Daily globe., 1883-06-17

bers who notify him that they will attend
the convention. These invitations will be
good to return until August l.
Arrangements for transportation to
Chicago have not yet been perfected. As
favorable rates as possible will be secured
and announced to those notifying the sec
retary of their intention to visit the con-
vention.
As a number of members have ex-
pressed the desire to visit the National
Exposition of railway appliances to be
held at Chicago, arrangements have been
made to establish the headquarters of
the society at Chicago, during the
week previous to the convention,
the week beginning June 11th). The
Office of the secretary of the society during
that week will be at the Leland hotel, front
ing upon the lake and opposite the build
ings of the exposition. The visitors con-
nected with our society will be accommo-
dated at that hotel at from So to $3.50 per
day. Should the number be large, ar
rangements have also been made with the
Matteson house, in the immediate vicinity,
for additional accommodation at from
$3.50 to $3 per day.
The society committee on the preserva-
tion of timber will present an exhibit at
the Chicago exposition.
The Western society of engineers
will extend coUrtesies during our
visit at Chicago, and through
a committee will arrange for
an excursion to points of engineering in
terest including probably visit to Pull
man. A day will be set apart for this,
probably towards the end of the week pre-
vious to the convention.
The Chicago, Milwaukee i st. Paul rail-
way tender a special train to run from
Chicago to st. Paul by daylight, should a
sufficient number announce their intention
in advance to accept this kindness. This
train will leave the Madison street depot
of that railway in Chicago at 7:30 a. NJ, of
Monday June Is, and to warrant accep-
tance of this offer, and to enable the of
fcers of that railway to make proper ar
rangements the members of the soc
should notify the secretary at as early a
time as possible. that they are to be pres
ent at the time appointed,
It will be seen that members may arrive
at Chicago at any time during the week
previous to the convention week, but as
many as possible should be present at the
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special train.
Information as to papers and discus
sions is given in separate circular.
The families of members are invited to
accompany them to the convention.
Herewith please find blank form to be
filed out and returned to the secretary.
In order that suitable arrangements may
be perfected for the transportation and
accommodation of all, and for the arrange
ment of the special train, it is really neces-
sary that the information covered by the
accompanying blank be received as soon as
possible, and the committee earnestly re-
quest the return of this blank, filed out as
suggested, at your earliest convenience.
The probabilities seem to be that this
convention will have very large attend
ance from all parts of the country.
JOHN BoGART,
Secretary, American Society of Civil En-
gineers.
WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE.
The above circular gives all the infor-
nation needed as to the arrangements for
the accommodations Of the gentleRen and
ladies that accompany them. During the
past week they have been in the city Of
Chicago attending the railroad exposition.
The arrangement for them is to leave
Chicago in a special train tomorrow
morning at 1870. on the Chicago,
Milwaukee u st Paul road, and
arrive in st. Paul at $50 in the evening.
The following is the schedule upon which
the train will run.