Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-09
THE G. A. R. VISITORS.
gen. Bouton,s Plans for their
entertainments.

EMfertulmmemte
Gen. e. Bouton on Monday laid be
fore the Board of Trade communities
ton regarding the G. A. R. visitors who
will come here this summer. 1t will ex
plain itself and is as follows;
Ell. Stern, Esq, President of Board
OF Trade of Los ARgeles-SIR; In CON
nection with our recent conversation re
Qarding the Grand Army Encampment'
10 San Francisco, will you kindly per
nit me to make few suggestions.
The Commander of the Department Of
Kansas is reported to have stated tna'
five thousand or more comrades IRON
that department alone would attend the
encampment, and it is not an extrava'
CANT estimate to predict that twenty
thousand to thirty thousand men IRON
east Of the mountains Will VISIT oui
coast on that occasion. They VIII come
from and represent every section oil tne
North. East and West, and l see they
have quite goodly number IN the Dor
der Southern States, especially 'ngih'a'
Kentucky and Tennessee.
They are generally men OF consI iera'
Bile force of character, whose influence
Is likely to be felt in whatever walks Of
life they may occupy.
Now. 1t occurs to me that II we fail tc
make an effort to give these people Ia
aorahla ;mnression of our country, and
;nform them Of It's resources. ATTRACTIONS
anJ ,dvantaoes we shall be doing our
saIvss an ;n;1stiee. and throwing away
an onnortunitv auch as we have never
had bsfore. and may never enjoy again
There can he no one in our oommuni
~ mi sbonld feel an interest in the sub
;scs IA occurs to me that the orQaniza.
ZION over which YOU preside Is well
adanted to move in the matter.
III not too presumptuous. NAV be oil.
lowed To make some suggestions for con.
Alteration. AsI understand. the rail.
road Companies have established a uni.
form rate of fare with choice of routes.
such being the case. would it not be
we'll for The Mayor. President of Coun-
Gil Chairman OF Board of Supervisors
and Yourself. at an early date, to unite
IN EXPANDING an invitation. through the
various denartment commanders. to all
comrades 10 come or return via Los An
osias T ,nderstand every countv in
tbs State has been or will be- invited to
nal : an axh;b;t of ;ts nroducts in San
Esano;sao dnr;na tha Enaamnmant
A. Apgnst Is moi a favorable time for
-. - - ,ra5;tohIa d;srIav az onr
sr s ~ and nrodncts conld We not make
ha,sar ,,'nrass;on bv getting nsrmis.
aad ..adt;na 80 lngsles arch.
sav On MorLat street ar some favorable
nsJsstsI AT each corner. and on which
,yonld he ! I;haral d;snlav of banana
,.esa ,aIms and other d;st;notlv semi.
,ron;c rroduc,ions Locally. could we
NJ vp ost our oood Civ Connoil TO do an
49, o,n, ~ streat,snr;nkIino saw
from tba o0tb of Jnlv 10 tha 2Otb Of An.
~. an IN anes,s would nat he blinded
1s,;,h dnatS AMI trv 10 sbow them our
onrntrv in wh;cb connection excursion
trains over our local lines at reduced
ra,as ,n;obt he very advantaoeoua.
A hali or large room for headouarters
,;haraIiv snnnl;sd with local napers.
sa.;i;t;ss for .r;t;ng fru;t etc would
.ao,a ~ .,n ~, sraass, itsslf
samnlss Of tbs nrodnct of the vine
would he liable 70 make Themselves felt.
w;tho,t anv snaaast;on al this time
Resnscts1llv Your obedient servant.
n RorTos.
The mart of the nronos;tion 10 annoint
a COMMITTED 10 tale The matter in hand
IA yerv favorable looked mon bv the
Rosr3 ~ Trade which l. ready N act in
The nrem;.as en- soon aa the rest Of the
comn;,tsa i anno;ntsd
Az 70 a d;snlay At San Francisco et the