The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-30
HOTEL RATES AT MILWAUKEE.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue Of
the 18th inst. appeared extracts from letter of
Col. c. k Pier. Secretary of tie Local AR Com
nitiee of the 23d National Encampment. with
editorial comments thereon which, ia the light of
existing facts. should be corrected.
Al first the hotels here did refuse 70 assign rooms
in advance TO anyone; but they have reeeded from
that position. and are assigning rooms 10 those
members Of The Encampinent as they apply.
IL is plain that the Plankinton cannot accommo-
date the immense number Of people who will be
here at the Eneampment Il is also clear that
those who viii attend as representatives and who
are entitled 10 seats in the Encampment, should be
assigned quarters at hotels and private houses be-
fore they arrive To this view the hotels have now
acceded. and those applying are assigned at once.
There are other excellent hotels in Milwaukee
besides The Piankinton. Many of the Departments
are already located TO their entire satisfaction.
II seems little uncalled for that letter Of
negotiation which was not by any means ulti-
mate decision Of this important matter. like the
one TO Commander Perpoint should have been
published and given the immense circulation Of
your paper
The Local Committee here are further advanced
| in preparation for the EDeampment than has ever
been done three months previous to the time OF its
meeting before and 1 trust you viii, in common
fairness your readers that those who to
Milwaukee IN official capacity viii get the best
hotel accommodations In the city as they apply and
as long such hold out, and that there is album
dant room in the best private houses for those who
may prefer it Commander Pierpoiut, with por-
ton OF his staff ann informed are already assigned
quarters NJ the Plankinton.
The pith of the whole matter is. Milwaukee is
prepared 10 accommodate in proper and satisfae
1 tory manner all who viii attend the ed National
Encampment, and will more than fulfill all prom
! Uses made al Columbus.
This letter has been submitted to the President
OF The Executive Council. and every statement is
| approved and Endorsed by him.
Very truly, yours, z. B. GRAY.
| Milwaukee, Wis, May i8, 1889.
Anything concerning the Grand Army of
the Republic coming from the pen of Past
Adj't-Gen. Gray is worthy of serious atten-
ton.
We beg leave to remind him, however,
that the letter of negotiation" to the pub,
LEGATION of which he takes exception, was tc
all intents and purposes an official commu.
nication, having the entire sanction of the
|. Local Committee. 1t was published in "Tht
Official Bulletin of the 23d National En-
campment, GAR" for April. The lettel
was part of the Local Committees oficia
f statement as to the hotel accommodations
and was sent out as an answer to all CORE
/ spondence on the subject. In the same arti
t Gle was the following statement as to tn
/ rates TO be charged:
: The proprietors and managers of hotels hav
signed statement giving the regular rates OF thei
respective houses and which viii be maintaine
during the Encampment. Those who have s
signed are as follows:
a Plankiuton House, G. W. White. Manager, SIS
9 TO S..
Kirby House, Jossiyn & Murphy, 81 to $3.50.
G Republican House, Charles f. Kletzsch & CO.,
r toS3
st. Charles Hotel. Fernekes Bros, 81.
Grand Central Hotel, Oscar Vollert, sI.25 to ST.
n Renk's Hotel, Simon Renk 81.
Northwestern Hotel, Peter Hart & Co., 81.
: Clayton House, Mrs. Clayton, Sl25
Adams House, Adam Koch. s1.25.
Lake House, Mrs. II. Tole, sl.25 to sI.50.
Metropolitan Hotel, Mittlestaat & Co.. sI25
Dc s1.50.
Y Holtz Hotel. VIM. Hoitz, s125.
"a California House, f. Meixner, 81.
Menomonee House, NJ. Geiselmann. 81 to l2E
" Northwestern House. John Jeperkinger, 81
, Clifton House, August Koenig Sl25.
It VOLTS Hotel Jacob Weifenbach, SI25.
le Hoch's Hotel, ]. Haucke. 81.
Z Thomas House. Carl Thomas, SI.50 TO Si75
Eagle House, Jos. scheer, 81 to SI.50.
SaxoniA Hotel. Fritz Hoessler. 81
y Mitchell House, I@2 Second street. 81 to $780,
a European Hotel J. A. Showles. $1.25.
Railroad House. Peter Mann, 81.