The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-30
THE ENCAMPMENT FUNDS
Canvass by Commercial Club Members
Is Progressing successfully.
Col. Fenton, of Detroit, Talks Of the Widely
Distributed Benefits of the Gathering
in His City-List Of Subscribers.

The canvass for subscriptions to the
Grand Army encampment fund was re-
sumed yesterday by Commercial CLUB
members with every thing to encourage an
early com pletion Of the work. What has
been done by individuals indicates q very
strong popular interest. the average results
of Wednesday being fully equal to those
of Monday and Tuesday. when III bscriD-
tions were reported promptly and steadily
at the office of the citizens executive
board. These individual efforts will be
supplemented from this on by the commit
tees assigned to special interests. That
which Is to visit the bankers held meet
ing yesterday afternoon to prepare for car
rying out its purpose and during the next
day or TWO those on other interests Will
have their plane fully matured.
There is no doubt but every dollar Of the
additional $50. 600 required will be raised.
but it Is strange there should yet be an i'm
preston that the benefits the encampment
Is to confer on the city Will be limited.
Col. f. b. Fenton. of Detroit, Mich, was in
the city yesterday, and, visiting encamp-
ment Headquarters in the Commercial Club
building. spoke OF this. He said:
''ln my conversation with business men
while here l have gained tue impression
that they aid not fully appreciate the
campment. My experience has been that
1t has been of great benefit to any city
where it has ever been held, and every city
ia struggling for IL on these grounds. You
are counting on having 500. QUO people here?
That is a low estimate because OF the
worlds fair. There are great number of
people In this section accessi bic to Ind IAN
apolis who will come here on the low rates
in order TO see the grand parade, and will
then 60 on to Chicago to the worlds fair.
These people will leave 600 here
they did in Detroit. and even more. The
encampment advertised Detroit more than
any thing else could. 1t will do the same
for this town. People will come here to
the encampment. will see the place and
probably like it. Many who visited De-
troit during the encampment have since
como there to live.
In the dry goods business. in which I
am moro or less interested. they had the
largest weeks trade they ever had. Our
leading dry goods store there did more
business during the encampment than in
any week of it's history.
I'VE had ten men In Detroit that gave
g, 500 apiece. Some gave 81, 900. some $500,
others $50 and 800. and then. in addition.
every school took mp con tri buttons for the
encampment fund. Every body subecrl bed
nobody was left out. Ii seemed. in De-
troit, that there was not an organization
that didn't come uD with their subscriptions.
small as it might have been. They would
all give something When every body gives
il don't take long to raise fund; it's the
nickeis tba make the dollars. The street.
railway companies there, the conductors.
every one of these associations ali sent in
their su descriptions.
You will have vastly larger crowd
here than there was in Detroit. for the
+ son of the worlds fair Most of the tick
cts will include the worlds fair. The peo.
pie of this city may think.they have seen
crowds. but they will find out this summer
that they have never Reen q crowd. l do
not know of city that is more capable of
taking care of the eDcampnlenJ than Is In
dianapolis You have broad streets for
fine parades. and will make tine showing.
You will have the greatest crowd here that
this city has ever seen. by double. So far
as my experience goes, in travelling around
among tho Grand Army posts, lind that
there Ia more talk about attending the en-
campment this year than there was last
More people anticipate going thisyear than
last sea9on."
This is popular support for the encamp-
ment that. il Is gratifying to note, IS IN
creasiDg here. Those who have been So
Letting for the fund report that there is
nothing but the hesrtiest sentiment In
favor of having the encamp,nent ut Indian
epolis surpass the excellence that has been
attained IN other cities. The subscriptions
Wednesday were:
One Hundred Dollars-D. II. Baldwin e. Co.,
Fahnley " MCrea former subscription $25O.)
Fifty Dollars,C w; Fairbanks Ioriner sub
william Hnrle. John S. Spann " Co.
Thirty Dollars-H. Wineberger tformer sub
scripton S2O.)
Twenty-Five Dolars-Murry & Fleming. James
II. Perry, W. p. Fishback. Acme Milling Com
pany.
Fifteen Dollars-H. A. Walker. W. II. H. NIL
Ter additionally
Ten Dollars-Elmer P. Morris, F. II. Miller. A.
O. Deputy, McCune, MalOtt & Co., Pliny w. Bar
thclomew, Charles Kahlo, Compton IL Rice, +
| H. Rupert, Fred Schrader. w. Il. Harris, W. +
Maine. L. ID. Hanshaw. Hussey IL Russell, A.
| BrnDer B. B. Peck David Braden.
Five Dollars-Rollin r. Smith, George Elliott
Harry N. Wood, T.. j. Conway, Frank r. Sherfey
| Robert Ryan. Rich d McVey. George w. Stubbs
George T.. Brinkmeyer, James III. Wilson
Charles +. Averell, A. w. Keller. Lannin &
Moore. s. ID. Crane, II. L. Rust. j. II. Stem. III. 4
| thinner. Patrick Conlen. Gordon 81 Harmon, A
+. ShOner. Arthur GIlett.
Three DOllars-GeOrge F. Burst, q. L. Trusler
Charles NJ. Bundy.
Two Dollars-William Kass.
One Dollar-H. Ostrof Charles Richart.
Z. s. r. Seguin. J. X. Lilly. Clarence
| Wulsin. George w. Stubs. w. p. Main and
| H. l.. Rust contributed 70 this result BY
| each reporting more than $50. The amount
required of each member of the club solicit
| ing was sent in as pledged by c. w. Fair
banks. Thomas II. Spann, William Harrie
| Fred Fahnlsy and X. II. McCrea. w. b
| Burford brought his list of subscriptio
mp to 1855