Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-26

think we have succeeded" said Col Wright;
'but If the truth was told, it is seldom that an
attempt of this kind is made. have been
connected with the two preceding inaugurals
in the same capacity, and must say that the
citizens here are fair and Just in their treat
ment Of visitors. You don't hear the COM
plants about this city of extortion that SO fire.
quently follow great gathering in other cities.
We don't do business in that way. and the con-
sequence is that people like to come here"
As the middleman between the people who
want quarters and the people who have them
to lease, the committee has even at this early
date provided for some 81. 600 The supply is by
no means exhausted. They have still on their
record enough rooms to accommodate some
26,0 900 people. In the course of the next few
weeks Col. Wright thinks that nearly every
thing now on his books will be engaged, and a
new lot OF quarters will be registered. The
system Is perfect one. man, perhaps living
hundreds of miles from this city writes to the
Inauguration committee that he and his wife
propose to come to the Inauguration and they
would like to engage room with board for a
few days. This request is referred to Col.
Wright, who selects what he deems suitable
from the list In his Office and nosfies the APP
plicant. In a few days he receives reply, and
then he proceeds to make a bargain with the
owner OF the quarters, which is ratified by the
payment OF deposit in regular form.
All organizations, whether military or civic,
obtain quarters through the committee on pub
up to the 4th of March. Col. Wright will
open Offices in both the railroad depots. A
clerk will be stationed at these places, and
when the people arrive they are furnished with
messenger boys, who show them the way to their
quarters. Perhaps there could be a more per-
feet SYSTEM of hospitality than this, but it has
not been devised. so Col. Wright says, or at
least, he has not been so informed. He thinks
that If anybody with money in their pockets
Is unable to find place to sleep on the 4th of
March 1t will be because they don't know
enough to ask questions. The committee will
probably care for 100, 900 people during inaugu-
ration week, and when it is considered how
many will be entertained as visitors at private
houses some idea can be obtained Of the great
throng that will be here.
FAVORABLE RAILROAD RATES.
E. Kurtz johnson, the chairman of the
transportation committee, says that his COM
mittee has completed its part of the inaugural
preparations. I'VE have correspondent" he
told STAR reporter, with nearly every rail-
road in the country, and we have secured a
complete system of rates. Nearly all the
transportation lines of the country, except the
lines west Of the Mississippi river, have fixed
the rate of one fare for the round trip,
making no exception for organized bod
les. The rates over the transcontinental
lines from the Pacific coast to the eastern ter
minus, west OF the Mississippi river, are what
Is known as the tourist rates. These rates are as
low in proportion to the distance as the rates
made from points further east Tickets are
good for six months, with st. Paul privileges
in both directions. On the eastern roads the
limit of time in nearly all cases is from Febru-
airy % to March g. We have issued a pam
phlet giving these rates and the necessary
particulars and we use this pamphlet in re-
plying to all inquiries. / am satisfied that the
arrangements made will be satisfactory and as
complete as it is possible to make Them