Show HIKERS FORCE FORGE RAILROAD TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS Railway In the the- World Is la Walked to Death by San Franciscans San Sari Francisco Walking Francisco Walking a railroad out of business may sound like 11 Ice e an Impossibility but San Francisco hikers hikers ers have done Just that For years ealS a line known as ns the railroad in the world wound Its way from Mill Valley up the slope to the time summit of Mount Tamalpais one of the scenic spots of Marin Marro county across the bay from San Fran Francisco isco The road ran through Muir woods a beautiful stand of redwoods and then doubled back and forth up the 2001 2601 feet to the peak of Tamalpais Busin Business ss was good Then a few hi hikers It e rs appeared and soon a climb to the summit became more popular than the train ride Trails TraUs were built hiking clubs were wele organized and finally now the Tamal- Tamal pals pais and Muir railroad ceased opera opera- An automobile road aided the hikers hikers ers of course In making the oper operation of ot a railroad unprofitable It Is a tact however that the railroad an and auto road got along very well together for far several years until the hiking craze raze 1 There are four trails traUs to the Ule of or Tamalpais and every very every Sunday hundreds s I of hikers are are trudging over them them while the auto road at which are collected does not do a rushing business It is 20 miles mUes from the bay to the top of ot the mountain I Hikers from San Francisco u take an nn Biscuit l irate iruin 10 to lUlU ALIU ann am men tIlen hike the 10 miles if the short route Is 18 selected up the 2001 2601 feet Hundreds of the hikers go only to Muir woods or to other favored retreats retreats re re- treats but lately it has become a sort of badge of honor to make matte the c climb climb all the way up No particular class dominates In the hiking throngs as over the same samo trail panting and sweltering over the rocks wl will l be t found und day laborers shop girls school teachers and b bankers l' l |