The National tribune., 1885-11-26
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Fare TO San Francisco and Return.

At meeting in San Francisco Oct. 10, in
which representatives of the following railroads
participates Northern Pacific, Oregon Ry. &
Navigation Company, Oregon Short Line, South
ern Pacific, Texas & Pacific, Union Pacific, At
chison Topeka g. Santa Fe, Atlantic & Pacific
Burlington 81 Missouri River, Central Pacific
Denver 81 Rio Grande, Denver & Rio Grande
Western, Galveston, Harrisburg 81 San Antonio
the following rules and regulations governing
the sale of excursion tickets to San Francisco
for the next National Encampment were
adopted:
/. Excursion tickets will be sold for the use OF
members of the Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps, Society of the Army of the
Potomac and kindred organizations, uniformed
military bodies. and all old soldiers including
families and female relatives. Persons belonging
to families, as herein mentioned, and female rela-
tives, must be accompanied and identified by MEM
bers of one of the classes named Members of the
GAR must present certificates of membership,
signed by the Adjutant or Commander of the Post
To which they belong and similar certificates must
be presented by members OF the other classes
named.
the date of the opening of the Encampment and
must be used through to san francisco before the
date of such opening.
3. Tickets must be used for return passage to the
associations eastern terminals within IS days from
the date of opening of the Encampment, and will
not be good for return passage previous to the date
of such opening.
4 Return tickets will be extended for 60 DAYS
longer on payment of go additional In San Fran
cisco.
s. ckets will be honored only when presented
with IA certificate of membership described above,
and will be issued by lines in this association only
Eastern roads may, however, issue exchange orders
or coupons to be exchanged by association lines
for excursion tickets the route west of the assoca
ton terminals TO be designated by the passenger
when the exchange is made. The entire proper
ton accruing of such terminals to be reported
to the road on which the order is drawn
g. The rate upon such tickets will be $50 from the
ASSOCIATE on Eastern terminals, viz: Council Bluffs
Iowa; Omaha Neb.; Pacific Junction, Iowa; At
Gibson and LeavenwOrth, Kan; Kansas City and
Nevada Mo-; Mineola and Houston, Tex; to San
Francisco and return, which will be arbitrary.
Tickets may be issued at this rate to go West by
any route composed wholly of lines in this associa-
ton over which the sale of singletrip tickets to
San Francisco is authorized, and to return by the
same or by any other route composed wholly of lines
in this association to the same to any other of
the Eastern terminals named above. Parties desir-
arrival at San Francisco will be required pay $40
additional for such exchange.
7. Parties desiring to return from San Francisco
via Portland Ore and the Northern Pacific to St
Paul or by the Oregon Short Line and Union Pa
cc 10 the Missouri River, can have return tick cts
issued accordingly by payment of $3.50 when
tickets are exchanged, tins amount being q special
rate made by the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Co. for steamer passage from San Francisco TO
Portland If exchange for return sia Portland Is
made ut San Francisco or Portland, $40 must be
paid in addition to the $3.50 provided for above.
If holders of GA r. excursion tickets desire to go
from San Francisco to Portland and return to San
round trip The steamer rates herein quoted in
clude ber,hs and meals.
3. One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage will
be carried free on GAR. excursion tickets.