St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-02

brought about, but there is an abiding
faith which apparently cannot be
shaken. The statement was made yes
terday that in any event the executive
committee Of the Grand Army, num-
bering perhaps 1000 veterans of the
war, must meet somewhere, and no
place offers better advantages than
st. Paul. This is considered a good
starter.
y solution which is suggested is that
by slight change in dates for one or
other of tie big meetings arranged for
the coming summer in the Twin Cities
the whole matter may be Strengthened
out with little effort
The G. A. r. encampment begins
Sept. /, while the Knights Of Pythias
conclave opens Aug. "a. Now if the
dates are made the same for both
meetings the Knights can avail them
selves of the G. A r. rate of one cent
mile and get through their business
and return home within the time pre-
scribed in the Grand Army agreement
Those who wish to remain here longer
can buy their tickets under the Knights
OF Pythias agreement, and at the fare
and third rate stay the thirty-day
limit On the other hand, those of the
Grand Army men who wish to stay
longer than the seven-day limit can,
by using the Knights rate of one and
a third fare, avail themselves of the
knights time limit of thirty days.
Tickets fol- both meetings read good
to either ST. Paul or Minneapolis.
The additional cost to the Grand
Army people wishing to remain longer
than the time provided in their agree
nient VIII be as follows from the points
here given: Chicago, $3.50; Peoria,
S1Z2; ST Louis, 1928; Kansas City,
20. 1t must be remembered, howev-
er, that under the action of the East
eIn Joint Traffic association even the
Knights Of Pythias rate will not help
persons coming from points other than
these given, as the return portion of
the tickets is good only three DAYS
after the expiration of the meeting.
It may ret be clear to the general
public that the thirty-6ay limit asked
FOR from the Western PASSENGER as
ISOLATION would be Of benefit only to
people coming from Chico go, Peoria,
st. Louis and Kansas City, and inter
mediate territory outside Of a radius
OF 80 miles from s.. Paul. In past
gatherings Of the veterans the largest
forces Rave come from Ohio, Indiana
ttl'tt A-V'iiiSt wanna, afti thSSe members
Of the order will derive no benefit
from such an action on the part of the
y estcrn roads, inasinuch as the East
ern Joint Traffic association, which
las jurisdiction over the roads east
Of Chicago, has refused to make 4
rate up 10 Chicago of less than one
fare for the rou;;d trip and will not
give longer time TO return than three
days after the close of the meeting.
Ia word, this means that all visitors
to the encanpment mailing from the
east and southeast Of Chicago will
have 10 leave st. Paul not later than
Sept. I.
II has been stated by several of the
men who are working strenuously to
bring the encampment here that the
Eastern roads have said they are will
ing to make as good rates and tim.
limits as are given by the Western
roads. but local passenger man said
yesterday that the Central Traffic as
ISOLATION will not recede from its po-
sition, owing to the general demorali-
zatloH which not only follows, but in
variabiy precedes for some weeks such
Ell action.