Show OVATIONS ALL AIL ALONG LINE OF O TilL THE NEW NN ROAD TO THE COAST Western Pacific Newspaper Special Greeted by Cheering Cheering Cheer Cheer- ing Throngs Throng's in OaKland SAN FRANCISCO Cal Cat Au Aug 23 This is tho greatest celebration in the history of Oakland was tho the statement made last ni night bt to THE TilE TELEGRAM representative by John P. P Irish one oi of the tho leadin leading business men of that city which is the tho western terminal of the Western Pacific The Tho Oakland reception was tho the climax of over o miles of ovations to the tho newspaper special tho the first train to run ron over the Western Pacific from Salt SnIt Lake Lako City to the Pacific ocean oceon Oakland is the terminal of three trans trans continental railroad systems systems bringing in tho Southern Pacific the Santa Fe and tho the Western Pacific At least persons gathered altho at al tho thc new station of tho the new road anc ancin and andin andin in the immediate immediato vicinity As AFt the great greal reat parade of over o cr 1000 automobiles moved up tho principal street it passed on nn industrial in in- in parade parado over miles lon long longwith with the str streets ets packed on both sides side with thousands of men women anc and children Business houses had been closed but not before their owners had d decorated them with flags flaga Th The people of Oakland had t turned mt-cr mt masso and tr from nt r- r rit it if it- ap every person person had gathered t to welcome this now new new road r aa which which- connects mo 1 the tho me mo metropolis of the intermountain with tho the gateway to tho the P Pacific No victorious army W was R ever o welcomed wel wol corned with more moro enthusiasm than was tho the first train over this new rond road Following tho the automobile side ride the newspaper newspaper men and railroad men men were taken to the tho magnificent Quarters of the Oakland Country Countr club where whore following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing a banquet somo some of the brightest men of the tho Bear Dear state and officers of tho the railroad together with representatives representatives tives tires of tho the press mado made short ad ad- dresses s. When the tho guests ests of tho city wore returned to their special Cial train four hours later the streets were still lined with thousands of people who were giving giving in ing three cheers fo fo- the tho Western Pa Pa- It ii Is iR not too much to say Bay that rucha such ruch a demonstration has never been seen in this country on tho the completion of any railroad Perhaps never again in inthe tho the history of the tho country will such a trip be bo ma made mado e as that which was completed corn com at Oakland yesterday afternoon for there has not been a siding much less lens a station at which a greeting was vas not extended The special party crossed tho the hay bay in ono one of the tho b big new tu tugs s owned by the tho Western Pacific to San Francisco The Tho party was met mot by thousands of people and taken at once onao to the the Press club whose guests the visiting newspaper newspapermen men wore last night The people of Salt SnIt Lako Lake City should prepare to greet tho the first re regular lar through h pas passenger en cr train from Oakland to o Salt Lake City which will arrivo arrive We Wednesday mornin morning |