The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-30
ST. James Hotel, J. J. Murphy. 81 to sl.5o.
Hotel Brunswick, Thomas German, 81 .25 to g.
Bay View House, p Hughes, 81 S125.

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Hotel Brunswick, Thomas German, 81 .25 to 81.
Bay View House, p. Hughes, SItoS125.
Revere House, II. A. Chase $3.50 TO s..
Sohliiz Park ostoff & label, 81 % TO $3.50.
Milwaukee Garden, Plus Dreher 81. ..
Aiiliers Garden, Jacob Hirsch 81 cots furnished.
National Park T. C. G. Brand, $780, az highest.
Rose Hill Park. YIN. Miller. 81, with cots
From this it appeared that not only were
the hotels going to refuse to assign rooms in
advance, but that they were not going to
make any reductions from their regular rates.
This, to say the least was unexpected. 1t
shows that the hotels are emulating the
railroads in trying to get every possible cent
out Of the comrades.
For the sake of the Milwaukee comrades,
we are sorry that the hotels and railroads
show this illiberal, grasping spirit To the
comrades at large it makes but little differ
ence whether the National Encampment is
held at Milwaukee, Chicago, or elsewhere.
They want to go where they will be properly
entertained at reasonable rates, and given
facilities for meeting each other and having
a good time.
Any place that will enable them to do this
will be equally acceptable. But the Mil
yankee comrades have the natural feeling
of hosts in the matter. They wanted to
entertain the rest of their comrades properly,
and have labored, we have no doubt, intelli-
gently and zealously in the work of prepare
ton.
The people of Milwaukee have generously
seconded their efforts and the only draw
back appearing so far has been the attitude
of the railroads and the hotels. The action
of the former, in response to the letter of
the Chief is now anxiously
awaited
We are glad to be assured by Col. Gray
that the preparations for the Encampment
are so well advanced. But we want to re-
mind him and the rest of the Milwaukee
comrades of one feature, of which we spoke
in our editorial, which contributed so much
to the success of the Encampments at ST.
| Louis and Columbus That is, the need OF
having all the headquarters of the Grand
| Army, the Departments, the army societies,
the corps, brigades, regiments, etc, settled and
announced long in advance. Everybody who
| thinks of going to the Encampment wants to
! know where he can find those whom he de-
sires tomeet. If he cannot find them much of
the pleasure and inducement for going will
be lost. Thousands of widely-separatedc COM
rades want to arrange meeting places with
each other by correspondence, and in order
to do this they should know, as soon as pos
sible, what arrangements for quarters are
made. The columns of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE are open for these announcements
at any time, and the Local Committee can
avail itself of this medium for communicate
ing with its hundreds of thousands of read
eTs, both inside and outside of the Grand
Army of the Republic
Now, gentlemen of the Milwaukee rail-
roads and hotels, let us arrive at definite
arrangement without further loss of time.
The comrades want to go to your city. by
the hundred thousand, and they viii put a
great deal of money in your pockets. All
they ask of you is as fair treatment as they
have been receiving from other cities which
they have honored with their presence and
enlivened with their cash. They certainly
have the right to expect prompt assurance
of this without any further higgling. To
protract the present condition of affairs viii
be a serious loss to you, for even if the En-
campment is retained at Milwaukee, thou
sands viii be discouraged and give up all
thought of going.