The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
CLERSANDTRAVELER
WILL JOIN IN A BIG EXCURSION TO
CANTON NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
May Require Five Trains to Take the
Immense Crowd-Round-Trip Rate
$4-Statc VIII Turn Out.

The present indications are that the larg-
est excursion ever run from this city viii
leave here next Friday night for Canton to
take Indiana visitors to call on Major Nc
Kinley. 1t will really be one excursion, al
though it is being managed by two separate
organizations, each working independently
Of the other. The wheeimen of the State
will leave the Union Station at 10 o'clock,
and as soon as their trains get out the
trains carrying the commercial travellers
of the State will leave, not later than 1890.
When the matter was first talked of there
was some disposition to think that neither
organization would have enough people to
make a trainload, and there was some talk
of combining forces so as to make one good
trainful of people, but yesterday H. NJ.
Bronson, general passenger agent of the
Big Four, over which the excursion will be
run, said that he would be prepared to
send out five full trains, and that he
thought the chances were very good to fill
all of them. And it is still a week until
the time to start, in which time the num-
Der may be increased considerably. The
.round-trip fare will be 81.
Yesterday George n. Catterson sent out
letters to the Republican papers of the
State giving full particulars of the trip to
Canton and asking then, to aid it in every
way possible. Correspondence with indl-
viduals has brought many reports from
different towns, and the prospect is now
that almost every town of any size in the
State will be represented on the wheel
mems trains. Terre Haute reports swell
the number that will go from that place to
115. The last report placed it at 80. Craw-
louisville has reported that one hundred
will go from that place. Lafayette, Ander-
son, Muncie, E1wood, Kokomo and many
other places have reported great interest
in the trip. The Richmond wheelmen will
Winchester.
There will be special trains in here Fri
day evening from Lafayette and Terre
Haute to bring wheelmen and travelling
men TO join the excursion here, but there
VIII be many riders who will come in from
other points in the State. 1t is expected
that all VINO are here early enough to do
SO Will participate in the big parade that
the wheelmen will give Friday evening be-
will assemble on Monument place at :
O'Clock, and, headed by the Flambeau
club with fireworks, will ride over the
they will go 10 Capitol avenue and the
ing to receive the bicycles. All bicycles
viii be checked at the car and taken to
Canton and back free. They will be well
cared for.
the train IN the edge of the city and form
IN line and ride to the Pennsylvania sta
tlon, where they VIII meet the commercial
when they arrive a half hour aft
er the wheelmen, and escort. them to the
home of Major Mckinley. The trains for
both organizations will leave Canton be-
tween $3.50 and 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon, reaching Indianapolis about mid
Yesterday George n. Catterson.
brigade general, issued the following gem
eral order:
"All members will meet with their re
spective companies at No. Is North Me-
ridian street Tuesday evening at 7:30
O'Clock for drill practice. Those who have
friends desiring to join the club will have
them report to Maj. +. l.. Willis at Hear
vania street. Members who did not re-
them by calling on Major Willis. All mem
bers are urgently requested to keep the
Mckinley picture in diamond of wheel
frame at all times.
There Will be a parade through the prin-
cipal streets of the city on Friday night be,
fore the delegation leaves for Canton to
call on Major Mckinley, and all members
are expected to be in line. They will meet
pfomptl at z o'clock at No. IS North Me-
fldlan street, where the parade will form.
Those desiring to go to Cantor at that
time Will report at Big Four ticket office
corner Meridian and Washington street. at
earliest possible moment in order that am
pie arrangements may be made for trans
poftation. After the parade those going to
canton will form on Meridian street south
OF Washington and ride to Capitol avenue
and Union tracks to load wheels on train.
me members are requested to purchase
white caps and wear them at all parades."