St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
G. A. R.
Meetings of the Executive Committee
Yesterday.
Completing Arrangements for the National
Encampmel1t.

The evening session of the executive commit
tee was largely attended The finance committee
reported that the Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul
railway company had peremptorily refused to
make donation. Capt. Snyder spoke at length
against the campus grounds, and extolled the
the benefits to be derived from camping at the
fair grounds. The driving park association had
promised a racing matinee The buildings will
accommodate 5000 men. The grounds will be
supplied with city water and the electric light
company has offered power at reduced prices
He had no father hope in getting any money from
the railway company. He believed in looking
upon the business from a business standpoint,
and not allow any personal feeling to influence
the action of the committee
Capt. Rea said if he were to be governed by his
indignant feelings he should vote in favor of
holding the encampment at any other point, but
he should not allow the conduct of the railway
companies toward the committee to influence him
i'll any way, and he moved to refer the whole mat
ter to the camp committee.
Capt. Snyder opposed the motion He ex-
planned that the camp committee had wrestled
with the question and had decided in favor of
the fair grounds. He did not believe new light
could be thrown upon the matter The commit
tee had inspected the campus grounds the
Cedar lake site and the fair grounds and had
voted unanimously in favor of the latter place.
Commissioner Roberts thought sentiment was
of unlimited value. Last fall the people had
raised large fund from pure sentiment, and
he believed the people of Minneapolis would pay
the money enough to hold the encampment at
the fair grounds. As matter of sentiment the
money must be raised from the people of Mime
apolis. The campus grounds is thousand times
more convenient than the fair grounds, and he
believed that had the committee on the camp
understood at the time of its investigation
known that the Milwaukee road would not give
the $4,000 promised by an official they
would have voted in favor Of the campus
grounds. The citizens do not feel like putting
many thousands Of dollars into the pockets of
the Milwaukee road after the treatment the
committee had received.
Capt Rea knew that if the committee on
camp could see their way clear they would
change the camp--that is, if they can do it
without interfering with the comforts and
convenience of the people to be accomm odated.
Capt. Snyder wanted the matter settled with
out further delay. The contracts had been made
with the caterers and the quartermaster wanted
to go to work at once in getting the buildings
committee had at first declared himself i'll favor
of the campus and two in favor of Cedar lake,
but when an Investigation was made the com
mittee was unanimous in favor of the fair
grounds There is a deal OF work attending get
ting things in readiness and no further delay
should be allowed.
Major Heffelfnger advocated immediate action
in establishing the camp location. The commit
tee has been treated very courteously and very
literally by the Manitoba road and by the North
ern Pacific road, and if it were convenient he
should be in favor of locating camp with them,
but in point of charging an
ADMISSION FEE
as it looks to be necessary, to all outside the
G. A. r. members, no place presents the oppor-
tunties that the fair ground does.
The question to refer carried.
Capt Rea explained that this would give the
railway company's another opportunity to pre-
sent propositions.
STREET CARS.
Com. Roberts thought the street railway com
pany could lay at least three tracks to the fair
grounds and he believed Thos. Lowry would
willingly contribute another $500 at least.
Com. Nimocks read letter from Lieut.. Lun-
den, of Fort Smelling, statinp that he could only
send artillery pieces for use at the encampment
at the order of Gen. Terry. He explained that
there were two brass pieces at the university
which could be obtained The communication
was referred to the ordnance officer Of the camp.
CAMP COMMITTEES REPORT.
The camp committee reported, recommending
that Capt. Snyder be appointed commander in
chief of the camp, with power to
appoint the full staff of a bagade commander
that his quarters during the encampment be upon
the grounds, and that all orders relating to the
camp be issued by him, and that he be subject
only to the orders Of the department comman-
der,
THE ROSTER.
Samuel P. Snyder, commander in chief.
d. NJ. Gilman, chief of staff.
W. p. Roberts, assistant adjutant general.
V. Trundell, chief commissary of subsis-
tence, in charge of camp privileges, restaurants,
etc.
Lewis Maish, chief quartermaster in charge of
camp equpage, water, etc.
G. y. Nimocks, senior aid de camp, in charge
Of music, entertainment, etc.
w. II. Leonard, medical director, in charge of
hospital and medical service.
c. A. Clausen, charge of artillery.
Geo. w. Marchent, aid de camp in charge of
decorations.
Jacob Helm, provost marshal in charge of guard
and police service.
j. A. Bixby, assistant adjutant general.
j. c. Price, commissary of subsistence.
Aides de Camp-James Bryant, d. c. Moak,
II. e. Blaisdel, David Schockey, Geo. W. Nc
Nay, henry Downs, JAS. IL. Perry, X. IL. Bran
ton f. l.. Higgins, John Nddlewirt, o f Briggs
D. X. Johnson, j. s, Heaton, l.. II. Whtson W.
d. Kitteson, Il. Kneeland, John Duff, L. c.
Graves.
d. NJ Gilmore moved that the chairman of
the executive committee unite with the mayor
and president OF the board of trade and call a
mass meeting of the citizens for the purpose of
rasing money necessary to defray the expenses
incident TO the encampment
Capt. Babb thought that in addition there
ought to be three or four more appointed and
moved an amendment that two more from the
eXecutNe committee be appointed in addition to
wait upon the mayor Carried.
Adjourned.
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