Reductions in Express Rates on Wells Fargo Shipments
The railroad commission issues a permanent schedule of reduced Wells Fargo Express rates for San Bernardino and nearby areas. Shipments of 100 pounds or more drop 8 to 41 percent while small packages of 51 pounds or less fall 7 to 45 percent. Final rates follow a six month record showing an average 15 percent cut, with higher reductions at certain points.
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San Bernardino
Railroad Commission
Wells Fargo Express Company
Commission
Santa Fe Runs 27 Limited Trains in Six Days
Three thousand people rode 27 limited trains west from Chicago to Southern California in the first six days of March. Cal varying extra sections handled with eight trains on March 1 the peak for a single day. Tourists began arriving March 4 signaling the opening of special rates for the exposition year.
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Chicago
California
California Limited
Train Mile Long Carry 1200 Tourists Over Santa Fe
A Chicago origin limited train with eight sections arrived Thursday for the 1915 traffic season. The Santa Fe service begins with low rates Monday and promises to carry more than 1200 travelers westbound.
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Santa Fe
California
Chicago
London editor on $25,000 railfan wager rides across America
Frank Armitage, editor of Railway Men's Magazine, travels by freight hopping from London toward New York on a $25,000 wager. He passes through Quebec, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Banff, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Reno, Tonopah, Goldfield, Las Vegas, Barstow, Needles, Yuma, El Paso and more, praising American hospitality. He aims to reach London by June 1, three to four weeks early, with the wager benefiting the railway men's orphan home.
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Frank Armitage
Railway Men's Magazine
London
England
Barstow
New York
America
Armitage
Quebec
Canada
Pacific
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Baniff
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Sanrancisco
San Francisco
Reno
Virginia City
Tonopah
Goldfield
Las Vegas
Needles
Yuma
Fl Paso
New Yok
People of
Railway Mens’ Orphan Home
American
Corner stone laid for Bernardinos Poly Technic High School
The cornerstone ceremony occurred Thursday March 4 at 2 30 p m with a principal address by Dr Benjamin Ide Wheeler president of the state university at Berkeley. Large attendance included county sections and local chamber of commerce officials urging community participation. The secretary I S Kneedler sent warm invitations.
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Polytechnic High School
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
The
State University At
Berkeley
Chamber of Commerce
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Hillside Reservoir
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Prop
Agency For Overland Cars
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Barstow, Cal
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Phoenix
Johannesburg
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Overland Express
E. T. Hillis
A. G. Kendall
Tesident
S. E. Bagley
Cashier
A. L. Drew
Fred C. Drew
Farmers Exchange National Bank
John Eson
S. 11
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Edward King Isaacs
Los Angeles Examiner
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