Telegram-herald., 1889-08-01
GAR CIRCULAR 20. |
RAILROADS. CUHII OF DrPuCnY


hE4->r 4elfas 1sf .sl<.>l - c. @-sAs'
liTell4s la
CoNRAD.s- situssis 20 prevent
ekea and uall,l diseE.mn4lon
against The comrades of oug noble, pa
tr.ote and .oyal order, slll continues,
ana prom s. yoa il wll coaDnue dur
.rs my omcal LIE, unless justice Is
done before nay term expires Ihe
AQ..sarl Iut go " tae -5,h .ast. says
A stn backbone an admirable az
ucle just now -t IS alperalYe.y need
e. by the q. AZ. for the railroad
racket" take 81 IA p.eas3fe l slAt-
ing that vast majority oi t.e CONE
rades ia ll.s department has back
home ia abundance, aud arc saaclIg
shoulder 10 shoulder az u da}. a. yore.
Ia 1855 Oue-celt-a-lute W.s
secured al Portland, Maine. ~ De- lle
National entampmtut wae ac-D lllolga
tAe efforts Ol on444de Saulu.. Ntls.
OK Grand Rapids. IN .,S5 tlf National
enc8mnueut Nas held AL Sal Francisco,
Cal no el0lt WAs nl4l py the
National council ot administration 10
secure rates, and Only tAc compara-
tlVcls wealthy could attend from thls
department. Ia loos "a One-cent rate
was made by all the railroads from
this department 10 II. LOUIS, No,
where the National encanlpment Was
held. The same rate Was made 10
Columbus. o.. in 1855. The same rate
was made from thls department ID all
VINO visited Getty ,buIg last june, 10
assist IN ded.caung the Michigan mOnu-
ments.
There was some discussion about
rates IN tie National encampment az
Columbus last year, and II You VIII
turn 10 pages 2ly anu 22O OF the jour
nal Of that cncampment, you Will see
that the following resolutions were
adopted
"Resolrsd, That the National Council
of administration be and Is authorized
and directed 10 insist upon definite
contracts for transportation rates 10 the
| twentv-third National oncampment.
| Ii shall be the duty Of SAID council 10
demand that specific maximum rates
| he fixed and plain and SIMPLE terms be
made covering every phase Oi .neces-
sarv and proper arrangements. And II
| Is ordered, that II Cal Sc Just, lar and
reasonable contracts Tor railroad ana
! hotel fares be not made, then SAID
council is authorized TO fix upon some
| other location for said encampment,
| and make the needed arrangements tor
! the same.
"Resolred, further, That unless the rail
| road companies now furnish the re-
! Quired relief 10 comrades, then the
various departments Will discourage
/ the attendance OF all except members
| OF the National encampment.'
| Thus YOU see, comrades, the National
| encampment has tried TO protect Us
| from the very wrong now sought TO toe
| imposed upon us. But the offered pro-
lection would be of little use If your
department commander should stand
silently by, and not interfere N your
! behalf.
We are told that we cannot be carried
! for one cent mile without financial
loss TO the carrier; let us see. 4 rate OF
about eght-tenthS OF a cent a mlle was
very recently made TO the German
! Turnverein National meeting, at en-
cnuati, ONO; One-half cent per mile
! 10 the Niagara excursl lOnlsts; one cent
per mile 10 the SIOUX CITY corn palace;
! the same TO the Cre>tOn blue grass pal
! ace of Iowa; one cent a mile 20 the COM
| rades and others who went % Gettys-
| burg 10 dedicate the Michigan monu-
ments. The Chicago * West Michigan
| railway ran an excursion from tnlS city
| 10 Ottawa Beach yesterday, a round
trip distance of l62 miles, for 81 Tor
the round trip. On the second day OF
next month, the Grand River Valley
division OF the Michigan Central rail-
| road Will run an excursion from Jack
| son TO Grand Rapids, 10 witness the
annual regatta Of the Northwestern
! Amateur Rowing Association, a round
trip distance OF 1875 miles, At Sl.30 for
the round trip. The distance from
this CITY IA MUskegon 10y tho {. q ".
NJ. railway is iItty-clght miles; tie dis
| tance 70 the same place by the G.. K. *
/. railway is nmety-slx miles. The
round trip rate to the National encamp-
ment tbs year is 81 TO over either road.
The G. Il. & /. railway carries a passen-
| ser lg2 mile, for $3.50. None o. these
railroads have lost or expect TO lose
any money IN tins business.
! The railroads OF the county have
carried the comrades 10 three National
ercamumouts at q Ono-CoDt rate
COmrede NcNulta, WHO ln lse. was re-
ceiver of the Wabash road. sqd com
neted Tor passengers 10 the N2tona.
pncampmcut that year, at a Cnc-cen'
rate. say. in the Chicago Lr,aiHq Jouno
of the 18TH inst. "I THINK managers
can put IN the One-cent-a-mlle
rate on strictly business principles
and make profitable % tncr
roads IT, th- ] know that severa