The National tribune., 1895-08-15
NATIONAL
ENCAMpNENT.
Progress of Preparation for Entertain
ment at Louisville

There can be no doubt about louisville &C.
commodating all the visitors who attend the
Encampment, says the Louisville Courier Jour
nal. If any one has such doubt he can be
satisfied of his error by glancing over the great
volume OF boarding house statistics in Secretary
Quarters possession. He has q printed list of
345 regular boarding houses, with q capacity
ranging from % to 100.
month ago agents we're sent out by the Ac.
ommodation Committee to induce private
residences to take in boarders during the En-
campment. They were given the privilege OF
taking strangers in simply as dodgers, or as both
dodgers and boarders. The success met with
was most fattering.
The committee now has about 200 pages OF
foolscap paper filled with typewriter names
and addresses of those who will accommodate.
Every street in the city has some residents who
will devote space for visitors
Some of these are, of course, doing this on1y
for the gain. Others have done it partly to ac-
commodate the Citizens Committee. Fourth
avenue has thrown open its doors to the old
veterans. as has st. Catherine, Oak, Ormsby.
and Breckenridge. and, as one goes east or west
of Fourth avenue, the number of those who
will receive boarders grows larger.
The prices for lodging only range from 25
cents to 81. The prices for board and lodging
range from 81 TO $50 day. Some of those
whose names were secured expect to lodge 100.
tOe woman OH IOurIn avenue Will put up IL
tent where she expects to lodge IL persons at
81 night.
The Accommodation Committee receives
some amusing letters asking for quarters. One
old veteran in Pttsburg wanted lodging for him.
self and wife and said he was perfectly willing
to pay % cents night for the two If he could
not get lodging at that price, he declared that he
would not come. The Committee went ont to
find some one that was willing to lodge people
~ iybt hut ail nuicxil "a
will probably lose this veterans presence.
Another man from Fort Wayne had written to
2 householder on Fourth avenue without con-
sulting the Committee, saying that certain per-
son wanted to charge him AMI his wife S4 a
night for room. He felt certain that the
person had made a mistake; he didn't want to
buy any property in Louisville at present. He
was readily accommodated by the Committee
for $3.50, which he was willing to pay.
A number of the old buildings, which were
formerly hotels, have been leased by private
individuals, who will fit them M as temporary
sleeping quarters. 1t is expected that these
places will hold &c, 600 cots altogether. number
of the Posts in some of the cities will combine
and go into regular camp. They will bring their
tents with them. One company from Pitts
burg has secured Phoenix Hill, and another,
from Columbus, o.. has taken National Park.
The camps will be arranged for men only,
engagements having been made TO board their
wives and children about town. Several of
the manu- actorcs that have lain idle will be
thrown open to dodgers. All these arrange
ments have been made to serve those who are
willing TO pay. Besides these there numer-
Gus big manufactures, warehouses and other
buildings which have been rendered to indi-
vidual Departments free of all charge.
With Jacksonville and New Albany TO be
relied upon also, the committee feel assured Of
being able to comfortably accommodate all who
attend the Encampment.