West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-02-26
NV ENTIETH NATIONAL EN-.
CAMPMENT. C.. a. X.

announce the very favorable terms
that have been secured in the way OF
transportation from The Eastern
States to Californian connection
with and for the benefit of Comrades
of the G. a. Remembers Of the w
X. C., and of kindred organizations,
their families and female relatives,
who may desire To attend such En-.
campmo Mt.
In SO far as rates from railroad
centres on the Missouri River To San
Francisco are concerned the whole
subject of such rates, and who may
secure the benefit of the oIer made
10y transcontinental lines, is set froth
IN a report of the transportation Com.
miltee, from which we take the fol.
lowing:
We take pleasure in stating that
the several Overland Railroad Lines
from Omaha, Kansas ity, and other
Missouri River terminal points, have
made arrangements for transportation
TO San Francisco and return rs fol.
lows:
Excursion tickets from the points
named above will be fifty dollars for
the round trip.
Assurances have been given to the
effect that roads east of above named
cities and junction points will make
reasonable rates, probably as low "a
those made in the opposite direction
for the Encampmenthe held in Portland
Maine, in June last, and we hope at
AN early date to give the rates from
principal eastern cities.
The rules and regulations govern.
ing the sale of G. a. II. excursion
tickets over the Pacific lines west of
the junction points named above, are
"a follows:
Members of the @. a. X. must pre-.
sent certificates of membership, sign
ed by the adjutant or Commander of
the Post to which they belong, and
similar certificates must be presented
by members of the other classes nam.
ed
Tickets will be placed on sale thirty
days prior TO the date of the opening
IF the Encampment. and must be used
through To San Fancisco before the
date of such opening.
Tickets must be used for return
passage to the Associations eastern
terminals within eighty-Eve days
from the date of the opening of the
Encampment, and will not be good
for return passage previous to the
date Of such passage.
Tickets may be Issued to 90 west
by any route composed wholly OF
lines in the Association, over which
the sale of single trip tickets to San
Fancisco is authorized, aud to return
by the same or by any other route
composed wholly of lines in this As.
ISOLATION, to the same or TO any other
Of the EaStern terminals. Parties
desiring an exchange of tickets for
return passage after arrival at San
Francisco, will be required to pay
$1,000 additional for such exchange.
Parties desiring to return from San
Francisco via Portland, Oregon, and
the Northern Pacific to ST. Paul, or
by the Oregon Short Line and Union
PacGc to the Missouri River, can
have return titkets issued according.
ly by payment of $1,000 when the
tickets are exchanged, this amount
being a special rate made by the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.,
for steamer passage from San Fran.
CISCO to Portland. If exchange for a
return via Portlaod is made at San
Francisco or Portland, $1,000 must
be paid in addition to the g. 80
provided for above $50 pounds OF
baggage will be carried free on G. A.
Il excursion tickets.
1t is expected that all prominent
railroads Of the Eastern, Southern
Middle States will issue through ex
cursion tickets. These tickets to
bear coupons for passage in both
dirtction over the reads east of the
JUNCTION points named above, and an
order exchar gesble at one of the said
junction points points for excursion
tickets thence to San Francisco and
return.
On presentation Of these exchange.
able orders, the holder must designate
thr route be- wishes 20 proceed west
by, also the route OF line he wishes
t. take on return trip from San Fran.
cisco.