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Committeeman’s FatherDecorated Arch for S. P.Forty-two years ago when the first Southern. Pacific train : arrived at the Seventh and Broadway station in Oakland, John Scott of this city, feeling that the event should be fittingly cel-; ebrated, took it upon himself to decorate the arch which was i: erected over'the tracks in front of the depot. Accordingly he ; obtained $5 worth of dimes which he turned over to his son, ^Valter Scott, then a boy of 10 years, and today a member of the decoration committee which has charge of that part of the Western Pacific celebration. J. Walter Scott distributed the many ten-cent pieces among the numerous youngsters in the neighborhood and they in turn gathered thousands of roses with which they covered the arch.In memory of the occasion of nearly a half century ago Scott will carry out the same program for the present festivities. Five dollars will be distributed in the same manner, though not to the same boys; roses of different petal, but the whole making the same gorgeous appearance and having the same fragrance will cover the arch, while apparently the same ceremonies, though different principals, will mark the march of progress which has evolved since the coming of the first railroad train into Oakland..I Dr. Merritt, at that time Mayor, was master of ceremonies. In charge of the first train was Conductor M. T. Dusinbury, Engineer J. T. Batchelder, Fireman Jim McCurdy and Brake-man J. Pope.Tickets were sold for $1 each for the passage across the bay and these subject to the rise and fall of the time. Tickets were later reduced to 60c, then 25c, then. 15c and finally 10c.
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Oakland Tribune
Oakland, California, US
Sun, Aug 21, 1910
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