HOUSE.,
Not fa r aw a y , on M ontgomery Street, is the L ick
, House, built b y that eccentric
millionaire, J a m e s L i c k , and w ith a dining-room th at is mod eled after that of t h e g r e a t
Louis of France. Its m anager
is K . B . Soule, the treasurer of the C . H. A.
T HE CALIFORNIA.
O n Bush Street is The C a li fornia, one of the la t e r hotels, under the guidance of G eneral W arfield, Secretary of the C a li fornia Hotel Association, whoset h e C a l i f o r n i a . conquests in peace are no less
renowned than those he has made in w ar.
BALDWIN HO T E L .
The B a ld w in , pictured elsewhere, w a s built by L u ck y B a ld w in , and is now managed b y M essrs. Stone, Stanton & C o .P A L A CE H O T EL ,
It is freely conceded that the Palace Hotel not only has no equal on the C o a st, but is one of the first hotels in theworld. Structurally it
is perfect, and, occupy ing as it does an entire block, its facade on all four sides is imposing to the highest degree. In the G rand C ou rt, a hygienic necessity has been converted into an architectural triumph, and the outdoor C afe , enlivening music, bustling and chatting throng, m ake it a daily scene w orthy of Venice or Florence on special fete days.
Maple and Marble H alls are rooms dedicated to good-fellowship, where banquets to the leading statesm en of the
country have often been given. To control such a v a s t and important c a r a v a n s a r y re- quiresthe foresight of a statesm an and the executive abil
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ity of a g e n e r a l d u r i n g a c a m paign. These qual ities are adm irably combined in Mr. Joh n C . K irkp at rick, the manager. The Palace
Ho-c o n s e r v a t o r y o n u p p e r f l o o r , tel is distinctly the p a l a c e h o t e l . possession of all
C aliforn ia and the United States as a whole. The C on servato ry on the sixth floor is an ideal lounging place. The b usy scene in the C ourtyard and open-air C a fe below, with the exotic shrubs and plants close b y, render it especially attractive.
RUSS HO U S E .
The R uss House is a most popular hotel, under the managem ent of C o l. J . S. Youn g.
BROOKLYN H O T E L .
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H O T E L S T . N IC H O L A S .
H O T E L ST. NICHOLAS.
The St- Nicholas is a well- known house, under the long- continued m anagem ent of M essrs. Doolittle & Son.H O T E L P L EA S A N T O N .
The Pleasanton is a later structure, on Sutter Street, and is under the control ofMr. O . M. Brennan.
T H E P L E A S A N T O N .
OCCIDENTAL H O T EL .
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Y O S E M I TE V A L L EY .
From San Francisco a large number of places of interest m ay be visited, chief of which is the Yo- semite V alley. T h is ex quisite v a lle y , hidden for centuries in the heart of the Sierra N evada, has b e c o m e world-renowned by the universal tributes made to its m ajesty,gran-, , , . M H A L F D O M E , Y O S E M I T E .
deur and beauty. Never
before were m assive precipices, mural faces, sculp tured spires and domes, numerous w aterfalls, snow- clad p eaks, placid lake, gently flow ing river, verdant meadows and majestic forest, discovered in such close and alluring proxim ity as in the Yosem ite V alley.
Not far aw ay is the M ariposa G ro ve of B ig T rees, the Sequoia Gigantea, the largest tree in the world.
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9:00 A. M .—D rive about the C it y of San F ra n cisco.
1:00 P. M .— Lunch at the C liff House.
7:30 P. M .— Banquet at the Palace Hotel, tendered the H. M. M. B. A. by the C aliforn ia Hotel A sso ciation.
8:00 A. M .— L eav e Third and Tow nsend streets Depot, San Francisco, in H. M. M. B. A. Specials for Leland Stanford Ju n ior U n iversity at Palo Alto, where President D avid S tarr Jordan w ill receive the guests.
C O R R ID O R A T S T A N F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y .
T h is U n iversity is one of the sources of pride of cultured C aliforn ia. Founded b y the munificent gifts of the late G overnor Stanford and his noble w ife, Ja n e Lathrop Stanford, as a memorial to their son, Leland, J r ., it bears the Iatter’ s name and is dedicated to the youth of Am erica of both sexes desirous of obtaining the best possible education at low cost. There are now about eleven hundred students, and the U niversity, under the distin guished presidency of D avid Starr Jord an, has already become fam ous throughout the world. There are seventy-one professors.
1 1 :3 0 A. M .— Leave Stanford for San Jo se .
12 :0 0 M .— Arrive at San Jo se .
Through the courtesy of the citizens of San Jo se , carriages w ill be at the depot to convey the guests for a drive through a sm all portion of the fertile San ta C la ra V alley.
Like so m any of the tow ns of C aliforn ia bearing the Spanish names of the S ain ts, San Jo se w as a
civic outgrowth of the old Mission. An edict from
the C ollege of San Fernando in the C it y of Mexico commanded the establishm ent of a Mission which should be dedicated to the husband of the blessed virgin. The site w a s chosen in the San ta C la ra V alley, a fe w miles from the M ission of San ta
C la ra , and on Ju n e 10, 179 6 , Padre Lasuen , who
w as Padre Junipero S e rra’ s successor, planted the C ro ss, blessed it, said M ass, and thus founded
the M ission of San Jo se . In 1800 the present
building w a s erected, the ruins of which still con tinue to attract visitors.
The San ta C la ra V alle y is one of the most noted fruit v a lle y s in C alifo rn ia. For deciduous fruits, it is doubtful whether any place in the world is
better suited. The soil is rich, the trees bear
prolifically, and the close proxim ity to San F ra n cisco renders m arketing much easier than in the
more remote regions. San ta C la ra prunes are
known the whole civilized world over, and, when the trees are in bloom and rich in verdure and fruitage, few more beautiful sights can be seen or
imagined. It is to be regretted that the time of
our visitors is so limited that th ey cannot see more of this tru ly fertile and glorious
V E N D O M E G R O U N D S .
5AN JO S E,
or, as it w a s originally named, “ Pueblo de San Jo s e de G u ad alu p e,” is without doubt the most
beautiful inland city of
C e n t r a l C aliforn ia. Its population is tw enty-five thousand, and they are active and progressive.
There are a number of fine buildings in the city, am ong others the C ourt House, the Academ y of Notre D am e, the O pera House, State Normal
School, etc. It is the educational center of this
portion of the State, and has a number of excellent schools.
A large quantity of fruit is canned and dried, and the m any fruit-packing establishm ents of San Jo se are indications of the importance of this industry.
T he finest hotel is The Vendome, situated in extensive grounds where abound majestic poplars and elms, elegant peppers and fertile figs, and one gigantic live-oak that w as an aged monarch w hen, over a hundred years ago, Padre Lasuen said M ass at the founding of the Mission
of San Jo se . The Vendome is
under the able m anagem ent of M r. G eo. P. Snell.
rfT O 2:00 P. M.— Lunch at
Hotel Vendome.
T H E LICK OBSERVATORY .
In sigh t from San Jo s e is Mount Hamilton, the chief peak of a range form erly called L a Sierra Ysabel. It is 4 , 4 4 3 feet above sea-level,T H E L I C K O B S E R V A T O R Y .
and is on the inner C o a st Range of C aliforn ia. W hen Jam e s Lick , who for m any years lived at San Jo se , determined to build an observatory, he would not believe that Mount Hamilton w as 4,000 feet above sea-level, but, as soon as he w as show n the figures, he vowed that his great telescope should find a home there. The S an ta C la ra C o u n ty Supervisors built a fine w agon road to the summit, and now the O bservatory proudly crow ns the mountain, a scientific beacon to which all eyes turn. The O bservatory is a department of the U n iv e r s ity of C alifo rn ia, and Dr. E. S . Holden is its director.
The coaches for Mount Hamilton start daily from the Hotel Vendome. The distance is tw en ty-six miles.
T H E 3 6-rN C H R E F R A C T O R .
*-A P O R T E C O C H E R E , D E L M O N T E .
S a t u r d a y , A p ril 2 5 , 1896.
3:45 P. M .— L eav e San Jo s e for Hotel del Monte.
5:45 P. M.— A rrival at Del Monte. Leave cars
and take up residence at Hotel del Monte until M onday, April 27, 1896.
6 :15 P. M .— Dinner at Hotel del Monte.
8:30 P. M .— G rand ball tendered by M anager Arnold to the H. M. M. B . A. in Del Monte ball room.
L E A V I N G F O B T H E E I G H T E E N - M I L E D R I V E .
S u n d a y , A p ril 26, 1896.
8:30 A. M .— B re a k fa st at Hotel del Monte. After breakfast one-half the guests w ill be ten. dered the courtesy of the celebrated Eighteen-m ile D rive to C y p re ss Point, while the other h alf w ill enjoy the grounds, the bath-house, the old M ission, etc.
After lunch, those who did not take the morning drive w ill be accommodated.
1:00 P. M .— Lunch at Hotel del Monte.
6:00 P. M .— Dinner at Hotel del Monte.
8:00 P. M .—Promenade C oncert of Sacred Music in Del Monte ballroom.
S u n d a y , A p ril 26, 1896.
H O T E L D E L MONTE.
The Hotel del Monte is not only magnificent, but, standing as it does in spacious, ornamental grounds, is one of the great sights of C aliforn ia. Majestic though rugged live-
oaks, tall and state ly pines, are t h e trees which tower a b o v e numberless shrubs, plants and flowers; for at Del Monte a successful endeavor has b e e n
made to transplant all CLUB HOUSES- DEL MONTE-
the rare and beautiful flowering plants of countries
south of the Equator. Here flowers that in their
native haunts look up into the s k y and there see the Southern C ro ss, now fam iliarize them selves with the G reat Dipper and the Pleiades. W inter and summer alike, out-of-doors, bud and blossom these exquisite exotics, rendering the grounds at Del Monte a perpetual and never-ending yet ever- changing fa iry bower of floral coloring.
The L ak e of the K in g— L ag u n a del R e y — adds much to the charm of the grounds, the placid w aters reflecting the wealth of ve r dure in the trees that sur round it.
Here one m ay w a lk or ride or drive and w hile a w a y the passing hours in ineffable
content.
S u n d a y , A p ril 26, 1896.
H O T E L D E L MON T E ,
The buildings them selves at Del Monte were designed and constructed with a view to the m axi mum of comfort conjoined to the effective in archi tecture. The hotel itself is a modern adaptation on a large scale of the old Flem ish structures, ju st such as one sees in Belgium , and occasionally in Sw itzerland. Tow ers and gables, roofed-in corri dors connecting the annexes to the main building, verandas, porches and porte-cocheres, all twined in a profusion of flowers, or rivaling the trees in their height, contribute a dignity and a m ajesty to the scene that renders it imposing and im pressive.
W ithin doors everythin g is in first-class order. W hat need one sa y more than that it is of a supe rior order of high-class pleasure resorts, under the m anagem ent of a first-class hotel man, Mr. George H. Arnold.
A hundred yards a w ay is the B athing Pavilion, where four s w im m in g tan k s heated to various t e m p e r a t u r e s w ill be placed at the disposal of the guests.
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E I G H T E E N - n i L E DRIVE.
“ Been on the Eighteen-mile D riv e ?” “ N o.”“ Then you don’t know w hat y o u ’ ve lo st.”
O ur visitors are not going to lose this great pleasure, for
the managem ent has kindly provided conveyances so that h alf of the H. M. M. B. A. m ay go in the morning and the other h alf in the afternoon.
It should be borne in mind, w hilst driving, that it is a private drive belonging to the proprietors of Del Monte. T h is accounts for the care exercised in keeping roads, bridges, etc., and the lack of vio lence to shade and ornamental trees.
P assin g through O ld M onterey, by the monument erected by Mrs. Stanford to commemorate the land ing of Junipero Serra, and the resort of Pacific G ro ve, the forest is entered.
Then it is the seashore and again the forest, until
the wonderful C y p re ss Point is reached. The
shore is of the “ stern and rock-bound” variety, and the “ wild w a v e s dash h ig h ” and often in glorious m ajesty. The seals sport on the rocks and in the w ater, while the pelicans, cormor ants, Mother C a r y ’ s chickens, sea gulls and other birds fly to and fro with tireless wing.
