Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-20
GENUINE WESTERN SPIRIT
Is What the Inaugural Committee at Washington is HanIfesting in the Determination to Make It the BIg- gest Event in History.
tFrom the s,. Louis Republican, J

llsrom the St. Louis RepubHcan.I
 The general committee in charge of the inaugural proceedings at Wash lngton next month appears to be con- posed of men who must have, at some period of their lives, lived West, and been imbued with the true spirit of enterprise. Certainly the gentlemen at the head of il are energetic, and so progressive as 10 Insure completeness Of every detail in such good time as 10 leave no chance for failure. Money rolls in to pay for expenses without stint, and while it is not pub licly known just how much has been subscribed, 1t must be in the neigh bOrhoOd of thirty five to forty thou sand dollars. The plans perfected for the display, and attendant pro- ceedings, is upon very elaborate scale, and calls for the employing of not only liberal means, but brains of no mean order Among the grand features, it is proposed te throw arch es across PennsylvanIa avenue for every State in the Union. Each arch Tn some way to be distinctive of the commonwealth Tn whose honor il will be constructed. Other arches will be constructed at the entrance of ihe Cap itol grounds, at the Treasury building ana at the White House and other prominent points throughout the city. In addition to these decorations. all the public buildings and very many private structures will be profuselv em0elnshed with flags and bunting, and iflhe weather is only propitious the spectacle presented will eclipse anything of the kind ever before at tempted in the country. The accept ances of invitations to military organ iZations are already so general as to leaC to the belief that there will be fully twenty thousand uniformed men in line, not counting the civic, Ma sonic and other associations. The mater of providing accommodations for the immense number of people in attendance has been given no little thought, and through the co-opera- ton of the Baltimore and Ohio Road it has been settled in the most satis factory mauner. The Baltimore and Ohio Is the only double track between Washington and Baltimore, and with its very extensive facilities can readi- ly carry out the promise made, which is 10 run trains every halt hour be- tween the two cities. This will lead to the practical throwing open of the hotels of Baltimore 10 those Tn atten- dance upon the inauguration, and as the ride is but one hour, the prOba- bilites are that those who stop in Baltimore will reach the Capitaliin fully as quick time as those who stop at the Washington hotels. The Wash ington depot of the line is immediate ly adjacent to the Capitol grounds, the Baltimore depot within a few squares of the leading hotels of the city. The exceedingly moderate charges made at the Baltimore hotels will remain in force, the Dr0prietorS pledging themselves not 10 increase their rates ill any respect. The fare between the two cities will not be more than sixty cents, which Is mere nominal rate. The Baltimore and Ohio being the only direct line from St. Louis and the west to Washing ton, its train reaches there seven hours in advance of the fastest trans by other lines. The number which will go by this line is simply beyond computation. In order to fally ac- commodate this greatly increased travel the Baltimore and Ohio has put on extra sleepers and large number of new coaches, and will afford every possible comfort and convenience in reaching the National Capital. The company has recently issued very neat little circular containing sketches of the Presidents from the foundation of the Union to the present time, and also giving the official programme Of the committee in charge of the lnaug- uration. The circular can be obtained from any of the Baltimore and Ohio agents, or by dropping a postal card to C. K. Lord, General Passenger Agent, Baltimore, Md, and it will be forwarded by return mail.